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Most of the time, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">games that players find enjoyable</a> will receive&nbsp;a ton of&nbsp;critical attention. However, game critics aren&#39;t above getting swept away by hype, and sometimes, customers will be left wondering why some&nbsp;overrated video games were so well-received by the press.&nbsp;

When it comes to&nbsp;video games that nobody actually likes, it often feels like no amount of bad word-of-mouth buzz can cause an expensive yet <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-video-game-flops-of-all-time/brandon-michaels" target="_blank">mediocre title to flop</a>. It appears that gamers sometimes want different things than reviewers, as the things that make a game impressive don&#39;t guarantee a title will be fun. The most&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-controversial-video-games-ever/nathan-gibson">controversial titles </a>are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/games-that-escaped-development-hell/terrance-w-pryor" target="_blank">critically successful</a>, but&nbsp;loathed by the vast majority of players who didn&#39;t receive a free copy to review.

These train wrecks are video games people lie about liking, simply because&nbsp;Metacritic said they were&nbsp;&quot;universally acclaimed.&quot; Players know when they&#39;re having fun, and no amount of fancy language or big-budget trailers can change that.&nbsp;

While casual gamers play to earn achievements and trophies on their consoles, a select group set their sights on bigger goals: gaming world records. Those&nbsp;feats aren&#39;t as easy as turning on a console or PC. Attempting to break gamer Guinness World Records can take months or even years. Being able to snag a rare world record will give any gamer a great deal of satisfaction.

When it comes to world records, these are the most surprising ones owned by gamers. While records are meant to be broken, these might stick around in the Guinness Gamer&#39;s Edition for a long time. Vote for the video game records that impressed you the most.

The crossover combination of legalities and video games isn’t anything new - gaming lawsuits happen all the time. Take for example, people like Patrice D&eacute;silets, who&nbsp;have struggled to wrestle&nbsp;back the rights to their&nbsp;games - in his case he had to rescue&nbsp;1666: Amsterdam from the clutches of Ubisoft, after they wrongfully terminated him. In the world of video games, lawsuits are pretty common as people fight for ownership, censorship, and more. Of course, not every lawsuit makes sense - and some are downright silly.&nbsp;It’s important to know when and how to pick your battles when taking the fight to judicial arenas. And over the years, much like non-gaming related legal fisticuffs, what we find betwixt are cases of individuals and parties alike who abuse the judicial system for the pettiest, and sometimes hilarious, of reasons. Whether these lawsuits by gamers are justified or not, they make for interesting reading.&nbsp;Get ready to chuckle and strain your neck with constant head shaking, these are the most ridiculous lawsuits in gaming.&nbsp;

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The gaming industry has evolved dramatically over the past few decades, morphing video games into experiences that are vastly different from their early predecessors. One thing that has noticeably changed, though, is the fact that games are now much easier than they ever used to be. Kids today have no idea just how tough titles on the likes of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-super-nintendo-_snes_-games" target="_blank">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a> (SNES) could be and there are some truly super difficult games from the '90s that they would not even be able to imagine playing through today.That decade saw many titles that were practically impossible to beat with normal means. Some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hardest-video-games-of-all-time/ranker-games" target="_blank">hardest video games</a> from the '90s to finish would punish players in a number of unforgiving ways. Many had no save feature to back-up your progress, whilst others would instantly kill you and send you back to the start of a level if you so much as touched an enemy. With the exception of a select few examples like Dark Souls and Super Meat Boy, today’s games just don’t pack the same challenge. Take a look at these video games from the '90s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hardest-games-to-100-percent-complete/ranker-games" target="_blank">no kid today could beat</a> and see if you agree. Remember to vote up the ones you think are the most difficult to complete.

They say honesty is the best policy, but this doesn't seem to be the video game industry's philosophy. From deceptive trailers to &quot;Oh, by the way&quot; expansion packs, there's not&nbsp;a lot of honesty in the gaming industry these days. Luckily, the Internet is here to solve that problem these funny honest video game titles.Below are the best, most accurate examples of honest gaming titles that far more accurately convey what certain games are all about. If video game titles were honest, they'd go something like this...

