Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
by Konami

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
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Product Summary

Brand: Konami
Format: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2003-03-25
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP
Publisher: Konami
Product features:
  • Start off with Metal Gear Solid 2 - Sons of Liberty -- Solid has gotten Word that the U.S. Marines Corps is building a new Metal Gear and he sets off to stop Metal Gear Ray from destroying a city
  • If you survive the danger and madness of MGS2, you'll face the new VR missions -- test your skills at stealth infiltration, close-quarters combat and weapons use with over 150 wild all-new virtual missions
  • There's also an exciting new set of missions called Snake Tales where you'll play as Snake himself
  • Incredible secret modes and characters you can unlock to keep the action coming!
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Video Game Reviews of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Customer Review: Metal Gear Solid 2
Summary: 2 Stars

I wanted to get this game for my PC. I guess I should have done a bit more research on it. Unfortunately, this game has been "ported" to different formats, making it rather incompatible with PC. Originally designed for PS2, it was then ported to XBOX, i think, then to PC. The console interface was still built for PS2, which was useless. So, I got a logitech game controller and tried to configure it. Still useless. I got tired of trying to remap the buttons, so I have given up, for now. The actual game is awesome, though, but in its current PC settup, completely worthless.

Description of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance brings the fans Metal Gear Solid 2 redux - with more action, better graphics and an all-new set of missions!
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is the PS2 espionage action game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty with new playable characters, new VR missions, and a few twists. There are over 350 new and moderately interesting VR missions that sort of fill in the gaps in the original game's story. There are also five separate "Snake Stories" that act as new missions. These take place apart from the main story, making them feel less like an expansion to the sprawling events in Sons of Liberty and more like an unconnected romp designed to pad the original game. Unfortunately, the "Snake Stories" lack the thrill, tension, and exposition that made Sons of Liberty so special.

The "substance" is nothing more or less than a collection of disconnected additions to the core game Sons of Liberty, which remains unchanged from its original release: you play as Solid Snake in stealthy espionage/assault missions, infiltrating the lairs of bad guys to take down nuclear-powered bipedal creations called Metal Gears. Snake has all kinds of tricks up his sleeves: high tech weapons, the ability to sneak around undetected--he can even flip over the side of a railing to hide (a "Grip Meter" counts down, increasing the tension and making you pray the enemy walks away). Both a boon and a detriment to the game is its reliance on cinematic scenes to further the convoluted plot. They're well-rendered and professionally done, but you'll seemingly find yourself spending more time watching the game than playing it.

Substance is worthwhile for anyone who doesn't already own Sons of Liberty. That goes double for Xbox and Windows gamers, because the game looks much better on those platforms than it did on PS2. For those who've already played the original, this reissue just doesn't add enough, pardon me, substance, to merit purchasing it again. --Bob Andrews

Pros:

  • New modes and missions
  • Graphics improvements on Xbox and Windows
Cons:
  • New content too sparse for players who already have the original game.

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