some games will live forever as classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1987 s overhead
action-adventure game Metal Gear
originally debuting for the msx2
computer system and the NES it was later
heavily ported to other gaming consoles
designed by famed developer Hideo Kojima
it pioneered the stealth genre and
immediately spawned one of the most
iconic franchises ever created revolving
around a rookie special Foxhound
operative codenamed Solid Snake he is
tasked to infiltrate a fictional
militarized state called outer heaven
there he must locate and destroy Metal
Gear a walking tank capable of launching
nuclear missiles across the globe
having gone in solo snake must navigate
various locations without being seen
unlike other games of the time players
are encouraged not to get into
confrontations and instead rely on
cunning to quietly take out enemies if
snake is seen an exclamation mark will
appear over the enemy in that case only
enemies on the current screen will
attack and snake can easily outrun them
by moving to another location not only
that but the game is riddled with
cameras and infrared sensors starting
unarmed snake eventually gathers a
variety of firearms and explosives while
these are very handy in killing enemies
and clearing obstacles players must be
careful unsilenced weapons will also
attract the attention of guards
consisting of three different buildings
with multiple floors players must make
their way to the target while rescuing
hostages and collecting key cards most
famously this game introduced the use of
radio communications to the series using
it you will interact with your
commanding officer Big Boss and
resistance members operating nearby as
you might expect each provides useful
information that will aid you in making
it out of outer heaven alive
a legendary title with a shocking twist
ending this is easily one of the best
games of the 80s and has deservingly
earned itself several sequels each
raising the bar in terms of stealth
gameplay and dynamic storytelling
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1987 s overhead
action-adventure game Metal Gear
originally debuting for the msx2
computer system and the NES it was later
heavily ported to other gaming consoles
designed by famed developer Hideo Kojima
it pioneered the stealth genre and
immediately spawned one of the most
iconic franchises ever created revolving
around a rookie special Foxhound
operative codenamed Solid Snake he is
tasked to infiltrate a fictional
militarized state called outer heaven
there he must locate and destroy Metal
Gear a walking tank capable of launching
nuclear missiles across the globe
having gone in solo snake must navigate
various locations without being seen
unlike other games of the time players
are encouraged not to get into
confrontations and instead rely on
cunning to quietly take out enemies if
snake is seen an exclamation mark will
appear over the enemy in that case only
enemies on the current screen will
attack and snake can easily outrun them
by moving to another location not only
that but the game is riddled with
cameras and infrared sensors starting
unarmed snake eventually gathers a
variety of firearms and explosives while
these are very handy in killing enemies
and clearing obstacles players must be
careful unsilenced weapons will also
attract the attention of guards
consisting of three different buildings
with multiple floors players must make
their way to the target while rescuing
hostages and collecting key cards most
famously this game introduced the use of
radio communications to the series using
it you will interact with your
commanding officer Big Boss and
resistance members operating nearby as
you might expect each provides useful
information that will aid you in making
it out of outer heaven alive
a legendary title with a shocking twist
ending this is easily one of the best
games of the 80s and has deservingly
earned itself several sequels each
raising the bar in terms of stealth
gameplay and dynamic storytelling
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