Metal Gear Solid

ReleasedSep 3, 1998

PlayStation 3
PlayStation
PlayStation Portable

About

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. Metal Gear Solid 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.

Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher: Konami
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Themes: Action, Science fiction, Survival, Stealth
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Age ratings: GRAC 19+, ACB MA 15+, ESRB M, CLASSIND 16, PEGI 18, CERO C, USK 12
Time to beat: 22 h rushed · 12 h normally
IGDB rating: 85 / 100 (1,723 ratings)
Also known as: MGS, MGS1, 特攻神諜, Metal Gear 3

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
PlayStation	Sep 3, 1998 · JapanOct 20, 1998 · North AmericaFebruary 1999 · AustraliaFeb 22, 1999 · Europe
PlayStation 3	Mar 21, 2008 · JapanJun 18, 2009 · North AmericaNov 19, 2009 · Europe
PlayStation Portable	Mar 21, 2008 · JapanJun 18, 2009 · North AmericaNov 19, 2009 · Europe