Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
- November 11, 2002 00:00 AM PST
Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance is a compilation of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and a host of extras�however, Xbox owners will get it first.
Xbox owners could only salivate about the adventures of Solid Snake�until now. Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance will package the complete Sons of Liberty PlayStation 2 adventure with a host of original mini-games. VR Missions will place you in a variety of artificial environments for target practice and other tasks; Alternate Missions will feature photography (?) and puzzle (!) and mystery solving (!!); and Snake Tales will let you play as the Solid one himself in five lengthy, brand-new missions.The preview version of Metal Gear Solid 2 held up beautifully on the Xbox�it even surpassed its PS2 counterpart with its sharper and cleaner visuals. As for the controls, Substance played best with the Xbox�s intuitive Controller S, but the only hitch was an awkward configuration where you had to press the Left Analog stick for first-person view. If you�re a PlayStation 2 owner, though, don�t fret: Substance will be available for your console sometime in 2003.
