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"Anyone remember the old Metal Gear Solid?"

With FF7 and Crash Bandicoot done and dusted, I thought I'd dab my hand at this one. A nice game that's aged surprisingly well (although the dual shock "analogue" is monstrously clumsy - I thought they'd develloped it after the N64 one?), the plot going a bit haywire towards the end but still managed to make sense.

The thing that gets me is that I'm now fighting Metal Gear Rex.
I've fought some pretty tough bosses in my time but this really takes the biscuit. There is no way to dodge those homing missiles and I don't think I can shoot them either. So it's impossible to not take damage let alone take aim and shoot back.

If that wasn't bad enough, I actually beat it but unloading more rounds at it than it at me (at a large cost of health) only to get a cut scene, brief control of Snake aiming a stinger missile (which involved him saying "Noooooo! I can't!!!!" and me mashing the fire button saying "yes you can you stupid mongtard... OH FFS!!!!!") ending me have to fight the guy again only this time with all my rations used up.

Any tips would be appreciated, not least on how you outrun homing misiles.
Thanks in advance. :-)

Raiden ruined MGS2..he was such a ponce!

Neigh.

*SPOILERS*

MGS3 - Big boss, MG to MGS - Solid Snake, MGS2 - Raiden + Solid Snake

Do you play as that Grey Fox guy then?

Strafio wrote:
> Meh! If it's made after then I call it sequel! :-)
> Talking of storyline, the "briefing" option told me the
> basic story of the Nes and Snes ones. Is MGS3 a remake of one of
> them?

No, in chronological order it goes:

MGS3, Metal Gear, Metal Gear : Solid Snake, MGS1, MGS2.

I need to play MGS2 again :(

Chr1s wrote:
> As far as I know MGS3 isn't a remake. Unfortunately I've never played
> the GB game so I don't know about that.

MGS3 isn't a remake. It's a prequel.


MGS3>MGS>MGS2..Konami love to confuse people.

down wrote:
> For example, partial sickle cell anaemia sufferers are actually far
> more resistant to malaria, even with a recessive gene.

They also die at an early age so it isn't all good.

I've not played the game, but just from general biology, recessive genes don't necessarily lead to weaker people - just rarer people.

For example, partial sickle cell anaemia sufferers are actually far more resistant to malaria, even with a recessive gene.

back to topic...

As far as I know MGS3 isn't a remake. Unfortunately I've never played the GB game so I don't know about that.

Meh! If it's made after then I call it sequel! :-)
Talking of storyline, the "briefing" option told me the basic story of the Nes and Snes ones. Is MGS3 a remake of one of them?
Also does the GBA one have anything to do with anything?

Strafio wrote:
> I guess the sequels were only on the PS2, the Gamecube getting the
> remake of the one I just played. This is annoying...

MGS3 is a prequel anyway.

Both MGS2 and MGS3 are very good games so don't think twice about it if the price is right.