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US Mall 1 - Metal Gear Solid
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Manufacturer: Konami
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Konami
EAN: 0083717173014
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: Lightly Armed and facing an army of foes, Snake must avoid firefights in order to survive.
Label: Konami
Manufacturer: Konami
Platform: PlayStation
Publisher: Konami
Studio: Konami
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Lightly Armed and facing an army of foes, Snake must avoid firefights in order to survive.
If Snake can locate them he can utilize advanced hardware, ranging from silenced pistols to ground-to-air missiles.
Enemies react to sight and sound - so stay quiet and stay in the shadows.
State-of-the-art graphics, textures, transparencies, models & explosions.
Taut, gripping story with multiple endings - a truly cinematic experience.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Classic
Comment: Metal Gear Solid is a wonderful game. I got it just recently, and it is very fun. Although one must bear with the graphics, this game makes the player feel as if they were within the game, as few video games can. It is certainly one of the best games for the playstation, and probably even one of the best games for even the playstation 3, which is the platform I run it on. It is a game where the player has to solve many puzzles by themselves, with little help, but most of the problems in the game sort themselves out.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great web site
Comment: Yards R Us is a great website to buy games. Tim the owner of the site will do what it takes to make you happy with your purchase. Metal Gear Solid is still an awesome games!
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Summary: If you've waited this long to play MGS, don't wait any longer!
Comment: I remember as an 8-year-old having the MGS demo that came with the PlayStation my parents got me. I remember spending hours running around the heliport and gunning down enemies. Later on, I rented this game once, but only got so far before frustration overtook me (I got to the level with Vulcan Raven in a tank). Now, ten years later, I manage to get my hands on a used copy here at Amazon (I spent about $12.00+4.00 S&H). All I can say is that it's more than worth every penny I spent.
Story: Truly exquisite. You play as Solid Snake (who is perhaps one of the most famous PlayStation game characters if not one of the most famous game characters of all time), who is sent to Shadow Moses Island in Alaska to neutralize a terrorist threat (pretty standard action movie stuff). But, the story will continue to throw various plot twists that may seem random at first, but add up in the end (I'm avoiding the main plot elements just so I don't spoil it for anyone who hasn't played the game yet). 10/10.
Graphics: For its time, this game had amazing graphics. The only PS1 games I can think of that had better graphics than this game would be the Syphon Filter series. 9/10.
Sound: Crisp sound effects (for it's time), wonderfully composed musical score, and outstanding voice acting (David Hayter was especially good). 9.3/10.
Gameplay: I have played through many games since my first experience with MGS 10 years ago (I've played through roughly 200 games throughout my lifetime. Yeah, I know, I'm a loser with no life), and this game still captivates me. If a game made a decade ago still manages to provide engaging gameplay after all these many years, that is a fantastic accomplishment. 10/10.
But, most importantly, this game delivers a few good messages. Examples would include the threat nuclear warfare possesses on the world as well as the meaning of life. Sadly, most gamers do not take these messages in and just sees MGS as simply a game. MGS is more than a game, it is perhaps the first game to ever attempt a movie-like feel and succeed. I hope this game, as well as its creators (Konami, Hideo Kojima, and Yoji Shinkawa) will go down in history as important figures in the gaming industry.
All I can say is that this game deserves at least 9.0/10 overall. With that said, I cannot understand why Jeff Gerstmann decided to give it a score lower than that. I consider this one of the best games I've ever played, and is even better than some of the newer games I've played (Gears of War and CoD4 have nothing on this game). This game is even better than MGS2 (even though MGS2 is a fantastic game in its own right, I give MGS2 a 9.6/10), and I'm currently looking forward to playing MGS3 (I'm planning to get a PS2 soon. The only systems I currently own are a PlayStation 1 and a high-end PC). MGS1 is 10 hours of pure gaming bliss!
My only regret is not playing through this game earlier in life.
Overall score: 9.8/10
I will now summarize this review into 5 words: You MUST play this game!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Epic
Comment: I'm going to start by saying that I only got this and the other two games because I was so confused in MGS4. But I'm so glad I got this. It is definitaly one of the best games and one of the best games I've played. Everything about it is superb. The boss battles, the story, the characters, everything. (Though the dialouge can be a bit cheesy). The only thing I have to say against this game is the camera angle and graphics. I've been used to playing PS3 games with their amazing graphics, so when I saw this it came as a bit of a shock. I've played other PS1 games around the same year with better graphics, so I'm a bit surprised with how bad this games graphics were. But by no means does it take away from the experience of the game.
The camera angle, on the other hand, took away from the experience, only if a tiny bit. It gets realy annoying when you enter another section of a room and the camera jumps to another angle, when all you want to do is control it and move where you want it to.
But one thing I really loved about this game is how much you care for the characters. I found myself trying to get through the infuriating torture scene when you have to hammer the O button unfairly fast just to save Meryl. *SPOILER* I've also played the ending where you find Meryl dead, and it's just really upseting. I never care so much about game charceters. *SPOILER*
So overall, this game is great in every way and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves stealth/action games.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A classic- hands down!
Comment: When this game first came out and I played it I did not think too highly of it since I was used to action games and did not understand the espionage part of it. But after recently buying the compilation with the game is in it, I realize all that I was missing even 10 years after its release.
