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Metal Gear Solid

1998

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Metal Gear Solid is a  stealth game  developed by  Konami  and released for the  PlayStation  in 1998. It was directed, produced, and written by  Hideo Kojima , and follows the  MSX2  video games  Metal Gear  and  Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake , which Kojima also worked on. It was unveiled at the 1996  Tokyo Game Show  and then demonstrated at trade shows including the 1997  Electronic Entertainment Expo ; its Japanese release was originally planned for late 1997, before being delayed to 1998. Players control  Solid Snake , a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from  FOXHOUND , a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate hostages and stop the terrorists from launching a nuclear strike. Cinematic  cutscenes  were rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, and  voice acting  is used throughout. Metal Gear Solid  sold more than seven million copies worldwide and shipped 12 million demos. It scored an average of 94/100 on the aggregate website  Metacritic . It is regarded as  one of the greatest and most important video games of all time and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes. It was followed by an expanded version for PlayStation and  Windows ,  Metal Gear Solid: Integral  (1999) ,  and a  GameCube   remake ,  Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes  (2004). It produced numerous sequels, starting with  Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty  (2001), and media adaptations including a radio drama, comics, and novels.

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Release Date: Sep 3, 1998

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Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game developed by Konami and released for the PlayStation in 1998. It was directed, produced, and written by Hideo Kojima, and follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which Kojima also worked on. It was unveiled at the 1996 Tokyo Game Show and then demonstrated at trade shows including the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo; its Japanese release was originally planned for late 1997, before being delayed to 1998.

Players control Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate hostages and stop the terrorists from launching a nuclear strike. Cinematic cutscenes were rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, and voice acting is used throughout.

Metal Gear Solid sold more than seven million copies worldwide and shipped 12 million demos. It scored an average of 94/100 on the aggregate website Metacritic. It is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes. It was followed by an expanded version for PlayStation and Windows, Metal Gear Solid: Integral (1999), and a GameCube remake, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004). It produced numerous sequels, starting with Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), and media adaptations including a radio drama, comics, and novels.