<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
,	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
video	O
games	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Kojima	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
who	O
infiltrates	O
a	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
facility	O
to	O
neutralize	O
the	O
terrorist	O
threat	O
from	O
FOXHOUND	O
,	O
a	O
renegade	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
shipped	O
12million	O
demos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Integral	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
remake	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
produced	O
numerous	O
sequels	O
,	O
starting	O
with	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
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
media	O
adaptations	O
including	O
a	O
radio	O
drama	O
,	O
comics	O
,	O
and	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radar	B-Application
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
alert	O
or	O
evasion	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
on-screen	O
radar	B-Application
provides	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
and	O
their	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
can	O
also	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
many	O
items	O
and	O
gadgets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
infra-red	B-Algorithm
goggles	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
cardboard	O
box	O
disguise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
switch	O
to	O
3D	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
played	O
primarily	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
2D	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
punctuated	O
by	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
codec	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
encounters	O
with	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
controls	O
and	O
strategies	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
Codec	B-Application
radio	O
,	O
where	O
advice	O
is	O
delivered	O
from	O
Snake	O
's	O
support	O
team	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
support	O
team	O
may	O
chastise	O
Snake	O
for	O
not	O
saving	O
his	O
progress	O
often	O
enough	O
,	O
or	O
explain	O
his	O
combat	O
moves	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
which	O
buttons	O
to	O
press	O
on	O
the	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Codec	B-Application
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
exposition	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
VR	B-Application
training	I-Application
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
test	O
out	O
their	O
sneaking	O
skills	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
artificially	O
constructed	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
continued	O
into	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
ending	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
take	O
place	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
those	O
in	O
downfall	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zanzibarland	I-Application
,	O
and	O
form	O
the	O
third	O
chapter	O
in	O
an	O
overarching	O
plot	O
concerning	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
Snake	O
receives	O
support	O
and	O
advice	O
via	O
codec	B-Application
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
Naomi	O
Hunter	O
,	O
who	O
gives	O
medical	O
advice	O
;	O
Nastasha	O
Romanenko	O
,	O
who	O
provides	O
item	O
and	O
weapon	O
tips	O
;	O
Master	O
Miller	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
drill	O
instructor	O
and	O
survival	O
coach	O
;	O
and	O
Mei	O
Ling	O
,	O
who	O
invented	O
the	O
soliton	O
radar	B-Application
system	I-Application
used	O
in	O
the	O
mission	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
mission	O
data	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
call	O
her	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Liquid	O
Snake	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
now-terrorist	O
splinter	B-Application
cell	I-Application
of	O
the	O
organization	O
FOXHOUND	O
,	O
and	O
genetic	O
counterpart	O
to	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
elite	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
unit	O
,	O
FOXHOUND	O
contains	O
experts	O
specializing	O
in	O
different	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
Meryl	O
Silverburgh	O
,	O
Colonel	O
Campbell	O
's	O
niece	O
and	O
a	O
rookie	O
soldier	O
stationed	O
in	O
Shadow	O
Moses	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
join	O
the	O
revolt	O
;	O
Dr.	O
Hal	O
Emmerich	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
developer	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
REX	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Ninja	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
cybernetically	O
enhanced	O
agent	O
who	O
is	O
neither	O
an	O
ally	O
nor	O
an	O
enemy	O
of	O
Snake	O
but	O
does	O
oppose	O
FOXHOUND	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
renegade	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
unit	O
FOXHOUND	O
seizes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
remote	O
island	O
in	O
Alaska	O
's	O
Fox	O
Archipelago	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Moses	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
houses	O
a	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
disposal	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FOXHOUND	O
threatens	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
nuclear-capable	O
mecha	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
REX	O
,	O
being	O
secretly	O
tested	O
at	O
the	O
facility	O
,	O
against	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
receive	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
Big	O
Boss	O
and	O
a	O
ransom	O
of	O
$1	O
billion	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anderson	O
reveals	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
REX	O
can	O
be	O
deactivated	O
with	O
a	O
secret	O
detonation	O
override	O
code	O
,	O
but	O
dies	O
of	O
a	O
heart	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baker	O
briefs	O
Snake	O
on	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
project	O
and	O
advises	O
him	O
to	O
contact	O
Meryl	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
gave	O
a	O
PAL	O
card	O
that	O
might	O
prevent	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
too	O
dies	O
of	O
a	O
sudden	O
heart	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
Codec	B-Application
,	O
Meryl	O
agrees	O
to	O
meet	O
in	O
the	O
warhead	O
disposal	O
area	O
on	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
Snake	O
contacts	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
's	O
designer	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Hal	O
"	O
Otacon	O
"	O
Emmerich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
En	O
route	O
,	O
Snake	O
receives	O
an	O
anonymous	O
codec	B-Application
call	O
calling	O
themselves	O
"	O
Deepthroat	O
"	O
,	O
warning	O
him	O
of	O
a	O
tank	O
ambush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infiltrating	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
's	O
hangar	O
,	O
Snake	O
overhears	O
Liquid	O
and	O
Ocelot	O
preparing	O
the	O
REX	O
launch	O
sequence	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
PAL	O
card	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
unexpectedly	O
activates	O
REX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocelot	O
calls	O
the	O
US	O
President	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
double	O
agent	O
whose	O
mission	O
was	O
to	O
steal	O
Baker	O
's	O
disk	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
originally	O
planned	O
his	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
