MGS4 Database sneaks into Europe

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Jun 23, 2008 6:32 am PT

Online encyclopedia of all things Solid Snake will stealthily come to the PlayStation Network on June 26.

When Hideo Kojima's highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots had a simultaneous worldwide release on June 12, there was one notable absence for those in Europe. The Metal Gear Solid Database, which was available on June 19 in both Japan and America, could not be found using European accounts on the PlayStation Network.

Whether it was an issue with getting everything translated into all of the European languages, or some other glitch, Konami's not saying. But it has confirmed that the Database will be coming to Europe this week on June 26.

Contrary to the name, the MGS4 Database does not just have info for the latest Solid Snake game, but instead is an archive of all characters, weapons, and plotlines starting from the first Metal Gear in 1987. There are three hubs: GENE (a glossary), MEME (which maps relationships), and SCENE (a timeline). Gamers can also search using keywords.

The database is free to use, but only those who have a saved game for Metal Gear Solid 4 on their PlayStation 3 hard drive will be able to access intel about this game "to avoid spoiling the final adventure." All spoilers have also been blacked out until the game has been completed.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has been several years in the making, and is the final game to feature the main character Solid Snake. In Japan, it sold almost 500,000 copies in its first three days on sale. It was the sixth game ever in the history of GameSpot to be given a score of 10; read the full review here.

67 Comments

  • CheesmanMuncher

    Posted Jun 28, 2008 2:44 pm PT

    Imma pinch your avatar. Big Boss is awesome. We need another prequel. Or a remake of the original two Metal Gears. Or both.

  • kaztiyo

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 2:21 pm PT

    "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has been several years in the making, and is the final game to feature the main character Solid Snake."

    this means we will be able to use Big Boss in the next MGS games ^_^

  • CheesmanMuncher

    Posted Jun 26, 2008 6:25 am PT

    The Database is now up on the EU store. 77MB download so it'll only take a little while to get.

    This should be interesting.

  • Stormswinger

    Posted Jun 25, 2008 5:50 am PT

    kavadias,
    A DS3 is a short word for Dualshock3, I thought it could be taken for granted, nowadays... but maybe I have been a little superficial...sorry!

    Also: I am not a native english speaker, I just try my best.

    On topic: I did not say Sony should discontinue the 40g model, I just think the Euro consumers deserve the opportunity to choose the high-end model exactly like the American ones.

    You say it wouldn't sell... but the more expensive MGS4 bundles went sold out in few hours in America and I don't think it would be that different over here... after all it's an item you just buy once and it's better to add some more bucks to it at the beginning and get the best model...IMHO!

    Respect!

  • robertcain

    Posted Jun 24, 2008 11:19 pm PT

    Hey Europe matters just as much as we do!!!!! Just a shame that only owners can acces it

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Jun 24, 2008 11:03 am PT

    @Stormswinger - do you realise how expensive it would be? It wouldn't sell. The 40g PS3 is just fine as it is. And what the hell is a DS3? Talk English man!

  • Stormswinger

    Posted Jun 24, 2008 1:40 am PT

    Very good!
    Now Sony stop b#%=§ing with EU and give us a goddam 80g SKU with all the connected cool features bundled with a DS3 and I swear I'll buy it on day one, dammit!!!
    Respect!

  • afme333

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 10:43 pm PT

    Im waiting to get my hands on this game and play it.

  • Sil3ntStRik3R

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 7:21 pm PT

    the mgs series...the best...no doubt

  • R-Force

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 4:50 pm PT

    Cool. Nice to finally have it all in one place.

  • randomfulness

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:53 pm PT

    better than never. It'll help me do some recapping.

  • Tremblay343

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:49 pm PT

    From someone who never really played through the first two games (the old nintendo ones), the database was quite useful story-wise. Also cleared up some things that i didn't quite understand. I think it was very good of kojima to do this. Though my friends aren't interested in the game itself, they do ask me all the time to explain it. I tell them it's too much to explain, and maybe now after looking at the database they'll see why =P

  • SonOfSparda018

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:21 pm PT

    So good of Kojima to bring us this database. MGS4 is the beast !

  • HarshGamer

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:05 pm PT

    I've waited for this since MGS4 got released...can't wait for the database to come.

  • rebelad

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 2:48 pm PT

    I downloaded it and its pretty interesting i never played the old nintendo mgs games but it explained them in detail its pretty informative

  • Drkr_Zen

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 2:09 pm PT

    Same here, datniccah187. Anyway, the database is definitely a good thing to have alongside MGS4, for those that get lost in its many twists and turns, but also for those of us that want to learn a bit more about the saga.

    It even fills in some of the holes that I've seen many nitpick about.

  • skee_uk

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 2:04 pm PT

    mgs4 is the best game this gen.

  • Somebody89

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 1:51 pm PT

    There are gonna be a lot of 10s due to the fact gamespot changed their rating system to .5 or whole numbers, but mgs 4 did deserve the 10.

  • nnn2004

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 1:31 pm PT

    its good thing for mgs 4 to have a database.

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