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Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
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Overall Critic Score:3.7497
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Critic Reviews
I dunno about you, but I certainly enjoy me some snake eatin'. The third...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GameSpy
Taking a game that was already well done and polishing it off further is difficult to say the least, but Subsistence does it with flying colors....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Deeko
This is the best offering of gameplay, extras and multiplayer that has come out in some time....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Into Liquid Sky
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Game re-releases seem to be all the rage, from Ninja Gaiden Black to Dungeon Lords Collector's Edition. Sometimes it's an obvious cash grab, milking fans for all they are worth. But once in a while, something special comes along....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GamerDad
Both online and offline are perfect, plain and simple. This is a must-have title that just oozes quality from every pore. You are cheating yourself out of one of the best experiences on the PS2 if you don't own this game....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at TotalPlaystation
With all the extra features including multiplayer, new additions to the camera and the classic MGS games, Metal Gear Solid 3: Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence is a must buy for the MGS series faithful....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GameShark
Konami managed to do one hell of a job in packaging so much in to a value priced game, and they have set a new standard in re-releasing games....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Next Level Gaming
Snake has been battling bipedal nuclear tanks for quite some time now, but believe it or not his biggest enemy has come in the form of something much more sinister; the average gamer. For years now fans of the series have tried relentlessly to explain...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Gamerz-Edge
Looking back, it’s pretty amazing just how far the Metal Gear series has come. Starting out as simple stealth action title for the MSX home computer, the latest title in the series, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence boasts better visuals, camera work,...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Game Vortex
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater gets new content and online gameplay in this tremendous update....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GamePro
Eight players can log onto lag free servers that seem to never disconnect randomly like most other PlayStation 2 online titles. It works beautifully and almost everything you do in single player is possible online. Players can lean against walls, peak aro...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at AceGamez
Subsistence: fixing the limited camera, adding online play, and expanding the other game modes beyond what anyone would expect. As if that weren’t enough, they throw the complete versions of the first two original Metal Gears into the mix, making MG...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GameZone
With a bevy of extra features and bonuses, Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence goes far beyond the expectations with an astonishing array of content that adds much to the previously released MGS 3: Snake Eater. The biggest additions are a newly...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at The Laser
of enemy soldiers, they had a good point. Disc one of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence concedes this point by adding a fully controllable camera system to MGS3: Snake Eater -- and though it could be argued that this is the way it should have been in the fi...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at 1UP
For $10 more (and if you can find it) the Special Edition of Subsistence includes a third disc with all of Snake Eater's cinematics re-cut and re-edited into a three-hour movie, complete with new narration. It's an extra special bonus for an already...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Games Radar
take quite a while to get used to the online play, which really could have benefited from the same sort of online tutorials found in Splinter Cell's multiplayer. In the end, it's hard not to recommend a game that packs so much content on to only two discs...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at PSX Extreme
The fact that the original Metal Gear Solid 3 lived up to all my expectations astounds me to this day. Ever since I saw the first leaked trailer before E3 in 2003, I scoured the internet every single day to get as much information about the game as I...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Lawrence
Subsistence's awe-inspiring single-player adventure outclasses every other stealth game in existence, including the previous MGS titles. It's the perfect blend of gripping narrative, nuanced gameplay, astonishing (nearly next-gen) graphics, and creative...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
It adds a lot of content and allows you to play through various game modes, some fans of the series will already know the kind of thing that the developers do after checking out the previous games and their ‘expansions’ which really are getting a bit...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Games Xtreme
The winding vines that hang within the canopy of the dense jungle sway as a slight gust of wind passes in their direction. All is silent as dusk approaches; the wildlife lies dormant while night approaches. Suddenly, a squirrel stirs at the snap of a...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Club Skill
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Kojima has not only provided the "director's cut" of one of the top games of 2004, but has also given series fans a myriad of extra features... while simultaneously creating one of the best PlayStation 2 games ever made....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at IGN
