<s>
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
:	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
Ultra	O
Games	O
brand	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
following	O
the	O
international	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
without	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
series	O
creator	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
separate	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
titled	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
later	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	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
while	O
avoiding	O
detection	O
from	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
or	O
surveillance	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
formula	O
is	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
now	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
combat	O
knife	O
and	O
a	O
handgun	O
already	O
in	O
their	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
Snake	O
's	O
maximum	O
health	O
and	O
carrying	O
capacity	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
his	O
rank	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
being	O
six	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
transceiver	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
greatly	O
changed	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
the	O
transceiver	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
alert	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
features	O
a	O
varied	O
progression	O
of	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
jungle	O
,	O
a	O
warehouse	O
,	O
a	O
cargo	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
train	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
usual	O
encounters	O
with	O
enemy	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
top-view	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
also	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
side-view	O
areas	O
that	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Rush	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Snake	O
proceeds	O
by	O
walking	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
or	O
crawling	O
on	O
his	O
stomach	O
while	O
avoiding	O
detection	O
as	O
usual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
FOXHOUND	O
discovers	O
that	O
a	O
hostile	O
nation	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
may	O
have	O
gotten	O
a	O
hold	O
of	O
the	O
plans	O
for	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
are	O
secretly	O
constructing	O
a	O
new	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
the	O
FOXHOUND	O
operative	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
is	O
given	O
orders	O
to	O
lead	O
a	O
three-man	O
team	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
base	O
consisting	O
of	O
himself	O
and	O
two	O
fellow	O
operatives	O
:	O
John	O
Turner	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Navy	O
Intelligence	O
agent	O
and	O
infiltration	O
pro	O
;	O
and	O
Nick	O
Myer	O
,	O
a	O
weapons	O
and	O
explosive	O
expert	O
formerly	O
with	O
the	O
Marines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
eventually	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
enemy	O
is	O
transporting	O
their	O
weapons	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
mass-produced	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
tanks	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
cargo	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pilot	O
informs	O
Snake	O
that	O
the	O
enemy	O
has	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
model	O
in	O
their	O
main	O
base	O
and	O
is	O
told	O
to	O
contact	O
their	O
double	O
agent	O
,	O
Jennifer	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	O
defeats	O
Big	O
Boss	O
and	O
rescues	O
Jennifer	O
,	O
who	O
shows	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
storage	O
facility	O
where	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Turner	O
is	O
declared	O
missing	B-Application
in	I-Application
action	I-Application
and	O
removed	O
from	O
Navy	O
records	O
,	O
while	O
Nick	O
Myer	O
is	O
awarded	O
three	O
posthumous	O
promotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
produced	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
produced	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kojima	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
working	O
on	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
informed	O
him	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
asked	O
Kojima	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
inspired	O
Kojima	O
to	O
direct	O
his	O
own	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
with	O
no	O
corresponding	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
publications	O
by	O
the	O
alternate	O
title	O
of	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
:	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
although	O
this	O
title	O
is	O
never	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
interviewed	O
by	O
Steven	O
Kent	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Kojima	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
that	O
he	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
concept	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kojima	O
once	O
jokingly	O
stated	O
that	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
was	O
"	O
somewhat	O
of	O
a	O
crappy	O
game	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
2009	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
that	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
consider	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
