Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Sony PlayStation 2, 2006)

game has a little bit of a learning curve to but overall you can control snake pretty well. as for the online mode its fun but if your looking for more clan based actions and massive weapon selections, maps and players i would go with socom 3. the game has one of the best stories of any game i have ever played. as some people who have played the mgs series b4 the story and missions flow nicely and i would rate this game as one of the best games of all times. the games is also fairly lenghty which i liked took me about 16 hours to beat the game. alo the game has a buch of extras which i liked like the monkey vs snake game, or the dual game. it also includes mgs 1 and 2 not something i would not play but if u like those old games then hey whatever floats your boat. another thing i liked is that they added a funny remix of all the serious cutscenes in the movie. its nice that the makers of this game can find humor and fun of a game that has such a serious story. a lil advise i would give to peopel that play the game is to explorer the world as much as you can and take your time. you will see that if u rush tru it you will miss alot of stuff and weapons that you could really use. and this is big advise 'watch all of the cutscens' you wont regret putting your controler down to watch masterpiece unfold. also if u see a toy froggy shoot it. if u shoot them all u get some kind of stealth suit or something like that im too lazy to replay the game for a third time. overall for the price, the masterpiece storyline, and the online mode i would highly recomend this game to anyone who loves tactical shooters, or anyone who in few words would want to play a masterpiece of a game.

The Metal Gear Solid story arc is pretty remarkable. It started in the early 20th century and raged on until the arc "ends" in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the patriots. But this entry in the saga is probably one of the most compelling of all. This is because you got to play as Big Boss, the original villain from the two original Metal Gear games. We rewind back in time to 1964 to the cold war and the era of mounting tensions brought on by the threat of nuclear war between the USSR and the USA.

There is a very well-written story and some great dynamic tension that somehow weaves this fictional story into the fabric of real history. That is perhaps one of the most fun aspects of playing this game. Some of the "real" characters are portrayed with some artistic liberties. Russian GRU Colonel Volgin is portrayed as a bisexual muscle-bound hulk of a man who emits electricity from his body. Although these artistic liberties add a little bit of a campy element, it never detracts from your immersion in this game as if you're playing out historical events.

There's also the cobra unit, and their leader betrayed Big Boss/Snake. Snake must retrieve the developer of the in-development nuclear battle tank: Metal Gear. What gives the game some great tension is that Boss(Snake's Mentor) betrayed Snake and Snake, even though he is highly trained and no slouch with a gun and a knife in CQC(close quarters combat), doubts his ability to take on his mentor. There are a ton of battles against surreal bosses such as The Fear, The Pain, The End, and many others. If you've played the original Metal Gear games, including Metal Gear Solid, you're in for a few nice surprises.

The game has an insane number of cut scenes and lots of dialogue that even though may seem extraneous at some points is nevertheless interesting or at least qualified as being described as educational.

Tacked on with this game is a second disc with a great deal of extras, the most fun and interesting of which is a ton of unused cut scenes, intended to cause laughter in those who have played this game though.

Metal Gear: Subsistence is a great balance of stealth action that provides hours of entertainment, providing the very groundwork for Hideo Kojima's vision of interactive movies. If you really explore your options and experiment with the game play, you may find yourself having even more fun with this surreal yet massively entertaining masterpiece. What other game do you know that doesn't end with a game over, but rather a "Time Paradox"?

I wrote a review about Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater way back and I said I would actually rate that game 4.7 out of 5, if there had been that rating choice. Well, for this game, an renovation of Snake Eater, I would rate it no less than 5 out of 5.

Although it's pretty much the same game as Snake Eater, the fact that now you can switch between overhead 3d camera and rotational camera (like used in Splinter Cell among other games) makes this game feel like a new game. Now you have complete awareness of what's going on in the jungle and in the warehouses, allowing you to do the perfect stealth kills (My favorite is grabbing them with a throat to their neck, pushing them down to the ground and making them cower in fear, kicking them a few times and then shooting them in the head with a tranquilizer dart).

The game's new addition also includes brand new camouflages and face paing. (and they rock) You could also download fanmade camouflages onto your memory card, WITHOUT access to internet!!! Awesome!!!

But that's not all the new addition this game makes. Along with the great, great single-player stealth action game that is Snake Eater, Hideo Kojima decided players should now be given a theater of not only the entire cinamatics in the game but also a secret theater in which lot of cinamatics in MGS3 is spoofed and will make you laugh till your stomach hurts.

