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the last Metal Gear Solid game on PS2-And they made it good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 14
Date: March 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

There has been four MGS games on PS2:
Metal Gear Solid 2:Sons Of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2:Substance
Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3:SubSistence.
MGS3:S is a upgraded version of the "Snake Eater" game
here is the new and old goodies you get in it:

-The entire game of Snake Eater
-More "Snake vs.Monkey" missions(that minigame)
-A new Third Person camera similar to the one from the(crappy) Splinter Cell games.
-MGO-It is the debut of Online PLAY in the Metal Gear Solid-although in Snake Eater you could download camo`s so i guess its the debut of MGO play(I think you can download camo`s for S is well)
-The original 2D "Metal Gear" game
-AS WELL as the Metal Gear 2:Solid Snake-these two 2D games added in makes this game the Big Boss triology as MG1,MG2 and MGS3 are all about HIM.
-Theater mode:You can watch the MGS4(which is coming out on PS3) Trailer,all the scenes you have viewed in the game,and ALL the funny parody cutscenes that are available on the web-sit PLUS 3 OR 6 extra ones(they are done in English).
Also a peep-mode that alows the player to customise scenes with the SXY EVA.
Even if you Have already got Snake Eater this might be worth playing and the stars of the game are MGO PLAY debut and the new 3rd Person camera.I live in UK so i have to wait a while but i have played it on holiday in USA i rented it as my acomadation had a PS2(It was not really ment to be but they let me as it was ment to be released today)
Even if you are not a fan of MGS-Take a look at MGS3:Subsistence,just like Snake Eater was as they seperate from the main stoiry and GP-and it made me forget that it was MG!
its a prequal that goes back to 1964 so Solid Snake or anyone like that is in the game.
Forget Snake Eater just get this one-as even after you beat it,theres TONNS to do.
So if you have a PS2-This is worthy to put into your collection of Action games(thats if you collect action games-don`t bother if you don`t but of course almost Evryone has action games).
Good luck to MGS on PS3!

two words "BUY IT",ITS ONLY 30 Dollars in USA 20 bux cheaper than other games!-extra reckomended if you have PS2 Online play.

Bye.(gosh this is my last review for a PS2 MGS game)

review by:the MACHINE-DOG.

Better camera angles makes better game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 16
Date: March 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a huge metal gear solid fan I'm more into splinter cell. I rented the first version of this game and couldn't get into it because the terrible camera angles; you really couldn't see much of anything and you had to rely on a radar just to find out if a gaurd was three feet in front of you, that was stupid. This new version has a pretty good camera system and that makes it a lot funner; you don't even need the radar anymore. I wish the guns could be used more like SC with an over the sholder view point, but other than that no complaints. The graphics for this game are amazing. I didn't even know ps2 was capable of this quality of graphics. It feels like I'm playing an xbox game. I love the night vision and thermal goggles, probably put in there for splinter cell fans. I also like the camoflauge idea it's real fun to see gaurds pass right by you and not even know you're there. I could care less about the story line and cut scenes, but you can jump right pass those without having to watch them if you're not interested in that type of thing.

Good game, much funner to play now than the original.

A Must-Have For any MGS Series Fan

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This latest installment of the Metal Gear series is an amazing leap with its addition of multiplayer and is a must-have for any serious fan of the series.

MGS: Subsistence comes in two disks:

Disc 1, labeled Subsistence, contains the full game of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, with a few additions to gameplay, including Eurpoean Extreme mode (where being sighted results in game over) and a new Third Person camera option to allow the player full rotation of the camera.

Disc 2, labeled Persistence, contains most of the new features of the game, including Online Mode, the main reason to get this game if you have the PS2 Network Adaptor (or the slim PS2). Also on this disk is Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2, original games released only in Japan in 1987 and 1990 (respectively) on the MSX console. There is also an enhanced form of the Snake vs. Monkey mode found on the original, with more missions and (very funny) cutscenes.

Online Play is an amazing leap in the series, with any person familiar with the MGS control scheme able to jump right in to the battle. All the gametypes are easy to understand, including:

Sneaking Mode: Snake vs. Others, Snake must capture a microchip.