People <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/weird-stuff-on-amazon/whitneysmoore">love buying strange stuff</a>. That's just a fact. They especially want to get their hands on junk associated with their favorite brands. Therefore, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/weird-stuff-on-amazon/whitneysmoore">best video game systems of all time</a> have had&nbsp;some profoundly bizarre add-ons available.&nbsp;It was&nbsp;a great way to make a few bucks&nbsp;and litter the cultural landscape with some fascinating detritus.Sold alongside successful flagship consoles like the Atari 2600 and Sega Genesis were some weird video game peripherals that didn't have much use, didn't make much sense, and sometimes didn't work at all. Some were specific peripherals for games like the Nintendo Mouse in Mario Paint or the Dreamcast Microphone for Seaman. There are classic add-ons we love and remember like the Power Glove and Power Pad, but there are also plenty of unloved gaming system peripherals that need some long-overdue recognition.

Moral choices&nbsp;in video games have only grown as a trend over the years. There used to be a time when&nbsp;nobody cared about the ethics of Mario jumping on&nbsp;anthropomorphic&nbsp;turtles or the potential to cause a&nbsp;pileup by leading a large frog into traffic. That&#39;s because those horrors were just a bunch of pixels. They still are, and, granted, some <a href="/list/games-where-you-can-act-on-your-worst-instincts/jacob-shelton">games still let you do horrific things with no consequences</a>,&nbsp;but with the introduction of photorealistic&nbsp;models, deep characterization, and&nbsp;real-world values into narratives, video games have become greater engines for generating empathy and guilt.

Talented game writers use these emotions to challenge players with interesting and complex moral quandaries during the course of gameplay. This is entertainment value that can only be mined&nbsp;by the game industry, as no other medium gives control of a character&#39;s decisions to the consumer in quite the same way.&nbsp;No other medium can make the consumer feel the weight of a character&#39;s decisions quite so heavily.

For your consideration is a list of some of the&nbsp;video game moral dilemmas that most made players tear their&nbsp;hair out, wavering back and forth while staring at a &#39;Pause&#39; screen. Now it is up to you to upvote the ones you feel most strongly about. You can handle it.

Sure, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game franchises</a> like&nbsp;Call of Duty and Madden&nbsp;are great, but isn't it time the video game industry spread their creative wings a little more? Game makers&nbsp;should learn something from the internet and start making awesome&nbsp;games like these funny <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-13-greatest-pop-culture-video-game-parodies/ariel-kana?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game parodies</a> below. This collection of funny video game parody art and hilarious video game parodies is a look into the future of gaming. They may be <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/parody-music-bands-and-musicians/reference">parodies</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;video&nbsp;games now, but they'll all be a virtual reality very soon.Titles like Halo Kitty, Donkey Bong, Gears of Wario, and many more hilarious parody boxes should grace shelves any day now. Vote up the most creative parodies below.&nbsp;

Behind the scenes, your favorite video game is probably playing you. The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-influential-game-programmers-of-all-time/ready-to-startup" target="_blank">smartest game developers</a> know exactly what makes us tick and use that to insure&nbsp;that we stay locked into their games for as long as possible. While games need to be fun, there are also a host of psychological tricks video games use to keep players in front of the screen.&nbsp;Some games scatter hidden collectibles all across their worlds, whereas others include secret alternative paths&nbsp;for players who enjoy seeing how much they can&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/video-games-that-reward-you-for-cheating/zack-howe" target="_blank">cheat the system</a>.&nbsp;Then there are free-to-play games, which take psychological manipulation to new heights&nbsp;so that players spend real&nbsp;money on&nbsp;digital goodies. When you think back on the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">best video games</a>, chances are you'll recognize a few of the tricks developers used to&nbsp;keep&nbsp;you&nbsp;playing.

Centipede Is About A Magic Elf Battling An Evil Wizard

CAUTION: This list contains plot spoilers for various video games.&nbsp;Video games are arguably the most diverse type of media and while lots of titles avoid storytelling, there are plenty of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-compelling-video-game-storylines">games that incorporate compelling storylines</a>. While most backstories&nbsp;are associated with the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rpg-video-games-ever-made">RPG genre</a>, a surprising amount of different games also boast rich narratives. Sure, not every type of genre needs an interesting or intriguing plot to make it fun to play, but providing a narrative solidifies&nbsp;the&nbsp;purpose for&nbsp;why a player is going out on their adventure and justifies the events that are taking place.Although most games that want to include a story will do so in a rather obvious way,&nbsp;such as straightforward objectives issued by an NPC in a single-player campaign,&nbsp;there are some titles that hide an elaborate backstory. The narrative is purposefully difficult to uncover, with bits of information&nbsp;spread out here and there like a delectable bread crumb trail. Other times, the story is just hidden due to technical limitations&nbsp;preventing a studio from&nbsp;including&nbsp;everything they want in the game. In some cases, publishers opt to sell <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-dlc-packs/ranker-games">extra content to fans in the form of DLCs</a>.Whatever the case, it's clear that the most popular games in the world have hidden backstories that are as bizarre as they are interesting. Check out the list below&nbsp;for crazy storylines behind familiar games and vote up the ones that shocked you.&nbsp;

