12 Video Games That Drastically Changed Between Reveal And Release

2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty

It's a testament to how much the proliferation of social media breeds contempt and easy access to uproar, that when MGS 2 released as one massive troll on the gaming populace, people heralded creator Hideo Kojima as more a genius than an outright liar.

So it went, that as MGS 2's story was about the want to embody something greater than ourselves (in this case, main-man Solid Snake), that Kojima slipped the rug out from under us, supplanted Raiden in his place, and then spent a good 45 minutes philosophising about why it was the best thing ever.

Needless to say, the fact that one of the most hyped games of all time was a bait n' switch didn't go down too well, and it's a testament to just how impeccably well MGS 2 played, that nothing more came of it.