Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)

Director:

Hideo Kojima

Writers:

Hideo Kojima (story)
Hideo Kojima (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Hungry for Some Snake?

Plot:

In 1964, a U.S. government operative codenamed "Snake" must infiltrate mountainous Soviet territory to rescue a scientist building a weapon of terrible power.

Plot Keywords:

Weapon | Snake | Boss | Jungle | Scientist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Hayter	...	Naked Snake / John (voice: English version)
Suzetta Miñet	...	EVA (voice: English version)
Jim Piddock	...	Major Zero (voice: English version)
Heather Halley	...	Para-Medic (voice: English version)
James C. Mathis III	...	Sigint (voice: English version) (as James Mathis)
Lori Alan	...	The Boss (voice: English version)
Neil Ross	...	Colonel Volgin (voice: English version)
Josh Keaton	...	Ocelot (voice: English version)
Gregg Berger	...	The Pain (voice: English version)
Michael Bell	...	The Fear (voice: English version)
J. Grant Albrecht	...	The End (voice: English version) (as Grant Albrecht)
Richard Doyle	...	The Fury (voice: English version)
David Thomas	...	The Sorrow / Chairman Khrushchev (voice: English version)
Brian Cummings	...	Sokolov (voice: English version)
Jim Ward	...	Director Granin (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

MGS3 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Metal Gear Solid 3 (USA) (short title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:M | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Company:

Konami Computer Entertainment

Trivia:

In late 2002, Hideo Kojima and other members of the staff planned to visit the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC for research purposes. They ended up canceling the trip because of the Beltway sniper attacks.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The game doesn't let you put a round in the chamber for the Scorpion submachine gun. The Scorpion is one of the few submachine guns of that era that is closed bolt, allowing 1 extra round to be in the chamber. It's probably a glitch since it gives you 301 rounds instead of 300.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Naked Snake: After the end of the World War II, the world was split into two - East and West. This marked the beginning of the era known as the Cold War.

Movie Connections:

References The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

Soundtrack:

Way To Fall

Simply the best

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is superior to all other PS2 Console games. It give you an experience like any other; the gameplay is amazing, the graphics are stunning, the storyline is cinematic, the characters are extremely likable. This game has some the most unique bosses of any other game; i think they are comparable to that of Resident Evil 4.

This game's storyline I believe is second only to the first MGS installment. But it answers pretty much every question you are left with at the end of Sons of Liberty.

The ending, if you can understand it, is the best ending of any game/movie I've ever seen. I was deeply moved, know that The Boss was simply fulfilling her duty, yet no1 would ever know that. And it was sad to think that this heorin was just going to go down as a criminal in history.

The music, again, is gripping, much like MGS2, but i think in ways, much better, Harry Gregson Williams is masterful in writing scores...i loved his work in Armageddon as well.

Simply put, gripping and graphically stunning video game...10/10