Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

2011

shooter
tactical
adventure
action
stealth
single player

The story

From the critically acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection offers a handful of the most popular Metal Gear Solid titles from the past in true HD for the first time ever. Featuring three complete games, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the HD Collection offers old and new fans a chance to experience the epic game play, design and storytelling of the MGS franchise. The "Metal Gear Solid (MGS)" series is the seminal work of Hideo Kojima, Japan's master game creator, and the progenitor of the stealth action game genre. The series has become a global phenomenon, with over 27 million copies sold worldwide. The player controls a secret agent from an elite special forces unit who is sent on solo sneaking missions through enemy installations, vast jungles, and sometimes even the thick of battle. Alone and surrounded by the enemy, even a special forces agent will find it tough to come out alive. But that is the secret behind the series' popularity-the cerebral challenge of figuring out how to avoid combat, and the thrill of sneaking through enemy territory undetected.The MGS series is also known for its storyline, which blends seamlessly with the gameplay. The scenarios are based on extensive research and incorporate the drama of actual developments in society. These elements have made MGS what it is today: a mature work of entertainment that transcends national borders and the confines of video games, and one of the leading products of the Japanese content business.

What it’s like

Rain-slick steel and harsh fluorescent light give way to dense jungle canopy and sun-bleached coastline across three very different stretches of one long saga, all rendered in crisp HD at a smooth 60 frames per second. The palette shifts from cold grey-blue industrial corridors to mossy greens and khaki, with a Cold War spy-film sheen throughout. Pacing is deliberate and talky: long radio conversations and cinematic cutscenes punctuate slow, crouched creeping along patrol routes, where tense orchestral strings swell and then fall silent between alerts. Ambience leans on rustling leaves, distant chatter and the click of a camera shutter. The mood is wry, paranoid and melancholy, with satirical edges about politics, loyalty and nuclear anxiety. Violence is present throughout, including gunfire, hand-to-hand fights and brutal interrogation scenes with graphic blood, though much of the play is about avoiding combat altogether. Some sexualised fan-service imagery and suggestive dialogue appear. Best suited to a long rainy weekend or late-night solo play, for players who enjoy patient stealth, dense talky storytelling and a big, self-aware spy saga.

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