Foreword
Thirty years ago, on July 13, 1987, a saga was born that would forever change the gaming world, undoubtedly changing the way games are conceived. Stealth, action, humor, “breaking the fourth wall”, you found it? Yes we are talking about the series Metal Gear Solid. But the players also got to know an extraordinary creator considered by many as a genius, and by others, as someone on the side or even an impostor, like creatives who divide (regardless of the field): Hideo Kojima.
Such an anniversary is to be celebrated and the editorial staff of JVL could not therefore miss the opportunity to return to this cult franchise. Worn during all these years by the Japanese developer, we will come back to the canonical episodes that compose it and to the future that awaits it.
Regarding Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and considering its age, we guarantee that we will not reveal any key elements. On the other hand, we will support our remarks with concrete examples for the others, thus involving the presence of spoilers.
Metal Gear Games Recap
In this file, we will put aside the opus not conceived by Kojima-san, which are not integrated in the timeline, but we still wanted to make a booster shot on the productions stamped Metal Gear.
In order of release
- Metal Gear – 1987 (platforms: MSX2, NES, PC, Commodore 64, PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Snake’s Revenge – 1990 (platforms: NES)
- Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake – 1990 (platforms: MSX2, NES, PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Solid – 1998 (platforms: PS1, PS3, PS Vita, PC)
- Metal Gear Solid Special Missions – 1999 (platforms: PS1, PS3, PC)
- Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel – 2000 (platforms: Gameboy Color)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – 2001 (platforms: PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance – 2002 (platforms: PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC)
- Metal Gear The Twin Snakes – 2004 (platforms: MSX2, NES, PC, Commodore 64, PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Ac! D – 2004 (platforms: PSP)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – 2004 (platforms: PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence – 2005 (platforms: PS2, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Ac! D² – 2005 (platforms: PSP)
- Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel – 2006 (platforms: PSP, PS3)
- Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops – 2006 (platforms: PSP)
- Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus – 2007 (platforms: PSP)
- Metal Gear Solid Mobile – 2008 (platforms: N-GAGE)
- Metal Gear Online – 2008 (platforms: PS3)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – 2008 (platforms: PS3)
- Metal Gear Solid Touch – 2009 (platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch)
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker – 2010 (platforms: PSP)
- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3DS – 2011 (platforms: 3DS)
- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection – 2011 (platforms: PS3, PS Vita, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Solid Social Ops – 2012 (platforms: iOS, Android)
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – 2013 (platforms: PS3, Xbox 360)
- Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes – 2014 (platforms: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbone One)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 2015 (platforms: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbone One)
- Metal Gear Survive – 2018 (platforms: PS4, Xbone One)
In chronological order of events
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (1964)
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (1974)
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (1975)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (1984)
- Metal Gear (1995)
- Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1999)
- Metal Gear Solid (2005)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2007 for the “Tanker” part and 2009 for the “Big Shell”)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2014)