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In order to be a truly great gamer, you must first create an epic &quot;battle station&quot; so you can comfortably destroy your enemies. The prerequisites for a proper gamer station include an ergonomic chair, a fan, and a mini fridge. From there, you can add amenities like multiple monitors, a surround sound system, and a foot spa if you're crazy like that. Or you can do what these gamers did and create the worst gaming setups the Internet has ever seen. Below are pictures of extremely bad gaming setups via the amazing subreddit&nbsp;r/shittybattlestations. They're a shocking look into the deepest, darkest dungeons of the gaming world, and are prime examples of what not to do when setting up your underground lair.

Pretentious <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">video games</a> are difficult to play.&nbsp;They&nbsp;often try&nbsp;to break the mold, only to fail in the two most important categories:&nbsp;storyline and user experience. Instead, these games&nbsp;exude palpable self-importance.It's not merely <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/video-games-no-one-completely-finishes/john-saavedra" target="_blank">games that are impossible to beat</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;games that aim to tell thought-provoking stories that are guilty of being pretentious. Others games fall short as well.&nbsp;They disregard gameplay mechanics, seeking fame and novelty. If developers only understood&nbsp;that most people play for fun, more games would have real&nbsp;substance instead of just a flashy facade.

Myths have always been part of human society, but the Internet has allowed stories to be spread much more quickly and efficiently than ever before. In particular, video game rumors have become incredibly popular source material,&nbsp;as players try to find secret items or unlock hidden rooms. Inevitably, video game urban legends&nbsp;run rampant.&nbsp;While some&nbsp;of the gaming urban legends that fill forums online turn out to be true, there are countless others that are completely and utterly fictional. Some are instantly debunked by gamers, but others are able to fool huge swathes of the&nbsp;community. Sometimes, they&nbsp;become so engrained in the public consciousness that they are simply accepted as the truth – even when there is no evidence to support them.

You may or may not remember these video game&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/specialty-video-game-peripherals-that-time-forgot/collin-flatt" target="_blank">accessories and peripherals that time forgot</a>. Either way, they serve as a reminder that from&nbsp;the very beginning&nbsp;of the video game industry, manufacturers have always tried&nbsp;to sell accessories to players as a way of earning some extra money. Just look at&nbsp;Duck Hunt, which&nbsp;required the NES Zapper to shoot targets on a screen.&nbsp;The problem is that most of the pricey <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/specialty-video-game-peripherals-that-time-forgot/collin-flatt?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game peripherals</a> put a&nbsp;significant dent in players' wallets.Even standard hardware for 21st century consoles can be costly, but the most expensive video game equipment takes this to far greater extremes. These are not typical $100 controllers or vanity customization items. The products on this list&nbsp;are pieces of crazy expensive video game gear that can really hurt your bank balance -&nbsp;often at prices that only the mega rich could ever realistically afford. Take heart, though, from the fact that no one really needs any of these extraordinarily lavish accessories to truly enjoy gaming at its best. Vote up the most ridiculously expensive video game products.&nbsp;

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The video games industry -&nbsp;like many others -&nbsp;is still trying to figure itself out. There&#39;s no tried and true method to creating a great game, as players&#39; interests change across generations and fun is always subjective. On the plus side, this means the next big game can come out of left field;&nbsp;PlayerUnknown&#39;s&nbsp;Battlegrounds&nbsp;started off as a mod for the military simulator&nbsp;ARMA 2&nbsp;but ended up establishing an entirely new genre of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-online-multiplayer-games/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">online multiplayer games</a>. Unfortunately, it also means developers often opt to take the safe route by only creating games that are in line with what&#39;s currently hot.&nbsp;

One of the main reasons <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/why-good-developers-release-bad-games/joesph-langdon" target="_blank">why developers make bad games</a> is they&nbsp;stops taking risks to theoretically maximize profits. This is a leading cause of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/stale-gaming-franchises/robert-carnevale" target="_blank">stale game&nbsp;franchises</a>&nbsp;and some of the most annoying video game trends every big-budget release seems to glom onto.&nbsp;

What&#39;s most frustrating is many of modern gaming&#39;s worst trends simply weren&#39;t issues in generations past.&nbsp;Before early access and day one patches, new games had to be finished and playable before they shipped, and there was no chance the best parts of a story would be locked behind paid DLC. Hopefully the&nbsp;good developers will learn from the past before gamers end up with an industry built on&nbsp;hot garbage.

