METAL GEAR SOLID 3

I bought this game late last year, and after playing it for about 15 minutes, i lost interest and placed it aside. The reason I lost interest was the fact that the narrative portions of the game are a bit too long, and at the time, I didn't want to wade through numerous tutorials to learn all the new moves and basically how to play the game. I thought to myself, this is a game that I would play when i have more time on my hands. Now don't get me wrong. I have been a fan of the series since Metal Gear Solid 1 on the PS1. However each of these games are so packed with story and game play that it can be intimidating to start up a new version for the first time. Fast forward almost a year later, and my DVD conks out...whats a guy to do but rummage through some unplayed games and looking for something to take up a couple of hours of his time. I found the old dusty box of Metal Gear 3 calling out to me. After playing throughout he initial loooong narrative scenes (sometimes even longer than the actual game play), I found myself actually being immersed in the whole game world trying to hunt for food, sneaking around using my camouflage to be undetected by patrolling foot soldiers, and looking for the best way to get in a heavily guarded fortress to save some scientist, get some data/item and save the world.

Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater is a prequel to the long running Metal Gear franchise giving gamers a look back at Naked Snake, a US operative who is tasked with stopping some ex CIA and Russian soldiers from completing a weapon of mass destruction and unleashing havoc on the world. Being a prequel, Naked Snake would later go on to become the BIG BOSS, who is the villain in the first two Metal Gear video games that was released in the NES console in the late 80s and early 90s. His turn from hero to villain stems from events that unfold in this game (Ala Darth Vader). Gamers get an inside to his psyche and understand that in snakes world, allies and villains are not always so clearly defined. It is also later revealed in subsequent games (chronology wise) the Naked Snakes DNA was used to create 3 more soldiers, one of which is SOLID SNAKE who is the main protagonist of the Metal Gear series.


This game has more bells and whistles than the past metal gear games by giving the player more realism overall. If you fall from a high height you can break some bones, gunshots will leave bullets that need to be surgically removed, burns need to be treated, and you must constantly hunt for food in order to keep your stamina up. The Gamer also chooses between going in guns a' blazing or sneaking in through ventilation shafts and tunnels in order to complete a particular task. I however have never been a fan of sneaking around and crawling through dark tunnels so i chose to go in like Rambo, firing a heavy machine gun, rocket launchers, and unleashing hell on the enemy. The enemy soldiers also react well by taking cover, trying to encircle you, and calling in reinforcements at the first sign of trouble. During one mission i hid inside a cardboard box as an enemy patrol went by (yes a cardboard box!). upon seeing the box, one of the soldiers said, what is this doing here, and started examining the box,and later on he lifted it and blew my cover.

Metal Gear is a game that s very addicting, has tons of replay value, and is loads of fun. It inspired copy cat games like Syphon filter and Splinter Cell which although are good, can never surpass or equal the quality and overall feal of the Metal Gear Franchise.