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It's a good game.
Plus Points:
Graphics are cool, and the tanker level is great fun.
Good fun stuffing people in lockers.
Shooting seagulls
Slipping on bird poo
Animations on the guards etc are phenomenal
There's a Vampire who kills people a lot.
Bad Points:
Too many cut-scenes, slows the gameplay down immensely. Although when playing through again, you could skip them.
No VR Training
I started as Snake on the Tanker, then tried a different setting to see if I got the VR Training and found myself as Raiden, missing the tanker level out completely.
Raiden looks like Charlotte Church.
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It's definately one of the best PS2 games out there, but for me this isn't the best game ever made.
It's a lot of fun doing things like shooting plates and stuff, but then another cut-scene fires up and you sit back for up to 9 minutes and smoke whilst watching (admittedly excellent) FMV plot exposition.
Well worth getting, but I'm still preferring Operation Flashpoint. It's more immersive and tense and no movie-style FMV to yank you out of sneaking around.
MGS2 - It's alright actually, I'm surprised because I kept my expectations low on purpose.
"If it's as good as the 1st one I'll be happy" was my mantra and it's easily as good as that.
Looks like a LOT to do, collecting dog tags etc from the soldiers and I've learned how to hold them up and make them wiggle.
My major gripe is the total lack of VR training, like the 1st one. If you're new to this franchise, you're going to struggle at first.
I loved being a hardcore Tron-type assasin in computer land.
Ah well, back to trying to shoot a fat bloke on roller-skates.
MGS2: Actually rather good.
Plus Points:
Graphics are cool, and the tanker level is great fun.
Good fun stuffing people in lockers.
Shooting seagulls
Slipping on bird poo
Animations on the guards etc are phenomenal
There's a Vampire who kills people a lot.
Bad Points:
Too many cut-scenes, slows the gameplay down immensely. Although when playing through again, you could skip them.
No VR Training
I started as Snake on the Tanker, then tried a different setting to see if I got the VR Training and found myself as Raiden, missing the tanker level out completely.
Raiden looks like Charlotte Church.
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It's definately one of the best PS2 games out there, but for me this isn't the best game ever made.
It's a lot of fun doing things like shooting plates and stuff, but then another cut-scene fires up and you sit back for up to 9 minutes and smoke whilst watching (admittedly excellent) FMV plot exposition.
Well worth getting, but I'm still preferring Operation Flashpoint. It's more immersive and tense and no movie-style FMV to yank you out of sneaking around.
MGS2 - It's alright actually, I'm surprised because I kept my expectations low on purpose.
"If it's as good as the 1st one I'll be happy" was my mantra and it's easily as good as that.
Looks like a LOT to do, collecting dog tags etc from the soldiers and I've learned how to hold them up and make them wiggle.
My major gripe is the total lack of VR training, like the 1st one. If you're new to this franchise, you're going to struggle at first.
I loved being a hardcore Tron-type assasin in computer land.
Ah well, back to trying to shoot a fat bloke on roller-skates.
MGS2: Actually rather good.
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I've clocked up five hours now and it still rules.
Tell you what though..Those damned guards are a reall pain in the ass!
Random comment much
:oS
Tell you what though..Those damned guards are a reall pain in the ass!
Random comment much
:oS
Stryke wrote:
> Cool, a corner of my very own.
Nope, you'll have to share it with me I'm afraid.
When I get the demo back off my mate, I'm going to give it another go.
No doubt in a couple of weeks there'll be loads of second hand copies of the game floating about. I *may* pick myself up a copy. I'll have to try out the demo again first though.
> Cool, a corner of my very own.
Nope, you'll have to share it with me I'm afraid.
When I get the demo back off my mate, I'm going to give it another go.
No doubt in a couple of weeks there'll be loads of second hand copies of the game floating about. I *may* pick myself up a copy. I'll have to try out the demo again first though.
If anyone doesn't yet know, and doesn't want to know how to get dogtags DON'T READ THIS!!!
To get the dog tags:
-Sneak up behind guard.
-Point gun at guard when you are close. Snake/Raiden will shout "Freeze!" The guard will stop and put his hands up.
-Walk around to the front of the guard, without getting to far away, or the guard will run off. Point the gun at his head. He will shake off his dog tag. You can also point at his crotch, and he will shake off another item.
-If the guard says "Are you going to shoot me!" And refuses to give up the tag, get out the proper gun (not the tranqueliser), and shoot one of his feet. Then point the gun to his head, and he will shake off the tag.
To get the dog tags:
-Sneak up behind guard.
-Point gun at guard when you are close. Snake/Raiden will shout "Freeze!" The guard will stop and put his hands up.
-Walk around to the front of the guard, without getting to far away, or the guard will run off. Point the gun at his head. He will shake off his dog tag. You can also point at his crotch, and he will shake off another item.
-If the guard says "Are you going to shoot me!" And refuses to give up the tag, get out the proper gun (not the tranqueliser), and shoot one of his feet. Then point the gun to his head, and he will shake off the tag.
CDouch wrote:
> How do you get the dog tags?
You hold up the guards and point the gun at their heads.
> How do you get the dog tags?
You hold up the guards and point the gun at their heads.
How do you get the dog tags?
Only played it for 45 minutes therefore only on the tanker level which was on the demo.
Already skipping some codecs, but mainly the ones post saving the game - the proverbs and all that.
Its MGS2 its great, it wont have huge replayability but its made me and everyone else whos seen it go 'wow!'.
Already skipping some codecs, but mainly the ones post saving the game - the proverbs and all that.
Its MGS2 its great, it wont have huge replayability but its made me and everyone else whos seen it go 'wow!'.
Thanks KR. I've started again.
(What was the point of those options then?)
(What was the point of those options then?)
Cool, a corner of my very own.
Er-no, there's a little corner over there for miserable people who don't like MGS2. Go and be bitter there while we revel in one of the best games ever.
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