<s>
Developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
home	I-Operating_System
computers	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
often	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
operative	O
(	O
usually	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
or	O
Big	O
Boss	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
assigned	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
finding	O
the	O
titular	O
superweapon	O
,	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
bipedal	O
walking	O
tank	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
launch	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
sequels	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
expanded	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
adding	O
characters	O
opposing	O
and	O
supporting	O
Snake	O
,	O
while	O
several	O
prequels	O
have	O
explored	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
recurring	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
marked	O
a	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
gained	O
the	O
series	O
international	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
marking	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
has	O
also	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
designed	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
computer	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
produced	O
an	O
NES	O
sequel	O
,	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
again	O
without	O
Kojima	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
designers	O
became	O
acquainted	O
with	O
Kojima	O
and	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
real	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reaction	O
,	O
Kojima	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2s	I-Application
completion	O
,	O
Kojima	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
before	O
directing	O
his	O
third	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
,	O
prequels	O
,	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
remakes	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
sequel	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
released	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
called	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
numbered	O
entry	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
prequel	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
prior	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
and	O
which	O
acted	O
as	O
an	O
origin	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Snake	O
Eater	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
storyline	O
was	O
concluded	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
another	O
sequel	O
to	O
Snake	O
Eater	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
set	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Portable	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
Jan	O
2014	O
on	O
Steam	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
Guns	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
and	O
stars	O
Raiden	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Sons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
who	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
cyborg	O
ninja	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expanded	O
re-releases	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
produced	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Integral	O
(	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Substance	O
(	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Subsistence	O
(	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
several	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
style	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Acid	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
used	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
mechanics	O
based	O
on	O
collectible	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
teaser	O
site	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
uploaded	O
by	O
Kojima	O
Production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
article	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
July	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
+	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
covers	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
and	O
features	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Press	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
,	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3D	O
:	O
Snake	O
Eater	O
–	O
The	O
Naked	O
Sample	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
did	O
state	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
preview	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
but	O
just	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
what	O
could	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mobile	B-Language
port	O
of	O
a	O
previously	O
released	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Meeting	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
where	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
possible	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
features	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
rendered	O
in	O
720p	O
and	O
running	O
at	O
60fps	O
,	O
including	O
Trophies/Achievements	O
,	O
and	O
remastered	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
UK	O
retailer	O
Zavvi	O
secured	O
the	O
exclusive	O
right	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
HD	O
Collection	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
Kojima	O
discussed	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
future	O
commenting	O
an	O
upcoming	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
we	O
'll	O
probably	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
[	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MGS4 ]	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
no	O
idea	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
mixed	O
fan	O
reactions	O
of	O
the	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
rebooted	O
action	O
gameplay	O
focused	O
spin-off	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
reassured	O
fans	O
that	O
an	O
"	O
authentic	O
stealth	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
"	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
discussion	O
panel	O
at	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Kojima	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
working	O
on	O
something	O
that	O
I	O
think	O
will	O
become	O
the	O
shining	O
moment	O
"	O
for	O
his	O
career	O
and	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Konami	O
revealed	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ground	I-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
social	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GREE	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Social	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
teaser	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
,	O
numerous	O
video	O
game-related	O
websites	O
and	O
fansites	O
reported	O
the	O
trailer	O
's	O