Gamers&nbsp;today have it easy – everywhere you look online there's interesting, personal, and profound coverage of video games, but that wasn't the case just ten years ago. G4 TV was the only source most people had for personality-based video game news. While magazines and the occasional website scratched the itch, the G4 TV station was the entire package of personality, news, and culture...&nbsp;until it disappeared.Why did G4 TV fail? What happened to G4 is a mixture of bad timing, poor programming decisions, and, ultimately, the Internet. There is no one specific person or decision&nbsp;to blame for the channel's downfall. Video game YouTube personalities,&nbsp;Twitch streamers, and massive forums make gaming&nbsp;content sound&nbsp;like a surefire hit today,&nbsp;but things were quite different in the mid-2000s.&nbsp;G4 held on quite a bit longer than you might remember, as it wasn't until 2014 that the channel and website finally shut&nbsp;down&nbsp;for good. The strange story of this seemingly good idea has&nbsp;many gamers wondering&nbsp;how something they have&nbsp;wanted so badly had suffered&nbsp;such a slow, painful, and obscure death. What lies ahead is a detailing of G4 TV's downfall and the reasons it was, ultimately, unsuccessful.&nbsp;

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The video game industry is full of franchises that have been abandoned. After all, there are thousands of games released every year and it takes a special kind of franchise to be able to weather the test of time while releasing new titles. Only a few examples exist that have continued to remain successful, such as Mario, Final Fantasy, and The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/a-timeline-of-the-legend-of-zelda-chronology/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Legend of Zelda</a>. These series represent some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games">best video game franchises</a> and have managed to evolve with the industry and&nbsp;adapt to the tastes of modern players.However, that isn’t to say that all dormant video game franchises are failures. In fact, there are multiple series that were put aside due to unfortunate circumstances, such as suboptimal market times for a specific genre or a studio's desire to go in a different direction for a while. Regardless, there are certain <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/video-game-rerelease-wishlist/joedonley">series that deserve a remake</a> or release for the latest gaming platforms. Check out the games below and vote up the dead video game series you would resurrect&nbsp;for an epic comeback.&nbsp;

Video games with complicated storylines aren't inherently bad. On the contrary, some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time" target="_blank">best games of all time</a>&nbsp;feature totally convoluted plots, and gamer hipsters will tell you that an absolutely batsh*t narrative is&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-compelling-video-game-storylines" target="_blank">pinnacle of storytelling</a> in the medium. However, nothing is immune to criticism, and all too often, enthused fans will confuse a complicated story with a good one. Just because a game features <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/huge-video-game-plot-twists/john-saavedra" target="_blank">a huge plot twist</a> that you never saw coming doesn't mean its story is finely crafted.&nbsp;It's important to recognize when a beloved series has gone totally off the rails. While a studious player will probably be able to piece together what's happening in&nbsp;Silent Hill,&nbsp;the most die-hard fans are confused by parts of&nbsp;Kingdom Hearts,&nbsp;and sometimes, even a game's director will acknowledge that&nbsp;their story is just a bit too much.

Video games usually transcend time to become a beloved classic&nbsp;when they have&nbsp;one of three things:&nbsp;great art styles, gameplay that's too good to age, and music that's eternally catchy. For example, think back to old titles such as amazing NES games like&nbsp;Mega Man 2&nbsp;and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-playstation-2-shooter-games/reference" target="_blank">best PS2 shooter games</a>, such as&nbsp;Star Wars Battlefront 2. However, not all amazing titles age gracefully.While they may have been epic when they were released, some classic games became a real mess with time. Compiled here is a list of video games&nbsp;were once industry pioneers. Others&nbsp;were merely intriguing at launch, only to become zits on the face of the medium with time. However, all these titles share a common theme: every game on this list has aged poorly. Very poorly. Vote up the video games that have&nbsp;gotten uglier with the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sad-songs-about-time/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">passage of time</a>.&nbsp;

