GAMES REVIEW: Metal Gear Solid

It was way back in the last century, 1998 to be precise that KONAMI introduced us to SOLID SNAKE and his sneaking about and killing people shenanigans, yes the good old PLAYSTATION ONE was the best thing around at the time and the best game on that platform was METAL GEAR SOLID, this game is arguably one of the best and most influential games ever created, and is responsible for the popularity of the STEALTH type genre of gaming.

I fondly remember playing this game back in the day on my PLAYSTATION ONE sneaking about and solving puzzles, whilst taking out enemies in a stealthy way, unfortunately that’s where the relationship ended for me, I was lured away by the better graphics of other great titles such as RED FACTION and CRASH BANDICOOT and never really thought about poor old SNAKE ever again .

That was until this game landed on my doormat last week, yes SOLID SNAKE is back all HD up and raring to go in METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION, the collection consists of three METAL GEAR SOLID classics MGS 2, SONS OF LIBERTY, MGS 3, SNAKE EATER and MGS, PEACE WALKER all great games in their time but do they hold up to the sophisticated expectations of today’s gamers?

Well I think the jury is out on this one KONAMI are obviously trying to bring the franchise up to date with this release and I am sure there are many fans out there, but would they even pay for a game that they already have? ok so it`s in HD but all that does is make the games look even more dated.