Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)

User Rating:

9.7/10   

Director:

Hideo Kojima

Writers:

Hideo Kojima (story)
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Release Date:

17 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Hungry for Some Snake?

Plot:

In 1964, a U.S. government operative codenamed "Snake" must infiltrate mountainous Soviet territory to rescue a scientist building a weapon of terrible power.

Plot Keywords:

Weapon | Snake | Boss | Jungle | Scientist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Hayter	...	Naked Snake / John (voice: English version)
Suzetta Miñet	...	EVA (voice: English version)
Jim Piddock	...	Major Zero (voice: English version)
Heather Halley	...	Para-Medic (voice: English version)
James C. Mathis III	...	Sigint (voice: English version) (as James Mathis)
Lori Alan	...	The Boss (voice: English version)
Neil Ross	...	Colonel Volgin (voice: English version)
Josh Keaton	...	Ocelot (voice: English version)
Gregg Berger	...	The Pain (voice: English version)
Michael Bell	...	The Fear (voice: English version)
J. Grant Albrecht	...	The End (voice: English version) (as Grant Albrecht)
Richard Doyle	...	The Fury (voice: English version)
David Thomas	...	The Sorrow / Chairman Khrushchev (voice: English version)
Brian Cummings	...	Sokolov (voice: English version)
Jim Ward	...	Director Granin (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

MGS3 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Metal Gear Solid 3 (USA) (short title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:M | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Company:

Konami Computer Entertainment

Trivia:

When Snake talks with Director Granin in his office, the theme playing on the radio is the Metal Gear Solid theme. Also, the specifications he shows to Snake are of Metal Gear REX from Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG). There are also figurines of Metal Gear REX, Metal Gear RAY from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG) and Jehuty from Zone of the Enders Z.O.E (2001) (VG) visible in the background, along with a photograph of Granin with his American friend (the grandfather of Hal Emmerich, Metal Gear REX's chief engineer in the original Metal Gear Solid).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the radio's Personal Data section for EVA, her birthplace listing of Meridian, Idaho is misspelled as "Meridien".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Naked Snake: After the end of the World War II, the world was split into two - East and West. This marked the beginning of the era known as the Cold War.

Movie Connections:

References Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Soundtrack:

Way To Fall

The game itself is like watching a James Bond movie...

The game itself is like watching a James Bond movie...

This game has it all. Hideo Kojima has once again impressed me and as well as the other millions of people who have played his Metal Gear games. It has turned into a complete franchise. This is probably the best Metal Gear Solid game I've ever played, although I was a little disappointed about the camera overhead view, but I can understand why it was used as a specific perspective for this particular game.

Hideo is a pure genius when it comes to "Tactical Espionage Action". "Snake Eater" has the most Cinematic cut-scenes, challenging gameplay, unique storytelling, unbelievable plot twists, and as always little Easter eggs scattered around this game that you can't even describe. Simply, this game just boggles the mind. There is so much you can do. You can basically do anything in MGS 3 SE has to offer such as eating, taking good care of yourself, its just endless, From this day, I am still playing it, and from what I've played so far I can't get my hands off of it.

Btw, there is a bunch of classic moments, so much 1960's related reference, and also some James Bond movie creation reminiscent to this game it's just INSANE!!! I'm wondering why Hideo hasn't directed a Metal Gear Solid movie himself. =) Wait what am I saying? This is a movie itself! More like an interactive movie with flawless execution! =D My final words to this game is just simply a "masterpiece of a work of art."