Pong brought video games into the mainstream, and with it came a whole lot of frustration and elation. The early technology was crude and expensive, but interacting with your TV was an exciting new frontier. Nowadays, developers look to extract emotion through epic storytelling, relatable characters, and intense difficulty. In between exasperation from frustrating mechanics and modern psychological manipulation lives a gaggle of video games that cause extreme reactions.There are emotional video games that make you sad and introspective, like <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-PlayStation-4/dp/B00YOJIDSO?tag=rankercom-20">Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons</a>, and there are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-scariest-video-games-of-all-time-?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">scary video games</a> that freak you out like <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Outlast-Trinity-PlayStation-4/dp/B06XGQ376Z?tag=rankercom-20">Outlast</a>. Whether you're an everyday gamer or a part-time mobile enthusiast, there's plenty out there to push your buttons.SPOILER ALERT: There are a few startling plot twists and dramatic deaths in this list, so don't be surprised to find some spoilers here and there. You've been warned.

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Here is a list of the best Metal Gear games, ranked from best to worst by thousands of gamers&#39; votes. If you think the coolest Metal Gear video game isn&#39;t ranked as high as it should be, then make sure to vote it up so that it has the chance to rise to the top. Are you and your friends arguing over what the greatest Metal Gear game of all time is? Use this list to see how many people agree with you and end the squabble once and for all.

This list is kept up-to-date with all new video game releases and includes everything from Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is an action-adventure stealth video game directed by Hideo Kojima. Snake Eater was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2, and was released on November 17, 2004 in North America; December 16, 2004 in Japan; March 4, 2005 in Europe; and on March 17, 2005 in Australia. The game, which serves as a prequel to the entire Metal Gear series, was followed by four direct sequels titled Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Set in the Cold War-era Soviet Union, the story centers on FOX operative Naked Snake as he attempts to rescue a weapons designer, sabotage an experimental superweapon, and assassinate his defected former boss. While previous games were set in a primarily urban environment, Snake Eater adopts a 1960s Soviet jungle setting, with the high tech, near-future trappings of previous Metal Gear Solid games being replaced with the wilderness.

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and first published by Konami for the PlayStation in 1998. The game was directed, produced and co-written by Hideo Kojima and serves as a sequel to the MSX2 versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which Kojima also directed. The suffix Solid has several meanings as it not only references the game's protagonist, Solid Snake, but also alludes to the "solid" 3D graphics, and its placement as the third title in the series.
Metal Gear Solid follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate two hostages, the head of DARPA and the president of a major arms manufacturer, confront the terrorists, and stop them from launching a nuclear strike. Cinematic cutscenes were rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, and voice acting was used throughout the entire game.
Metal Gear Solid was very well received, shipping more than six million copies, and scoring an average of 94/100 on the aggregate website Metacritic.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is an open world action-adventure stealth video game developed by Kojima Productions and directed, co-produced and co-written by Hideo Kojima, currently in development for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The game will serve as a sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a continuation of the narrative established there, and will carry over the same tagline of Tactical Espionage Operations first used in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Set in 1984, the game follows the mercenary leader Venom Snake as he ventures into Africa and Afghanistan during the Soviet war to exact revenge on the people who destroyed his forces and nearly himself during the post-events of Ground Zeroes.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a separated composite of two previously announced Kojima Productions projects, both of which formed a complex deception. The first was Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, originally revealed in a Fox Engine tech demo shown at the Metal Gear 25th Anniversary Party on August 30, 2012.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is an action-adventure stealth game directed by Hideo Kojima, originally developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is the fourth Metal Gear game produced and directed by Kojima and the direct sequel to Metal Gear Solid. Its release was followed by an expanded edition, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. A direct sequel was released in 2008, titled Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
The story revolves around the "Big Shell", a massive offshore clean-up facility that has been seized by a group of terrorists that call themselves "Sons of Liberty". They demand a massive ransom in exchange for the life of the President of the United States, and threaten to destroy the facility and create a cataclysmic environmental disaster if their demands are not met. The motives and identities of many of the antagonists and allies change rapidly, as the protagonists discover a world-shaking conspiracy constructed by a powerful organization known as the Patriots.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by Kojima Productions exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console. It was the sixth Metal Gear game directed by Hideo Kojima and is set nine years after the events of Metal Gear Solid and five years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Guns of the Patriots made its worldwide release on June 12, 2008.
Guns of the Patriots received widespread critical acclaim, garnering perfect reviews and Game of the Year awards from several major gaming publications, including GameSpot, which claimed that the game is "technically flawless". The game has been a financial success, selling 6 million copies worldwide. The game is a direct sequel to Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2, and concludes the story of both the Patriots and Solid Snake.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an action-adventure stealth video game produced by Konami and Kojima Productions that was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2010. Peace Walker is the sixth Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP and the first in the series released for a portable platform to be directed by series' creator Hideo Kojima. This is the first title in the series to alter the traditional tagline "Tactical Espionage Action" to "Tactical Espionage Operations", referring to the base building and mission mechanics of the game.
Set in 1974 in Costa Rica, the game follows the exploits of returning protagonist Big Boss as he runs the mercenary unit Militaires Sans Frontières.

