Metal Gear: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Metal Gear (1987) is a shooter, tactical, adventure video game developed by Konami, available on Wii, MSX2. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 74/100 on IGDB.

What is Metal Gear about?

Metal Gear is considered to be the progenitor of the stealth game genre, it was also the first video game designed by Hideo Kojima, who also directed many of the later Metal Gear sequels.

The game revolves around a special forces operative codenamed Solid Snake who goes into a solo infiltration mission into the fortified state of Outer Heaven to destroy Metal Gear, a bipedal walking tank capable of launching nuclear missiles from anywhere in the world.

The player must navigate the main character, a military operative codenamed Solid Snake, through various locations, while avoiding visual contact and direct confrontation with patrolling guards. If the player is seen, the game enters the "Alert Mode." In this situation, Snake must escape from enemy's sight in order to resume infiltration. The method of escaping varies depending on the circumstances behind discovery:

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Key details

Metal Gear was released in 1987 and supports single player. Platforms: Wii, MSX2. Developer: Konami.

Should you play Metal Gear?

A solid 74/100 aggregate score makes Metal Gear a safe pick for fans of shooter, tactical, adventure.