10 Most Important Video Games Ever Made

6. Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid is considered to be one of the key games to kick start the stealth genre of video games, with the idea of the player being unarmed and having to avoid being seen by enemies rather than fight them has been used in many games since. It is also sometimes acclaimed as being like a film as much as a game due to the lengthy cut scenes and complicated storyline.

Along with the stealth element of the game the soundtrack has played a big role, giving Metal Gear Solid a synthetic feel with increased pace and introduction of strings during tense moments. Along with a looping style endemic to video games, overtly cinematic music, with stronger orchestral and choral elements, appears in cut-scenes.

Metal Gear Solid was a commercial success, shipping over six million copies worldwide. Upon release, it was one of the most rented games and topped sales charts in the United Kingdom. Metal Gear Solid was critically acclaimed consistently scoring ratings of 9/10 and 10/10 from multiple sources including IGN, Game Ranking, Metacritic, NGamer, Gamespot, PSM and Playstation Magazine.