8. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection – Score: 90
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PS2) – 87
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PS2) – 94
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP) – 89
The Metal Gear Solid series is home to some highly rated games, and the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection features three of the greatest. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was a huge surprise to people upon its release, placing us in the shoes of a brand new character, Raiden, for half of the story. The re-release of the game that donned the Substance subtitle was relatively the same experience but added a couple of extras, including a mission mode. Surprisingly, this edition of the game sits much lower on Metacritic with a score of 87, as opposed to the original’s outstanding score of 96. Were the skateboarding missions that bad?
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater takes us back to 1964 during the time of Naked Snake’s virtuous mission and operation: Snake Eater. A late PlayStation 2 release, Metal Gear Solid 3 pushes the system to its limits, being one of the most graphically impressive games of the time. The remaster features all of the improvements of the Subsistence re-release, such as the adjustable camera and the inclusion of the MSX versions of Metal Gear 1 and 2.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was one of the first PSP games to be placed onto a HD collection. This updated version makes the game much easier to play thanks to the simple inclusion of a second analogue stick. Peace Walker was a huge departure to the series where it split the campaign into smaller missions. The inclusion of co-op also made this a very different Metal Gear experience, but one that is still definitely worth playing. The online capabilities of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 made it much easier to team up with friends and build your own Outer Heaven.
