

IGN gave The Essential Collection a 8.8 saying, "While it's a great compilation of the series over the past decade, some decisions made on the part of the original Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 3 hamper just how incredible this set actually is. GameRankings gave it a 90.00% based on two reviews. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection received very positive reviews. Someone could like the lack of difference between good and poor players, but we'll miss the unique gameplay of the previous Metal Gear Online. Konami has changed everything, killing any stealth and tactical playstyle for a quicker and more modern gameplay. Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection represents a great value for gamers, bringing together three must-have classic titles which pioneered the stealth action genre." The Essential Collection was released for fans waiting for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Metal Gear Online is not the same game we used to love years ago. In Kochai’s story, the unnamed protagonist. In a press release, Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., stated, "Since its inception, the Metal Gear Solid franchise has been one of the most successful game series in the history of video games, receiving worldwide recognition and praise. The Phantom Pain came out in 2015, and its events unfold against the backdrop of the Soviet-Afghan War, which began in 1979 and ended a decade later.
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In the case of Subsistence, The Essential Collection contains the manual from the original version of the game.Īfter a week's worth of speculation, Konami officially announced Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection on February 5, 2008.

However, the second and third disk of Subsistence, Persistence and Existence, respectively, are not included in the collection. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence includes the 3rd person camera, but like Substance, is not a new game either. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance includes everything from the original version, but in itself, is not a new game. Finally, the manual included in The Essential Collection is more condensed than the original version. Despite this, Metal Gear Solid is still a two CD game. For Metal Gear Solid, it is packaged in a PS2 case. Each game has a new commemorative boxart cover drawn by Yoji Shinkawa.
