Metal Gear Solid (as Kojima-led team at Konami prior to independence)

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Metal Gear Solid is a landmark stealth-action video game directed by Hideo Kojima that popularized cinematic storytelling and complex political themes in console gaming.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single-player game
stealth-action game
video game
antagonist FOXHOUND
Liquid Snake
audioFeature full voice acting
bossCharacter Metal Gear REX
Psycho Mantis
Revolver Ocelot
Sniper Wolf
Vulcan Raven
cameraPerspective third-person
criticalReception universal acclaim
designer Hideo Kojima
developer Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
linked to: Konami
developmentLead Hideo Kojima
developmentTeamStatus Kojima-led team at Konami prior to Kojima Productions independence
director Hideo Kojima
gameEngine modified Fox Engine predecessor (Konami internal engine for PS1)
genre action-adventure
stealth
influenceOnMedium helped define the stealth genre on home consoles
popularized cinematic presentation in console games
mechanic boss battles with unique gimmicks
codec radio communication system
radar-based enemy detection
stealth-based infiltration
mode single-player
musicComposer Hiroyuki Togo
Kazuki Muraoka
Lee Jeon Myung
Maki Kirioka
Takanari Ishiyama
notableFor cinematic storytelling in video games
complex political and military themes
innovative stealth gameplay on consoles
organizationFeatured DARPA
FOXHOUND
U.S. Department of Defense
originalLanguage Japanese
originalTitle Metal Gear Solid
parentCompanyDuringDevelopment Konami
platform GameCube
linked to: Nintendo GameCube

PlayStation
Windows
prequel Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
producer Hideo Kojima
protagonist Solid Snake
publisher Konami
releaseCountry Japan
releaseDate 1998-09-03
releaseDateEurope 1999-02-22
releaseDateNorthAmerica 1998-10-21
remake Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
remakePlatform GameCube
linked to: Nintendo GameCube
remakeReleaseYear 2004
sales over 6 million copies worldwide
sequel Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
series Metal Gear
linked to: Metal Gear series
setting Fox Archipelago, Alaska
Shadow Moses Island
theme genetic engineering
information control
nuclear proliferation
the ethics of war
voiceActorOfSolidSnake David Hayter
writer Hideo Kojima
Tomokazu Fukushima

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Kojima Productions notableWork Metal Gear Solid (as Kojima-led team at Konami prior to independence)