Well, dispite hating all things Metal Gear Solid, I rented what I thought was going to be Konami’s giant turd called MSG4. Played, loved it, returned it, bought it. The game is the tits, you know?! Like a big pair of double D’s dangling in your face. Richard has a point about the emotional attachment that developes through out the whole game, it’s there and very apperant. My girlfriend, who hates all video games except for her Super Mario World 3 and Duck Hunt, for the first time ever sat by my side and watch me play games. She sat through the regular game play say $h*t like “look out. There’s a guy over there” when I didn’t see him and she was the one who told me how to beat Vamp. This has little importance other than to underline how great the story line is for gamers and non-games alike.

The game was great and I highly recommend it.

Beyond the *incredible* technical prowess of the game, Kojima has woven a storyline that makes you genuinely care about Snake, and leaves you with a sense of fullfillment with the way he ties up all the elements of the story.

I have never cared more about a character (book, movie, game) than Solid Snake.

It’s sad to see this great franchise come to an end.

It was then released on the NES in 88 and PC-DOS in 90.