Metal Gear
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Metal Gear (Japanese: METAL GEAR(メタルギア), Hepburn: Metaru Gia) is a franchise of action-adventure stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operative, usually Solid Snake, who is assigned the task of finding the titular superweapon, "Metal Gear", a bipedal walking tank with the ability to launch nuclear weapons. Several sequels have been released for multiple consoles, which have expanded the original game's plot, adding characters opposing and supporting Snake, while several prequels have explored the origins of Metal Gear and recurring characters. The third game in the series, Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation, marked a transition to 3D graphics and gained the series international fame. The series is credited for pioneering and popularizing stealth video games and "cinematic video games". Notable traits of the series include cinematic cutscenes, intricate storylines, offbeat and fourth-wall humor, and exploration of cyberpunk, dystopian, political and philosophical themes, as well as references to Hollywood films. Individual installments have been critically acclaimed, as well as receiving several awards. The series has sold 63.3 million units as of the end of June 2025. The franchise has also been adapted into other media, such as comics, novels, and drama CDs. Solid Snake has also gone on to appear in other games, such as the Super Smash Bros. series, Ape Escape 3, LittleBigPlanet, and Fortnite.
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Tables
| 1987 | Metal Gear |
| 1988 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1990 | Snake's Revenge |
| Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake | |
| 1991 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | Metal Gear Solid |
| 1999 | Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions |
| 2000 | Metal Gear: Ghost Babel |
| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty |
| 2002 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | |
| Metal Gear Acid | |
| 2005 | Metal Gear Acid 2 |
| 2006 | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops |
| 2007 | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid Mobile |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | |
| Metal Gear Online | |
| 2009 | Metal Gear Solid Touch |
| 2010 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker |
| 2011 | Metal Gear Solid HD Collection |
| 2012 | Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D |
| Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops | |
| 2013 | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance |
| Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection | |
| 2014 | Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | Metal Gear Survive |
| 2019 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2023 | Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 |
| 2024 | |
| 2025 | Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater |
| Game | Metacritic |
| Metal Gear Solid | (PS1) 94(PC) 83 |
| Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions | - |
| Metal Gear: Ghost Babel | - |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | (PS2) 96 |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance | (Xbox) 87(PS2) 87(PC) 77 |
| Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes | (GCN) 85 |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | (PS2) 91 |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence | (PS2) 94 |
| Metal Gear Acid | (PSP) 75 |
| Metal Gear Acid 2 | (PSP) 80 |
| Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel | (PSP) 78 |
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | (PSP) 87 |
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus | (PSP) 65 |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | (PS3) 94 |
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | (PSP) 89 |
| Metal Gear Solid HD Collection | (X360) 90(PS3) 89(Vita) 81 |
| Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D | (3DS) 78 |
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | (PC) 83(X360) 82(PS3) 80 |
| Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection | (PS3) 93 |
| Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | (PC) 80(XONE) 76(PS4) 75(PS3) 66 |
| Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | (PC) 91(PS4) 93(XONE) 95 |
| Metal Gear Survive | (PC) 54(PS4) 60(XONE) 62 |
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- Stylized as Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
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- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substancehttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-2-substance/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substancehttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-2-substance/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substancehttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-2-substance/critic-reviews/?platform=pc
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakeshttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-the-twin-snakes/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterhttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistancehttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-3-subsistence/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2
- Metal Gear Acidhttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-acid/critic-reviews/?platform=psp
- Metal Gear Acid 2https://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-acid-2/critic-reviews/?platform=psp
- Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novelhttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-digital-graphic-novel/critic-reviews/?platform=psp
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Opshttps://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-gear-solid-portable-ops/critic-reviews/?platform=psp
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