Metal Gear Solid: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Metal Gear Solid (1998) is a shooter, tactical, adventure video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, available on PS3, PS1, PSP. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 85/100 on IGDB.

What is Metal Gear Solid about?

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. Metal Gear Solid is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time, and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes.

Key details

Metal Gear Solid was released in 1998 and supports single player. Platforms: PS3, PS1, PSP. Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan.

Should you play Metal Gear Solid?

With a 85/100 aggregate score, Metal Gear Solid ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.