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Metal Gear is a series of action-adventure stealth video games developed by Konami. This long running stealth game series started with the game Metal Gear in 1987 for MSX2. Several sequels have been released for multiple consoles after fan requests. The sequels expanded the original game's plot, with the addition of new characters, opposing and supporting Solid Snake, the protagonist of the first Metal Gear game. Konami have also released few prequels exploring the origins of the Metal Gear and recurring characters. The series is famous for its stealth genre, in which the player initially has only one weapon and has to go through the game to accomplish his mission by himself. This Metal Gear series introduced cinematic cut scenes, intricate storylines, offbeat humor and exploration of political and philosophical themes. This game franchise sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and received several awards. The eleven games in the main Metal Gear series, reveal a narrative that spans five and a half decades, from Cold War to Future. In those eleven games, four games serve as prequels. set decades before the events of the original Metal Gear. In these prequels, the players take the role of Big Boss. Here, we have listed you the six best games from the series:
#6 Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes
The most visually impressive game in the series is Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zero. This game stands as the first part of Metal Gear Solid V, acting as the prologue for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.
Ground Zero is set in March 1975, a few months after the events of Peace Walker, players take control of the main protagonist Snake as he works with his unit Soldiers Without Borders, to infiltrate an American black site on Cuban soil called Camp Omega.
The players objective is to rescue a Cipher agent, Paz Ortega Andrade and a Sandinista child soldier, Ricardo "Chico" Valenciano Libre.
The game offers a total freedom of movement within its missions, with users able to choose how they engage guards, the route they pick, and who they rescue. The game features a large, open environment to explore and the time of day and weather plays a vital role in choosing missions.
The game offers more replay but is criticized for its overall short length. The game received praises for its voice-acting, story and graphics.
#5 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Fifth on our list is Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. This game was released in 2010 and wasthe first in the series to be released for a portable platform. The game isset in 1974 in Costa Rica, four years after the events of Portable Ops and follows the exploits of returning protagonist Big Boss, whoruns the mercenary unitMilitaires Sans Frontieres(Soldiers Without Borders).
Peace Walkerconsists of two primary playing modes: Missionand Mother Base. The former isthe actual action sequences of the game, where the player must infiltrate an enemy territory, whereas the latteris a crew managing simulation mode.The game also features flashback scenes fromMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, particularly the final battle between Snake and The Boss.
Before starting a mission, the player can determine his or her character's item and weapon load-out, including the character's uniform. This includes Jungle Fatigues, Naked, Sneaking Suit and Battle Dress. Depending on the uniforms worn,the player's carrying capacity is evaluated and any excessive items that the player obtains during a mission will be transferred over to Mother Base's inventory.
#4 Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid is the third game of the series andserves as a sequel to theMSX2versions ofMetal GearandMetal Gear 2: Solid Snake. The gamefollows Solid Snake, a legendary infiltrator and saboteur,who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat froma renegade special forces unitcalledFOXHOUND.
The objectives of the game are to liberatethe head ofDARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)and the president of a major arms manufacturer, confront the terrorists and stop them from launching a nuclear strike.
This game made the whole stealth genre popular and is regarded by many as the important game of all time. The game was received well and sold more than 6 million copies worldwide. The game was well praised for its graphics, cinematic cutscenes which were rendered from in-game engine and the voice acting.
#3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
The third best game in this series is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. This game was released exclusively for PlayStation 3 in 2008 and sold more than 6 million copies worldwide. The game is a direct sequel to Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2, and concludes the story of both the Patriots and Solid Snake.
The game is set in 2014, nine years after the events of the original Metal Gear Solid and five years after Sons of Liberty and the players assume the role of an aged Solid Snake, who was also referred as the Old Snake in the game.
The game starts with Snake handed over a mission from Colonel Roy Campbell to assassinate Liquid in the Middle East. The game received praises for its overall gameplay and graphics.
The word Nanomachines, stands out, when everytime a fan remembers about this game. The game delivered many memorable moments and sent Solid Snake out with a style.
#2 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
The second best game in this long running franchise is Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. This game was released on 2001 for Playstation 2 and as Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, an expanded edition for Xbox and Microsoft Windows.
This game was a commercial success and sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Sons of Liberty is the direct sequel to Metal Gear Solid.
The game’s story revolves around Big Shell, a massive offshore clean-up facility that has been seized by a group of terrorists that call themselves Sons of Liberty. They demand a massive ransom in exchange for the life of the President of the United States, and threaten to destroy the facility.
And if their demands are not met, they will create a tragic environmental disaster. When the protagonists discover a world-shaking conspiracy constructed by a powerful organization known as the Patriots, the motives and identities of the enemies and allies changes rapidly.
The game garnered praises for its gameplay and it’s in-game storyline themes like execution of memes, social engineering, political conspiracies, censorship, and artificial intelligence. This game is considered to be an example of the postmodern video game and has been cited by many as the example of artistic expression in video games.
#1 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eatertops the list as the bestgame in this series.Metal Gear series have always remained as a benchmark for all stealth based games, but this game in specific is unarguably the best game in the whole series. This game offersthe most complex, atmospheric and deep stealth compared to any other games.
It is set in the Cold war era of Soviet Union, where the players take the role of Naked Snake, a FOX Operative who is sent to rescue theweapons designer, sabotage an experimental superweapon, and assassinate his former boss.MGS 3 was set in Jungle environment in wilderness, first in the series, instead of military buildings andhigh tech gadgets.
The games issue is its very hard to playand the enemies are also tough in hard difficulty levels. Once spotted you have an extremely thin chance of escape.The story of the Snake Eater is told in cutscenes and in numerous radio conversations.
