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Universal acclaim- based on 228 Ratings

  • Summary: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection bundles Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and updates them with HD visuals.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Nov 9, 2011
    100
    The sheer immensity of this collection continues to astound me, and while price should by no means be the ultimate deciding factor in a review, with the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, it's impossible to ignore. Simply put, this single disc will keep you highly entertained for several staycations to come.
  2. Jan 26, 2012
    100
    Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is an essential purchase, and more content worth experiencing than just about any other game released in the past year.
  3. Feb 7, 2012
    99
    In summary this is a series that anyone who loves great games MUST buy simply to see what great storytelling, intricate plots, grandiose design and a masterful attention to detail can achieve. The older control system might initially annoy younger gamers but after a short time the layout becomes second nature. It's a shame that the first Metal Gear title isn't on here as it fills in some big story holes but nonetheless Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is a must have title, and one that any and all gamers will be very happy that they took the time to experience.
  4. 85
    The dated graphics can't stop a great storyline from being great.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 54
  2. Negative: 1 out of 54
  1. 10
    A gift from Kojima. I've finished Snake Eater ten minutes ago, and despite the weird gameplay I'm amazed by this masterpiece! The story brings together cold war history, conspiracy theory, profound drama, 'overthetop' action scenes, war hero tragedy, and so on. I'm about to begin Peace Walker, which is the only one of the MGS saga I haven't already played. For what I saw of the three games, the HD treatment gives us the masterpieces as they should have been since the beginnings. The sounds and graphics are the best and have nothing to envy from some of the games of the last year! You surely have noted that I'm not objective in this short review.. so be it. Long live, Kijoma! Expand
  2. Every single game in this collection is worth 10/10 score and now it's on one disc, in HD, in 60 fps and in the best possible edition. If you never played Metal Gear games before, you should buy it. Expand
  3. Not much to tell. MGS2 & MGS3 HD are awesome, Peace Walker is OK, for being a PSP game ported to console. The HD os well done, however I missed some aspects from the old versions that were not included in these new versions. Really worth the money. Expand
  4. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection does exactly what it says on the tin. If you loved the originals, you'll love this. If you didn't like them... well, enough said. If you are a new player, perhaps you should approach with caution. Games have evolved a lot since the peak of MGS. Devoid of nostalgia, these games can flounder a little. MGS2, for example: Great game all the way up until the last third, where it suddenly disintegrates into an incoherent mess. It is widely considered to be the weakest of the franchise (not by me, though). Conversely, many would say that MGS3 is probably the best Solid Snake outing, but I strongly disagree. Part 3 was where the balance between the cut-scenes and gameplay was thrown out of whack. Play for ten minutes, watch for fifteen. It got worse in MGS4 but the rot started back here in Snake Eater. MSG3 also suffers from being a transitional title. The newly introduced elements such as it's camera system are not yet perfected and feel cumbersome when compared to modern games. Overall, this is a solid (pun intended) package, but these games are not perfect and they never were... And where the hell is the first game? That WAS perfect. Expand

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