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Konami for the Nintendo GameCube video game console in 2004. The game is a remake of Metal Gear Solid, originally developed by Konami for the PlayStation in 1998.
The Twin Snakes features graphical improvements over the original, new cut scenes written and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, and gameplay functions originally introduced in the sequel Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The game also includes a revised translation with re-recorded voice acting using all of the original English voice cast.

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake is an overhead action-adventure stealth game that was originally released by Konami in 1990 for the MSX2 computer standard exclusively in Japan. Metal Gear 2 was designed and written by Hideo Kojima, who also designed the MSX2 version of the original Metal Gear. The game is unrelated to Snake's Revenge, a separately developed Metal Gear sequel for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was released during the same year in North America. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake did not have an official English version until its inclusion as a bonus game in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence for PlayStation 2 in 2006, almost 16 years after its original Japanese release.
In the game, Solid Snake must infiltrate a heavily defended territory known as Zanzibar Land to rescue a kidnapped scientist and destroy the revised Metal Gear D. The game significantly evolved the stealth-based game system of its predecessor "in almost every way," introduced a complex storyline dealing with themes such as the nature of warfare and nuclear proliferation, and is considered "one of the best 8 bit games ever made."

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is an action hack and slash video game developed by Platinum Games and produced by Kojima Productions, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. Although a Japanese release for the Xbox 360 platform was planned, that version was canceled. It is a spin-off in the Metal Gear series, set four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, where players control Raiden, a cyborg who confronts the private military company Desperado Enforcement.
The game focuses on fighting enemies using a sword and multiple subweapons to perform combos and counterattacks. Through the use of Blade Mode, Raiden can dismember cyborgs in slow motion and steal parts stored in their bodies. The series' stealth elements are also optional to reduce combat. The game was originally announced in 2009 under the title of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, and was intended to take place between the events of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. This form of the game was to be produced solely by Kojima Productions.

Metal Gear

Metal Gear is an overhead military action-adventure stealth video game originally released in 1987 by Konami for the MSX2 computer in Japan and parts of Europe. Considered to be the progenitor of the stealth game genre, it was also the first video game designed by Hideo Kojima, who also directed many of the later Metal Gear sequels. A heavily altered port was produced for the Famicom/NES. A remade version based on the original MSX2 game was released as a bonus game in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence for the PlayStation 2 and, as a result, is also included in Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection.
The game revolves around a special forces operative codenamed Solid Snake who goes into a solo infiltration mission into the fortified state of Outer Heaven to destroy Metal Gear, a bipedal walking tank capable of launching nuclear missiles from anywhere in the world.

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Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is an action-adventure stealth game directed by Masahiro Yamamoto and written by Gakuto Mikumo, with series creator Hideo Kojima acting as a producer. Portable Ops was developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, the game's stand-alone expansion focused primarily on online play, was released for the PSP in 2007-2008.
MPO is the fourth Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP and the first one to retain the series' action-based play mechanics. It is the first canonical outing of the Metal Gear Solid series for a portable platform, following the storyline of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Set in 1970 in South America, six years after the events of Snake Eater, the game follows the exploits of Naked Snake after his former unit, FOX, goes renegade. The game also chronicles the eventual founding of FOXHOUND and The Patriots, as well as the inspiration of the military state Outer Heaven.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops has received highly positive critical reception from critics, and is often viewed as one of the best games released for the PSP.

