2. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Here we have three of the classic stealth action games that have defined a genre for so many years. The sneaky Japanese antics of the Metal Gear series kept gamers of the last generation glued to there screens, but this gen has only seen one so far. Ok, there are technically 5 games in this collection, but that is only if you fancy playing through 1987s Metal Gear and 1989s Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. For those of us who dont want to play games older than ourselves, there are three games of note. The three titles appear on the select screen in their story order, rather than order of release. The first is Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, for the PS2 and arguably the best in the series. Snake Eater is where it all started, as you play with Naked Snake through the usual stealth levels, with a spy movie theme and cold war backdrop. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was the PSP release that continues Naked Snakes story, set in the Americas. The most recent of the three, this one has the same controls as Metal Gear Solid 4. Lastly we have Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, arguably not the best Metal Gear for a few reasons, but it has its fans somewhere. The games focus on stealth, with Snake tip toeing (more like crawling) past a bunch of enemies undetected to reach his goal. The goal is usually a long, long cut scene. The gameplay is often based on patience and trying to find the best way to get through a stage. This may come as a shock to the fast paced first-person shooter fan of today. Gamers seem to either love or hate the series. Someone playing the series for the first time may be tempted to describe the controls of MGS2 & 3 as mental. A more polite and subdued character would state that they certainly take some getting used to. Pressing the Square button will shoot, but only when released, the R1 button is first-person look, Triangle is action and not many modern games encourage the player to press the start button every minute. They take some getting used to.