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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
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Overall Critic Score:3.8453
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Critic Reviews
Since the issue of spoilers is so great for a game of this caliber, I must tell you that when you buy Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (and you know you will, no matter what score I give it) do not, I repeat, do not look in the manual. A crucial plot...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Games First!
Since I was 8, I wanted to be a mercenary. While other girls were playing with dolls, I was hunting down secret missions. The boys thought it was cool, but mom had issues with it. After growing up I ended up doing the usual adult things, going in the...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Just Adventure
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It's been quite a wait for us PAL gamers probably the most anticipated game of the last three years has taken an extra four-and-a-bit months to reach Australasia and Europe than it has to reach America (North America received the game in November 2001)....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Game Power AU
Okay look... the only way to do this game justice is to divide the story line section in two parts. One part for those who haven't played the game, and one for those who have. But a warning to all who have not played the game you will do yourself great...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at DarkStation
Looking back over the last five years one could amass a notable list of groundbreaking games. These are the games that not only surpass almost every game on the market, but also bring with them several groundbreaking ideas that will no doubt be emulated...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at GamersMark
Anyone who comes away from this game with anything more than a few nitpicky complaints should just give up videogaming, period. Everything that this game does goes above and beyond the capability of the current competition and will easily set a bar for...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Into Liquid Sky
Okay, the question on everyone's lips is: Does MGS2 live up to the hype or not? The answer is yes, yes, yes.....and no! It's gonna be tough to explain myself without spoiling the game's many twists and surprises, but I'll try my...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at All About Games UK
Kojima's follow-up is even better than its predecessor. Read here to find out why... Working for six months in isolation must be the greatest thing ever, because Kojima didn't seem to mind as he worked from May 2001 to November, perfecting MGS2 for its...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at PGNx Media
Easily the most anticipated videogame yet, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, is a game that will crush all opposition. The first Metal Gear Solid on the PSOne proved to be one of the greatest videogame releases ever. Its amazing story that combined...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at PSX Extreme
Trust is a funny thing. People spend a great deal of their lives establishing and nurturing trusting relationships, but regardless of how strong the bond, you never really know for sure if you're going to be backstabbed. It makes for a lively existence,...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Game Revolution
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the fourth entry in Konami's Metal Gear series and continues to follow the exploits of Solid Snake, a legendary mercenary who's already foiled three devious and bizarre plots involving various incarnations of Metal...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at AllGame
A great game from a gameplay standpoint but fails pretty badly when it comes to the story. As a result, even though I've given it an A-, it turns out to be one of my biggest disappointments of the year....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Gaming Age
At long last, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty has finally arrived on the PlayStation 2. However, is it worth the hype and the wait? Which video game sequel needs to really deliver? It's time to...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at GamePro
Since Metal Gear Solid 2 was introduced the very first time way back at E3 2000, the hype and mystery towards the game was incredible. Everyone wanted a piece of the game, but nobody quite knew what the story was, who the characters were, etc. And that...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Gaming Target
Let me just start this review by answering a few questions that some of you might have about Metal Gear Solid 2 (MGS2). First, for those veterans of the original Playstation series, yes, this game is as good, and most of the time, even better, than...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at GameZone
A masterpiece. The story and scope of MGS2 is much larger than the original and Kojima should be commended for creating a game that makes you feel like you are in the game. I never put this game down until I beat it....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at GamingTrend
It's so big that we're posting it again for the weekend. Read a review of the year's hottest game....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at IGN
It's appropriate that the Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (MGS2) instruction manual includes an 8-page section explaining the game in a form of a manga (comic). MGS2 has a lot in common with comics, particularly comic graphic novels that attempt to...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Gaming Illustrated
Konami released a masterpiece with Metal Gear Solid on the Playstation. The game had everything necessary for a great game: great control, solid storyline, and a great theme. Spy games are always fun because you get to visit a world that you are not...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Next Level Gaming
It's been a long time coming, but Konami's masterpiece is now upon us. Having to endure an extra three months wait from the NTSC release has been agonizing, but not without it's rewards. Not only do we get Hideo Kojima's game, but also several extra...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Future Gamez
Snake made an understated appearance on the Game Boy Color last year, but when Metal Gear Solid 2 was first revealed for the PlayStation 2 a few weeks later, everyone was stunned. The incredibly detailed graphics and few tantalizing bits of its...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at GameSpot
At times, it's hard to tell where sincerity ends and irony begins--select Snake's cigarettes in the inventory list and you're provided with the helpful information that cigarettes are highly addictive and bad for your health. Not like, for example, guns...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Electric Playground
Four years ago, the world was blessed with Metal Gear Solid, in my opinion one of the best videogaming experiences of all time. This work of art had everything: Compelling storyline, strong characters, excellent gameplay, some very clever real-life...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at HonestGamers
Well, lets see, what can I say about the most anticipated game for the last two years? GOD DAMN! This game is amazing, simply amazing, and anyone who tells you otherwise is just jealous that they donft have it. Therefs only one complaint you will...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at My Gamer
Aside from the over-abundance of movies and com-link chatter, there is a really great game hidden on this DVD. The freedom to explore and ultimately play this game as you see fit within the confines of the parameters of the script is a great feature that...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Game Chronicles
A testosterone soaked soap opera. With a storyline that will keep you deciding who to trust and what really is going on right up until the end, it’s a great bit of entertainment....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Game Over Online
People compare games and movies. Whether this is fair or not is moot by this point. People do it, and it doesnt look like theyre going to stop. The gaming public has decided to view games as an authorative medium in the tradition of cinema. The notion...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Gamecritics
As stunning and enjoyable as ever. You may feel foolish gripping the controller throughout a 40-minute cut scene, but MGS2 is something which must be experienced....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Eurogamer
Snake's dead! No, Snake's alive! Wait, Snake's the enemy. But I'm Snake? Oh, now I'm somebody else. Now I'm the enemy and Snake's the hero. Snake's on my side. Snake's on their side. Who's who? Help me!...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Computer & Video Games UK
How long have we waited for Metal Gear Solid 2? The first inklings of the title appeared long before Sony's Playstation 2 garnered as much attention and devotion as it does now, and only grew as information, screenshots and sound bites were released by...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at All RPG
Sitting idly by, opening presents with my family on Christmas Eve of 2002, I was disappointed not to find my own copy of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, in my stack of presents. Less than a month later on my birthday, I opened a shirt box to find...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Game XC
Since 1998, Hideo Kojima has made a name for himself as the supreme director of stealth-action video games. Upon its release, Metal Gear Solid was widely heralded as one of the best action games on...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Amped IGO
As echoed by countless fans and media circulations alike, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is unquestionably one of the most highly anticipated titles of the year. Shortly after the release of its critically acclaimed predecessor - Metal Gear Solid,...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at GotNext
Metal Gear?! No matter how many times one hear these two words, they never lose their bewildering charm. The series, named after the walking death tanks of the same name, continues to amaze with each new game. First there were the original Metal...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review at Videogame City
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