Metal Gear Video Game Series
A series of action games, counted among the canon of stealth games, and one of the most important brands in Konami's portfolio. Until 2015, the development of the series was overseen by Kojima Productions studio.
The roots of the series date back to 1987 and the game created by Hideo Kojima Metal Gear, which originally came out for MSX2 computers. Three years later, the title lived to see a sequel developed by Konami without the participation of the dev of the original (titled Snake's Revenge), as well as a full-fledged second installment in the series, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which was overseen by Kojima.
The real breakthrough, both in the history of the series and the entire genre of stealth games, turned out to be the game released in 1998 Metal Gear Solid, released for the PlayStation console. The title was a great artistic and commercial success, thus cementing the brand's position in the market. In 2001, its sequel, Metal Gear Solid , was released on the PlayStation 2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, while 2004 brought the release of the third installment of the subseries Metal Gear Solid, a game released on PlayStation 2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Four years later, in 2008, fans lived to see the release of the game developed for the PlayStation 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, which in addition to a single-player story campaign included a multiplayer mode - the Metal Gear Online. For the full-fledged fifth installment of the subseries Metal Gear Solid, namely Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, gamers had to wait until 2015; its release was preceded by a prologue released in 2014 titled Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.
Over the years, the series lived to see various spin-offs, refreshed versions of older titles and a number of minor projects that hit various platforms. Among them, the following games deserve special mention Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006) and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010), which came to the PlayStation Portable console and continued the storylines started in the game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, as well as the 2013-released slasher Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, which is a spin-off of the described series. In 2018, another spin-off of the brand was released, the survivalist Metal Gear: Survive, while in 2023 a full-fledged remake of the iconic Snake Eater, namely Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
In games under the banner of Metal Gear we play the role of a special forces agent. The main character of the first part of the series is Solid Snake, and our task is to find the titular superweapon, a walking tank capable of firing nuclear missiles. Over the course of subsequent installments of the series, the story is significantly expanded - new characters are introduced, and the plot surprises with numerous twists. While the games Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots continue the story begun in the first Metal Gear, the games Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain are its prequels and allow us to take on the role of Naked Snake, later known as Big Boss.
The series Metal Gear is widely regarded as a pioneer and one of the most significant brands for the development of not only the stealth genre, but also the entire video game industry. Its hallmarks include a complex storyline, full of philosophical and political themes, cinematic jamming, as well as unusual solutions, led by the demolition of the so-called fourth wall. The series enjoys cult status and enormous popularity around the world. The latter is evidenced, among other things, by the fact that it has lived to see a number of adaptations in the form of books, comic books and even radio plays. For years there has also been talk of preparing a film adaptation of Snake's adventures.
Metal Gear Series Evolution
2025
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
2023
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
2018
Metal Gear Survive
2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2014
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
2013
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
2012
Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater
2011
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Metal Gear Online
2006
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
2006
Metal Gear Acid 2
2006
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
2005
Metal Gear Acid
2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
2004
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
2003
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
2001
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
1998
Metal Gear Solid
1990
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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
August 28, 2025
Action, Alternative History, 60s and 70s, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, Survival, TPP, Cold War.
A full-fledged remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a TPP stealth game telling the story of Naked Snake, an operative trying to survive in a jungle and stop the Soviets from changing the course of the world.
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Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
October 24, 2023
Action, Package, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP.
A remaster compilation of iconic stealth games by Konami. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is composed of Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
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Metal Gear Survive
February 20, 2018
Action, Crafting, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, TPS, Zombie.
A spin-off to the popular series from Konami, mixing cooperation-oriented play style with stealth and survival elements. Metal Gear Survive creates an alternative version of the events seen in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros, in which the oil rig housing the self-appointed country has been destroyed by XOF, a ravenous military wing of CIA. As a result of unexpected worm-hole rupturing the sky, the remnants of Militaries Sans Frontieres are teleported to an alternative, bleak dimension, inhabited by zombie-like monsters and scourged by numerous dangers. Our squad traverses post-apocalyptic locations, fighting off enemies using a wide arsenal of weapons, which includes firearms as well as melee weapons and bows. However, this time the players are cut-off from the support of the mother base – we need to gather the scarce resources, and use them to craft new weapons and equipment.
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
September 1, 2015
Action, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, Tactics, TPP, Cold War.
