| 100 |
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
Given that Snake is the ultimate videogame stud, it's great to work through some new objectives with his gritty new perspective. [Apr 2003, p.87]
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| 93 |
GameZone
Substance is well designed, tremendous graphically and in the audio department, and a great, addictive ride.
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| 92 |
Electronic Gaming Monthly
A huge selection of new minimissions allows for more time playing as famed series stud Solid Snake, and they further exploit "MGS2"'s strongest suit: the gameplay. [Apr 2003, p.111]
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| 91 |
IGN
There's so much new content that working your way through all of it will easily take more time than the actual Sons of Liberty game.
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| 90 |
PSM Magazine
I still love this game. However, it's become more obvious that the storyline is way too clunky, confusing and - sometimes - downright silly. [Apr 2003, p.34]
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| 90 |
Play Magazine
This version's a hair better than the Xbox one, too. [May 2003, p.60]
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| 90 |
Absolute Playstation
I would say, if you don’t presently own MGS or MGS2, this would be a good investment.
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| 90 |
GMR Magazine
Nothing's more hysterical than replacing Solid Snake with an old office lady, and watching her sneak off to take care of business on Big Shell, SOCOM at the ready. [Apr 2003, p.63]
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| 90 |
Gamestyle
Where Substance really comes alive is the various VR modes and alternative missions.
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| 90 |
PSX Nation
The ultimate “MGS” fan’s dream come true. And, with Solid Snake now front and center throughout the proceedings (Snake Tales anyone?), this “MGS” sequel can be enjoyed the way it was meant to: with as little Raiden as possible!
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| 90 |
GamePro
Although the PS2 game comes some three months after the Xbox release, this version is the better of the two—mostly because of its superior controls.
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| 90 |
Armchair Empire
If you totally enjoyed MGS2, this definitive version is certainly worth a look, delivering all of the extras and the original game in one package.
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| 85 |
Game Informer
Yes, the action is still exhilarating at times, but without Kojima's story and cinematics, I found Snake's Tales to be rather dry. [Apr 2003, p.85]
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| 84 |
netjak
This is the BEST version of Metal Gear Solid 2 you can buy, so if you didn't play through the game yet, well, go get this one.
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| 82 |
GameSpy
The VR Missions alone could keep you busy for weeks. If, however, MGS2 didn't light your fire, your logs will remain unburnt by Substance.
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| 75 |
GameSpot
The hard-core Metal Gear Solid fan should get a kick out for the VR missions and other extras, so Substance wouldn't make a bad rental if you went into it knowing what to expect.
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| 70 |
Cheat Code Central
One of the best looking games on the PS2 to date.
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