seemed	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Kojima	O
announced	O
at	O
GDC	O
2013	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ground	I-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
were	O
two	O
different	O
portions	O
of	O
one	O
work	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ground	I-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
serving	O
as	O
the	O
prologue	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
serving	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Hollywood	O
actor	O
and	O
producer	O
Kiefer	O
Sutherland	O
portrayed	O
the	O
character	O
through	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
facial	B-Operating_System
capture	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Konami	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
recruiting	O
new	O
staff	O
members	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
as	O
Kojima	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
during	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
supplemental	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
Ground	B-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
history	O
had	O
diverged	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
fictional	O
Cobra	O
Unit	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
The	O
Boss	O
,	O
being	O
instrumental	O
in	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
Axis	O
Powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloning	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
robotics	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
are	O
more	O
advanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eleven	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
continuity	O
reveal	O
a	O
narrative	O
that	O
spans	O
five	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
decades	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
until	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Boss	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
relevant	O
character	O
within	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
canonical	O
11	O
games	O
five	O
are	O
prequels	O
centering	O
on	O
his	O
story	O
,	O
set	O
decades	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
chronologically	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
introduces	O
Naked	O
Snake	O
(	O
or	O
Snake	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
operative	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
fictional	O
Force	O
Operation	O
X	O
(	O
FOX	O
)	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
CIA	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
The	O
Patriots	B-Application
,	O
an	O
organization	O
founded	O
by	O
Zero	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
explored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
Naked	O
Snake	O
's	O
life	O
after	O
disbanding	O
from	O
FOX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Snake	O
not	O
yet	O
accepting	O
the	O
Big	O
Boss	O
codename	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
features	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
his	O
mercenary	O
unit	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
San	B-Application
Hieronymo	I-Application
Peninsula	I-Application
and	O
battles	O
his	O
old	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
canonicity	O
of	O
Portable	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
is	O
disputed	O
,	O
with	O
Kojima	O
having	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
of	O
Portable	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Saga	O
,	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
timeline	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
small	O
details	O
that	O
are	O
in	O
Portable	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
are	O
outside	O
the	O
Saga	O
,	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
timeline	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Snake	O
Eater	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
young	O
Big	O
Boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
to	O
provide	O
both	O
aid	O
and	O
intelligence	O
for	O
Big	O
Boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
and	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
two	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prologue	O
,	O
Ground	B-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
final	O
mission	O
in	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Big	O
Boss	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
rescuing	O
two	O
VIPs	O
from	O
a	O
U.S.	O
military	O
black	O
site	O
on	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Cuba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
chaos	O
,	O
Big	O
Boss	O
 '	O
helicopter	O
collides	O
with	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
hospital	O
for	O
nine	O
years	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
chapter	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
follows	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
a	O
rookie	O
of	O
the	O
FOXHOUND	O
special	O
operations	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
sent	O
by	O
his	O
superior	O
Big	O
Boss	O
to	O
the	O
fortress	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
known	O
as	O
Outer	O
Heaven	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
finding	O
the	O
missing	O
squad	O
member	O
Gray	O
Fox	O
and	O
investigating	O
a	O
weapon	O
known	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
body	O
double	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
the	O
real	O
Big	O
Boss	O
has	O
established	O
a	O
new	O
military	O
nation	O
,	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
Snake	O
face	O
off	O
again	O
,	O
with	O
Snake	O
achieving	O
victory	O
and	O
seemingly	O
killing	O
Big	O
Boss	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
elaborates	O
on	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
is	O
a	O
genetic	O
clone	O
of	O
Big	O
Boss	O
,	O
created	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
secret	O
government	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liquid	O
and	O
FOXHOUND	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
disposal	O
facility	O
in	O
Alaska	O
and	O
commandeer	O
REX	O
,	O
the	O
next-generation	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
weapons	O
platform	O
being	O
tested	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
destroys	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
REX	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
renegade	O
FOXHOUND	O
members	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Revolver	O
Ocelot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Snake	O
brother	O
known	O
as	O
Solidus	O
Snake	O
is	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
President	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
time	O
as	O
president	O
,	O
Solidus	O
became	O
aware	O
of	O
a	O
secretive	O
cabal	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Patriots	B-Application
"	O
who	O
were	O
steadily	O
manipulating	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
tenure	O
as	O
president	O
is	O
over	O
,	O
Solidus	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Big	O
Shell	O
"	O
offshore	O
