<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
overhead	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
computer	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
written	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
series	O
's	O
creator	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
who	O
conceived	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
a	O
separately-produced	O
sequel	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
although	O
Kojima	O
would	O
later	O
direct	O
another	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	B-Application
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
later	O
led	O
to	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
being	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
as	O
additional	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
Subsistence	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
HD	O
remastered	O
ports	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
re-release	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
must	O
infiltrate	O
a	O
heavily	O
defended	O
territory	O
known	O
as	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
kidnapped	O
scientist	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
revised	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
D	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
significantly	O
evolved	O
the	O
stealth-based	O
game	O
system	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
introduced	O
a	O
complex	O
storyline	O
dealing	O
with	O
themes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
warfare	O
and	O
nuclear	O
proliferation	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
8	B-Application
bit	I-Application
games	I-Application
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
stronghold	O
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
detection	O
from	O
soldiers	O
,	O
cameras	O
,	O
infrared	O
sensors	O
and	O
other	O
surveillance	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
areas	O
are	O
more	O
varied	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
puzzles	O
must	O
be	O
fulfilled	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
luring	O
a	O
carrier	O
pigeon	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
kind	O
of	O
ration	O
,	O
chasing	O
after	O
a	O
female	O
spy	O
to	O
the	O
ladies	O
 '	O
lavatory	O
,	O
and	O
deciphering	O
secret	O
tap	B-Algorithm
codes	I-Algorithm
to	O
gain	O
new	O
frequency	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
either	O
,	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
a	O
Game	O
Master	O
II	O
utility	O
cartridge	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
removed	O
the	O
password	O
feature	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
standardized	O
storage	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
and	O
internal	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
near-future	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Cold	O
War	O
continued	O
into	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
1999	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
(	O
later	O
retconned	O
to	O
four	O
years	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
formerly	O
retired	O
FOXHOUND	O
agent	O
and	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
returns	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
new	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
kidnapped	O
Czechoslovak	O
biologist	O
Dr.	O
Kio	O
Marv	O
from	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
assisting	O
him	O
on-site	O
are	O
Horry	O
White	O
(	O
"	O
Holly	O
White	O
"	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
CIA	O
agent	O
posing	O
as	O
a	O
journalist	O
;	O
Natasha	O
Marcova	O
(	O
Gustava	O
Heffner	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
StB	O
agent	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Marv	O
's	O
bodyguard	O
;	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Petrovich	O
Madnar	O
(	O
"	O
Drago	O
Pettrovich	O
Madnar	O
"	O
in	O
newer	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
designer	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
captured	O
along	O
with	O
Dr.	O
Marv	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bosses	O
of	O
this	O
installment	O
consist	O
of	O
Black	O
Color	O
(	O
Black	O
Ninja	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
experimental	O
drug-enhanced	O
ninja	O
from	O
a	O
disbanded	O
NASA	O
project	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Kyle	O
Schneider	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
)	O
;	O
Running	O
Man	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Olympic	B-Application
runner	O
turned	O
terrorist	O
;	O
Red	O
Blaster	O
,	O
an	O
explosive	O
expert	O
from	O
Spetsnaz	O
;	O
Ultra	O
Box	O
(	O
the	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
in	O
later	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
assassination	O
squad	O
specializing	O
in	O
confined	O
spaces	O
;	O
Predator	O
(	O
Jungle	O
Evil	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
jungle	O
warfare	O
expert	O
from	O
the	O
South	O
African	O
Reconnaissance	O
Command	O
;	O
and	O
Night	O
Sight	O
(	O
Night	O
Fright	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
assassin	O
from	O
Vietnam	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
stealth	O
suit	O
that	O
renders	O
him	O
invisible	O
to	O
both	O
radar	O
and	O
the	O
human	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
counter	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
Czech	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Kio	O
Marv	O
bio-engineers	O
a	O
new	O
species	O
of	O
algae	O
,	O
OILIX	B-Application
,	O
that	O
could	O
produce	O
petroleum-grade	O
hydrocarbons	O
with	O
little	O
expense	O
and	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
unveils	O
the	O
algae	O
to	O
the	O
World	O
Energy	O
Conference	O
in	O
Prague	O
and	O
was	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
demonstration	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
soldiers	O
from	O
Zanzibarland	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Central	O
Asian	O
country	O
established	O
in	O
1997	O
after	O
a	O
successful	O