The additional extras, online play and camera angle really manage to make the game nearly flawless. Even if you’ve played the original, the changes are worth picking the game up again....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at PGNx Media
This is the best version of one of the best PS2 games ever made. Sure, the online mode isn't perfect, but even so, there’s more than enough here for any Metal Gear fan to feast on....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Digital Entertainment News
If Snake Eater were likened to an exquisite pie, then Subsistence would be that pie with ice cream, a cherry, served with a bottle of fine wine....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at eToychest
The game is a must-have even for those that have saturated themselves with Snake Eater. If you're not going to purchase the game for the new camera, then please purchase it for the inclusion of the original Metal Gears....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GameBrink
The new camera helps the gameplay along in many ways. The new online mode adds loads of lasting value to the game, and the numerous other new features will keep any MGS fan returning for many, many hours of great gameplay. If you own a PS2, you need to...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at My Gamer
Metal Gear Solid 3 was one of the best games from 2004. It helped tie some of the loose ends from the other two games and showed us the origins of Big Boss. However, not everyone could enjoy this game, mainly because of the static camera angles that are...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Game XC
Metal Gear Solid. The series shifts millions of units - and millions of consoles for Sony. Sony will certainly be hoping that's the case with Metal Gear Solid 4 when it hits the Playstation 3 sometime in 2007. Until then though gamers will be able to...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Future Gamez
How does one review Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake and Snake vs. Monkey in the same package, and then take into account a SOCOM-like shooter with much more fun to be had? Kojima Productions has made my job easier; almost every aspect of this package is of the ...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Worth Playing
It's sad, true, and sums up the existence of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. A repackaging of a year and a half old game that few people missed the first time around, Subsistence is the fruit of a conspiracy to sell idiotic gamers the same game twice....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Game Revolution
Even if this is your second, third, fourth, or even your fifth time playing the game, the new camera angle adds a lot of freshness to the single player campaign. Not just that, but the online multiplayer is really amazing and it is clearly one of the...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Amped IGO
you're of that mindset and you already own Snake Eater, then Subsistence isn't really worth it. If you don't own Snake Eater but you don't want multiplayer, then hey, at least you'll be buying one of the best action titles PS2 has ever produced....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at PSW Magazine UK
An enhanced version of 2005's Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Subsistence expands Hideo Kojima's signature franchise to include online support for up to eight players, a first for the stealth series. The five multiplayer modes consist of Sneaking...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at AllGame
Ever since its revival in 1998, Metal Gear Solid has been one of the hottest properties in gaming. It did things that at the time, games wouldn’t have dreamed of and gained a huge following. The follow up, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty also did...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at PALGN AU
where one can view any of the numerous and lengthy cut scenes from the game, plus a number of additional “secret” videos that parody and make fun of the Metal Gear world. All in all, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence is a great package that is sure to pleas...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at WHAM! Gaming
Metal Gear Solid 3 is back and better than ever in Subsistence....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GameSpot
While the many plots over the years have involved politics, terrorism, gene manipulation, and science fiction; we have never really been shown the origin of Solid Snake. We have been given snippets of information about his past and history with...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Video Game Talk
Konami already had us firmly in its power when it released the modern classic Metal Gear Solid 3 in 2004. The classic gameplay and incredible visuals, along with the return of Snake for the entire game (sorry Raiden) made it an instant hit, so how could...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GotNext
Disc 1: Subsistence is the game that was released in 2005; ‘Snake Eater’ but with one big difference. Changing from the somewhat restrictive fixed cameras of the original release is the all new ‘Third Person Camera’ (that will be used in MGS4)...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at GameCell UK
I’ll level with you — Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater didn’t have nearly the effect on me as it did on the majority of the gaming world. While I was easily able to recognize it as a very good game, I felt a number of minor flaws added up to make...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at HonestGamers
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater returns and its better than ever before. A pretty damn good game had been tweaked, added to and made even better than it was previously. This review is going to solely deal with the additions to the original Metal Gear...read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Contact Music
Far from just a lazy rehash, the more user-friendly camera system and online play makes the game even more enjoyable this time around....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at DarkStation
Let’s not lose sight of the fact that, as nice as all the extras are, it’s still essentially a two-year-old game with a new camera....read the complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
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