Publisher: Ultra Games (NA) | Konami (EU) Release Date: April 1990 (NA) | 26 March 1992 (EU) The other was an independent project, only released in the Western markets with Kojima being unaware of its existence for a while. Its success produced two different sequels. With overhead camera perception and stealth mechanics, the game was a big hit in Japan, being on the Top 20 best selling MSX games for 5 months. Released in 1987 for the MSX2, Metal Gear followed the story of Solid Snake, as he infiltrates the fortress of Outer Heaven to find and destroy the Metal Gear, a bipedal weapon capable of launching nuclear strikes.
Platforms: MSX2 | Famicom/NES | MS-DOS | Commodore 64 | Gamecube | Mobile | PS2 | PS3 | PSVita | Xbox 360 | Virtual Console 21 2015 – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.20 2014 – Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.19 2013 – Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.17 2010 – Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.14 2008 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots.
Originally created by, “the god himself”, Hideo Kojima in 1987, with many releases in 30 years, and all but 3 were created by Hideo Kojima.
We even included it in our Best Single Player Games! One of my personal favorites and admittedly one of the greatest gaming franchises of all time is, of course, the Metal Gear series. There are countless gaming franchises out there, with many of them being monumental and inspiring to the industry’s growth.