Despite sharing a name with the PlayStation hit, this 2000 Game Boy Color game is not a cut-down port. Known in Japan as Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, it tells a separate story that follows on from the original MSX Metal Gear rather than the PlayStation timeline, sending Solid Snake into the African nation of Gindra to recover a stolen Metal Gear prototype.
The overhead view recalls the 8-bit games, but the mechanics borrow liberally from the PlayStation era: Snake presses against walls, knocks to distract guards, hides in cardboard boxes and studies a radar showing enemy fields of vision. Boss battles against a new rogues' gallery and codec conversations give it a surprisingly cinematic feel for the hardware. A large set of VR training missions adds replay value beyond the campaign. Critics rated it among the best games on the system, and it is often cited as the strongest handheld Metal Gear.
Tips for Metal Gear Solid
Watch the radar cones before moving; guards only react to what falls inside their line of sight.
Knock on a wall to lure a guard away from a doorway, then slip past behind him.
Clear the VR training missions to learn tricky techniques in a safe setting before the harder story sections.
How to Play Metal Gear Solid
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What console is Metal Gear Solid for?
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What genre is Metal Gear Solid?
Metal Gear Solid is a action game. It was made for the Game Boy Color.
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