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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a re-vamped and revised edition of the original Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, in which Solid Snake must recover the stolen Metal Gear Ray from a group of terrorists bent on using its power for unthinkable reasons. Along with the original espionage shooter comes a collection of 200 VR missions. Missions range from killing certain targets and using particular weapons, as well as seeing the world of Solid Snake from different perspectives and styles, with first-person target modes and a variety mode including crazy characters of different shapes and sizes. Also included are various alternative missions, ranging from the protagonist sneaking around and snapping photos of targets to bomb disposal, all out destruction, and more.

Released
4 November 2002
Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher
Konami
Perspective
Third person
Age rating
PEGI 16 · ESRB M
Platforms
Xbox · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2
Genres
Shooter · Tactical · Adventure
Also known as
MGS2 Substance · 潛龍諜影2 真實之影
84
Player rating
80
Critic rating
169
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5 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

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Xbox
4 November 2002
PlayStation 2
19 December 2002
PC (Microsoft Windows)
27 March 2003

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Metal Gear

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