Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

THE BAD:
- Not playing as Snake for most of the game?
- A storyline that sometimes gets difficult to understand.

SUMMARY:
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is one of the very few PS2 games that must be owned. It has scored 10 out of 10 in just about every gaming magazine, and can rightfully be called one of the greatest games of all time. This game was the first game of the Metal Gear saga that I had owned and it is addictive.

The first trait that MGS2 has is it's amazing storyline. A group of terrorists known as the "Sons of Liberty" have taken over The Big Shell, an offshore clean-up facility. You play as Raiden, the rookie member of the new Foxhound, a unit that was decimated four years previously. Raiden's mission is to rescue the U.S. President, who is being held hostage, rescue the other hostages, and to disarm the terrorists by any means necessary. You start off the game without any weapons, but throughout the game you find weapons that can cause a lot of damage.

Sometimes though, you may not even need to use your weapons. Since this is a stealth game, you can actually complete it by either stealthily sneaking past enemy soldiers, or you can shoot through them with your weapons. If you do decide to shoot through them, be careful, as since the game is made so that you sneak past the enemy, if a guard sees you, he will call for back-up and in no time you will have at least five heavily armoured soldiers chasing you.

The graphics are absolutely sexy. For a game that was released basically at the same time as the PS2, the graphics rival even games that have been released lately.

Also, the amount of game-play involved to actually finish this game completely is astounding. Collect a certain amount of dog tags from enemy soldiers, and you can get different wigs, that can give you special abilities, like having unlimited ammo. Or if you collect just about every dog tag, you can get the stealth camouflage, making you invisible to every enemy.

One of the let downs of this game was the fact that you didn't play as the legendary Solid Snake (the hero of the original Metal Gear Solid game) for most of the game. You play as him in the first chapter of the game, but for the second chapter he is just a character who is helping you throughout the game. A lot of people did not like this, but some understood why Hideo Kojima did this. You actually learn more about Snake when you are playing as a different character.

Another part of the game that people may dislike is the confusing storyline. After your first play through, you will be left there thinking "What the hell did that mean?" This then makes you want to play through again a second time, and a third, etc.

I'm going to give this game a 5 out of 5, as there aren't many things that can reduce this score. This was my first Metal Gear Solid game, and I have now played all the others, only because I loved this one. Even if you are mildly interested in an action/strategy game, then this is a must have.

THE BAD:
- Game is very short

SUMMARY:
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is quite the game if you ask me. If you just look at it, you can immediately tell that its going to be great, because there are two stories. Other than that, it really looks good because Snake is back and also with more weapons, better graphics - providing a better overall look of the game, and better AI control than before. The stealth-action gameplay is also there because you have to do a bit more sneaking around than before, and it really makes the game shine better because thats what its all about.

The enemies that you come across, its harder to kill them because they are a lot smarter. I believe that was added there to make the game seem mroe difficult, and it succeeds in doing that because its a lot more of a challenge. Although its a lot shorter and it might cut the fun in half for gamers, its still an awesome game that you should pick up no matter what, because its really cheap now, and its well worth the money.

THE BAD:
dont like riden the man just pisses me off. i wouldve gave this game a higher rating if it werent for him he is tooooooo *bleep*ed and he seems kinda gay even though he has a girlfriend

SUMMARY:
this was the first ps2 game i played and it shocked me in a good way. recomended for everybody.
the story for this game is so ionvling its amazong anjd the graphics are still good compared to alot of the games out there. if anybody out there is looking for a good stealth shooter this is without a shadow of a doubt the game for you

THE BAD:
*Game length
*2nd Story
*Blood/Gore

SUMMARY:
Summary-After the first game, (Metal Gear Solid), Snake, and his friend Otagon are looking for a new type of Metal Gear, after snake is disbaned from his old military group. (Fox-Hound.) Later in the story Another Hero, Raidan, a member of Fox-Hound meets up with snake, going under the name of Pliskin. Raidin has to battle and beat members of a terrorist group to help secure Metal Gear.

Review-If you haven't played the first game, you really should. The Graphics are good, showing you even the little details on the hostage terrorists. There is a wide selection of weapons, but I try and stick to non-leathal weapons, like a tranq. They should have also took some of the blood out of the game. I mean it's ok when you shoot someone and blood goes on the wall, but shooting them after there dead, and then they spray blood, thats unreal. There are two story lines, short though. This is a game I recommend you rent more then buy. You really have to play this game though, The ending is quite mysterious.