independence	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NATO	O
discovers	O
that	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
's	O
leaders	O
plan	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
world	O
hostage	O
by	O
controlling	O
the	O
supply	O
of	O
oil	O
through	O
OILIX	B-Application
and	O
nuclear	O
warheads	O
pillaged	O
from	O
old	O
stockpiles	O
marked	O
for	O
dismantling	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
global	O
efforts	O
toward	O
nuclear	O
disarmament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FOXHOUND	O
's	O
new	O
commander	O
,	O
Roy	O
Campbell	O
,	O
brings	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
out	O
of	O
retirement	O
and	O
sends	O
him	O
to	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
to	O
rescue	O
Dr.	O
Marv	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Eve	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
reunited	O
with	O
Dr.	O
Drago	O
Pettrovich	O
Madnar	O
,	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
inventor	O
from	O
Outer	O
Heaven	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
once	O
again	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
another	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
project	O
(	O
named	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
D	O
)	O
for	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
oversee	O
mass-production	O
of	O
smaller	O
,	O
non-nuclear-equipped	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
learns	O
from	O
Dr.	O
Madnar	O
that	O
Big	O
Boss	O
,	O
Snake	O
's	O
former	O
superior	O
,	O
survived	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
now	O
leads	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Snake	O
,	O
Heffner	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Madnar	O
head	O
toward	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
's	O
main	O
prison	O
,	O
Heffner	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
missile	O
fired	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
D	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Madnar	O
is	O
recaptured	O
by	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
's	O
pilot	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Gray	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Determined	O
to	O
finish	O
his	O
mission	O
,	O
Snake	O
fights	O
against	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
's	O
elite	O
mercenary	O
force	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
reach	O
Dr.	O
Marv	O
's	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
arrives	O
too	O
late	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
finds	O
Dr.	O
Marv	O
's	O
corpse	O
and	O
the	O
OILIX	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Snake	O
learns	O
that	O
Madnar	O
volunteered	O
his	O
services	O
to	O
Zanzibar	B-Application
Land	I-Application
to	O
finish	O
work	O
on	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
as	O
revenge	O
against	O
the	O
scientific	O
community	O
shunning	O
him	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
faces	O
off	O
against	O
Gray	O
Fox	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
D	O
and	O
eventually	O
destroys	O
the	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
and	O
Holly	O
escape	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
deliver	O
the	O
OILIX	B-Application
formula	O
to	O
Campbell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Konami	O
began	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
titled	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
overseas	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
the	O
first	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
game	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
NES	O
versions	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
himself	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
until	O
he	O
became	O
reacquainted	O
with	O
a	O
junior	O
coworker	O
who	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
on	O
a	O
train	O
ride	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
undergoing	O
a	O
business	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
sales	O
division	O
of	O
Konami	O
,	O
Kojima	O
successfully	O
convinced	O
his	O
superiors	O
to	O
approve	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
was	O
briefly	O
suspended	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
by	O
a	O
separate	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
no	O
official	O
English	O
localization	O
was	O
produced	O
(	O
as	O
Konami	O
had	O
already	O
discontinued	O
sales	O
of	O
their	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
later	O
produced	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
hobbyist	O
group	O
G&T	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficial	O
imports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
Europe	O
by	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
fans	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
requesting	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
port	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
to	O
another	O
platform	O
was	O
the	O
Japanese	O
feature	B-Device
phone	I-Device
version	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
app	O
on	O
i-mode	O
,	O
EZweb	O
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
a	O
few	O
additions	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
easy	O
mode	O
and	O
an	O
unlockable	O
boss	O
rush	O
mode	O
after	O
clearing	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
once	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
include	O
some	O
other	O
adjustments	O
and	O
changes	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
portraits	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
conversation	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
portraits	O
in	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
modeled	O
after	O
real	O
life	O
celebrities	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
portraits	O
were	O
instead	O
designed	O
to	O
more	O
closely	O
resemble	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
illustrator	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
's	O
character	O
designs	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
