Metal gear solid electronic game series britannica. Subreddit faq community guidelines combat unit battle log we are diamond dogs. The nine greatest stealth games metal gear solid v. The first game, metal gear, was released in 1987 for msx home computers. On his mission to find the shagohod, naked snake faces and defeats all the members of the cobra unit but the boss. In order of their release, counting only the canon games, we have the following. The lines inclusion in the 2008 novelization shows how metal gear solid s now revised hyperhyperbolic, postsnakeremembers911 world thrives on such embellishments, auteurapproved or not. No matter how many kojimaless games konami pump out, metal gear solid without the man behind it is dead.
This timeline only covers canonical games and does not include sidestories or unofficial sequels. Metaru gia is a series of actionadventure stealth video games created by hideo kojima and developed and published by konami. Metal gear solid everything you need to know about the entire. This explosive metal gear solid novel ventures beyond the thrilling. Not just one of the best games in the series, but one of the best games on the playstation 2, metal gear solid 3. When geneticallyenhanced terrorists threaten the united states with nuclear annihilation, solid snake, the worlds foremost expert in infiltration and espionage, is sent in to preserve the peace. In 2007, solid snake, now a member of the anti metal gear group philanthropy, has learned following an anonymous tip that was later revealed to had come from liquid snake, living inside ocelot that a new prototype metal gear, designed to be a defense against other metal gears, has been developed by the u.
This is one of the series secret gems, a noncanon but completely truefeeling metal gear. I managed to find a copy but i never got around to actually reading it. How the worst metal gear book ever written predicted the future of. What was solid snakes age during his games, and big boss. Guns of the patriots, a japaneselanguage novel based on the popular video game series. The lines inclusion in the 2008 novelization shows how metal gear solid s now revised hyperhyperbolic, post snake remembers911 world thrives on such embellishments, auteurapproved or not.
Hideo kojima, the franchises creator, stuck with the series from its inception until shortly before the. Idtagged soldiers carry idtagged weapons, use idtagged gear. Playstation3the definitive metal gear solid 4 limited edition collectors guide boasting a hard cover and a frameready 8 x 10 lithograph, as well as an exclusive behind the scenes chapter written onsite at kojima productions in tokyo. This explosive metal gear solid novel ventures beyond the thrilling videogame and delves into the dark heart of solid snakes world. He is voiced by david hayter and akio otsuka in the japanese version of the games, and both also voiced big boss in metal gear solid 3. In the first metal gear solid, snake is deployed to counteract foxhound, a special forces unit turned terrorist. In 2007, he debuted with gyakusatsu kikan genocidal organ and took first prize in the best sf of 2007 in sf magazine. Solid snake, real name david, also known as old snake, and briefly known as iroquois pliskin, or simply snake, was a former spy, special operations soldier, and mercenary. This definitive chronicle of characters, vehicles, and weapons is the ultimate companion to the tactical espionage and. Metal gear solid by raymond benson, del rey books 2008. Twenty years of tactical espionage action concept art, design, and creativity coming in a collectable slipcase, this two book set contains concept and key art from metal gear solid, mgs2. Best part in metal gear solid series snake about big boss torture room dialogs. Guns of the patriot by project itoh the japanese novelization of the bestselling video game.
Eventually snake offs the metal gear, and big boss reveals himself as the. Of the characters named snake in the series, there are at least four, but it gets a bit complicated as you get further down the line. Guns of the patriots limited edition collectors guide platform. Solid snake, born as david, is the main protagonist in the metal gear series, along with big boss and raiden. From original story and game by hideo kojima, skilled retired foxh. Highly skilled former foxhound agent solid snake is called out of. Possessing an iq of 180 and fluent in six languages, he was known as the man who makes the impossible possible and his exploits made him into a living legend among the military black ops. For example, characters will sometimes berate snake for not saving the game enough, as well as telling snake when to change the discs. How many snakes actually the metal gear series have. In a torrential downpour, former foxhound agent solid snake stands on the george washington bridgeready to launch himself onto the deck of the u. One of the games bosses psycho mantis reads snakes mind and history by.
The nine greatest stealth games games the guardian. This is a timeline of fictional events that took place in the metal gear series, as well as fictional and nonfictional events that are referred to in the series. Books which are similer to metal gear or inspired metal. In raymond bensons 2008 official novelization of metal gear solid, snake remembers 911.
Twenty years of tactical espionage action concept art, design, and creativity. The world of snake and company was, in a way, reverseengineered from. Here is the substantial and consistently wellrecieved metal gear solid legacy. The home for everything and anything mgs on reddit. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Kong director has a monster movie to tackle ahead of metal gear solid shawn s. Throughout its more than thirty year history, there have been seven beloved mainline entries eight, if peacewalker is included, and many spinoffs which were met with varying degrees of success. Solid snake is an action adventure game for the msx2. The reason i didnt make any specific snake like cobra, anaconda. The metal gear series is often hailed as one of the best video game franchises of all time.