A third person perspective stealth action game belonging to the famous Metal Gear Solid franchise. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was created by the Japanese studio Kojima Productions (formerly a subsidiary of Konami) led by Hideo Kojima. The story is set after the events presented in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which served as a prologue. The main hero – Punished Snake – awakes in a hospital bed after having spent 8 years in a coma. Soon after, the hospital is attacked by armed thugs and the protagonist has to escape using help from the mysterious character calling himself Ishmael. In contrast with the previous iterations of the series, the game offers open world structure, giving players much more freedom. The developers also employed a brand new FOX Engine to power the game’s photorealistic visuals and advanced physics.
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
March 18, 2014
Action, 60s and 70s, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, Tactics, TPP, TPS, Cold War.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a third-person perspective action game with stealth elements, developed by Kojima Productions. As Hideo Kojima planned, the game is a introductory chapter to Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain, familiarizing the players with the changes implemented in gameplay mechanics. The story of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes takes place after the events of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Paz and Chico are imprisoned in Camp Omega, a heavily guarded military facility. They both have information that cannot fall into enemy hands. Snake and Kaz Miller must rescue the hostages. In contrast to the previous installments in the Metal Gear Solid series, MGS V: Ground Zeroes gives players more freedom. The game features photorealistic graphics powered by Fox Engine.
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Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection
July 9, 2013
Action, Internet, Multiplayer, Package, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Stealth, Tactics, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection is an anniversary package of games from the title series created by the Hideo Kojimy team. Most of the productions included in the kit have been adapted to HD resolution and PlayStation 3 standards.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
February 19, 2013
Action, Hack'and'slash, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.
A third-person action game and a spin-off to Metal Gear Solid - the popular stealth game series created by Hideo Kojima. In this game you play as Raiden, the protagonist of the second installment in the series. The story is set in an African country devastated by a civil war, where the hero faces an army of robots and cyborgs belonging to Desperado Enforcement corporation. Although the title retained some elements of a stealth-action game, its fast-paced, brutal gameplay puts it well within the bounds of the hack-and-slash genre. Raiden’s main weapon is his electric katana – with it the hero destroys elements of environment and dismembers his enemies, thus ending their lives. Thanks to the Blade Mode he can also execute more precise cuts in slow-motion.
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Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater
February 21, 2012
Action, 60s and 70s, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, TPS, Nintendo Exclusive, Cold War.
Expanded version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, known from PlayStation 2 consoles and prepared for users of the 3DS portable console. In terms of the story, the game is a kind of prequel to the entire series about the adventures of a special forces soldier known as Snake. The action is set in the 1960s in the Soviet Union and the hero's task is to capture a brilliant scientist Nikolai Sokolov, responsible for a breakthrough military technology. The mission is made more difficult by the fact that Snake's mentor betrays the U.S.
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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
November 8, 2011
Action, Internet, LAN, 60s and 70s, Multiplayer, Package, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, TPS, Cold War.
Refreshed for the next generation of consoles, this is a collection of three titles from the bestselling Metal Gear stealth series created by Hideo Kojima in collaboration with Konami. The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection includes the games Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004). The set is completed by the spin-off part of the Metal Gear Solid series: Peace Walker.
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
April 29, 2010
Action, Co-op, LAN, 60s and 70s, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive, Cold War.
A hand-held spin-off to the popular series of stealth games developed by Konami. The game was developed for PlayStation Portable and builds upon 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. The story of the game shows further life of Big Boss. Together with an army of mercenaries under his command, he travels to Puerto Rico to investigate why the US government, together with CIA, is backing up a military group present on the island. The gameplay mechanics don’t vary very much from the main installments. However, this time the developers focused on a cooperation mode supporting between 2 and 4 players. The players can complete missions together and help each other during difficult battles. A completely new feature introduced in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is the option to manage Big Boss’ military base. During the game, player can recruit new soldiers, assign them to various sections and send on missions across the world.
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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
March 20, 2010
Action, 2D, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, Top-down, Nintendo Exclusive, Cold War.
Reissue of the second part of the cult series of action games Metal Gear, which was originally released in 1990 on MSX computers. In this part of the cycle, Snake, known from the original commandos cryptonym Snake tries to free the Czech scientist kidnapped by the Asian regime, who developed a way to overcome the world fuel crisis.
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Metal Gear Solid Touch
March 19, 2009
Action, Singleplayer, Shooters.
