User Rating: 7.7 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance PC
By bybeach | Review Date:
First to express is my extreme fustration in getting to even play this game. Damaged or dirty disk, a bogus call by the game code, caused two returns to the vendor. Kamani did not return any of my dozen or so calls. The patch,an effort taken by me,a leap of faith, with a third disk, finally did the trick. The game? Except for the occasional poor controls, I liked Metal Gear 2 often, and really truly enjoyed it at times. The story line- glad somone felt they should think about the world, the future, mind control, and all that. And think about these things they did, cut scene after lengthy cutscene after way way too long lengthy cutscene. Of course, each player in the game had some devious b.s. that completly outdid everyone else and they knew you just needed to hear it all for the realtime of four or five minutes over and over.... Except for Raiden, poor er.... guy(what was the President of the United States thinking of, groping like that?}, though of course, he had issues. Many issues, as the game went on. Especially with his girlfriend. Don`t know what was worse in the end, her bad cooking or the fact that she was both pregnant and possobly an alien lifeform of the evil Patriots. Didn`t suprise me there was a anti-depressent he could take,ostenably for trembling hands when sniping. Betcha those pillls went out quick! However, neither the pills or the bandages could I access for use. Had to crouch and leave little red puddles instead,very embarassing. Neither could I make the sword operate properly with my two joystick gamepad. Aiming and firing could be extremly clunky. I was always worried about the game, control-wise,screwing up on me. However... I really liked this game,despite itself. The mostly discrete Asian influence was different for me, and if nothing else a little Anime found it`s way in. I enjoyed the fact that the creator of the plot really wanted it to be extremly driven and intense,not to say convoluted. But when there was action, there was real action, and plenty of it, just not stealth. Fought with everything from a sword to three variations of missles and gernade launcher,oppossing a Harrior for example. The graphics for all this. Very Good! The blood scenes could be a little much. What I would say about this game is this. Just as Gamespot`s reviewer said, Metal Gear Solid 2 is rather raw, both for it`s porting to P.C., and I think for presentations that are awkward ie; language translations-word meanings, patience for overly dramatic cutscenes (Wait till Emma dies...Gawd!). The one thing this game had way plenty of, was Heart. Metal Gear 2 is absolutly determined not to short you, either in playing time, or what it includes in the title, Metal Gear 'SUBSTANCE'. I really think Metal Gear Solid 2 wanted to be a high minded action-thriller movie,and You get to be the good guy. Till he goes off into the sunset that is, without your dogtags. Thanks.

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