Is it everything we expected? Let's hear it straight from the review crew. Long considered the most ambitious PlayStation title ever envisioned, Metal Gear Solid is here at last. Some take Snake on within the base confines while at least one prefers to attack via helicopter. Each of them has his or her own specialty (sniping, sharp-shooting, sheer strength). Snake must contend with the six main members of the terrorist group at various points during his mission. Just as in the previous games, this device operates on various frequencies which, when selected, offer several types of mission-critical data from Snake's support crew "back home."Īs for Snake's enemies, they aren't merely limited to standard guards. Snake also remains in contact with his operations center via a satellite up-link.
Plot points crop up often along the way, providing subtle (and sometimes glaring) hints at what you must do next. Progress in the game is kept on a linear path, much like a role-playing game. Unlike many games, all of Metal Gear Solid's cut-scenes are generated via its 3D engine.
Various camera angles are just now and again to provide close-ups on the action, or simply infuse the situation with some cinematic flair. Gameplay is controlled from an elevated third-person perspective within realtime polygonal environments. Snake will come upon plenty of weapons later in his mission, however, but the emphasis on keeping his presence within the immense compound secret (or as secret as possible, to keep things realistically playable) remains of utmost importance. Survival and progress early on in the game is entirely dependent on stealthily killing the base's guards, bare-handed. Snake is without weapon, outfitted only with binoculars and a contraband pack of cigarettes. A special forces operative, he is called back to duty for the purpose of infiltrating the heavily-guarded Alaskan stronghold of his ex-comrades, alone and unarmed. Players assume the role of Solid Snake, returning hero from the previous Metal Gear episodes. The importance of this is clearly seen in the game's premise. Emphasis is placed on covert actions, rather than all-out machismo. More than two years in the making, Metal Gear Solid retains, at its core, the same gameplay principle made familiar by its predecessors released all those years ago.
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