was	O
initially	O
planning	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
while	O
Policenauts	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceptual	O
artwork	O
by	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
Meryl	O
Silverburgh	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
Policenauts	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
FOXHOUND	O
team	O
,	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Policenauts	B-Application
:	O
Pilot	O
Disk	O
preceding	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
game	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
development	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
after	O
Policenauts	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Kojima	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
previous	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
were	O
not	O
widely	O
known	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
(	O
an	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
Kojima	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
with	O
it	O
or	O
its	O
sequel	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
Solid	O
,	O
"	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
codename	O
of	O
series	O
's	O
protagonist	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
game	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
chosen	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
2D	O
to	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
began	O
in	O
mid-1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
Huntington	O
Beach	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
educated	O
the	O
creators	O
with	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
explosives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
he	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
,	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>
Kojima	O
used	O
Lego	B-Language
building	O
blocks	O
and	O
toy	O
figurines	O
to	O
model	O
3D	O
areas	O
and	O
see	O
what	O
the	O
planned	O
camera	O
views	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
gameplay	O
demo	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
1997	O
as	O
a	O
short	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
generated	O
significant	O
buzz	O
and	O
positive	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
game	O
design	O
emphasizing	O
stealth	O
and	O
strategy	O
(	O
like	O
earlier	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
unprecedented	O
level	O
of	O
real-time	O
3D	O
graphical	O
detail	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
actors	O
returned	O
for	O
the	O
2004	O
remake	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
credited	O
with	O
their	O
real	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Konami	O
's	O
in-house	O
musicians	O
,	O
including	O
Kazuki	O
Muraoka	O
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Togo	O
,	O
Takanari	O
Ishiyama	O
,	O
Lee	O
Jeon	O
Myung	O
,	O
and	O
Maki	O
Kirioka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
"	O
Premium	O
Package	O
"	O
edition	O
sold	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
box	O
that	O
also	O
contained	O
a	O
t-shirt	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
FOXHOUND-themed	O
dog	O
tags	O
,	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
stickers	O
,	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
featuring	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
few	O
bonus	O
arranged	O
tracks	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
40-page	O
booklet	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Classified	O
,	O
featuring	O
production	O
notes	O
,	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
glossary	O
of	O
terminology	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Blaustein	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
Snatcher	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
wrote	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
detected	O
by	O
Psycho	O
Mantis	O
when	O
he	O
reads	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
were	O
also	O
changed	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
certain	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
series	O
)	O
not	O
being	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
Kojima	O
's	O
cameo	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
thanks	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
supporting	O
his	O
work	O
via	O
a	O
voiceover	O
)	O
being	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
Western	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
not	O
available	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
Snatcher	B-Application
and	O
Policenauts	B-Application
,	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
for	O
this	O
Easter	O
egg	O
to	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Premium	O
Package	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
software	O
itself	O
and	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
CD	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
t-shirt	O
,	O
dog	O
tags	O
,	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
stickers	O
,	O
a	O
double	O
sided	O
movie-style	O
poster	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
postcards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
reissued	O
twice	O
:	O
once	O
under	O
"	B-Device
The	I-Device
Best	I-Device
"	I-Device
series	I-Device
and	O
later	O
under	O
"	O
PS	O
one	O
Books.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
were	O
reissued	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
series	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
set	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
Essential	O
Collection	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
expanded	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
features	O
the	O
added	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaces	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
offering	O
players	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
subtitles	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
CODEC	B-Application
conversations	O
(	O
item	O
descriptions	O
,	O
mission	O
logs	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
text	O
are	O
still	O
in	O
Japanese	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
additional	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
include	O
an	O
alternate	O
"	O
sneaking	B-Application
suit	I-Application
"	O
outfit	O
for	O
Meryl	O
(	O
which	O
she	O
wears	O
when	O
Snake	O
is	O
dressed	O
in	O
the	O
tuxedo	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Very	O
Easy	O
"	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
the	O
mission	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
suppressor-equipped	O
MP5	O
submachine	O
gun	O
with	O
infinite	O
ammo	O
(	O
substituting	O
the	O
FAMAS	O
rifle	O
in	O
Snake	O
's	O
inventory	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
eighth	O
Codec	B-Application
frequency	O
featuring	O
commentary	O
from	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
(	O
unvoiced	O
and	O
in	O
Japanese	O
text	O
only	O
)	O
on	O
every	O
area	O
and	O
boss	O
encounter	O
,	O
hidden	O
music	O
tracks	O
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
game	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Snake	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
(	O
on	O
Normal	O
difficulty	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
alternative	O
patrol	O
routes	O
for	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
downloadable	O
PocketStation	B-Application
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VR	B-Application
training	I-Application
mode	O
is	O
now	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
third	O
disc	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
