Metal Gear Solid

The Good
- Great graphics for the time

• Memorable music

• Atmosphere is perfectly crafted

• Highly satisfying ending that makes one think about life
  
  The Bad
  -Sometimes the cut scenes would be a tad bit too long

-Storyline is a bit complex, but not so much as to detract from the game

-Controls are fairly easy, but sometimes you'd get stuck on a wall more often than you wanted

The Bottom Line
First of all, I finally got around to playing this game in 2012, and even with the dated graphics, even with all the other newer games I've played, I was wowed by it. I forgot I was playing PS. Pretty amazing for a 14 year-old game. This title is also leaps and bounds better than any other game on the PS that I've tried; it was basically the 'killer app' for the PS.

As special forces agent Solid Snake, you infiltrate an Alaskan nuclear storage facility taken over by terrorists, who are demanding the remains of Big Boss for some inexplicable reason. You must stop them from possibly detonating a nuclear device and save two important hostages in the process. As you adventure through the dark, frigid base, the plot thickens, with strange happenings and questionable allies. A weapon called Metal Gear is at the heart of it all (basically a giant robot mech that can launch nukes from anywhere in the world). The story does get pretty complex, and has to do with gene therapy, genetically targeted viruses, etc. Ultimately, there are enemies all around Snake with hidden agendas that even outweigh Metal Gear. Snake must do what he can to survive.

Don't miss this classic! You're doing yourself a disservice for not trying it.

The Good
The yawn save the world story. Its old. Giant tomatoes, computer and biological viruses, a 100-story tall lizard, and the Russians and/or Nazi's. But this it's a new thang. Save the world from... terrorists ? In Alaska ? With real live (or almost there) techologies and weapons? You mean it could happen? Yup. You'll find it all in MGS.

Your character Solid Snake, is a well developed, ass-kickin' , sneaky sonofabitch, who's been retired and was rehired by the US government to kick terroist ass.

All and all the gameplay is excellent. The weapons ( SOCOM , the Famas, C4, Claymores and the PSG-1, just to name a few) Are easy to handle and are totally apporpiarte for many boss fights. The story , complete with in-game FMV is solid and riviting, qualites you find in books, not games.

The Bad
You're unable to hold an item in one hand and wear another item , it's either one or the other.

Inablity to kill the dogs.

Hal Emmerich is a wussy.

The Bottom Line
A playable novel.

The Good
This game is one of my all time favourites. The first time I played it was when I rented it. I actually finished it a week later and bought it anyway. My friend was so impressed with it: he went and bought a PS, just so he could get Metal Gear Solid.

The thing that really won me over with this game wasn't the graphics, game play or sound. It was the story, the voice acting and the characters. The overall game is really well done, but I was drawn in by those particular elements. The director, actors and writers did a really great job.

The way that the characters speak to each other sounds very believable. The story was just really easy to get into. Very entertaining. MGS has such a flow to it, that it's very difficult to take a break from it. You just want to see what happens next.

After I completed it, I got to thinking: The newer generation of video games can be as good as any classic movie or book. It has become more like an art-form.

MGS is a good example of this: With memorable characters and an interesting story.

The Bad
I liked everything about it.

The Bottom Line
Awesome!