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Well played the first metal gear on the playstation one and was blown away by the graphics, gameplay and the interaction between the characters and the player (remember my tv being turned off and on and memory card being read) so after a few years i missed out on the playstation 2 release of mgs2 so when i saw it for the pc jumped at the chance! again a great story presented in over the top hollywood blockbuster fashion and was a joy to play through. on the negative side the control system did feel quite a bit restrictive compared with other third person games especially the likes of the splinter cell games.
being an older game it runs with highest graphic settings and high frames with no graphical anomolies on my 4 year old systems which are:-
2ghz & 3ghz p4
1gb ram
x1950 pro and 9800 pro ati graphics cards
Windows Xp service pack 3
logitech joypad
word of warning, install the version 2 patch for the game, irons out most bugs. Also its pretty much a direct port from ps2 so the games best played with a playstation 2-esc game pad
overall great game, fun and thrilling as the first one. 4 stars
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating:  Date Reviewed: 24Jan2009 | | | If you have a one-in-a-million graphics card, its fine.
If not, itll either crash, have a black screen or everything will be white-ish.
Buy it on PS2 or Xbox. NOT on PC.
I have exactly what it says on the back of the case, and it still doesnt work.
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating: Date Reviewed: 31Aug2008 | | | First off you have to ignore all youve heard about this game, whether good or bad to understand my review. If youre looking to buy this game just for the reputation of MGS (just like i did)and not hoping for the greatest game ever thats a good start. The first shocking thing is the 7.4 gb full installation! It shocked me and my 16gb hard drive! This is because of the several hours worth of clips and movies during the game. These films themselves can be quite tedious but often provide much of the gripping storyline and provide many twists to the plot. They do make the game quite linear though, restricting the players freedom.
Okay, the graphics of the game are pretty good during play, smooth and well-textured. They mostly ran smoothly on my AMD Duron 700 but you may need more to be safe. As for the movies, in my view they are meant to be slightly blurred, it isnt slowdown!! Being a japanese game it is a manga/anime thing.
The camera can take some getting used to, but if you work it all out you CAN see where you need to and check around corners!
The actual gameplay is pretty good with gadgets aplenty and varied weapons. The main drawback is the key configuration which boggled me at first and shows that this game really isnt meant for the PC. If you need to buy this game for the PC buy a pad too to make it easier. You will enjoy this game, once you get used to it but if you can, buy it on a console!
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating: Date Reviewed: 27Jul2003 | | | I think that this game rocks although you have to have a large hard drive, a good graphics card and a half-decent joypad. The first person view is fantastic with the option of looking around corners and looking over boxes etc.
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating: Date Reviewed: 30Jun2003 | | | Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance is a game to marvel at as it dareing to place its PC game onto DVD instead to 3 Cds Which saves you timeon instalation. However, the only down side to the game is its increadable size a huge 3.6 GB (recomended)or a standered or full install over 7 GB. The game also requires 256 RAM recommended but I think over 256 would be better. The game is also stepping up a ladder in system requirements such as a 64Mb Graphics card, cool or what?
The game has many unique VR missions as well as many playable caractors, as well as running around in a box!
Absouitely AMAZING YOU MUST BUY THIS GAME
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating: Date Reviewed: 25Jun2003 | | | This game is really good but i think the producers could have done better to either disguise the fact that it is a port or remade it for the pc. I enjoy the VR Missions, its a good game and the VR Missions top it off. The VR is a new concept and is really enjoyable.
Reviewed by: Amazon Reviewer Rating: Date Reviewed: 19May2003 | | |
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