Metal Gear

Metal Gear is considered the forefather of the stealth game genre and was also the first video game designed by Hideo Kojima, who also directed many later Metal Gear sequels. A heavily modified version was produced for the Famicom/NES (without Kojima's involvement). A remastered version based on the original MSX2 game was released as a bonus game in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence for the PlayStation 2, and is therefore also included in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection. The game revolves around a Special Forces agent, codenamed Solid Snake, who goes on a solo infiltration mission to the fortified state of Outer Heaven to destroy the Metal Gear, a bipedal walking tank capable of launching nuclear missiles from anywhere in the world. The player must navigate the main character, a military man codenamed Solid Snake, through various locations while avoiding visual contact and direct confrontation with patrolling guards. If the player is seen, the game switches to "alert mode". In this situation, Snake must escape from the enemy's sight in order to continue the infiltration. The method of escape varies depending on the circumstances of the discovery: If Snake is spotted and only a single exclamation point appears over an enemy's head, only the enemies in the player's current screen will attack, and Snake can escape by simply moving to an adjacent screen. However, if two exclamation points appear above the enemy (or the player raises an alarm by being detected by a camera or infrared sensor, or by using an undisarmed weapon), off-screen reinforcements will also appear. Snake can only escape by taking out all incoming enemies, going outside or entering an elevator. The player starts the game unarmed, but over time acquires firearms such as a Beretta 92F and an M79 grenade launcher, as well as explosives such as remote-controlled rockets and land mines. Ammunition and supplies for the weapons are limited, but are replenished by picking up ammo caches or additional supplies. Weapons can be used not only to kill enemies, but also to eliminate obstacles such as hollow walls and electrified floors. Snake can also use his fists to hit and defeat patrolling enemies. If the player defeats a guard with punches without alerting anyone, the defeated guard will occasionally drop off a unit of rations or an ammo box that can be picked up. In addition to enemy guards, the player will also face mercenaries that challenge the player to fight and serve as boss characters. The enemy base consists of three different buildings with multiple floors (including basements). The player uses key cards and other items to unlock doors and explore new areas. Each door can only be opened with the corresponding key card. Information is obtained by freeing the hostages in the buildings. After rescuing five hostages, the player's rank increases by one star (the maximum rank is four stars), which allows for higher carrying capacity and maximum health. However, if a hostage is killed, the player is downgraded to the previous rank. A radio allows the player to communicate with his commanding officer, Big Boss, or one of the resistance members operating undercover near Outer Heaven (Schneider, Diane, and Jennifer). Each of Snake's allies specializes in a particular subject. The player must keep track of the frequency numbers of his allies in order to contact them. All radio messages depend on the rooms the player is in.