THE BAD:
Too short of a story
Gets way too confusing towards to end of the game

SUMMARY:
This is one of my favouratist PS2 games I have, I 100% love it. The graphics rule, the gameplay rules.. I can't find anything I hate about it.

If I was to sujest the best game in the world to someone I'd definatly pick this as it. I can't wait untill Snake Eater comes out, although I do think Sonds of Liberty will probabally be the best from the whole series of Metal Gear.

I do think that some of the game is really weird like the Codecing at the end of the game when Campbell starts talking jibberish and says random things and it's just pointless. I didn't really like the Cyphers that were around, they really pissed me off at times. I liked the idea of collecting tons of dog tags to get bandana and stealth, it's hard but fun pointing your gun at people and they shit themselfs. This game is just basically awesome! That's why I rate it full marks.

THE BAD:
- Some people believe the cutscenes are too long.

SUMMARY:
Metal Gear Solid 2 in my honest opinion is the PS2' defining title. This game has everything you could ask for. The story and the cutscenes are still great just like the last game, and after you beat it the first time your jaw will literally hit the floor. The musical score is one of the best I've ever heard in a videogame with it's great orchestra pieces. The gameplay is alot like the last game except that the enemies are smarter and harder to kill/knockout. There's also alot of extra fun stuff you can do with the guards as well. Plus you'll want to get all the dog tags so this game will last for months without you getting bored of it. Some of the cutscenes are a little long but there needed to make the story make sense. All in all I would say that anyone with a PS2 should play Metal Gear Solid 2.

THE BAD:
Takes some stuff from the first Medal Gear Solid but change it.The AI could be better.This game was short to, but I'm very good at this game and beat it in three to four hours.

SUMMARY:
You first start off will as snake on a tanker.ON the tanker you must get pic's of a new Medal Gear for the U.S. Marines. Terriestes take over the ship.This point
make no sense how about 120 to 240 terriiest take over this ship will over 1000 U.S. Marines and the marines don't even know.Some after you take the pic's Revoler
from the first Medal Gear Solid blow up the tanker and steals the new Meadal Gear.

Everyone think Snake is dead.Terriestes have taken over an oil plant with the preinent of the U.S.A. and
you Raiden stop them.The U.S has depoyed SEALs.Atfer
you make the two SEAL teams are killed and you meet
up with Snake but you don't know it's him because he's
dress up like a SEAL.TO say the rest of the game well that would be ruin the story for you.

THE BAD:
Misses:
Thers is a lot of cutscenes
If you are not good at gaming then stay away
Could be confusing for first time Metal Gear Players

SUMMARY:
Second Opinion 10 out of 10
Its a great long game for expirienced gamers. Great score. And great graphics. Easy to follow story.
and if you like action and tactical espionage and strategy storys then this is is the game for you .Is good for years its one of those games when you will go and play it over and over again.
This Game Is Awsome. One of the best of its kind.
Also now its a good game to get if your low on cash
Its only
$29.99$= Canadian.
$19.99$= American.
Sorry do not know European or Austrailian or Asian or South American Prices.

Characters: Solid Snake
Otackon A.K.A Hal Emerich
Raiden
Pliskin
Peter Stillman
Fat Man
Vamp
Fourtune
Rose
Ames
Olga
Sergei
Col.Campbell
Comm.Scott Dolph
President Johnson
E.E A.K.A Emma Emerich
Solidus Snake
Revolver Ocelet

Story: Metal Gear has made its way to the black market and on to a U.S marine C.O.R.P ship.

THE BAD:
Long Cutscenes
Storyline can be confusing for first time Metal Gear players

SUMMARY:
Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty is the sequel to the original Metal Gear Solid and is an instant classic. The graphics are detailed and the game is realistic. The guards make mistakes because they are lifelike. The controls are responsive and there aren't any bad camera angles. Once you get used to the controls it will feel natural and normal as any other game, the controls don't take a large amount of memorization. The AI aren't stupid, once they hear something they'll investigate and if they spot you they'll call for backup right away. The cutscenes are sweet and full of action but some can drag on and you can't skip them on the first time through the game. You'll need to play either the original Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation or the remake Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes to get the whole storyline. There is a choice of difficulty for new action players and new Metal Gear players. This good to fit everyone's needs (expierienced players don't want to be babied with an easy title). Plus $20 is a nice deal for an awesome game like this. A must for any action gamer.