Of course, the graphics are not on par now days but it features some of the best for its time. The way the game is set up it is revolutionary- sexy ladies, Snake smokes so you can see the lazers, Psycho Mantis- nuff said (don't want to create any spoilers for those whom didn't play the game) but the way to beat him would stump anyone the first time through since it involves messing with your playstation hardware literally or else he is invincible.
Though there are adult themes and bloody scenerios but that's why this game is rated Mature. But the way this game is set up, it is still a classic and a blast to play and replay.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Classic
Comment: Metal Gear Solid is a wonderful game. I got it just recently, and it is very fun. Although one must bear with the graphics, this game makes the player feel as if they were within the game, as few video games can. It is certainly one of the best games for the playstation, and probably even one of the best games for even the playstation 3, which is the platform I run it on. It is a game where the player has to solve many puzzles by themselves, with little help, but most of the problems in the game sort themselves out.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great web site
Comment: Yards R Us is a great website to buy games. Tim the owner of the site will do what it takes to make you happy with your purchase. Metal Gear Solid is still an awesome games!
Customer Rating:
Summary: If you've waited this long to play MGS, don't wait any longer!
Comment: I remember as an 8-year-old having the MGS demo that came with the PlayStation my parents got me. I remember spending hours running around the heliport and gunning down enemies. Later on, I rented this game once, but only got so far before frustration overtook me (I got to the level with Vulcan Raven in a tank). Now, ten years later, I manage to get my hands on a used copy here at Amazon (I spent about $12.00+4.00 S&H). All I can say is that it's more than worth every penny I spent.
Story: Truly exquisite. You play as Solid Snake (who is perhaps one of the most famous PlayStation game characters if not one of the most famous game characters of all time), who is sent to Shadow Moses Island in Alaska to neutralize a terrorist threat (pretty standard action movie stuff). But, the story will continue to throw various plot twists that may seem random at first, but add up in the end (I'm avoiding the main plot elements just so I don't spoil it for anyone who hasn't played the game yet). 10/10.
Graphics: For its time, this game had amazing graphics. The only PS1 games I can think of that had better graphics than this game would be the Syphon Filter series. 9/10.
Sound: Crisp sound effects (for it's time), wonderfully composed musical score, and outstanding voice acting (David Hayter was especially good). 9.3/10.
Gameplay: I have played through many games since my first experience with MGS 10 years ago (I've played through roughly 200 games throughout my lifetime. Yeah, I know, I'm a loser with no life), and this game still captivates me. If a game made a decade ago still manages to provide engaging gameplay after all these many years, that is a fantastic accomplishment. 10/10.
But, most importantly, this game delivers a few good messages. Examples would include the threat nuclear warfare possesses on the world as well as the meaning of life. Sadly, most gamers do not take these messages in and just sees MGS as simply a game. MGS is more than a game, it is perhaps the first game to ever attempt a movie-like feel and succeed. I hope this game, as well as its creators (Konami, Hideo Kojima, and Yoji Shinkawa) will go down in history as important figures in the gaming industry.
All I can say is that this game deserves at least 9.0/10 overall. With that said, I cannot understand why Jeff Gerstmann decided to give it a score lower than that. I consider this one of the best games I've ever played, and is even better than some of the newer games I've played (Gears of War and CoD4 have nothing on this game). This game is even better than MGS2 (even though MGS2 is a fantastic game in its own right, I give MGS2 a 9.6/10), and I'm currently looking forward to playing MGS3 (I'm planning to get a PS2 soon. The only systems I currently own are a PlayStation 1 and a high-end PC). MGS1 is 10 hours of pure gaming bliss!
My only regret is not playing through this game earlier in life.
Overall score: 9.8/10
I will now summarize this review into 5 words: You MUST play this game!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Epic
Comment: I'm going to start by saying that I only got this and the other two games because I was so confused in MGS4. But I'm so glad I got this. It is definitaly one of the best games and one of the best games I've played. Everything about it is superb. The boss battles, the story, the characters, everything. (Though the dialouge can be a bit cheesy). The only thing I have to say against this game is the camera angle and graphics. I've been used to playing PS3 games with their amazing graphics, so when I saw this it came as a bit of a shock. I've played other PS1 games around the same year with better graphics, so I'm a bit surprised with how bad this games graphics were. But by no means does it take away from the experience of the game.
The camera angle, on the other hand, took away from the experience, only if a tiny bit. It gets realy annoying when you enter another section of a room and the camera jumps to another angle, when all you want to do is control it and move where you want it to.
But one thing I really loved about this game is how much you care for the characters. I found myself trying to get through the infuriating torture scene when you have to hammer the O button unfairly fast just to save Meryl. *SPOILER* I've also played the ending where you find Meryl dead, and it's just really upseting. I never care so much about game charceters. *SPOILER*
So overall, this game is great in every way and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves stealth/action games.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A classic- hands down!
Comment: When this game first came out and I played it I did not think too highly of it since I was used to action games and did not understand the espionage part of it. But after recently buying the compilation with the game is in it, I realize all that I was missing even 10 years after its release.
Of course, the graphics are not on par now days but it features some of the best for its time. The way the game is set up it is revolutionary- sexy ladies, Snake smokes so you can see the lazers, Psycho Mantis- nuff said (don't want to create any spoilers for those whom didn't play the game) but the way to beat him would stump anyone the first time through since it involves messing with your playstation hardware literally or else he is invincible.
Though there are adult themes and bloody scenerios but that's why this game is rated Mature. But the way this game is set up, it is still a classic and a blast to play and replay.
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