Capture Mode: 2 Teams fight for a frog and holding it for 20 seconds at their base.

Protect Mode: 1 Team protects a duck, while the other team tries to steal it and bring it back to their base.

Team Deathmatch: 2 Teams in an all-out brawl.

Deathmatch: Pure death.

Also in online play, the Third Person camera comes especially in handy to see the field around you. As soldiers, you get your choice of a variety of weaponry, and can find stronger ones in the field. Familiar items (such as the girlie book) come into play to stop other players in their tracks. Players also can use their radio, in the form of a headset, if available, or in a set of premade radio commands sufficent enough to communicate important messages to your teammates quickly just by pressing select and two directional buttons.

In the midst of battle, you will find teams based on familiar in-game factions, such as Ocelot's group (with a randomly chosen Ocelot on the team), and Colonel Raidenovich with accompanying soldiers.

I highly recommend this game to any fan of the Metal Gear Solid series and can be treated as a complete replacement of the original, and with a cost of only $30, the game couldn't be any better.

Great update to an excellent game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Metal Gear series is one of my most faverite video game series ever,I also like Splinter Cell and Hitman but they are no where as good as Metal Gear.There is not a game in the MG series I don`t like.There is two more games coming out that are part of the Metal Gear canon:Metal Gear Solid 4:Guns of The Patriots for PS3 which is the proper sequel to MGS2:Sons Of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid:Portable Ops for PSP which is an interquel between MGS3 and the original Metal Gear game released in the 1980`s.

Anyways Metal Gear Solid 3:Subsistence is an updated version of MGS3:Snake Eater(which I used to own) with tons of worthy extras:

*Full game of Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater
*New adjustable low angle 3D camera,now all these camera issue complaints can be put to rest.
*The Metal Gear series debut for Online multiplayer,called MGO.
*Full versions of the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2:Solid Snake that have been translated from Japanese to English.
*Secret theater mode can be unlocked after beating the MGS3 storyline game,it faetures every cutscene-but some cutscenes have to be watch during the game and are optional to watch in the storyline,as your reward for unlocking them all you get another extra called the "EVA peep show".
*Parody theater-a few cutscenes which have been altered into funny rather than serious events for your own amusement.

And none of these features are not rushed but very worthy.
My top three features in this game are the new 3D camera,MG1 and MG2,and the Online mode which was the reason why this game was praised so much.MGS3:Subsistence is only 30$ NEW,so if you have never played MGS3 and like action games or simply miss your old MGS3:Snake Eater like i did-definately buy this game.
If you play the main storyline,you play as this guy called Naked Snake who is sent on a mission to Russia to save a Soviet scientist named Sokolov,and Snake must also eliminate a nuclear supertank to save it from launching missiles into the U.S.
its set in 1964 during the Cold War between USA and USSR.
As Snake you must outsmart your enemies by hiding them and fooling them buy camouflaging in your surroundings.It is set in a cold jungle.
Also since Snake`s mission will take days,maybe even over a week he must eat things like snakes,goats,frogs,birds,bats,fish and various fruits to keep his "Stamina" bar up to scratch,otherwise he will start to become week and won`t be able to shoot streight and will lose eye sight.
But all in all its a very fun and thrilling action game!
END.

Best stealth game alive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this is the best stealth game so far it beats all the other ones big time. the online is really fun the but the only bad thing online is those glitchers but u they will probably get kicked out of the game inless the comment says glitchers aloud. this mgs is the same as snake eater but it has mgs1 and mgs2 the original one. plus they got new levels of snake Vs. monkey and u can unlock the duel mode witch is were u face boss the original way or a special way were u have low ammo or something. plus they got demo theater mode on disk one its all the videos u saw while playing and on disk to its funny ones. on this game u get cent to the jungle to rescue sokolov but then sokolov gets taken and u have to go rescue him and destroy this massive tank. there is 8 bosses including the tank u have to destroy. u have to out smart ur enemys by laning down traps or knocking on the wall so they come to u then u grap then crack there neck or slit there throut what ever u wanna do the the enemy. but u have to fight all the cobras the people with special abilitis escape out of jail dress to look like a scientis fighter or maintence u got eat what ever u check u got to heal the wounds u get like burns cuts broken bones and u got to watch out for traps planted on the ground and when u beat the game if u do it with out being seen or something u get items for the next game u play but u have to put load game then puch the one u beat then u will play a new game with same comaflauge face paint and the new weapons u get. so go get it and have alot of FUN

Boring, not much action, crawling through grass is dumb

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 51
Date: April 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are okay, but sub-par compared to other FPS shooters on the PS2.