Created for mobile devices spin-off version of the popular Metal Gear series. The action of the game was set in the realities of the console Metal Gear Solid 4, and during the game we play as a character known to fans of the series hero, who thanks to aging gained a new nickname Old Snake. However, the mechanics of the game has been greatly simplified and devoid of stealth elements, and the game itself is a rather static shooting, in which we eliminate the opponents appearing in different parts of the screen, hiding behind the covers.
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
June 12, 2008
Action, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, Tactics, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive.
The fourth full-fledged installment in a popular series of stealth-action games created by Hideo Kojima and Konami for the PlayStation consoles. Solid Snake is back again, unfortunately, his is also not at his best due to genetic experiments from the past. The story is set five years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2. It depicts a world of the near future where military corporations fight each other in the name of their bosses. The protagonist is sent to the Middle East to stop his officially dead sibling, Liquid, from gathering a huge army that could create a global threat if allowed to launched an armed insurrection. In terms of the gameplay mechanics, the game combines all the best elements of the previous installments with several new features, such as an improved combat system in confined space, a new method of camouflage or a gadget called Solid Eye.
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Metal Gear Online
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, Internet, Multiplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
Developed exclusively for PlayStation 3 users, this online action game is a side-scrolling installment in the popular stealth series by Hideo Kojimi and Konami. The gameplay concept is a development of the online game idea started in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, and the game boils down to competition (individual or team) up to 16 people in one of several available game modes.
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Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, LAN, 60s and 70s, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive, Cold War.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is the first real Snake adventure game for PlayStation Portable that directly follows the events presented in the MGS series of stationary platforms.
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Expansion Packs:
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus March 28, 2008
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel introduces a breath of fresh air to the mobile console market as it is the first production representing the genre of interactive comics. The project was created in the Kojima Productions studio, and its main creator is Ashley Wood, characterized by combining several different drawing styles.
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Metal Gear Acid 2
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Strategy, LAN, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Turn-based, PlayStation Exclusive.
Official continuation of the innovative turn-based strategy known from the Konami series. Metal Gear Acid 2 develops the ideas presented in the first part. The game also offers an interesting, comic-style graphic design.
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, Internet, 60s and 70s, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive, Cold War.
An upgraded and expanded version of 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, in which you control Snake, the series' protagonist, as he travels to the Soviet Union to intercept plans for nuclear-carrying technology. The main novelty of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence is the online mode, absent in the original, which allows up to 6 players to play together in one of several game modes, such as the classic Team Battle or Snake and Enemy.
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Metal Gear Acid
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Strategy, LAN, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Turn-based, PlayStation Exclusive.
Metal Gear Acid is the first game for a mobile PSP console featuring the famous Solid Snake, the trademark of Metal Gear Solid products. However, this item differs quite clearly from the titles of the MGS series, because it offers us tactical turn-based fun with the use of special cards.
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, 60s and 70s, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive, Cold War.
The third major installment in the stealth game series developed and published by Konami and a continuation of the Metal Gear franchise, created by Hideo Kojima back in the eighties. The game takes place in 1964 on Soviet Union territory. The player becomes a special operative, code-named Snake, whose current task is to extract a Russian scientist working on a mobile, nuclear-capable launch platform. Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, for the first time in the series, takes the action from industrial area to a jungle. This led to the addition of completely new movements for the main protagonist, who now fights not only humans, but animals as well. The developers also implemented a new close quarter combat system and improved character's range of movement, which now allows you to change your position while holding enemy as a human shield.
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Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, Nintendo Exclusive.
The Twin Snakes is a remake of the sneakdown game TPP Metal Gear Solid, originally released for PlayStation in 1998. We play the role of a retired commander, who has to filter the terrorist-controlled base in Alaska alone. In addition to improved graphics, the design of the rooms has also been changed, adding, among other things, more places to hide.
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP.
Expanded edition of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The game follows two secret agents - Snake, known from the first game in the series, and a young and inexperienced Raiden - as they try to stop dangerous terrorists in two separate scenarios.
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive, Modern Conflicts.
