Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, its gameplay remains similar to its predecessors. The game uses a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. The story takes place on Shadow Moses Island in Alaska, where Snake infiltrates a nuclear weapons disposal facility that has been taken over by the terrorist group FOXHOUND. The player sneaks past guards using a radar that shows enemy positions and their field of view, and uses the Codec radio to call allies for advice and to save the game. Weapons and items are limited, and boss fights against characters such as Psycho Mantis, Sniper Wolf and Vulcan Raven each require their own approach.