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Metal Gear is a stealth action video game series created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on July 12, 1987, with Metal Gear[1] and is one of Konami's best-selling franchises, with over 26.5 million units sold.[2] The games take place in a semi-fictional universe with stories that involve a special forces agent (Solid Snake in most games) who is forced to destroy the latest incarnation of the superweapon Metal Gear, as well as having to rescue various hostages and neutralize certain renegade units in the process. Metal Gear titles have been released on numerous video game consoles, handheld game consoles, and personal computer platforms. Related novels, comics, and other dramatizations have also been released. A few of the series' main characters have also appeared in other Konami games.[3]
The first game was followed by a heavily modified port for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), developed without Kojima's involvement.[4] This game earned enough popularity to garner a sequel, again without Kojima's involvement, released outside Japan.[5][6] The development of this game inspired Kojima to make an official sequel, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.[5] As the series moved into three-dimensional graphics, Kojima decided to title the next game in the series Metal Gear Solid instead of Metal Gear 3;[7] the "Solid" title has been used for all 3D action Metal Gear games since. Several non-action games have also been released, including the Metal Gear Acid games, which have a card-based system of gameplay.
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Release years by system: 1987 – MSX2[1] 2004 – Mobile phone (Japan) 2008 – Mobile phone (North America)[9] 2009 – Wii (Virtual Console, Japan)[10] 2020 – Microsoft Windows |
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Release years by system: 2014 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows[32] |
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Release years by system: 2015 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows[32] |
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Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation (Japan only)[34] 2000 – Microsoft Windows (North America and Europe)[35] |
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Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation |
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Release years by system: 2002 – Xbox,[40] PlayStation 2[39] 2003 – Microsoft Windows (North America and Europe)[41] |
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Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Metal Gear Solid Collection Original release date(s):[52]
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Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
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Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection Original release date(s):[53]
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Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
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Release years by system: 2013 – PlayStation 3 |
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience Original release date(s):[55]
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Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows[56] |
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Release years by system: 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S |
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Release years by system: 1987 – Family Computer (Japan)[58] 1988 – Nintendo Entertainment System (North America)[58] 1990 – PC,[60] Commodore 64[61] 2004 – GameCube (Japan only)[43] |
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Release years by system: 1990 – Nintendo Entertainment System |
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Release years by system: 2000 – Game Boy Color |
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Release years by system: 2010 – Arcade |
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Release years by system: 2015 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2016 - Microsoft Windows (Steam) |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation Portable 2016 – PlayStation Vita (download)[85] |
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Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation Portable 2016 – PlayStation Vita (download)[85] |
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Release years by system: 2018 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Release years by system: 2008 – Mobile phone (North America only),[92] N-Gage[93] |
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Release years by system: 2009 – iPhone, iPod Touch |
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Release years by system: 2012 – iOS, Android[96] |
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Release years by system: 1990 – Handheld electronic game[97] |
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Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater Original release date(s):[98]
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Release years by system: 2016 – Pachislot[98] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation Portable |
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Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 3 |
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Metal Gear Saga vol. 1 2006 – DVD[106] |
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Metal Gear Saga vol. 2 2008 – DVD[107] |
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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Original Soundtrack | April 5, 1991 | 1:00:05 | King Records | [134] | |
Metal Gear / Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Music Collection | September 3, 1998 | 50:59 | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | [135] | |
Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack | September 23, 1998 | 1:19:51 | King Records | [136] | |
Metal Gear >> Solid Snake: Music Compilation of Hideo Kojima/Red Disc | December 23, 1998 | 43:40 | King Records | [137] | |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Original Soundtrack | November 29, 2001 | 45:49 | Konami Music Entertainment | [138] | |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Soundtrack 2: The Other Side | January 26, 2002 | 57:35 | Konami Music Entertainment | [139] | |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance Original Soundtrack Ultimate Sorter Edition | December 19, 2002 | 54:13 | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | [140] | |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance Limited Soundtrack Ultimate Sorter Edition | December 19, 2002 | 32:40 | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | [141] | |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Abstracted Camouflage | May 13, 2004 | 6:34 | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | [142] | |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – The First Bite | November 1, 2004 | 23:14 | Konami | [143] | |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – "Snake Eater" Song from Metal Gear Solid 3 | November 17, 2004 | 18:04 | Konami | [144] | |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack | December 15, 2004 | 2:21:39 | Konami Media Entertainment | [145] | |
Metal Gear Ac!d & Ac!d² Original Soundtrack | December 21, 2005 | 2:04:54 | Konami Multi-Media | [146] | |
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Original Soundtrack | December 12, 2006 | 1:13:15 | Konami | [147] | |
Metal Gear 20th Anniversary: Metal Gear Music Collection | July 18, 2007 | 1:04:53 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [148] | |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Original Soundtrack | May 28, 2008 | 2:19:38 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [149] | |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition Soundtrack | June 12, 2008 | 1:01:22 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [150] | |
Heavens Divide/Koi no Yokushiryoku | April 7, 2010 | 33:52 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [151] | |
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Original Soundtrack | April 14, 2010 | 1:12:10 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [152] | |
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Vocal Tracks + Unreleased Instrumentals | November 10, 2011 | 41:18 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [153] | |
Metal Gear Solid: The Original Trilogy Vocal Tracks | November 23, 2011 | 43:40 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [154] | |
Metal Gear 25th Anniversary: Metal Gear Music Collection | August 22, 2012 | 1:09:36 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [155] | |
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Vocal Tracks | February 20, 2013 | 1:11:16 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [156] | |
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Original Soundtrack | February 21, 2013 | 1:08:01 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [157] | |
Metal Gear Solid V Original Soundtrack | September 2, 2015 | 2:41:37 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [158] | |
Metal Gear Solid Vocal Tracks | September 2, 2015 | 1:00:13 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [159] | |
Metal Gear Solid V Extended Soundtrack | December 23, 2015 | 5:44:41 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [160] | |
Metal Gear Solid V Original Soundtrack: The Lost Tapes | March 30, 2016 | 49:22 | Konami Digital Entertainment | [161] |
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