This game is over rated. Crawling through grass and avoiding enemies is boring and hard. Whenever the enemy sees you, which happens MANY times, you have to restart from your last save; I had to save the game every 5 minutes.
I just wanted to shoot the enemy instead of hiding, but I guess the point of this game is to NOT use your guns...which is stupid.

Save 30 bucks and buy God of War 1 or 2.

SUBSISTENCE!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: July 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have to say, MGS3S is one of the best games in da world. if some of u peeps dont know dis is an updated version of da original MGS3 Snake Eater.......wit a bunch of exclusive content added to dis game. Da story goes back way before Solid SNake and begins wit his biological father Naked Snake @k@ Big Boss. Naked Snake has to go on a mission to save a scientist named Sokolav n also destroy a massive nuclear weapon (Metal Gear) code named Shagohad. Dis Game is a stealth game but to be honest dis game isn't really focused on da stealth mo of the action involved wit slight stealthiness. But all of u will find out later wen u actually play da game. Now da things added to dis version of da game are.
-THIRD PERSON CAMERA- da camera view has always been a problem in da Mgs series but now da camera has been revamped n better stay dis way.
-ONLINE MODE- DA WHOLE Reason why u will be playin subsistence.....da online play is extremely addicting n really fun to play.It includes Deathmatch (team also), rescue n capture missions n other stuff like dat. o yea ITS FREE!!!!
-SECRET THEATER- 20 hilarious cutscenes dat were remade stright from da game.
-SNAKE VS MONKEY- if any of u liked Snake vs Monkey well woopdidoo dey added 2 mo levels.
-ORIGINAL METAL GEAR GAMES- Yes Metal Gear n Metal Gear 2 from da MSX have been put into dis game n fans will be excited about dis new feature.
- NEW CAMOFLAUGES- Yea dey added new Camos n face paints. isn't dat special.
all I have to say is dat dis is definetly a game everybody should play n if u don't have it get it cuz u won't get dissapointed!!!

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Limited Edition)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: March 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well This Is an awesome game!!!! And theres some good reviews about it here. But Mine is for the Limited Edition. Its more like a WTF? This Is Freaking impossible to find. Whats the deal! Pre-orders at EB never came cause they Lost or deleted the SKU for it. Why will a SKU number be deleted i dont know. And then they say that no body pre-order it ( I went to 5 EBGames & they all said the same thing) But I was lucky and at the last one I cheked they had only one and I was a pain in the ass until they sold it to me. Funny thing is nobody had pre-orderd the copy. So if somebody can explain the hole deal with this please be my guest. Anyways its worth getting cause the Theater Disc is Awesome but I have seen it sell on EBAY from $90 to $130 and thats a lot but hey its your choice.

ONE OF THE TOP 10 GAMES on the PS2(my opinion)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: March 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

(Not in any specific order:)

1)Metal Gear Solid 3:Subsistence(replaces Snake Eater)
2)Metal Gear Solid 2:Sons Of Liberty
3)SOCOM:U.S. Navy SEALs.
4)Resident Evil 4
5)Grand Theft Auto III
6)Grand Theft Auto:Vice City
7)BLACK
8)WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain(2003)
9)Driver:Parallel Lines
10)Tom Clancy`s Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory(I didn`t like its preds but i did LOVE SC3-Not as much as MGS3 though).

bye.

the reason to own a ps2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i love this series, and subsistence fixes the one problem the series previously had, the camera angle.
the blend between fiction and history in this game is unreal. the few friends of mine who didn't like the previous mgs games got hooked on this one. the extras are really nice too.

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