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How to take a great game and make it better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In 1998, Hideo Kojima's espionage action gaming title Metal Gear Solid revolutionized video gaming. Unfortunately, the game became outdated rather quickly. The sequel, Sons of Liberty, featured vast superiorities over its predecessor, and was also hailed as an excellent game. And now, at long last, Konami has remade the first game with all the luxuries that the second game provided. Read on for my review of Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes.

PROS:
-THE GRAPHICS PUT THOSE OF THE ORIGINAL GAME TO SHAME. Although the original game was one of the finest that many people had ever played, no one could deny that its graphics were godawful. And thankfully, that has been changed here. Graphically, this is the best title in the Metal Gear Solid series to date.
-PLAY CONTROL ALSO GETS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT. All the luxuries you got in Sons of Liberty are here - first-person shooting, hanging from ledges, the ability to drag around knocked-out soldiers, etc. All these factors make the game WAY better than the original.
-THE PLOT IS ONE OF THE BEST IN MODERN VIDEO GAMING. You play the role of a special forces agent who must infiltrate a weapons base to prevent terrorists from launching a nuclear warhead. And as you progress, the game throws a number of plot twists as you, which only add to the excitement.
-ENEMY AI IS VASTLY IMPROVED. Any gamer knows that the soldiers in the original game were downright stupid compared to their Sons of Liberty counterparts. This game gives you bad guys that have competent AI, which makes the game all the more interesting.

CONS:
-THE GAMEPLAY FEELS WEIRD AT FIRST ON A GAMECUBE CONTROLLER. Let's face the facts, we're all used to playing Metal Gear on a Playstation controller. Because of this, the control takes some serious getting used to.
-BECAUSE IT'S A GAMECUBE EXCLUSIVE, PLAYSTATION 2 AND XBOX USERS WON'T GET TO EXPERIENCE IT. Many people bought Playstation 2's and XBOX's just for the next-generation Metal Gear games, so by making one of them on a system other than that, they have gotten severely cheated if they don't own a Gamecube.
-THE PLOT WON'T SURPRISE ANYONE WHO ALREADY PLAYED THE FIRST GAME. The plot is EXACTLY as it was in the first game. In other words, if you've played the original, you'll know exactly what to expect.
-REPLAY VALUE IS LIMITED. Games like this are usually only good for one or two plays through, and sadly, this proves to be no exception. However, the game IS great while its lasts.

OVERALL:
If you're a fan of the Metal Gear Solid series and you're a Gamecube owner, you MUST purchase this game. However, DON'T run out and buy one just to play this game - the lack of other quality games on the system may disappoint you. But if you've got a Gamecube and you're a Metal Gear fan, prepare to be amazed.

Not perfect, but c'mon!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Those of us who own the Cube and not a PS or PS2 shall rejoice in this game for what it is! Personally, I had a blast playing through this game, and still replay it if only to unlock all the special items and demos. Now, maybe my view is a bit skewered here as I have never played the original MGS, and I've only been able to catch glimpses as people I knew hyped over and played Snake Eater. But I truly enjoy this game, and respect it as a flawed, but well done remake.

Now, first and foremost, let's cover gameplay, the basis of any videogame. The controls are messy to start with, which I'm assuming is due to the transition from the PS version to the Gamecube version. However, they do not make the game unplayable. After asking myself, 'why must I press 2 buttons to pause the game/use my codec' and 'how is Y suddenly the action button' I adjusted to these controls, and they became as second nature as the controls to any other game I've played. The levels. Now, bear in mind that when this game claims to be a merge of MSG and MSG2, it really means this game is MSG with MSG2 graphics and features. So no, there is no Raiden or any aspects from the 'Sons of Liberty' storyline. This is purely the first MGS game polished and shined for a more pristine look and newer age. Of course, some of the added features prove unnecessary for gameplay. I never really ended up having to hang over railings or hide in lockers to escape danger, although it was nice having tranquilizing guns... Still, the features offer more up for experimentation and replay value. Wanna go a little crazy and mess with guards? There are plenty of options, none of them really crucial. Just play around with them for fun! The camera can be a pain, but that's why I found myself relying on the radar more than my own eyes, and to be honest I haven't even attempted playing the game without the radar... As some may know, the camera is fixed above or to the side of Snake, giving you a good view of yourself and immediate surroundings, but little else. To get first person view, you have to push and hold Z, which is a pain because... well... you're limited only to being able to side step and shoot in this view. Being a game based on stealth, I do wish they offered more on the lines of being able to assess your surroundings in first person.

