Metal Gear Solid
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Solid Snake infiltrates a nuclear weapons base in Alaska seized by a rogue special-forces unit. Hideo Kojima's stealth thriller turned cinematic storytelling and fourth-wall tricks into a new language for games.
Kit's verdict · 9.1/10
Bold, weird and brilliant, with boss fights people still talk about 25 years later.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Inventive bosses that break the fourth wall
- Tense, tightly designed stealth
- Movie-grade story and voice acting
Not so much
- Long codec chats break up the pace
- The top-down camera hides threats in places
Play it if anyone who loves stealth, spy stories and games that surprise you.
Skip it if players who hate long cutscenes and lots of talking.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Metal Gear Solid doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Knock on walls to lure guards away from their routes, then slip past while they investigate.
- Use cardboard boxes to move unseen, and hide in one on the back of a truck to ride to other areas.
- Equip the thermal goggles in laser-trap corridors and when facing invisible enemies.
- Choke guards from behind and drag them out of sight before another patrol walks by.
- Save often through Mei Ling's codec frequency, and listen to her proverbs as a bonus.
- Smoke from cigarettes reveals infrared beams, though it slowly drains your health.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Did you know?
Trivia
- It was the third mainline Metal Gear but the first in 3D.
- Konami's VR Missions spin-off expanded the training mode into hundreds of challenges.
- David Hayter voiced Snake in English, starting a long run in the role.
- A GameCube remake, The Twin Snakes, came out in 2004 with new cutscenes and gameplay.
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