VR	B-Application
Disc	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
into	O
300	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
categories	O
feature	O
standard	O
training	O
exercises	O
that	O
test	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
sneaking	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
skills	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
fourth	O
category	O
contains	O
less	O
conventional	O
tests	O
involving	O
murder	O
mysteries	O
,	O
giant	O
genome	B-Application
soldiers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
flying	O
saucers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
particular	O
set	O
of	O
missions	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
the	O
Cyborg	O
Ninja	O
,	O
unlocked	O
by	O
either	O
completing	O
a	O
minigame	O
on	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
and	O
uploading	O
the	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
VR	B-Application
Disc	O
or	O
by	O
achieving	O
the	O
Fox	O
rank	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
all	O
300	O
missions	O
will	O
unlock	O
a	O
concept	O
artwork	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
RAY	O
,	O
a	O
mech	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
appear	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>
Additional	O
content	O
includes	O
preview	O
trailers	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
from	O
trade	O
events	O
and	O
a	O
photoshoot	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
take	O
photographs	O
of	O
fully	O
expressive	O
polygonal	O
models	O
of	O
Mei	O
Ling	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Naomi	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
rated	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Integral	O
a	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VR	B-Application
Disc	O
from	O
Integral	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
itself	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
VR	B-Application
Missions	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
and	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Missions	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
both	O
,	O
VR	B-Application
Missions	O
and	O
Special	O
Missions	O
,	O
are	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
VR	B-Application
Disc	O
,	O
the	O
unlocking	O
requirements	O
for	O
the	O
Ninja	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
photoshoot	O
mode	O
were	O
changed	O
accordingly	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Missions	O
version	O
also	O
adds	O
an	O
additional	O
requirement	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
also	O
own	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
in	O
PAL	O
format	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
-	O
after	O
booting	O
Special	O
Missions	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
asked	O
to	O
switch	O
the	O
disc	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
disc	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
to	O
load	O
data	O
before	O
asking	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
switch	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Special	O
Missions	O
disc	O
to	O
proceed	O
through	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
requirement	O
renders	O
Special	O
Missions	O
incompatible	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
consoles	O
made	O
before	O
the	O
SCPH-70000	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Asian	O
territories	O
(	O
excluding	O
Japan	O
)	O
in	O
late	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
or	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
game	O
controller	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
six	O
buttons	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
manual	O
recommending	O
the	O
Sidewinder	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Pad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
Direct3D-capable	O
video	O
cards	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
high	O
resolution	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
1024x768	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
labeled	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
on	O
the	O
packaging	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Integral	O
logo	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
some	O
differences	O
as	O
well	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Integral	O
and	O
lacks	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
significant	O
change	O
was	O
reducing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
discs	O
from	O
three	O
to	O
two	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
giving	O
each	O
disc	O
two	O
separate	O
executable	O
files	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
(	O
mgsi.exe	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
the	O
VR	B-Application
training	I-Application
portion	O
(	O
mgsvr.exe	O
)	O
,	O
thus	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
third	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
notable	O
omission	O
was	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
cutscene	O
before	O
the	O
Psycho	O
Mantis	O
battle	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
reads	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
and	O
activates	O
the	O
vibration	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
controller	O
if	O
a	O
DualShock	B-Device
is	O
being	O
used	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
scene	O
involved	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
PlayStation-specific	O
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
method	O
for	O
defeating	O
Mantis	O
was	O
also	O
changed	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
second	O
controller	O
to	O
simply	O
using	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
(	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
using	O
a	O
game	O
controller	O
or	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
omissions	O
include	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
eighth	O
Codec	B-Application
frequency	O
(	O
140.07	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
written	O
commentaries	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
Meryl	O
's	O
alternate	O
sneaking	B-Application
suit	I-Application
outfit	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mission	O
logs	O
when	O
loading	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
VR	B-Application
training	I-Application
portion	O
,	O
all	O
300	O
missions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
photoshoot	O
mode	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
opening	O
video	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
unlockable	O
preview	O
trailers	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scoring	O
83	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
aggregate	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
"	O
graphic	O
glitches	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
aged	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
KCE	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Twin	B-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
at	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
,	O
its	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
developed	O
in-house	O
at	O
Konami	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
film	O
director	O
Ryuhei	O
Kitamura	O
,	O
reflecting	O
his	O
dynamic	O
signature	O
style	O
,	O
utilizing	O
bullet	O
time	O
photography	O
and	O
choreographed	O
gunplay	O
extensively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
storyline	O
and	O
settings	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
unchanged	O
(	O
although	O
a	O
select	O
few	O
lines	O
of	O
dialog	O