Now, for the 'other stuff.' As many know, MGS is infamous for its lengthy and plot ridden cutscenes. The ones here are particularly lengthy, due to being completely redone. Can we say, 'Matrix?' Now, let me say the graphics and correography of the cutscenes are AMAZING. Even beautiful at times! Sometimes, however, it's just too much. Some of the cutscenes are incredibly engaging, and others are just... there. The voice acting, as many also noted, has been redone with a few changes. Let me set the record straight. Most of the actors are indeed the same from the PS version. But in some cases, the delivery has changed for better or worse. (E.I. Ninja's new voice over, Mei Ling's loss of accent...) The acting quality ranges from excellent to sub-par, but sometimes it's just the sheer amount over dramatization in the scenes that make some of it laughable, I'm afraid. The music... well, I loved it... but having never heard the original OST, I can't very well make a comparison, now can I? Still, everything seemed in place there. Overall, great graphics, spiffy new cutscenes, (albeit, over-dramatic, long winded...) and a fine soundtrack. The Codec bits are the same animations from the old PS version, I believe... a little hokey looking for such a newly polished game, but no drawbacks outside of some of the conversations once again being longwinded...

Honestly, in order to enjoy this game, you must be willing to get thoroughly engaged in the characters and plot. Hideo Kojima really created a world for these characters to exist in, and a time frame to match. The games act almost like interactive movies, where you're the one that in part determines the outcome. There's a lot you can take and enjoy from this game if you're into it. If not, then go for something else. Also, don't let appearances confuse you. You may be the guy with the gun, but more often than not, shooting everything in sight will only lead to disaster. Be prepared to run, duck, crawl, and hide to be successful in this game; but don't forget to have a little fun with the new features the Gamecube version exclusively offers to this classic title!

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 16
Date: July 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Metal Gear series rules, it is the coolest series ever. The gamecube is the best system Konami could choose it for, I mean, hey, X-Box got the upgraded version of MGS:Sons Of Liberty, more commonly known as Substance. I know that the PS2 also got an identical version of the game but this is where Konami started broadening their horizons. Why can't a different system get the upgraded version of the original Metal Gear Solid. Granted both games originated on the PS console, but hey, why can't there be more of a variety, freedom of choice. This is only the tip of the berg I'm afraid. The same thing will happen, maybe not with the Metal Gear series, but with other series as better more advanced systems are introduced. By the way, Gamecube and PS2 ROCK!!

