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Even better than the original!
posted by gonzo3333 (LAS VEGAS, NV) Jul 15, 2006
Member since Aug 2003
4 out of 6 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
Metal Gear Solid originally came out for the Playstation 1. I still think it's one of, if not, the best stealth game out. Although the PS1 version is really good, I still think this one might be a bit better.
Graphics
The graphics are pretty cool. I kind of like the look of the characters and everything else. They're nothing huge, or special, but they're nice.
Sound
The music is okay, but some songs are kind of "technoey" and they took out the best stealth song that happens when you get caught by a guard. The sound effects are cool. No annoying voice-overs or anything.
Gameplay
I love playing this game. I play it a lot of times and rarely get bored with it. It's especially fun when you have the stealth camoflauge (invisibility). Sneaking around, killing guards. That's my idea of a fun game. Though, many games screw that up. Not Metal Gear Solid.
Replay Value
This game has pretty good replay value. Even after you beat it, you kind of feel like playing again. Plus, you can play on a harder mode the next time. Or you unlock the stealth camoflauge making the gameplay kind of different and funner, and you can get all the dogtags, or take pictures of ghosts and other stuff. One of the funnest extra things to do is taking pictures. If you find the camera hidden somewhere in the game, you can take up to as many pictures as your memory card can hold. I believe one picture is like 2, or 3 blocks. I'm not too sure. But it's fun setting up something in the game and taking a picture of it :)
Difficulty
This game could be pretty hard, especially if you suck at games. Playing on the hardest mode is pretty difficult as well. But they made this version easier than the PS1 version. Such as you start with full life, or you can hold more rations at once.
This game is totally worth buying. Renting it is good too, if you're one of those who just want to beat the game, or play it a few times and thats it. This game is really fun and totally worth it.
Graphics
The graphics are pretty cool. I kind of like the look of the characters and everything else. They're nothing huge, or special, but they're nice.
Sound
The music is okay, but some songs are kind of "technoey" and they took out the best stealth song that happens when you get caught by a guard. The sound effects are cool. No annoying voice-overs or anything.
Gameplay
I love playing this game. I play it a lot of times and rarely get bored with it. It's especially fun when you have the stealth camoflauge (invisibility). Sneaking around, killing guards. That's my idea of a fun game. Though, many games screw that up. Not Metal Gear Solid.
Replay Value
This game has pretty good replay value. Even after you beat it, you kind of feel like playing again. Plus, you can play on a harder mode the next time. Or you unlock the stealth camoflauge making the gameplay kind of different and funner, and you can get all the dogtags, or take pictures of ghosts and other stuff. One of the funnest extra things to do is taking pictures. If you find the camera hidden somewhere in the game, you can take up to as many pictures as your memory card can hold. I believe one picture is like 2, or 3 blocks. I'm not too sure. But it's fun setting up something in the game and taking a picture of it :)
Difficulty
This game could be pretty hard, especially if you suck at games. Playing on the hardest mode is pretty difficult as well. But they made this version easier than the PS1 version. Such as you start with full life, or you can hold more rations at once.
This game is totally worth buying. Renting it is good too, if you're one of those who just want to beat the game, or play it a few times and thats it. This game is really fun and totally worth it.
Metal gear
posted by zeldakix17 (RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA) Feb 20, 2007
Member since Dec 2006
1 out of 2 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
This one is better then the ps1 version but the good and the bad
Good: 1st person,wepoens,shooting,hot babes, hanging off walls the Nintendo rumer you will know once you'll play it
Bad: did not have the training like the first one did and the music on the first one the ps1 version had better music
Good: 1st person,wepoens,shooting,hot babes, hanging off walls the Nintendo rumer you will know once you'll play it
Bad: did not have the training like the first one did and the music on the first one the ps1 version had better music
A good upgrade
posted by MetalMario (ALTON, NH) Jun 14, 2011
Member since Apr 2010
This GameCube upgrade of the classic PlayStation game is superior in just about every respect. The graphics and cutscenes are much better, of course, and it's nice to have the added ability to aim your gun in first-person mode. Certain points in the adventure can be annoying, but you'll likely feel sufficiently motivated to persevere until you've made it through. As ever, the story is somewhat preachy and heavy-handed with its anti-war, anti-nuke moralizing. And it does get old listening to Snake growl on and on about the eternal agony of the archetypal soldier. ("I have no name. There are no names on the battlefield. A battlefield is no place for names. Or friends. I have no friends because I've lived my whole life on a battlefield.") Still, "Metal Gear Solid" is a fun stealth/espionage game with interesting characters and a rich, intriguing story, and this GameCube update has only served to strengthen its longevity. If you've never played it before, you should play it now. If you have played it before, you should play it again.
If only there were a Gas Snake...
posted by JCDenton (FREEDOM, NH) Jul 26, 2007
Member since Mar 2006
Hideo Kojima created a great franchise for Sony's Playstation in Metal Gear Solid. Becoming one of the finer selling points of the PS1 and PS2, MGS follows the covert ops of Solid Snake as he fights to protect basically everything from utter destruction. Now, the original Metal Gear Solid gets a remake for the Gamecube in The Twin Snakes. Silicon Knights did a good job bringing this game over to a new console. They improved on the cinematics and updated gameplay to mesh better with later installments in the series. However, this still feels like a game that came out six years prior, which is Twin Snakes' biggest problem. The story is still there: Snake infiltrates an ArmsTech installation taken over by terrorists led by his brother Liquid Snake and several other members of FOXHOUND, who have apparently gotten tired of playing by the rules and now want to make them. Along the way, betrayal, plot twists and revelations abound as Snake uncovers the truth behind ArmsTech's new military project. All of this seems fine, except that there are so many cutscenes and intercom conversations and that they last so long you'll think it's a movie instead of a game. Some of the same old control issues are present as well. Contact sensitive walls can end up being more confusing than useful. The first-person mode is nice, but just a bit to use, as your aim gets thrown wildly when you get hit with a single bullet and you cannot walk while aiming. The game isn't particularly long, although unlockable extras help. Graphics and sound probably look less impressive today than they did originally. And the biggest problem is that I've played games like SplinterCell now, which seemed to revolutionize stealth action above and beyond MGS. There are some surprising twists in the gameplay and it's fun for the six or seven hours it lasts, but this is not the best of the best. Definitely more worthwhile if you never played the original.
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