Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game developed by Konami and released for the PlayStation in 1998. It was directed, produced, and written by Hideo Kojima, and follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which Kojima also worked on. The game was unveiled in the Tokyo Game Show in 1996 and shown in the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 1997.
Plot[]
The game follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate two hostages, the head of DARPA and the president of a major arms manufacturer, confront the terrorists, and stop them from launching a nuclear strike. Cinematic cutscenes were rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, and voice acting was used throughout.
Ports[]
The game was reported to be in development for the Nintendo 64 versionin 2000, towards the end of its lifespan, by GameSpot. However, the poor hardware sales of the N64, coupled with the limited storage space of the N64 cartridges, led Konami to reconsider the plans, and nothing further on the N64 ever materialized.
Reception[]
Metal Gear Solid was well received, shipping more than six million copies, along with 12 million demos, and scoring an average of 94/100 on the aggregate website Metacritic. It is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes. Its success prompted the release of an expanded version for the PlayStation and PC, Metal Gear Solid: Integral, and a GameCube remake, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. The game was followed by Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and numerous other sequels and other media, including a radio drama, comics, and novels.
Trivia[]
- Solid Snake was a playable in the crossover fighting game as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and DreamMix TV World Fighters.
- Solid Snake was a playable character in Super Bomberman R.
- Solid Snake was a skin character in the Chapter 5 from Fortnite.