Hello my amazing blog readers, I am here to do a post on… drum roll please… Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty!! I shall tell you how I manage to acquire this rather amazing game. I got it through bravery and sneaking through the jungle just to steal it from the evil TD. You know what, if I did do that, it would be an epic story to tell to my grandchildren. I actually started off by borrowing it from my mate on the bus. And he was like “borrow the game Jude, complete it. And give it back after completing it.” So, I did just that but when it came to giving it back, he then told me to keep it. His mum sold his PS2 and all his games!! So that is how I got MGS2. Now, just so you know, I will do this post in 2 parts. Tanker and Plant. Enjoy…
Metal Gear Solid 2:
Sons of Liberty carries on from the first game- Metal Gear Solid 1- and it
gives you the basic story on the introduction of the Tanker. And also that’s
when we first meet Snake and Otacon. You, as the player, play as the main
character, Snake, and you have Otacon to guide you and give you vital survival
tips. The basic story for the Tanker is that you- Snake- go on board to bust
the U.S. Marines and their plan but then something unexpected happens which
then jeopardizes your original mission.
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| Hiding behind a strut. |
The gameplay is
slightly flawed in some places, but it isn’t noticeable, only the eagle eyed
gamer would be able to spot these points within the game. But if you are
reading this and you don’t have a clue what Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
is, I recommend you buy it straight away. But anyway, back onto the game
details. The very beginning is a simple procedure; you have the basic gun and
the basic mission. The graphics within the game are so amazing and this shows
how amazing Konami is when it comes to producing an epic game. The guns used on
the Tanker are all real, like the SOCOM (Special Operations Centre of COMmand) USP (Universal
Self-loading Pistol)
and who can’t forget the M9 Beretta (tranquilizer)
- the gun you get when you start off on the Tanker. The guns themselves are
made, shaped, sound and look as they do in real life. And for the, I salute
Konami for looking beyond the outside layer, they spent hours looking at the
individual components, in each gun. Just so it can react in a realistic way.
On to
the controls. The way you control Snake and the way you can throw him into the
difficult situations is rather fun. By difficult situations, I mean getting him
seen then having to use the hanging mode. But remember, use the grip/hanging
mode to sneak around the enemy and NOT to see how long you can hold on for. Unlike
me. Who did see how long I could hang on for and as I didn’t save it before
doing that, I had to literally redo the whole sneaking through the engine room
again.
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| Fig 1; Holding someone up. |
Unfortunately, Konami didn’t think to put a camouflage index in this
game but thinking back to it, it was probably for the best; it puts you on the
spot and forces you to make those on the spot decisions, fight or flight? It
might even bring out that secret sniper in you, the assassin or even the nasty,
torturous side of you, by that I mean holding people up [Figure 1], shooting them in the
knee, the hand, the foot you get the idea.
Hmmm,
now shall I give the ending away? I don’t think so. It’s one of those decisions
where if I tell you then you will lose interest. And I don’t want that. And
also if I ruined it for you, where’s the fun in playing the game. So, again, I
recommend you go and buy the game. It’s called Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of
Liberty and its produced by Konami. I will leave you with this quote- “Play the
game and the others will watch. Let others on the game and they will buy the
game. They play the game and the game spreads like a virus”
Until
next time, adios.
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