<s>
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
remastered	O
ports	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
video	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
contains	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
on	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
,	O
plus	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
on	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
(	O
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
individual	O
games	O
all	O
branded	O
as	O
HD	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
handled	O
the	O
conversions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	O
(	O
with	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
assisting	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
the	O
NVIDIA	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
TV	I-Application
versions	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Genki	O
worked	O
on	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
remastering	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
underwent	O
graphics	O
overhaul	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
support	O
modern	O
720p	O
resolution	O
and	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
qHD	O
resolution	O
on	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
Trophy	O
support	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
include	O
Achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
lack	O
the	O
pressure-sensitive	O
buttons	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
lower	O
a	O
firearm	O
without	O
firing	O
it	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	O
are	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
button	O
instead	O
in	O
those	O
versions	O
(	O
either	O
,	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
left	O
stick	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
or	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
d-pad	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
in	O
particular	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
and	O
touch	O
pad	O
for	O
various	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
item/weapon	O
selection	O
,	O
zooming	O
in	O
or	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
binoculars	O
or	O
peeking	O
out	O
of	O
walls	O
during	O
corner	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
feature	O
dual	O
analog	O
controls	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
camera	O
or	O
their	O
aim	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
VR/Alternative	O
Missions	O
,	O
Snake	O
Tales	O
and	O
Casting	O
Theater	O
modes	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
the	O
third-person	O
camera	O
view	O
and	O
Demo	O
Theater	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	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
as	O
they	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Subsistence	O
edition	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
versions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
Transfarring	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
save	O
file	O
between	O
both	O
platforms	O
via	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
or	O
through	O
a	O
cloud	B-Architecture
storage	I-Architecture
,	O
allowing	O
continuous	O
play	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
save	O
file	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
has	O
a	O
similar	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
transferring	O
of	O
save	O
files	O
through	O
a	O
USB	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
,	O
titled	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Edition	O
,	O
only	O
includes	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
even	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
-	O
HD	O
Edition	O
was	O
instead	O
given	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
physical	O
release	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
separate	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
print	O
run	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
included	O
a	O
voucher	O
code	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
print	O
run	O
of	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
-	O
HD	O
Edition	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
both	O
,	O
the	O
compilation	O
and	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
offered	O
voucher	O
codes	O
for	O
Metal	O
Gear-themed	O
items	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Avatars	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
feature	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
HD	O
Editions	O
,	O
despite	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Substance	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
originally	O
used	O
English	O
voices	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
,	O
exclusively	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
see	O
only	O
4,000	O
copies	O
manufactured	O
worldwide	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
HD	O
Collection	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
version	O
would	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
package	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
game	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
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
five	O
exclusive	O
art	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
Zavvi	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
from	O
Ultimate	O
HD	O
Collection	O
to	O
Ultimate	O
HD	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
its	O
altered	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
its	O
advertised	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
HD	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edition	O
would	O
include	O
variant	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
steel	O
book	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
T-shirt	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
250	O
page	O
premium	O
art	O
book	O
showcasing	O
the	O
artwork	O
of	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
previous	O
edition	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
also	O
receive	O
a	O
Platinum	O
copy	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zavvi	O
's	O
site	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
listing	O
for	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
revised	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
no	O
longer	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
Zavvi	O
renamed	O
the	O
edition	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Limited	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
that	O
6000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
4000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
8000	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
5000	O
(	O
360	B-Operating_System
)	O
units	O
are	O
being	O
made	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
includes	O
specialized	O
packaging	O
created	O
by	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
lead	O
artist	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
,	O
248-page	O
art	O
book	O
titled	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
Premium	O
Package	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
the	O
separate	O
(	O
Japan-only	O
)	O
HD	O
conversion	O
of	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
is	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
package	O
includes	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
Play	O
Arts	O
figure	O
of	O
Snake	O
in	O
Battle	O
Dress	O
and	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
featuring	O
vocal	O
and	O
unused	O
music	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Edition	O
will	O
include	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
illustration	O
from	O
series	O
artist	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
The	O
Original	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
with	O
vocal	O
tracks	O
from	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paying	O
extra	O
,	O
players	O
receive	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
3	I-Application
mugs	O
,	O
headphones	O
and	O
bags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paying	O
extra	O
for	O
the	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
package	O
includes	O
a	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
mug	O
and	O
a	O
Kazuhira	O
Miller	O
Play	O
Arts	O
Kai	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD	O
Edition-branded	O
versions	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
digital	O
downloads	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
versions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
individually	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
collection	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Peace	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
backwards	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
program	I-Device
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	O
were	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
backwards	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
program	I-Device
on	O
October	O
9	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
HD	O
Collection	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
streaming	O
service	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
became	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
joining	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
catalog	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
automatically	O
became	O
compatible	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
titled	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Legacy	O
Collection	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
later	O
collection	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
HD	O
Collection	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
disc	O
,	O
along	O
with	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
on	O
a	O
second	O
disc	O
and	O
voucher	O
codes	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	O
VR	O
Missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
90/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
89/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
81/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
article	O
regarding	O
games	O
collections	O
,	O
1UP	O
listed	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
as	O
"	O
The	O
Closest	O
We	O
've	O
Come	O
to	O
Perfection	O
"	O
owing	O
to	O
the	O
improved	O
quality	O
its	O
games	O
were	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
's	O
absence	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
drew	O
scrutiny	O
,	O
particularly	O
as	O
a	O
HD	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
existed	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
2004	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
 '	O
Sean	O
Eyestone	O
stated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
was	O
not	O
included	O
as	O
neither	O
the	O
developers	O
nor	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
were	O
directly	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
therefore	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
it	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
