Solid Snake, badass superspy extraordinaire, has had the most illustrious career this side of 007. Averting global nuclear destruction is all in a day's work for Snake, who commands the starring role in Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear series, now one of the most popular franchise properties in video gaming. Metal Gear offsets the run-and-gun attitude of most action-adventure games by introducing an element of stealth; a full frontal assault with guns blazing means a quick "Game Over." Kojima combines this unique gameplay with stylish cinematic presentation and a fair dose of political intrigue, and the result is the closest thing available to a real spy movie on a video game console |