facility	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
Arsenal	O
Gear	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	B-Language
undersea	O
fortress	O
designed	O
to	O
house	O
and	O
protect	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
AIs	B-Application
created	O
to	O
influence	O
human	O
development	O
by	O
filtering	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
information	O
across	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
Liquid	O
's	O
death	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Raiden	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
who	O
fights	O
against	O
Solidus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
former	O
commander	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
soldier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
Snake	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
being	O
manipulated	O
by	O
Revolver	O
Ocelot	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
Patriots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ocelot	O
seemingly	O
becomes	O
possessed	O
by	O
Liquid	O
Snake	O
as	O
the	O
nanomachines	O
from	O
Liquid	O
's	O
arm	O
(	O
which	O
Ocelot	O
took	O
to	O
replace	O
his	O
own	O
arm	O
after	O
Gray	O
Fox	O
slices	O
it	O
off	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
)	O
work	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
Ocelot	O
's	O
thought	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
a	O
rapidly	O
aging	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
(	O
now	O
branded	O
"	O
Old	O
Snake	O
"	O
)	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
defeat	O
Revolver	O
Ocelot	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Liquid	O
Ocelot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Arsenal	O
Gear	O
in	O
Sons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Patriots	B-Application
have	O
continued	O
in	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
human	O
history	O
,	O
installing	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
systems	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
's	O
objective	O
later	O
changes	O
to	O
destroying	O
the	O
AIs	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Patriots	B-Application
and	O
stop	O
their	O
oppression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
is	O
set	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
Guns	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
and	O
it	O
stars	O
Raiden	O
as	O
a	O
cyborg	O
ninja	O
mercenary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
dealt	O
with	O
the	O
manipulation	O
of	O
soldiers	O
by	O
politicians	O
of	O
the	O
East	O
and	O
West	O
,	O
countered	O
by	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
Outer	O
Heaven	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
country	O
without	O
politics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
expanded	O
on	O
this	O
with	O
themes	O
regarding	O
political	O
intrigue	O
,	O
battlefield	O
ethics	O
,	O
military	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
negative	O
effects	O
of	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overarching	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
gene	O
,	O
meme	O
,	O
scene	O
,	O
sense	O
,	O
peace	O
,	O
revenge	O
and	O
race	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
how	O
people	O
are	O
affected	O
by	O
these	O
factors	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
Kojima	O
—	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
genetics	O
and	O
the	O
moral	O
implications	O
of	O
genetic	O
engineering	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
how	O
identity	O
can	O
be	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
philosophies	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
society	O
(	O
a	O
"	O
meme	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
censorship	O
on	O
society	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
how	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
place	O
one	O
lives	O
in	O
(	O
a	O
"	O
scene	O
"	O
)	O
affects	O
their	O
identity	O
,	O
how	O
politics	O
change	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
times	O
and	O
hyperreality	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
distinguish	O
fact	O
and	O
fiction	O
in	O
an	O
information-saturated	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
"	O
sense	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
lost	O
when	O
they	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
the	O
plot	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
true	O
nature	O
of	O
'	O
peace	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
conflict	O
in	O
human	O
societies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
the	O
themes	O
"	O
race	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
revenge	O
"	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
latter	O
can	O
make	O
one	O
lose	O
his	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
initial	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
each	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
deconstruction	O
of	O
action	O
movies	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
using	O
tropes	O
to	O
invoke	O
the	O
themes	O
and	O
ideas	O
especially	O
those	O
of	O
spy	O
movies	O
-	O
it	O
examines	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
mind	O
and	O
complete	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
situation	O
would	O
be	O
needed	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
the	O
absurdly	O
complex	O
and	O
convoluted	O
plans	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
events	O
completely	O
within	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
chance	O
yet	O
comes	O
off	O
without	O
a	O
hitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
examines	O
what	O
happens	O
to	O
a	O
child	O
soldier	O
forced	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
a	O
normal	O
life	O
through	O
the	O
characters	O
Eli	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Liquid	O
Snake	O
)	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
and	O
Jack	O
(	O
primarily	O
known	O
as	O
Raiden	O
)	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
also	O
deals	O
with	O
"	O
revenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Boss	O
is	O
similarly	O
not	O
immune	O
to	O
this	O
theme	O
:	O
as	O
Naked	O
Snake	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
resemble	O
a	O
suave	O
,	O
impeccable	O
secret	O
agent	O
that	O
would	O
otherwise	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
1960s	O
spy	O
film	O
pastiche	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
instead	O
an	O
everyman	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
series	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
realistic	O
military	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
video	O
games	O
also	O
feature	O
a	O
strong	O
focus	O
on	O
supernatural	O
elements	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
commonly	O
described	O
as	O
magic	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
assistance	O
from	O
a	O
supporting	O
team	O
communicated	O
by	O
Codec	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
used	O
humans	O
with	O
supernatural	O
abilities	O
