
Stealth Game:
Metal Gear Solid is a thrilling 3D action adventure game where the goal is to infiltrate without being detected.
The main character, Solid Snake, must evade the enemy's field of vision, and use the environment for cover to infiltrate deep into enemy territory in order to complete the mission.
The gripping gameplay and captivating story first appeared in 1998, and continues to win new fans around the world.
METAL GEAR SOLID THE TWIN SNAKES game uses the first Metal Gear Solid as a base and is enhanced with numerous new facets of gameplay, adding deeper strategy and more tension.
The designer, producer and originator of Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, together with the Canadian software company Silicon Knights of Eternal Darkness fame, and cut scene director Ryuhei Kitamura, joined forces to create the powerful images seen in the game.
We hope you fully enjoy METAL GEAR SOLID THE TWIN SNAKES, the result of this international collaboration.
The Outer Heaven Uprising
From Metal Gear (Released 1987):
FOXHOUND operator Solid Snake Infiltrates Outer Heaven, a fortress-nation deep in the heart of South Africa, and destroys their prototype weapon Metal Gear, a walking tank with nuclear capability. In the process, he discovers that the leader of Outer Heaven is none other than Big Boss, the supreme commander of FOXHOUND, and puts an end to his former comrade's twisted schemes.
The Zanzibar Land Disturbance
From Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (Released 1990):
After surviving the Outer Heaven incident, Big Boss escapes to Zanzibar Land and sets up an independent military regime with the hope of creating a world of strife, the only kind of world a born soldier can truly enjoy. At the request of FOXHOUND, Solid Snake infiltrates Zanzibar Land and again destroys Metal Gear, which had been transferred to Zanzibar Land following the collapse of Outer Heaven. He triumphs once again in a final, decisive battle with Big Boss and ensures the downfall of Zanzibar Land.
The Dawn of the 21st Century—:
The nuclear weapons disposal facility on Shadow Moses Island in Alaska's Fox Archipelago was being used to train the next generation special forces unit FOXHOUND when the unit suddenly revolted and captured the island.
The terrorists have secured hundreds of nuclear warheads and are demanding that the government turn over the remains of Big Boss. They warn that if their demands are not met within 24 hours, they'll launch a nuclear weapon.
Solid Snake is once again called back to duty in a top-secret mission to deal with the greatest terrorist threat the world has ever seen.
First, he must single-handedly infiltrate the nuclear weapons disposal site and rescue two hostages, DARPA Chief Donald Anderson and the President of ArmsTech, Kenneth Baker, and then eliminate the terrorist threat and prevent a nuclear launch.
With just 24 hours left, the dock is already ticking.
Once again, Snake heads into battle...alone.