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| From: Konami
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $20.92
You Save: $9.07 (30%)
New (53) Used (22) from $20.92
Avg. Customer Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 508
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 25078
Model: 25078
UPC: 083717250784
EAN: 0083717250784
ASIN: B001383L36
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 A Solid Collection for the MGS Fan April 19, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like the description says, this is a collection of three Metal Gear Solid games. It contains the original Playstation version of Metal Gear Solid, as well as the two director's cut versions of the Playstation 2 installments of the series - Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence.
When I say the collection contains the original Playstation version of Metal Gear Solid, I really mean the original Playstation. This is surprising considering the age of that system and the fact it's on two discs. A PS2 port would have allowed players to rely on a PS2 memory card and allowed the game to fit on one disc. If you don't have a PS1 memory card, you're out of luck. Fortunately, the game is playable on the PS3 using the system's built-in memory card feature.
All three games are, as the boxes say, "tactical espionage action" games. You can try to blast your way through the enemies, but that really isn't very bright. If you're seen by an enemy, they'll call for help, and from that point on, an endless stream of enemies will come to find you. If you're able to successfully hide long enough, however, the enemies will return to their posts.
MGS is the simplest of the games, relying primarily on an overhead view to essentially make the gameplay 2D. You can't shoot in first-person, but Snake does automatically track his targets. In addition to the main game, MGS also has a VR Training mode, where you not only learn a few basics, but can also challenge yourself to obtain better times in each of the ten courses.
MGS2: Substance, greatly improves on the gameplay by adding the abilities to shoot in first-person, climb small boxes, dive, shoot from cover, and hang from ledges. Soldiers can also be shot in different parts of the body for different effects. A head shot will kill an enemy in one hit, but aiming for the body will require you to use more ammo. Substance also has a great deal of bonuses. There's a VR training mode, greatly improved from MGS. Initially, you can play as either Snake or Raiden, and as you complete more courses, new characters are unlocked. While the course layouts remain the same for each character, enemy placement changes to provide varying levels of difficulty. In addition to a Stealth and Eliminate All Enemies mode, the VR training also provides weapon training courses where you use the games many weapons to destroy targets. Another of Substance's game play modes is Snake Tales, where you play through the Big Shell, one of the game's areas, as Snake instead of Raiden. Finally, an amusing skateboarding mode turns the Big Shell into a sort of Tony Hawk Pro Skater course allowing you to skate through with Snake or Raiden in an attempt to complete various tasks and earn points for performing various skating tricks.
Finally, MGS3: Subsistence takes you back in time to the 1960's where you play as Snake's father, Naked Snake. In the Soviet jungles, Naked Snake has to use camouflage and his survival techniques to infiltrate enemy bases. The game requires that you treat your injuries and keep your stamina up by eating food. This means you have to hunt for food and raid enemy storage houses for medical supplies. Naked Snake also knows a fighting style known as close-quarter combat (CQC). This allows Snake to grab enemies and perform a variety of moves from there, including interrogation, using the enemy as a shield while you fire on his comrades, or just plain slamming him into the ground and knocking him unconscious. The abilities granted by CQC add a new dimension to the game that makes fighting your way through enemy bases much more feasible.
The games are fun to play once you're accustomed to the controls. Substance and Subsistence have so many controls, that they are overwhelming to new MGS players. If you take the time to learn them, though, you'll find deep games with an endless amount of possibilities.
why this is essential April 18, 2008
first and foremost, if you have never played the mgs series, this is probably the best way to do so in preparation for the upcoming mgs4. chronologically, you would play mgs 3, mgs 1, mgs 2, and finally mgs 4 when it comes out.
secondly, this series is probably one of the best stealth action/espionage games out there. the first two games pre-date syphon filter (yes its THAT old). written/directed by the critically acclaimed hideo kojima, the mgs series is filled with deep characters, plot twists, and amazing gameplay.
i suppose the only gripe i have is with mgs3. the reason being that they did not bother including the collector's edition version that included a bonus disc with a movie player and some bonus gameplay. i read that it was because it came with, at the time of the original release, an online multiplayer mode on the second disc as well that eventually was shut down.
all in all, a great buy, with a great price!
 A Must Have In Prep For MGS4 April 18, 2008
This collection is exactly what any Metal Gear fan is looking for and it is even better for the soon to be fan! If you have not played any of the Metal Gear Solid games or only one or two of them, get this collection! The original game in all it's glory will provide an experience in itself as surely even if you owned this game before it is most likely scratched or in poor condition. The Limited Edition copies of both of the second and third games will give you access to all the alternative missions including VR missions. The new box art gives a reason to add this to any collection, and all of this for less than the price that you would spend on buying one of these at used game store! Get this collection!
a must have! April 13, 2008
MGS, MGS2 substance and MGS subsistance for only 30 bucks!!
you can't miss this opportunity!
Great! April 9, 2008
Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection is great. I'm giving it five stars because a) it's Metal Gear Solid, and b) it's exactly what it says it is. The three Metal Gear Solid games in one. Nowhere does it say, "bonus content." I admit, it would be nice to have a PS2 copy of MGS1, but one was never made. All in all, buy this game if you have one or none of the MGS series--it's a fantastic value for some of the best examples of videogames in the medium's short history. If you've got two or all of the games in the series, don't waste your time. I only got this because my 360 red-ringed, so I decided to get a PS2. I'd beaten all the MGS games previously, but I wanted to do it again! But I digress. MGS: The Essential Collection is a fantastic deal, and I recommend it to anyone who has never played the series before or doesn't own all the games in it.
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