PS2 Mini: 20 Games It MUST Include
19. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty
Since the original Metal Gear Solid title was included on the PlayStation Classic, it only seems natural to include it’s sequel, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, in the lineup of prospective PlayStation 2 Classic games. The first MGS game was a revolutionary stealth masterpiece, but the sequel took the series to another level entirely.
It was a landmark in mature story telling for the medium of video games; never before had a development studio so successfully delivered a narrative of this caliber. There was no cerebral espionage plotline behind Crash Bandicoot, no postmodern political satire in Super Mario. Even explicitly adult-oriented games like System Shock or Deus Ex struggled to reach this level of subversion.
MGS 2 certainly has its place in the annals of gaming history, and it simply wouldn’t be right to release a PS2 plug-n-play console without adding this digital triumph. Fans were left bitterly disappointed by Metal Gear Survive, and this would be a nice way to cleanse the pallet.
A lot of fans seem to prefer Snake Eater to this title, but, it’s almost been twenty yearsit’s about time everyone got over the Snake/Raiden bait and switch.