A Failure...!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: April 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Being a long time fan and admirer of the MGS-series I was more than happy to hold the remake of the best PS1-Game in my hands. After the superb MGS2 I could not wait for the next one and even bought a GameCube just to play it. Among my friends I am known to be a total MGS-crack, since I am convinced that it is more than just a game, and I love it in the true sense of the word.
This is the reason why that which is about to follow is so hard for me.
Except for it's story, the remake "MGS-The Twin Snakes" is a failure. With the good original game as source I am shocked about how it turned out to be. First of all, no matter what the commercials say, Hideo Kojima did NOT supervise this game. It was developed by an entirely different crew, namely by "Silicon Knights" in Canada, and was directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, a japanese movie director. So far it may sound decent, but the final product is quite disappointing. Most of all, the style of MGS1&2 is totally gone. The graphics seem dull and boring, to say the least. The gameplay ineffectively tries to emulate that of MGS2, but fails. The new moves are useless, since the locations throughout the game were originally designed to be mastered without them. The incorporation of the M9 is questionable too, since it changes much of the gameplay and is no longer true to the original. But that are not even the real problems, at least not in my opinion. The worst about it are the new demo-sequences, in which, of course, the story is told. They took away all the coolness and originality of MGS1 and replaced it with a ridiculous pseudo-matrix style, which is rather like some comic or caricature than a MGS-game based on some kind of realism. I for one do not buy it at all. It reminds me of those stupid japanese B-movies with suspend laws of physics. This can be cool, like in some scenes of "Matrix", but it can also become very embarrasing and awkward, like in this case. They compulsively tried to enhance every scene up to a degree where it becomes totally stupid and loses every believability whatsoever, just as the typical MGS-flair, too. And, after all, it doesn't even look particularly good graphically, since its very monotone and also slows down on several occasions (within the sequences!!!), because the CPU can not manage it. Imagine that in a MGS-game! I am serious, my GameCube is OK, it is the game that slows down within the sequences, which are the heart and soul of the entire game, after all!
Another sad point is the soundtrack. Since I am very sensitive to soundtracks and a total fan of the sound on MGS1&2, I can not begin to express how disappointed I am. The game is loaded with stupid, completely disharmonic and amelodic techno-garbage ALL THE TIME! I do not understand this at all! At scenes that scream for music, there is none, in others that had a classical tone in MGS1, it is packed with real bad electronica. Please do not get me wrong: I really like techno-style soundtracks, but in the right quality and in the right place. None of it is the case here. The soundeffects are sad, too. Even compared to MGS1, they seam not to fit in any way and just sound ridiculous. From knocking on the wall to strangulating someone, it sounds just cheesy and dumb. Also, the effects seem to be of minor sound quality, too, since they sound hollow like many games did back in the Sega Saturn-era (if you know what I mean), which is not a compliment! The voiceovers seem uninspired even by the veteran voice actors, who have suddenly lost their accent (Nastasha, Mei Ling!), and several actors were replaced by others, which is a bit distracting at times.
To sum it up, it could have been a superb game, but it finally fails to deliver any goods compared to the original MGS1. I had never expected to say this, but stay with the original MGS1, keep playing MGS2 and keep waiting for MGS3!
Now I can break into tears...

Ludicrously overhyped garbage

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 18
Date: April 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Please don't be taken in by tha rampant nostalgia, or whatever it is that prevents people from recognizing what a laughably bad "game" this is. Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes, despite the graphics, seems extremely dated in terms of gameplay, which ranges from tedious to quite tedious. People claim it is challenging, and it is, but only because of the astonishingly bad design features, such as over-the-head (WTF?) camera angles, and the awful controls (don't be surprised if you find yourself s-l-o-w-l-y crawling on your belly instead of dive rolling, for example, or shoulder-throwing guards you wanted to choke).

The cutscences, while interesting in a (very) few cases, only emphasize how stupidly underpowered Solid Snake actually is. Imagine, a genetically engineered super solider who can't walk and shoot a gun at the same time (in first person, which is your only way to enjoy field of view that extends more than 6 feet in all directions.

But, wait, the best thing about the game is the realism, right? Sure, when a guard spots you, and unlimited number of guards are teleported in to hunt you down. You can stuff sleeping bodies in lockers! Great, but why not shoot them while there are down, and watch them flicker and disappear, instead?

Well, aren't the boss battles cool? If by "cool" you mean laughably easy, for the most part, with some challenge provided by the aforementioned terrible controls, and crappy camera angles. The only difficult ones involve hand to hand fighting - though that phrase is not entirely accurate since you can hit or be hit from 6 (apparent) feet away. Well, sometimes you can, since the collision detection is also a misery.

I purchased this game because Silicon Knights made Eternal Darkness, my favorite game. Why the team that made a game where you could not swing a long sword in a narrow hallway without hitting the wall couldn't master proper collision detection in MGS:TS I cannot fathom. Why the team that mastered cinematic but servicable third person perspective in ED:SR replaced it with the useless myopic disaster that is MGS:TW is also a mystery.

If you enjoying endless cheesy blathering about "the battlefield" and whether or not love can bloom on it, by all means, buy this game. If you want a challenging game involving infiltration, clever tactics, and rock-solid controls, get Metal Arms: Glitch in the System or Timeslitters 2 instead.