,	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
designers	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
monsters	O
rather	O
than	O
humans	O
as	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
boss	O
battle	O
was	O
The	O
End	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
started	O
with	O
Kyle	O
Schneider	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
when	O
he	O
fought	O
against	O
Snake	O
as	O
"	O
Black	O
Ninja	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
began	O
as	O
partially	O
a	O
pastiche	O
of	O
action	O
movies	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
characters	O
were	O
sometimes	O
pastiches	O
of	O
contemporary	O
action	O
movie	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
been	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
improvements	O
from	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
like	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
staff	O
gave	O
the	O
characters	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
look	O
although	O
they	O
initially	O
had	O
doubts	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
's	O
thoughts	O
regarding	O
Snake	O
's	O
improved	O
abilities	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
led	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
cloned	O
characters	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
match	O
him	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Kojima	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
novels	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
sidekick	O
character	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
view	O
Snake	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
that	O
featured	O
modern	O
military	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
's	O
hardware	O
limited	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
on-screen	O
bullets	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
felt	O
impeded	O
the	O
combat	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
articles	O
written	O
for	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
identified	O
several	O
Hollywood	O
films	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
storylines	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
James	O
Bond	O
series	O
is	O
what	O
influenced	O
him	O
the	O
most	O
regarding	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plot	O
has	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
nuclear	O
war	O
paranoia	O
during	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
that	O
resulted	O
from	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
September	O
11	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
,	O
Kojima	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
third	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platform	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
subsequent	O
sequels	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Solid	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
started	O
using	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
long	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
settings	O
were	O
indoors	O
areas	O
due	O
to	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
consoles	O
,	O
since	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Kojima	O
wished	O
to	O
drastically	O
change	O
it	O
despite	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
had	O
several	O
plot	O
points	O
unresolved	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
leave	O
it	O
to	O
players	O
to	O
discuss	O
them	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
conclusions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
consistency	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
they	O
mentioned	O
plot	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
further	O
explored	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
1988	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Scholastic	O
's	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Power	O
line	O
of	O
novelizations	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
third-party	O
NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
gamebook	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Konami	O
Gamebook	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novelization	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benson	O
also	O
wrote	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
novelization	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reaction	O
to	O
Benson	O
's	O
novelizations	O
has	O
been	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
Bookgasm.com	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Benson	O
does	O
a	O
fine	O
job	O
translating	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
page	O
"	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
and	O
MishMashMagazine.com	O
calling	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
"	O
a	O
great	O
companion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese-language	O
novelization	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
by	O
Project	O
Itoh	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
run	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
was	O
collected	O
again	O
in	O
a	O
paperback	O
book	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Omnibus	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
IDW	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Alex	O
Garner	O
with	O
illustrations	O
by	O
Ashley	O
Wood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Digital	O
Graphic	O
Novel	O
,	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
digital	O
version	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Bande	O
Dessinée	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
release	O
in	O
2008	B-Application
and	O
features	O
fully	O
voiced	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
radio	O
drama	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
1998	O
to	O
1999	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
syndicated	O
CLUB	O
db	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
continuation	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Shadow	O
Moses	O
,	O
with	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
Meryl	O
Silverburgh	O
,	O
Mei	O
Ling	O
and	O
Roy	O
Campbell	O
going	O
on	O
further	O
missions	O
as	O
FOXHOUND	O
operatives	O
(	O
Mei	O
Ling	O
and	O
Meryl	O
are	O
depicted	O
wearing	O
a	O
battle	O
dress	O
uniform	O
and	O
a	O
sneaking	B-Application
suit	I-Application
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
stories	O
are	O
not	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
mainstream	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
promotional	O
DVDs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
detailing	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Saga	O
vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
disc	O
for	O
MGS3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Subsistence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
dealing	O
with	O
one	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
then	O
five-part	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
chronological	O
order	O
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
