Metal.Gear.Solid.2.Sons.of.Liberty.NTSC.PS2DVD

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           Metal Gear Solid 2 - Sons of Liberty  NTSC(USA)  PS2DVD 
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                              General Information 
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Type.................: Action, Adventure, Strategy 
Platform.............: PS2 
Serial #.............: SLUS-20144 
Part Size............: 50,000,000 bytes 
Number of Parts......: 65 
Compression Format...: RAR 
File Validation......: SFV 
Image Format.........: .iso 
Image Created with...: MagicISO 
Burn Tested..........: Yes 

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                                Release Notes 
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Solid Snake is back! Blueprints of the original Metal Gear have leaked out onto 
the black market. Metal Gear Ray is developed to combat these new Metal Gears. 
During transport Metal Gear Ray is captured, but others have their own 
intentions... 

In the sequel, you once again resume the role of Solid Snake. You start the game 
in the rain, with a tranquilizer gun, which put the guards to sleep (instantly 
if you perform a successful headshot). There are a host of weapons to be picked 
up through out the game, some old, such as the FAMAS and Socom, and some new, 
such as the AK-47. 

Snake can perform all his old moves, as well as some new ones. Martial arts 
combos can be used to disable guards. He can crawl through small spaces, peek 
around corners and perform acrobatic leaps to get away. Snake can also hang from 
railings, effectively hiding from guards. He can also stick his gun in a guards 
back, surprising him. The cardboard box is also back, and can once again be used 
for hiding. 

Snake has his usual array of gadgets, his sneak suit and others can be found 
along the way, a mine detector, thermal goggles. The radar from the original 
game is still there and alerts you to guards positions and also shows you their 
field of view. As in the original though, if an alarm is sounded the radar is 
disabled while you escape. In some situations you will need to enable the radar 
before you can use it. 

The codec is also back. It is once again integral to the story, and even comes 
on sometimes in the heat of battle. If you get stuck in the game, it provides 
hints on what to do. Repeated calls yield more intuitive help on what to do. 

The guards in the game are a lot more wary in the sequel. If you get spotted by 
a guard, he will call for re-inforcements. You have a few seconds before he does 
this so you can shoot out his radio and disable him. However, other guards check 
why their buddy hasn't reported in and will come looking for him. 

All the cutscenes in the game use the in-game 3D engine, seamlessly blending 
action and story. All the characters movements are motion captured animations. 
All locations feature interactive environments, such as, shooting a bottle which 
will shatter into fragments or ice that actually melts if you stick around to 
watch it! 

The music in the game changes with the action, if you get into heated battle, 
the music becomes frantic, and slows down once the battle is over. Some 
sequences in the game even support Dolby 5.1. 


Published by 
Konami of America, Inc. 


Developed by 
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc. 


Released 
Nov 12, 2001 


Platform 
PlayStation 2 


ESRB Rating 
Mature 


Genre 
Action, 
Adventure, 
Strategy 


Perspective 
1st-Person Perspective, 
3rd-Person Perspective 


Media Type 
DVD-ROM 


Sound Capabilities 
Dolby Digital 


Number of Players: Offline 
1 Player 


Miscellaneous Attributes 
Analog Controller, 
Pressure/Touch Sensitive, 
Vibration 


Memory Card - 80KB