Metal Gear Solid is a travesty, and I can't imaginge what people found to like about it. Your emperor, Solid Snake, has no clothes.

to Terry Hutt:people should make their reviews spoiler free

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm very disgusted seeing how Amazon's review system has degenerated over the last year and a half. There is a review which I read from this person Terry Hutt. He not only ruined my experience of playing Metal Gear for the first time but this person also reviews the game in the most inaccurate manner. I know some of you might say 'then don't read the reviews'. Amazon took forever in shipping this game and I wanted to read about it due to high expectations. Most of the review writers that are educated enough always warn the readers of something they might not want to know about if they haven't seen or played the product (Spoiler Sign). So that's why I request for Terry Hutt's review of Metal Gear Solid to be removed because it doesn't comply with the review guidelines. He totally ruined the gaming experience for me in a game I am not interested in playing anymore. Here is the part of the review which I find to be the offense (SPOILER AHEAD):

"First, there's a spot early in the game where one of the characters tells you to use a radio frequency 'on the back of the package'. I went through the whole game again trying to find the package he was refering to. It turns out he's refering to the package the game came in! Talk about less than total immersion!
Second was one of the bosses who can only be hurt if you use controller three. What the **** it this ****?
One star and I'm being generous. If I ever see Hideo's name on another video game I'm going to run a mile."

I know this is meaningless because Amazon won't read and they'll just post it. 90% of expert gamers would agree that Mr. Terry Hutt ruined my experience of playing MGS for the first time. So I am really disappointed with Amazon's review system.

Rockin' HARD! they've done it again!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. There are some minor flaws, but don't let that distract you from the real gold. This game is put particularly well on the nintendo gamecube system. In fact, the GC discs have less memory than ps2. The game is formatted really well and a lot of features from sons of liberty were added in. The tranquilizer gun and the sniper gun have been included. the voices and everything is done well. the game has palm sweaty fun. although the cut-scenes are long, think of it as a break from your controller. I suggest that you rent this game before you buy it. never the less this is a game worth buying.

My Twin snakes review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard about twin snakes was in september 2002...I was so excited. Esspecialy how I was in love with the original.
I was mostly worried about how the cutsceans and gameplay were gonna be. I was so hyped. Yesterday I was Soooooo excited about getting the game. I quickly got in my room as soon AS I got home and put the cd in the game and just played.
What Did I have to say. Wow! The graphics were great and most importantly. The game play did not dissapoint, not only that...the graphics were a tad bit better than Sons of liberty.
one thang that dissapointed me was the voice overs. Me lings voice wasnt as good as the original. So was nastasha and Naomie.
ANd WHAT HAPPEND TO NINJAS VOICE. Why did they change ninjas voice! And his final speech wasnt as sad or dramatic as the original. But the game is a must have for any gamecube owner.
I was really dissapointed for some of the thangs they did but That didnt bother me that much. The cut scense are awsome.
Esspecially when ninja decapitates and destroys 8 genome soldiers.
Graphics 5/5
voices 4/5
gameplay 4.5/5
fun factor 5/5
Over all this game gets a 9.7 out of 10

Which versian is better?....
I perfer original ONLY cause of the voice acting. The rest is TWIN SNAKES all the way.
Some people were dissapointed but I thought the game is really good. I still rather play this than the original.
The original is goooooooood. I recomend that too.
Twin Snakes make Sons of liberty look like (crud).
The boss battles are the best in the remake. Esspecially with rex. The battle was better than the original.

Over all the game is a gamecube classic. I highly recommend it to any game cube owner.

If youre looking for other good remakes try
Resident evil. That wont dissapoint...I assure You
..well......Happy trails.

Not for everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Pros:

-Lots of action
-Good Graphics
-Good Sound
-Lots of BLOOD
-Characters are really cool

Cons:

-Cutscenes too long
-Too short

I'm new to series and it looks very cool and interesting.I cannot wait for MGS3: Snake Eater.Rent first and see if you like it if not thats ok.

Cinematic Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The cut scenes in this game are amazing. If you like incredible story lines, exciting game play, or thrilling mysteries, or if you just like to kick some butt, then this is a must have. I will play this game over and over until the buttons on my controller no longer work. Thank you Koonami for giving us such an amazing game.

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