version	O
included	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Subsistence	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
edition	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	B-Application
that	O
included	O
full	O
ports	O
of	O
both	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
newly-added	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsistence	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
with	O
full	O
English	O
localizations	O
of	O
both	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
games	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
HD	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2012	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2010	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
is	O
emulated	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
like	O
the	O
Subsistence	O
and	O
HD	O
Edition	O
ports	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
patched	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
revised	O
character	O
portraits	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
carried	O
a	O
custom	O
sound	O
chip	O
,	O
the	O
SCC	O
(	O
previously	O
employed	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Nemesis	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Snatcher	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
enhanced	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
beyond	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
's	O
basic	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arranged	O
music	O
based	O
on	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
VR	O
training	O
disc	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Integral	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
VR	O
Missions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Integral	O
features	O
two	O
hidden	O
tunes	O
based	O
on	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
available	O
via	O
a	O
secret	O
codec	B-Application
frequency	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
is	O
an	O
arranged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Theme	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
is	O
an	O
arrangement	O
of	O
"	O
Zanzibar	O
Breeze	O
"	O
(	O
both	O
listenable	O
by	O
contacting	O
CODEC	B-Application
frequency	O
140.66	O
in	O
certain	O
locations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Theme	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
"	O
also	O
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
2008	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
and	O
a	O
re-arranged	O
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
was	O
ranked	O
on	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Magazine'''s	O
Top	O
30	O
best	O
selling	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
list	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
premiering	O
at	O
the	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
would	O
later	O
receive	O
near	O
universal-acclaim	O
by	O
retro	O
game	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Paul	O
Soth	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
surpassed	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
in	O
every	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
gripping	O
,	O
well	O
written	O
storyline	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
rich	O
characterization	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
same	O
quality	O
of	O
storytelling	O
that	O
made	O
MGS	B-Application
so	O
compelling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
disappointed	O
by	O
"	O
the	O
great	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
remains	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
8	B-Application
bit	I-Application
games	I-Application
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
only	O
diehard	O
fans	O
will	O
find	O
the	O
experience	O
rewarding	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
through	O
the	O
bonus	O
disc	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Subsistence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mechanics	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
its	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
,	O
remained	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
2D	O
predecessor	O
and	O
included	O
plot	O
summaries	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
games	O
(	O
accessible	O
in	O
the	O
Special	O
mode	O
under	O
"	O
Previous	O
Operations	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
regarded	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
anyone	O
can	O
get	O
to	O
playing	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
in	O
2D	O
"	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
above	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Color	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
a	O
decade	O
later	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
also	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
top	O
ten	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
referred	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
as	O
"	O
basically	O
a	O
high-spec	O
remake	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nickolai	O
Adkins	O
of	O
1UP	O
also	O
noted	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
scenario	O
and	O
plot	O
elements	O
in	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
were	O
recycled	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
"	O
Snake	O
emerging	O
from	O
retirement	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
kidnapped	O
non-soldier	O
personnel	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
to	O
"	O
an	O
escape	O
sequence	O
where	O
Snake	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
his	O
female	O
accomplice/love	O
interest	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
notes	O
that	O
Solid	O
Snake''	O
introduced	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
making	O
noise	O
to	O
attract	O
guards	O
,	O
crouching	O
and	O
crawling	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
disarming	O
mines	O
,	O
and	O
enemies	O
having	O
view	B-Device
cones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
