User Rating: 10 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance XBOX
By long0281 | Review Date:
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was one of the most fervently-anticipated video games ever released. It certainly deserved it, too--its predecessor was hailed by many as a virtual godsend, and it is still labeled by many as the best Playstation One game ever created. So, when the sequel came out, everyone was pretty eager to snatch it up and resume the stealth-laden adventures of everyone’s favorite grizzled hardcore one-man army, Solid Snake. Some time later, Metal Gear director Hideo Kojima announced that he was working on a special edition of MGS2, subtitled “Substance,” to reflect the additional content that would be added to the game. He claimed that this re-mastered version of MGS2 would allow fans to play more of the game through Solid Snake’s eyes, as well as providing a gauntlet of VR training missions, reminiscent of the Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions disc that followed the original MGS’s release. This, Kojima said, would be the definitive version of MGS2 that he wanted to release all along. Solid Snake is the epitome of hardcore. Previously tapped by the US government for a variety of one-man sneak-and-destroy missions versus terrorist groups who employ the technology of Metal Gear nuclear weapons, Snake has been busy since the conclusion of the original MGS. Alongside his gearhead partner Otacon, Snake has founded a small, independent anti-terrorist group dedicated to destroying all forms of Metal Gear technology. As the game begins, Snake has stowed away aboard a military tanker on New York’s Hudson River, charged with obtaining evidence of a new Metal Gear prototype being transported onboard. Saying virtually anything else about the story would be a disservice to those who haven’t played the game. Let’s just say it gets really complicated, involving lots of conspiracies, plot twists, and sneaking around. If you’re a hardcore Metal Gear fan (in which case this review isn’t going to sway you one way or the other), or if you’ve never played MGS2 (you can come out from under your rock now), then by all means, buy this game. If neither of the above allies to you, it’s definitely worth a rental. And hey, if you’re tight on cash, the original MGS2 is available as part of the Greatest Hits label for the low price of $19.99. Whatever the case may be, Metal Gear Solid 2 isn’t a game that anyone should skip. Anyway this is what MGS2 should Have Been

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