Expanded Game
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
84IGDB player score
170 ratings
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An 84 average from its 170 true believers. A stealth game at heart — patience, shadows, and the satisfaction of never being seen. One player, no compromises. This was built for the solo run.
About this game
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.
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Game facts
Release date
Nov 4, 2002
Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher
Konami
Platforms
Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Genres
Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Themes
Action, Stealth
Game modes
Single player
Franchise
Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid
Perspective
Third person
Critic score
80 / 100 (1 reviews)
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