The fourth installment in the Metal Gear series created by Hideo Kojima. It is a direct sequel to the 1998's Metal Gear Solid. The game features two main story chapters. The first casts the player in the role of Solid Snake (the protagonist of the previous installments), whose job is to infiltrate a ship transporting a new variety of the eponymous mech. His other task is to stop a group of Russian mercenaries trying to obtain it. The second chapter of the story takes the player to a deep sea sewage treatment facility, overrun by a terrorist group known as Sons of Liberty. Here, the player is put in the shoes of a different agent called Raiden, Snake becomes the player's support and ally. In terms of gameplay mechanics, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty does not bring any significant changes to the solutions employed in the previous installment. However, the characters have a few more options of interaction with the game world. Thanks to the PlayStation 2 console's capabilities, the game features improved visuals and high-quality cutscenes.
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Metal Gear Solid
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, Modern Times, PSOne Classics, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP, Modern Conflicts.
A tactical action game with stealth features, developed by Konami, as well as continuation of the Metal Gear series, which began over a decade earlier on 8-bit MXS computers. The story takes place in the not-so-far future and tells about an attack of a dangerous terrorist organization on a secret military base in Alaska. Players take role of Snake, the special forces soldier known from previous titles, whose objective is to infiltrate the base, save the hostages and stop the terrorists, who threaten to launch nuclear missile. Unlike its predecessors, Metal Gear Solid has been created in full 3D, though the game premises remained unchanged. Gameplay focuses on stealth elements: acting in secrecy and avoiding guards, cameras, and direct confrontation. Nonetheless, the game doesn't lack action sequence, where the protagonists makes use of a vast arsenal of weapons and useful gadgets.
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Expansion Packs:
- Metal Gear Solid: Special Missions July 11, 2013
Metal Gear
June 12, 2012, End of Life
Action, FPP, Singleplayer.
Metal Gear is an action game that at first glance brings associations with classic shooters such as Commando or Ikari Warriors. However, unlike Konami products, they are more focused on surveillance activities, not necessarily manifested by the constant use of weapons. A well-equipped and deadly enemy is better to avoid "quietly" than to enter into an open fight.
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Metal Gear Series News
Practical video guide to Metal Gear Solid Delta: from the Virtuous Mission to the final battle
Metal Gear Solid Delta is a very faithful remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. In this text you will find a brief description of the walkthrough of the entire game.
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September 1, 2025
HDR and Frame Generation in Metal Gear Solid Delta. All you need to know
Metal Gear Solid Delta has some technical issues. Features like HDR and Frame Generation may cause you problems.
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August 27, 2025
Crashes during shaders compilation and Fatal Error in Metal Gear Solid Delta. Many players can't play the game
Are you bothered by crashes during shaders compilation or Fatal Error in MGS Delta? There are several things that can help you enjoy this production, and here you will find all you need to know.
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August 27, 2025
Seemingly useless outfit in MGS Delta will actually make your life easier. Be sure to save it for those few occasions
The scientist uniform in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is very situational. However, it is invaluable at several specific moments.
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August 27, 2025
Does Metal Gear Solid Delta support ultrawide? Players with 21:9 monitors might not like the answer
Do you own a 21:9 monitor and want to play MGS Delta? Are you concerned about whether ultrawide is available in the game? You can find answers to these questions here.
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August 27, 2025
Players complain about 60 FPS cap in Metal Gear Solid Delta. However, many fans won’t get even that
Capping MGS Delta at 60 FPS is not a popular decision among PC players. However, it seems that there is not much to do about it, as first tests prove that even that is hard to achieve.
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August 27, 2025
In MGS Delta, you better not shoot everything that moves. This game rewards players for choosing the pacifist path
Most games in the Metal Gear Solid series encourage a pacifist approach, and Metal Gear Solid Delta is no exception—offering valuable rewards for those who choose not to kill.
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August 26, 2025
New on Steam. Metal Gear Solid remake isn't the only classic franchise to return this week
This week on Steam, games such as Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Gears of War: Reloaded, Lost Soul Aside, Varlet, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, and Davy x Jones will be released.
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August 26, 2025
Which part of Metal Gear Solid should be your favorite? The answer to the question in MGS Delta has some significance
Before starting Metal Gear Solid Delta, you will have to choose which part of the series is your favorite. Your answer will bring you a variety of prizes.
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August 22, 2025
„I am not a child”. Snake's voice actor has dropped his grudge against Kojima and agreed to play Metal Gear Solid 5, and „all is forgiven.”
A decade after the release of Metal Gear Solid V and ten days before the debut of the MGS3 remake, actor David Hayter admitted that he no longer holds a grudge against Hideo Kojima for not involving him in Phantom Pain.
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August 19, 2025