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Metal Gear Acid 2

Metal Gear Acid 2, stylized as METAL GEAR AC!D², is a turn-based collectible card stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable in 2005. A Java ME version for mobile phones was released by Glu Mobile in 2008 titled Metal Gear Acid 2 Mobile.
Acid 2 is the sequel to the original Metal Gear Acid, with the story set sometime after the events of the previous game. Like its predecessor, it follows an alternate continuity separate from the mainstream Metal Gear series. A new protagonist known only as Snake replaces Solid Snake, and his partner Teliko Friedman is replaced with a new character named Venus.
The game uses a completely new cel-shaded graphic engine, replacing the darker graphics from the first game, and features an improved gameplay system. It comes with a PSP add-on called the Solid Eye, which is a folding cardboard box with specialized lenses that fit over the PSP's screen, creating a stereoscopic image.

Metal Gear Acid

Metal Gear Acid, stylized as METAL GEAR AC!D, is a turn-based collectible card video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan for the PSP handheld game console. The game was first unveiled at E3 in May 2004, and was released in Japan on December 16, 2004, in North America on March 22, 2005, and in Europe on September 1, 2005. It was the first game in the Metal Gear series for the PSP. A Java ME version for mobile phones was released by Glu Mobile in 2008 titled Metal Gear Acid Mobile.
Acid focuses on turn-based tactics, using a trading card-based system to control the main character's movements and actions. Acid in the name stands for "Active Command Intelligence Duel". The cards are not truly collectible, as the game is complete with a single purchase. However, the game does feature deck design and deck optimization elements. The game allows for multiplayer gameplay by wired connections of two PSPs.

Metal Gear Online

Metal Gear Online is a PlayStation 3 exclusive online multiplayer spin-off of the Metal Gear video game series. Τhe Starter Pack of Online was available worldwide bundled with regional versions of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, with a standalone release only for Japan. The name Metal Gear Online is common with earlier online components for Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. Metal Gear Online '​s North American and European servers were shut down on June 12, 2012.

Metal Gear Solid Mobile

Metal Gear Solid Mobile is a mobile phone installment of the Metal Gear series first unveiled in Kojima Productions' 20th Anniversary party. The game was released worldwide. Konami offers the game as a paid download or pre-installed in a Metal Gear-branded cell phone. It shows Solid Snake in his attire from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
On February 14, 2008, Metal Gear Solid Mobile won the "Grand Prix" and "Operator's Choice" awards at the 2008 International Mobile Gaming Awards.
Nokia has released Metal Gear Solid Mobile on N-Gage platform. The new version features original content, 3D art and camera works, an in-game camouflage system, and additional controls specific for N-Gage mobile devices. This version of the game was released on December 11, 2008.

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Snake's Revenge

Snake's Revenge is a stealth action game by Konami released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. The game was produced as a sequel to the NES version of the original Metal Gear, made specifically for the North American and PAL market following the success of the first NES game. However, Hideo Kojima, the game designer of the original Metal Gear, was unaware of Snake's Revenge, and decided to develop his own sequel for the MSX2 computer after being informed of the game's creation. The resulting game, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which was released exclusively in Japan only a few months later, is recognized as the official sequel to the original Metal Gear.

Metal Gear Solid Touch

Metal Gear Solid Touch is a third-person shooter video game for iOS developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami worldwide. Announced on December 16, 2008, Metal Gear Solid Touch is based on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. It was released on the App Store for select regions on March 18, 2009.

Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops

Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops is a mobile entry in the Metal Gear stealth action video game series. It was released on December 6, 2012 in Japan.

Metal Gear Survive

Metal Gear Survive is an action-adventure survival game developed and published by Konami. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in February 2018. Metal Gear Survive is a survival action-adventure game with tower defense elements and minor stealth mechanics, played from a third-person perspective. It features a cooperative multiplayer mode, in which the player can be joined by up to three other players to complete missions. A large portion of the gameplay consists of the player exploring the world which is mostly covered by "The Dust", a mysterious toxic cloud that obstructs vision, disables the in-game map and requires the player to monitor their oxygen level. Players venture out to gather resources such as food and crafting materials as well as to activate the various portal generators scattered throughout the map. These generators serve as the games fast-travel system and are each unlocked by completing a tower-defense segment. Metal Gear Survive tasks players with managing thirst and hunger by scavenging for water and hunting animals for food. Players can then return to base camp in order to cook food and later purify water for safe drinking. There is also an injury system, which requires players to use different medical supplies to heal ailments such as bleeding or food poisoning.

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