It's been a long, long time since I hit the old PS2/PC Game crack pipe. However, addiction is something you face every day of your life and not something you get rid of like a cold.
This week I had a setback, MGS3: Snake Eater was its name.
I'm only several hours into the game now and I can say that the script/plot is better than most movies this year. The shots and cinematography are all top-notch(though there are some complaints about tine gameplay camera views). In comparison to the previous MGS games, this one left them in the dirt about 30 minutes in.
Here's a synopsis. At the end of WWII, the world is split between East and West. A top Russian scientist(Sokolov) has grown afraid of his own creations and wants to defect. He manages to sneak his family out, and a year later escape out of the Soviet Union over to West Germany. He moves to the US and is happy for a time, until....
The Cuban Missile Crisis. Kruschev offers Kennedy a deal. He would pull the missiles out of Cuba if Kennedy dismantles the missiles in Turkey. These missiles were old and outdated and offered the US the political cover for Kruschev's real deamand.
The return of Sokolov.
The US has no choice but to comply and Sokolov is returned to Russia, forced to resume work on his abmination called the Shagohod. A mobile nuclear-capable tank.
US: "Aww. Hell, no."
This is where you, "Naked Snake" enter. You're sent into enemy territory to retrieve Sokolov before he can finish his work. I'll spoil it by saying that you perform the first HALO jump into enemy territory, manage to rescue him and make it to the bridge your mentor, the woman who is single-handedly responsible for leading the US to victory in WWII, and your soul mate(I guess, it's really wierd folks) shows up with a shoulder-mounted nuclear missile with the intent on defecting to the Soviet Union with it and Sokolov as a gift. You get your ass handed to you and thrown down-river. This is how the game starts.
Very nice Bond-esque intro, complete with bond-esque style opening song. Some people might not like it, but it certainly fits with the theme and time.
I'll mention it again, this game probably has the best story and "real-time" graphics(same models used in cutscenes as in game) I've seen yet. Although GTA, Halo, and HL2 have garnered the limelight for the holiday season, if you have a PS2 and enjoy dextrous games, you should really give this one a go.
The song lryics? Worst I've ever heard, but they're funny as hell.
What a thrill....
With darkness and silence through the night
What a thrill...
I'm searching, and i'll melt into you
What a fear in my heart
But your so supreme
(horns, song begins)
I'd give my life not for honor but for you (Snake Eater)
In my time, They'll be no-one else
Crime, its the way I fly to you
Im still in a dream of the Snake Eater
Someday you go through the rain
And someday you'll feed on a treefrog
Its ordeal, the trial to survive
For today we seek new light
I give my life
Not for honor but for you (Snake Eater)
In my time, they'll be no-one else
Crime its the way I fly to you
I'm still in a dream...Snake Eater
...complete with the slo-mo liquid cloud dispersion shots, snake skeletons running all over the place, and main character shots. A little over-the-top? Maybe, and for once, I like it!
Posted by Jeffrey at November 20, 2004 5:19 PM