were	O
re-written	O
more	O
closely	O
resembling	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
features	O
from	O
Sons	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
were	O
added	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
first-person	O
aiming	O
and	O
hanging	O
from	O
bars	O
on	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
also	O
updated	O
to	O
match	O
those	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
radio	O
drama	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Shuyo	O
Murata	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Motosada	O
Mori	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
as	O
a	O
two-volume	O
series	O
Drama	O
CD	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Snake	O
,	O
Meryl	O
,	O
Campbell	O
and	O
Mei	O
Ling	O
(	O
all	O
portrayed	O
by	O
their	O
original	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
)	O
pursue	O
missions	O
in	O
hostile	O
third	O
world	O
nations	O
as	O
FOXHOUND	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allen	O
Iishiba	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Toshio	O
Furukawa	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
operative	O
who	O
assists	O
Snake	O
and	O
Meryl	O
,	O
Col	O
.	O
Mark	O
Cortez	O
(	O
v.b.	O
</s>
<s>
Osamu	O
Saka	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
friend	O
of	O
Campbell	O
who	O
commands	O
the	O
fictional	O
Esteria	O
Army	O
Special	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Capt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
IDW	O
Publications	O
began	O
publishing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
comics	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Kris	O
Oprisko	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Ashley	O
Wood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
was	O
published	O
bimonthly	O
until	O
2006	O
,	O
lasting	O
12	O
issues	O
fully	O
covering	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Digital	O
Graphic	O
Novel	O
(	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Bande	O
Dessinée	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
Digital	O
Graphic	O
Novel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
IGN	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DVD-Video	O
version	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
(	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Bande	O
Dessinée	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novelization	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Raymond	O
Benson	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Del	O
Rey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
novelization	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Yano	O
(	O
written	O
under	O
the	O
pen	O
name	O
Hitori	O
Nojima	O
)	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Substance	I-Application
I	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
novelization	O
is	O
narrated	O
through	O
a	O
text	O
file	O
written	O
by	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
living	O
in	O
Manhattan	O
in	O
2009	O
(	O
the	O
present	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
Plant	O
chapter	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
also	O
acknowledges	O
certain	O
plot	O
elements	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
regarding	O
certain	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Liquid	O
Snake	O
and	O
Psycho	O
Mantis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Data	O
,	O
which	O
tracked	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
sold	O
1.06	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
in	O
revenue	O
during	O
1998	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
fifth-best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	B-Application
of	I-Application
1998	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1999	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
Platinum	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
for	O
sales	O
above	O
200,000	O
copies	O
within	O
several	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
second	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
high	O
success	O
even	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
Kojima	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Geoff	O
Keighley	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
sales	O
expectations	O
were	O
low	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Neither	O
I	O
nor	O
anyone	O
else	O
expected	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
to	O
sell	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UK	O
review	O
called	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
by	O
IGN	O
opined	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
came	O
"	O
closer	O
to	O
perfection	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
action	O
genre	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
beautiful	O
,	O
engrossing	O
,	O
and	O
innovative	O
...	O
in	O
every	O
conceivable	O
category.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
rest	O
assured	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
no	O
player	O
should	O
miss	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
reason	O
yet	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
received	O
an	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
for	O
Interactive	O
Art	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
for	O
its	O
1998	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Character	O
or	O
Story	O
Development	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
lost	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
as	O
number	O
27	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
MGS	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
vibrant	O
efforts	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
to	O
bring	O
serious	O
ideas	O
to	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
is	O
credited	O
with	O
popularizing	O
the	O
stealth	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
lists	O
by	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
by	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
by	O
GameFAQs	O
and	O
GamePro	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
magazine	O
in	O
2001	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Probably	O
the	O
single	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
ever	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
just	O
the	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
more	O
gameplay	O
[	O
in	O
it ]	O
than	O
in	O
most	O
finished	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarded	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
with	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Use	O
of	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
Controller	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
Psycho	O
Mantis	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
seventh	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
influence	O
on	O
"	O
such	O
stealthy	O
titles	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
and	O
Splinter	O
Cell.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
1UP.com,	O
Metal	O
Gear	O
Solid'''s	O
cinematic	O
style	O
continues	O
to	O
influence	O
modern	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
's	O
exhibition	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
reanalyzed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
and	O
overall	O
impact	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
had	O
been	O
nothing	O
less	O
than	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
modern	O
video	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
best	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
PlayStation.Blog	O
'	O
s	O
users	O
.	O
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