"Longest Cutscenes Ever"
Substance is basically a boosted version of Sons of Liberty. It includes the entire games itself, but also adds many types of bonus features that are worth viewing themselves.
The game itself is the same game that was released on the PS 2 a year ago. The graphics are very fluid and nice, and even feel very crisp, and refreshing. The characters are modeled very nicely with a ton of details being put in the face and torso. The music in this game is epic and features stealth like music that brings you into the game. The music is catcthy and will keep you entertained as you play.
The gameplay itself is a mixed bag. If your a splinter cell fan, and you pop this game in expecting a third person stealth game, your in for a nasty suprise. You see, this game is completely overhead view. In other words, you see your character from the top. This will take some getting used to. Trying to avoid or shoot guards that you cant see on screen can be annoying at first, but is improved by the fact that you can switch to first person view to look around. You cant however move in 1st person. If this game was in 3rd person, it would be much better and would avoid many of the camera problems it has in this game. You will get used to it after a while, however. The stealth action is what you expect, for Raiden and Snake both have your typical stealth moves at their disposal.
The story in the game will not make sense unless you have played through the 1st metal gear solid. But even if you have, the latter portions of the game go over the top and the story just gets confusing and stupid then.
This is one of those games that every Xbox owner should buy, jut to see what the PS 2 fans are clamoring about. It story will keep you entertained and the extr content will keep you playing for al long long time.