Solid snake was heavily influenced by the novel crossfire by jc pollock. The most profound moment in gaming history duration. Metal gear seriesearly history wikibooks, open books. Hot toys vgm14 metal gear solid 3 snake eater the boss 16 figure. Metal gear solid everything you need to know about the.
It was wellreceived critically and commercially, shipping more than six million copies being the eighth bestselling game. Metal gear 23 years old metal gear 2 solid snake 27 years old metal gear solid 33 years old metal gear solid 2 tanker. The goal has already been met for the three original books zelda, final fantasy and dark souls, but now a stretch goal has been added in the form of a metal gear solid themed book. David hayter the voice of snake runs us through his five favorite memories from the franchise. The metal gear novel doesnt just tell the worst metal gear story ever.
Phantom pain is finally out so, to celebrate, heres a furtive glance back at our favourite sneaknshoot adventures keith stuart. However, it caught attention in 1998 when the third series arrived on sonys playstation. Coming in a collectable slipcase, this two book set contains concept and key art from metal gear solid, mgs2. As voiced by david hayter also a screenwriter behind a couple xmen movies, snake was an eastwoodtoned action guy with a bizarro backstory as a child soldier. Solid snake was a former spy, special operations soldier and mercenary, and a clone of big boss. Interesting facts on metal gear solid the fact site. This list will never be updated as long as hideo kojima is separate from his masterpiece series. During an interrogation being held by volgin, the boss and ocelot, naked snake is hit by a bullet and loses one of his eyes. In fact, i think i ended up leaving it at my mothers house years ago. Its an endless series of proxy battles, fought by mercenaries and machines. You may be looking for the video game, metal gear 2. She later became the surrogate mother of solid snake and liquid snake. Ashley wood a the first metal gear solid story arc wraps up in this actionpacked issue as solid snake faces off against both metal gear rex and liquid snake, his deadly genetic brother. Take on the role of retired special forces veteran solid snake.
Its no longer about nations, ideologies, or ethnicity. Oh, i saw some of it at friends houses, and ive been exposed to it via cultural osmosis, but ive never played it. Highly skilled former foxhound agent solid snake is called out of retirement to do what he does bestneutralize a crisis of epic proportions. The game was developed by konami computer entertainment japan and first published in 1998 for the playstation.
Comprehensive books to games like metal gear solid, zelda, final fantasy playing video games is a hobby that requires a lot of your time, and one game can last for hours or even days. The metal gear solid novelization is a modern classic. Technology has moved so fast metal gear is more of an historical. Terrorists have overrun a secret alaskan weapons base and are threatening to launch a devastating nuclear strike unless theyre demands are not met within 24 hours. So like most of the books in this series, ive never played metal gear solid. Ranking the metal gear solid games from the original to. In 2007, solid snake, now a member of the antimetal gear group philanthropy, has learned following an anonymous tip that was later revealed to had come from liquid snake, living inside ocelot that a new prototype metal gear, designed to be a defense against other metal gears, has been developed by the u. Snake eater, metal gear portable ops, and metal gear. While posing as a kgb agent, she actually worked as a spy for the chinese peoples liberation army, tasked with obtaining the philosophers legacy. Arriving in the year 1987, mgs has stayed for over 3 decades. Due to her ties with big boss, she was able to explain most of the patriots history to him. Metal gear solid metaru gia soriddo, commonly abbreviated as mgs or mgs1 is a stealth action videogame directed by hideo kojima. This definitive chronicle of characters, vehicles, and weapons is the ultimate. Metal gear solid series history like us on facebook.
If youre new here, please read the rules and take a minute to take a look over our community guidelines things to check before you post. Solid snake has retired from foxhound, but is called back to active duty to infiltrate the heavily armed nation zanzibar land and rescue a kidnapped inventor. Warand its consumption of lifehas become a welloiled machine. Metal gear solid, is a widely popular video game franchise by hideo kojima, published by konami. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. I think this is the best written of the bfb ive read.
The player often takes control of a special forces operative usually solid snake or big boss, who is assigned the task of finding the titular. This quote is notably preserved in bensons adaptation, having earlier been altered in the 2004 remake of metal gear solid, twin snakes. Kojima noted the spirit of metal gear solid dwelled beneath the surface of genocidal organ. Metal gear seriessolid snake wikibooks, open books for. Metal gear solid, stealth espionage electronic game series debuted by the japanese toy and game company konami in 1998. On september 3, 1998, metal gear solid was released for the sony playstation, and games changed forever. On twitter, kojima took some time to explain his reasoning behind the name snake, and the three adjectives, solid, liquid, and solidus. Inside discovery is a new generation of metal gear. The pain, the fury, the end, the fear and the sorrow. During the nineties, scholastic published chapter book editions of. Kojima explains the solid, liquid and solidus snake names. The game is based on the 1980s nintendo console classic metal gear.
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