Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid, commonly abbreviated as MGS, is a stealth-based game that was developed by Konami and was first published for the Playstation game console in 1998. Produced by Hideo Kojima, artwork by Yoji Shinkawa, Metal Gear Solid is a continuation of the Metal Gear series of video games that started on the MSX in 1987.
As well as being a reference to the game's protagonist, Solid Snake, the suffix Solid is also used to indicate that this is the first Metal Gear to use competely 3D technology. It is also a reference to the fact that it is the third game in the Metal Gear series (solid = cubed = 3).
In the game, Solid Snake's is assigned the following objectives by Colonel Campbell:
"You'll have two mission objectives. First you're to rescue the DARPA Chief Donald Anderson and the president of Arms Tech, Kenneth Baker. Both are being held as hostages. Secondly, you're to investigate whether or not the terrorists have the ability to launch a nuclear strike and stop them if they do... Any questions, Snake?"
Having grown from the style popularized by Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid was ground breaking in its use of spoken dialogue, an intricate if somewhat obtuse plot, and cinematic presentation, despite the fact that there is very little difference in gameplay between Metal Gear Solid and its predecessors for earlier systems, namely the NES and MSX.
It is also known for short intense gameplay interrupted by long-winded cinematic segments.
In the first quarter of 2004, a remake of the original, "Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes" was released for the Nintendo GameCube. Featuring completely reworked voice acting, and a graphics and gameplay update - including new moves such as the forward roll and a first person view not available in the original PlayStation version.
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