MGS3	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
includes	O
discussions	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Saga	O
vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
20th	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Party	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
disc	O
for	O
MGS4	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
pseudo-documentary	O
about	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
and	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
prologue	O
and	O
four	O
chapters	O
:	O
Naked	O
Snake-the	O
birth	O
of	O
Snake	O
(	O
chronicling	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
MGS3	B-Application
,	O
MG1	O
,	O
and	O
MG2	O
)	O
,	O
Liquid	O
Snake-the	O
second	O
snake	O
(	O
MGS	O
)	O
,	O
Solidus	O
Snake-the	O
third	O
Snake	O
(	O
MGS2	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Solid	O
Snake-the	O
first	O
Snake	O
(	O
setting	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
MGS4	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2006	B-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
creator	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
English-language	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
producer	O
Michael	O
De	O
Luca	O
confirmed	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
film	O
adaptation	O
had	O
been	O
postponed	O
indefinitely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
Konami	O
expressed	O
concern	O
that	O
the	O
entire	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
franchise	O
could	O
be	O
seriously	O
affected	O
if	O
a	O
movie	O
version	O
performed	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
during	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
exhibit	O
at	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
,	O
Kojima	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
write	O
or	O
direct	O
a	O
potential	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
movie	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
announced	O
that	O
Arad	O
Productions	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
Arad	O
brothers	O
Avi	O
and	O
Ari	O
,	O
have	O
agreed	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
movie	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
with	O
Columbia	O
Pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
McFarlane	O
Toys	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
collaboration	O
of	O
Konami	O
,	O
launched	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action	O
figures	O
depicting	O
key	O
characters	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
McFarlane	O
Toys	O
,	O
and	O
Konami	O
combined	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
action	O
figures	O
depicting	O
Sons	O
of	O
Liberty'''s	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
RAY	O
,	O
so	O
collecting	O
the	O
entire	O
set	O
is	O
essential	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
4	O
"	O
scale	O
blind-box	O
figures	O
based	O
on	O
MGS2	B-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Sons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
and	O
Substance	O
shortly	O
after	O
in	O
2003	O
;	O
the	O
Substance	O
series	O
was	O
eventually	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
UK	O
markets	O
packaged	O
on	O
card	O
rather	O
than	O
blind	O
boxed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
MGS3	B-Application
,	O
Medicom	O
released	O
12	O
"	O
figures	O
of	O
Snake	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Real	O
Action	O
Heroes	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medicom	O
continued	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kubrick	O
figures	O
for	O
Snake	O
Eater	O
and	O
Guns	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
seven	O
-	O
and	O
12-inch	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
fruit	O
of	O
this	O
partnership	O
came	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
ThreeA	O
released	O
a	O
massive	O
1/48	O
scale	O
figure	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
REX	O
,	O
with	O
working	O
LED	O
lights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
dressed	O
up	O
to	O
depict	O
REX	O
's	O
decrepit	O
condition	O
in	O
Guns	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
is	O
also	O
cooperating	O
with	O
graphic	O
artist	O
Ashley	O
Wood	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
similarly	O
scaled	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
RAY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
also	O
joined	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
toys	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
boss	O
vehicles	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
has	O
since	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
characters	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
Sons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
Ground	B-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
detail	O
more	O
pronounced	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
McFarlane	O
Toys	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Hot	O
Toys	O
released	O
a	O
1/6th	O
action	O
figure	O
of	O
Naked	O
Snake	O
in	O
his	O
original	O
sneaking	B-Application
suit	I-Application
attire	O
from	O
MGS3	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
model	O
kit	O
company	O
Kotobukiya	O
released	O
a	O
1/100	O
scale	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
REX	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
small	O
figures	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
Liquid	O
Snake	O
,	O
and	O
Gray	O
Fox	O
in	O
both	O
standing	O
and	O
near-death	O
versions.	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
followed	O
suit	O
with	O
RAY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaiyodo	O
's	O
Revoltech	O
action	O
figure	O
line	O
includes	O
versions	O
of	O
Big	O
Boss	O
from	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
and	O
Raiden	O
from	O
Rising	B-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
Venom	O
Snake	O
and	O
a	O
generic	O
Soviet	O
Army	O
soldier	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
for	O
the	O
smaller	O
RevoMini	O
action	O
figure	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
Kojima	O
wanted	O
"	O
a	O
full	O
orchestra	O
right	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
;	O
a	O
system	O
which	O
made	O
modifications	O
such	O
as	O
tempo	B-Application
and	O
texture	O
to	O
the	O
currently	O
playing	O
track	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
switching	O
to	O
another	O
pre-recorded	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
these	O
features	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
achieved	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
implemented	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
Harry	O
Gregson-Williams	O
,	O
a	O
Hollywood	O
film	O
composer	O
from	O
Hans	O
Zimmer	O
's	O
studio	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
publicized	O
in	O
the	O
run-up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release.Harry	O
Gregson-Williams	O
'	O
interview	O
in	O
The	O
Making	O
of	O
Documentary	O
in	O
the	O
Bonus	O
Making	O
