Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)

Director:

Hideo Kojima

Writers:

Hideo Kojima (written by) &
Tomokazu Fukushima (written by)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Tactical Espionage Action

Plot:

A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility with...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Nuclear Weapons | Hostage | Metal Gear | Raven

Cast

Akio Ôtsuka	...	Solid Snake (voice: Japanese version)
Banjô Ginga	...	Liquid Snake (voice: Japanese version)
Kyôko Terase	...	Meryl Silverburgh (voice: Japanese version)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Naomi Hunter (voice: Japanese version)
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Hal Emmerich - Otacon (voice: Japanese version)
Takeshi Aono	...	Roy Campbell (voice: Japanese version)
Houko Kuwashima	...	Mei Ling (voice: Japanese version)
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	Gray Fox (voice: Japanese version)
Eiko Yamada	...	Nastasha Romanenko (voice: Japanese version)
Kôji Totani	...	Revolver Ocelot (voice: Japanese version)
Yukitoshi Hori	...	Vulcan Raven (voice: Japanese version)
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Psycho Mantis (voice: Japanese version)
Naoko Nakamura	...	Sniper Wolf / Computer (voice: Japanese version)
Masaharu Satô	...	Donald Anderson (voice: Japanese version)
Yuzuru Fujimoto	...	Kenneth Baker (voice: Japanese version)

Also Known As:

MGS (short title)
Metal Gear 3 (Japan) (working title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (original rating) | USA:M | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Company:

Konami Computer Entertainment

Trivia:

The first names of Otacon and Solid Snake are Hal and Dave (David), the same names of the computer and the principal character in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). The chief of Foxhound's medical staff is Dr. Naomi Hunter, this was also the name of one of the scientists in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). The submarine that Snake is launched from is the Discovery - the name of the ship in 2001. Dave was also the first name of Meryl's partner in Policenauts (1994) (VG), which was one of Kojima's previous games. The character of Meryl Silverburgh appeared in both games, although neither game are actually related by plot.

Goofs:

Continuity: Naomi says her grandfather was in the FBI, but later, Master Miller mentions "her grandfather" and "her father" when talking about him.

Quotes:

Solid Snake: Unfortunately, killing is just one of those things that gets easier the more you do it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) (VG)

Soundtrack:

The Best Is Yet to Come

The videogame that stole the word "blockbuster" from the film industry

Metal Gear Solid is probably the closest thing of being an action hero most

people will be. You're playing your alter-ego, Solid Snake, unfolding a gripping plot about terrorism, commercial greed, nuclear danger, betrayal and self

discovery. Your actions decide most of what happens in the game, even the

ending of the story.

Definitively a great experience that combines the emotions of cinema with

interactive entertainment. My favorite videogame of all time right next to

Resident Evil 2.