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Metal Gear

メタルギア

Developer / Publisher: Konami
13 July 1987
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331 Ratings / 2 Reviews
#4,203 All-time
#42 for 1987
Genres
Stealth#132 Action-adventure#595 Espionage#58 Science fiction#896
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Mecha War
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メタルギア
1987 • Konami  
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JP 4 988602 527230
Metal Gear
1987 • Konami  
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XEU 4 988602 527230
メタルギア
1987 • Konami  
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JP 4 988602 532500 KDS-ME
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Metal Gear
1988 • Konami Ultra  
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US 0 83717 12001 8 NES-ME-USA
Metal Gear
1989 • Konami  
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XEU 0 83717 12001 8 NES-ME-EEC
Metal Gear
1990 • Konami USI  
Floppy 5.25"
メタルギア
2009 • Konami  
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Metal Gear
2020 • Konami  
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The first Metal Gear game feels a bit awkward, its sort of a mix between stealth and action and you are in one base for a majority of the game and the goal is to progress and collect higher level carts until you are able to make it into the Final are and defeat the boss. The story is pretty minimal and not as deep as the later games, the gameplay gets awfully repetitive, and there are some really frustrating parts where you can get stuck and not know what to do or where to go. I mean for a game with such a high bar as the Metal Gear franchise, this definitely is probably the weakest game in the entire series and the sequel would make huge improvements.
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METAL GEAR!?!?

As a game concept this was pretty bloody flawless, spectacular game where you had to sneak around enemies and where you could wisely use every single item under the sun, even if it still had moments of haywire logic(at least the radiocom provided its own share of answers). Only thing that's annoying is the use of numbered keycards which gets seriously grating, but one of the most fantastic adventure games of the late 80s if I've ever seen one.

Ignore the NES port as Kojima did not have any involvement in it.
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nanowarrior メタルギア 2023-09-28T11:28:08Z
2023-09-28T11:28:08Z
4.5
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action adventure
Manygodsnomasters メタルギア 2023-09-27T08:26:45Z
2023-09-27T08:26:45Z
2.5
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ricopomelo メタルギア 2023-09-21T11:35:53Z
2023-09-21T11:35:53Z
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Bruno_Weiss メタルギア 2023-09-19T12:15:36Z
2023-09-19T12:15:36Z
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tigersbowling メタルギア 2023-09-11T19:12:49Z
2023-09-11T19:12:49Z
2.5
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FatherMcKenzie メタルギア 2023-08-31T19:57:45Z
2023-08-31T19:57:45Z
3.0
1
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99froxy メタルギア 2023-08-24T00:57:53Z
2023-08-24T00:57:53Z
50
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ColdVein Metal Gear 2023-08-20T03:03:44Z
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2023-08-20T03:03:44Z
2.0
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superae メタルギア 2023-08-16T04:48:19Z
2023-08-16T04:48:19Z
2.5
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Doctor_Murdezio Metal Gear 2023-08-14T09:45:57Z
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2023-08-14T09:45:57Z
2.0
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Doctor_Murdezio Metal Gear 2023-08-14T09:44:54Z
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2023-08-14T09:44:54Z
3.0
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communitypeach メタルギア 2023-08-13T12:06:50Z
2023-08-13T12:06:50Z
1.5
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Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection 1987-2012 Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
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  • batamamma 2019-10-22 20:10:58.584848+00
    At least the NES version runs at smooth 60fps unlike the MSX version.
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  • DavidthePearce 2020-08-13 06:51:46.412443+00
    damn, you know that part in MGS where you need to backtrack to get a sniper to beat Sniper Wolf? imagine if the entire game was that except you're not told where to backtrack, the path to the item is much longer and along the way there are several detours which are as likely to contain the sniper.
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  • SemtexRevolution 2020-08-17 19:55:14.516532+00
    It should be separated but I can't figure out how to submit a change for the NES version for it to be its own game
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    • RomanDogBird 2023-06-22 06:21:38.283313+00
      YOU GOTTA KEEP 'EM SEPARATED
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  • Azel 2021-03-17 19:28:18.627525+00
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  • elGigante 2021-07-27 05:50:26.67485+00
    it's really jarring how much better the msx version is. I've been playing that piece of shit NES port my whole life, never knew the game could actually be awesome
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  • UnmistakableRin 2022-03-03 17:14:37.384454+00
    what? what is with this score?
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  • SpiderInStockings 2022-10-25 22:36:13.592612+00
    i honestly feel this and the nes one should be separate games with how different they are. very unfair to the score. original is great
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  • okayfrog 2023-07-14 17:05:24.22724+00
    watched this video and tbh, I'm kinda split. There are big changes, but they're also so incredibly similar, iunno. don't think I'm for or against the split.
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