of	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gregson-Williams	O
would	O
reprise	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
theme	O
songs	O
have	O
been	O
provided	O
by	O
popular	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
Rika	O
Muranaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
achieved	O
great	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
grossed	O
about	O
worldwide.Metal	O
Gear	O
Solid	O
2	O
:	O
Sons	O
of	O
Liberty	O
sold	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
followed	O
in	O
sales	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
with	O
over	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
over	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
fastest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
after	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
grossed	O
on	O
release	O
day	O
,	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
combined	O
opening	O
day	O
box	O
office	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
Avengers	O
:	O
Age	O
of	O
Ultron	O
and	O
Jurassic	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
games	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
notably	O
lower	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
analyzed	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
low	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
when	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
since	O
series	O
creator	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
left	O
Konami	O
,	O
sold	O
only	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
made	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
currently	O
possesses	O
95.09	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
96/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
highest-scoring	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
editors	O
ranked	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Game	O
Informer	O
Magazines	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
200	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
ranked	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
was	O
also	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
greatest	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
.PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
issue	O
50	O
,	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
,	O
October	O
2010	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
exhibition	O
taking	O
place	O
from	O
March	O
16	O
to	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
have	O
won	O
multiple	O
awards	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
which	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
for	O
Interactive	O
Art	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
,	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
evolved	O
the	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
8-bit	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
credited	O
with	O
pioneering	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
stealth	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
popularizing	O
the	O
stealth	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
hiding-behind-cover	O
mechanic.Gears	O
of	O
War	O
Review	O
,	O
GamesFirst	O
The	O
series	O
pioneered	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
cinematic	O
techniques	O
into	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
which	O
Eurogamer	O
considers	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
modern	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
's	O
ambitious	O
script	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
,	O
some	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
postmodern	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
have	O
argued	O
that	O
it	O
anticipated	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
post-truth	O
politics	O
,	O
fake	O
news	O
,	O
echo	O
chambers	O
and	O
alternative	O
facts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Video	O
Game	O
Openings	O
,	O
"	O
Game	O
Informer	O
187	O
(	O
November	O
2008	B-Application
)	O
:	O
38	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	O
's	O
unexpected	O
introduction	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
lack	O
of	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
trailers	O
and	O
how	O
he	O
replaces	O
fan-favorite	O
character	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
deemed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
controversial	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
inspired	O
numerous	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splinter	O
Cell	O
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
designer	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
stated	O
that	O
every	O
stealth-action	O
game	O
"	O
owes	O
its	O
existence	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Without	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
stealth	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Interview	O
with	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
,	O
GameCritics	O
,	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
producer	O
Mathieu	O
Ferland	O
said	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
a	O
huge	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
"	O
and	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
pioneer	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
directing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silicon	O
Knights	O
founder	O
Denis	O
Dyack	O
said	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solids	I-Application
"	O
story	O
,	O
script	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
cinemas	O
"	O
were	O
"	O
a	O
landmark	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
guiding	O
light	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
videogames.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
creator	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
cited	O
the	O
military	O
themes	O
and	O
action	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
named	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
homage	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
creator	O
Tom	O
Leonard	O
said	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solids	I-Application
success	O
convinced	O
them	O
that	O
experimental	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
could	O
be	O
marketable	O
and	O
"	O
revitalized	O
the	O
team	O
"	O
in	O
"	O
the	O
closing	O
months	O
of	O
the	O
project.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sumo	O
Digital	O
designer	O
Emily	O
Knox	O
cited	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
as	O
an	O
early	O
formative	O
influence	O
on	O
their	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
animator	O
Luke	O
Kelly	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
animations	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
2014	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
film	O
Captain	O
America	O
:	O
The	O
Winter	O
Soldier	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
striking	O
similarities	O
to	O
scenes	O
and	O
plot	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
Metal	O
Gear	O
Solid	O
2''	O
.	O
</s>
