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| From: Konami
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $27.49
You Save: $2.50 (8%)
New (46) Used (11) from $23.47
Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 92
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): 8 x 5.5 x 1.9
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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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Collection August 1, 2008
This is fantastic and stylish. I had been wanting to get into the metal gear series for a while (I rented MGS2 a few years back and played it non-stop until I completed it.) and this is an excellent price to get into it with. The boxes and manuals have unique art that hasn't been seen on previous boxes and all match in style to make the set look great together. Also nice is getting the PSX game in a DVD case instead of one of those fragile jewel cases. If I have any complaint, it's that the box they all fit into is kind of flimsy. It would be nice if they had made it a bit thicker. This doesn't detract from the games, of course. They were so great that I couldn't resist going out and picking up the PS3 bundle with MGS4.
Excellent Collection July 29, 2008
I got this collection because I had no idea what was going on in the fourth game. I am extremely happy with this purchase. I consider this a bargain because it's three games for 30 bucks. The only thing I think is horrible is that MGS3's second disk is missing.
MGS1- One word somes up this game. Epic. The story, characters, gameplay, bosses, everything is epic. This game deserves every bit of praise it's received. A solid 5/5.
MGS2- A weak sequal, but by no means a bad game. It's fun and chalanging, but some parts are too easy followed by extremley hard parts. Also, the new player charcter, Raiden, is dissapointing considering I had loved playing as Snake for the fourth and first game. A 4/5.
MGS3- I love this game. You play as Big Boss during the Cold War in Russia fighting your own mentor, her Cobra Unit, a primitive Metal Gear, and last but not least, Volgin. Pretty epic if you ask me. And one thing I truly love about this game is that it is really emotional. The most emotional game I've played. The last boss fight and that last, ringing gun shot is amazing. And the bosses are great, with The End being one of my favorite bosses of all time, right up there with Psycho Mantis. I'd like to give this game a 10/5, but I can't, so I'll have to stick with 5/5.
So overall this is an excellent collection with amazing games.
great games! July 28, 2008
i absolutely love this series of games. the only problem is that it does not include the second disc of metal gear solid 3. it has the full game just not all the extras.
MGS The Essential Collection: a spy game series that rivals James Bond July 25, 2008
Game series I started playing since I was a kid. A unique form of game play, fun, and exciting series that rivals James Bond! These games have parts to it that you have to get past with the aid of something outside the game! I have never played a game like that before, I love it! The series has a plot that is pure fiction but has a real-life spin to it. If you like spy games that have terrorists as the bad guys, this is your game!
 MGS1 is the Playstation One version July 16, 2008
15 out of 50 found this review helpful
As a huge fan of the MGS series I thought this sounded like the perfect set - all 3 games and accompanying features, together in one place....
....And it would have been if Konami had done it right. On with the problems of the set:
-First and foremost, MGS1 IS THE PLAYSTATION ONE VERSION. TOTALLY UNFORGIVABLE. Why Konami opted to use this inferior version over the now out-of-print 128-bit, enhanced Twin Snakes port I will never know. Additionally, this means you'll have to save to a PS1 memory card, which is an inconvenience. Including this version of the game is misleading, considering the great big "Playstation 2" banner atop the packaging.
-The MGS3 port here IS MISSING THE SECOND DISC. You know, that awesome bonus disc that had the retro games? No "essential collection" is complete without the classics that were available on that disc.
-The VR missions aren't here! Why they couldn't include these as a bonus disc with the port of MGS1, since they went with the inferior original PS1 port anyway, i have no idea.
Final verdict? Metal Gear Solid is a great gaming franchise, but this is just a terrible set for what it omits. To the people at Konami - when you put together a PROPER MGS set that has the Twin Snakes port of MGS1, the bonus disc for MGS3, and the VR missions, I'll be first in line to get it. But skip THIS set. Wait for the franchise to get a REAL essential collection.
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