Metal Gear Solid 2:Substance
Amazon.com Review
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is the PS2 espionage action game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty with new playable characters, new VR missions, and a few twists. More than 350 new and moderately fascinating VR missions fill in some of the gaps in the original game’s tale. There are also five separate “Snake Tales” that act as new missions. These take place apart from the main tale, making them feel less like an expansion to the sprawling events in Sons of Liberty and more like an unconnected romp designed to pad the original game. Unfortunately, the “Snake Tales” lack the thrill, tension, and exposition that made Sons of Liberty so special.
The “substance” is not anything more or less than a pool of disconnected additions to the core game Sons of Liberty, which ruins unchanged from its original release: you play as Solid Snake in stealthy espionage/assault missions, infiltrating the lairs of terrible guys to take down nuclear-powered bipedal creations called Metal Gears. Snake has all kinds of tricks up his sleeves: high tech weapons, the ability to sneak around undetected–he can even flip over the side of a railing to hide (a “Grip Meter” counts down, increasing the tension and making you pray the enemy walks away). Both a boon and a disadvantage to the game is its dependence on cinematic scenes to further the convoluted plot. They’re well-rendered and professionally done, but you’ll seemingly find yourself spending more time watching the game than playing it.
Substance is worthwhile for anyone who doesn’t already own Sons of Liberty. That goes double for Xbox and GameCube fans, because the game looks much better on those consoles than it did on PS2. For those who’ve already played the original, this reissue just doesn’t add enough, pardon me, substance, to merit purchasing it again. –Bob Andrews
Pros:
- New modes and missions
- Graphics improvements on Xbox and GameCube
- Skateboard mode on PS2
Cons:
- New make pleased too sparse for players who already have the original game.
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I really like this game!I played it on the Xbox and what more on the PS2!I know it’s going to be better on the PS2 because that’s where it originally came from!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is the best American game ever. it makes sence other than any other stupid American Game. the Japan people who made this game did the best. I rate This The best 1# Japan/American game ever. Other sports meeting are stupid and don’t make sence like this one you know what’s going on and follows the tale. ALL METAL GEAR GAMES MAKE SENCE AND ITS LIKE IT REALLY DID HAPPEN. SOME AMERICAN GAMES DON’T MAKE SENCE THATS JUST STUPID THEY SHOPULD CHANGE IT. JAPAN GAMES RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: 4 / 5
ADVISORY THIS GAME CONTAINS: GRUSOME STRONG VIOLENCE, LAUNGUAGE, NUDITY, MATURE SEXUAL THEMES, GORE, AND FLASHBACKS OF GRAPHIC VIOLENCE.
Rating: 5 / 5
Although Metal Gear:Substance is like sons of liberty, but it has many new options. like you could go owing to the whole plant stage with Solid Snake, and many other boss survival mode. Like you could fight some bosses, i’m not going to spoil anything, but u could even fight Meryl, and Psycho. The tale is so twisting, so yesterday’s ally might be today’s enemy, it has one of the best tale of all sports meeting. It is so cool and i hope Metal Gear 3 is coming out soon, so i could know what happened to that ancient Ocelot after he hijack Metal Gear, still, it is the best game other than Final Fantasy 10. Both of them are so splendid, i just don’t know whick one is better.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a pointless release. The VR Missions aren’t even fun. There’s not much to say about Substance other than that it’s…pointless.
Rating: 2 / 5