Then there is special duel modes, allowing you to do boss fights in the game but with special challanges. Do you want more? How about the original Metal Gear 1 and Metal Gear 2, all improved with new translation and refitted soundtrack and graphics?

Kojima also gives new stages of Snake Vs. Monkey. I've never really liked those so that's that but...

MGS3 is now online thanks to this product!!! Now you can show off your stealth skills to people worldwide!!!

Now, if that's not enough to make you just fall in love with Hideo Kojima (plutonically), then you just aren't made for great, clever, amazing video games. This is a game to have, even if you already have Snake Eater because this game just purely ROCKS!!!

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Dividido en 3 discos, (la versión limitada) y en 2 la versión común.

MGS 3 Subsistence, (primer disco), es la pieza clave para entender los comienzos de la saga y las razones que llevan a los distintos personajes a ser protagonistas en los hechos de los posteriores títulos.
MGS 3 Snake Eater con cámara en 3ra persona, es casi como un juego nuevo, como si controlaras a ese personaje que casualmente se parece mucho a Snake, (Sam), pero mucho más japonés, (por lo tanto mejor).
el modo teatro es una forma sencilla de poder apreciar los momentos selectos de Snake Eater sin tener que jugar todo o tener un archivo grabando antes.

Persistence (segundo disco)
Los juegos extra, (Metal Gear y Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake), completan la historia visión de la "transformación" que sufre Jack hasta su fin a manos de su propio "hijo".
El modo online es fantástico no ofrece casi errores y muy divertido, ya que MGS, (metal gear solid), no es un juego FPS, (shooter en primera persona), sumándole los elementosa clásicos de MGS se abre un nuevo concepto en la saga.
Teatro secreto es una joya de humor japonés que antes era sólo posible de ver en línea.
El modo duelo es mucho mejor que en sus antecesores ya que agrega una dificultad que hace honor a la "subsistencia".
y por último "serpiente contra mono", una verdadera loca idea que pocas veces se puede realizar y en ésta oportunidad no sólo regresan los niveles de Snake Eater sino que también hay nuevos y un submodo extra.
no puedes dejar pasar como fanático y como videojugador...Subsistence es un título imperdible y que te acercará como nunca al sentimiento de acción, espionaje y táctica.


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you will subsist not to have it?, you will persist in your decision?


Divided in 3 discs, (the limited version) and in 2 the common version.

MGS 3 Subsistence, (first disc), are the key piece to understand the beginnings of the saga and the reasons that take to the different personages to be protagonists in the facts of the later titles.
MGS 3 Snake Eater with camera in 3ra person, is almost like new game , as if you controlled that personage who accidentally looks much like Snake, (Sam), but much more Japanese style, (therefore better).
theater is a simple way for player to be able to appreciate the select moments of Snake Eater without having to play everything or to have a file recording before the cinemas.

Persistence (second disc)
The extra games , (Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake), completes history vision of the "transformation" that undergoes Jack until its end at the hands of its own "son".
The online mode is fantastic almost does not offer too much errors and is very fun to play; MGS is not a FPS game , adding the elements to make it a classic of MGS as a new concept in the saga is opened.
Secret theater is a jewel of Japanese humor that before was only possible to see online.
The duel mode is far better that in its predecessors since it adds a difficulty that makes honor to the "subsistence" title.
and finally "snake vs monkey", a real crazy person idea that is not found very often. in this opportunity returns using the levels of Snake Eater but that also there are new and an extra levels.
you cannot let go this title. as a fanatic and videogamer... Subsistence it is a imperdible title that will make you fell the "Tactical Espionage Action".

Metal Gear Solid is a great franchise that only got better after the third addition. i loved the action, cutscenes and length. the story was by far the best in the series with great voice acting and graphics that are supperior to any other game of the system. The game is long and has every thing an action video game fan could want including impressive controls hundreds of collectable weapons and gadgets, and with the new camoflage system, it is easier than ever before in a Metal Gear game to sneak around the enemy AI, or face them head on. this game also features a healing system in which every time you are severly injured you can patch snake up so his health can regenerate again. to add to that, you are able to hunt for animals in the jungle and eat them to regenate stamina snake will lose from all of his excercise. If your a Metal Gear fan, and you have a Playstation 2 this game should be in your possesion, and even if you have never played a Metal Gear game in your life this would be a good game to start with. There was nothing to complain about besides some very minor problems that were so minor they are hard to recall. Basically if you have a Playstation 2 and are looking for a great mature title this is the game to have.