<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
features	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
new	O
cutscenes	O
written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Ryuhei	O
Kitamura	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
functions	O
originally	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
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>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
altered	O
to	O
resemble	O
that	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>
Enemy	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
improved	O
,	O
giving	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
detect	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
intelligently	O
with	O
senses	O
of	O
sight	O
and	O
sound	O
enhanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2003	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
confirming	O
that	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
under	O
the	O
guidance	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
creator	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
was	O
busy	O
working	O
on	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
commit	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
full-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
CEO	O
Denis	O
Dyack	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
recently	O
completed	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
,	O
happened	O
to	O
be	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
cafeteria	O
in	O
Japan	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
both	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Iwata	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
agreed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
largely	O
developed	O
at	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
,	O
Ryuhei	O
Kitamura	O
directed	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cinematics	O
while	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
implemented	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
look	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
but	O
upon	O
inspection	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
asked	O
Kitamura	O
to	O
redo	O
them	O
in	O
his	O
well-known	O
action	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
composition	O
duties	O
were	O
split	O
:	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
music	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Steve	O
Henifin	O
and	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
 '	O
music	O
staff	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
(	O
in-game	O
,	O
menus	O
and	O
cut	O
scenes	O
)	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Konami	O
's	O
music	O
staff	O
,	O
including	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
co-composer	O
Norihiko	O
Hibino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
re-recorded	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
cast	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Cyborg	O
Ninja	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
re-recording	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Hayter	O
,	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
increased	O
audio	O
quality	O
allowed	O
by	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
picked	O
up	O
outside	O
noise	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
recordings	O
that	O
were	O
inaudible	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
,	O
Greg	O
Eagles	O
voices	O
only	O
Anderson	O
,	O
whereas	O
Gray	O
Fox	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Rob	O
Paulsen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revised	O
voice	O
acting	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
during	O
Snake	O
's	O
reminiscence	O
as	O
the	O
English-language	O
voice-recording	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
recorded	O
in	O
a	O
sound-proof	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mei	O
Ling	O
,	O
Nastasha	O
Romanenko	O
,	O
and	O
Naomi	O
Hunter	O
speak	O
with	O
American	O
accents	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
they	O
spoke	O
with	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Ukrainian	O
,	O
and	O
British	O
accents	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2004	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
alongside	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Premium	O
Package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
includes	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
;	O
a	O
platinum-colored	O
GameCube	B-Application
adorned	O
with	O
the	O
FOXHOUND	O
logo	O
;	O
a	O
44-page	O
book	O
titled	O
Memorandum	O
containing	O
production	O
notes	O
,	O
sketches	O
and	O
photos	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
disc	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Special	O
Disc	O
"	O
containing	O
an	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
received	O
an	O
85.58	O
%	O
and	O
85/100	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
superior	O
graphics	O
and	O
likening	O
the	O
presentation	O
to	O
epic	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
or	O
"	O
Great	O
"	O
on	O
their	O
scale	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
rated	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
as	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
Gaming	O
Age	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
A−	O
"	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
a	O
9.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
its	O
faithful	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
placed	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
at	O
#11	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
GameCube	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
receiving	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
has	O
also	O
drawn	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Sons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
was	O
seen	O
as	O
unnecessary	O
,	O
as	O
GamePro	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
was	O
virtually	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
which	O
"	O
spoils	O
the	O
challenge	O
...	O
and	O
completely	O
ruins	O
one	O
boss	O
battle	O
(	O
Revolver	O
Ocelot	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
