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''Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance'' is a ''. The game's title comes from '' Substance '', a Compilation Album by Joy Division (which is said to be one of Kojima's favorite bands). ''SONS OF LIBERTY'' (MAIN GAME) ''Substance'' contains the complete ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' game (known simply as ''Sons of Liberty'' within ''Substance'') with most of the additional features from the Japan ese and Europe an versions already integrated and made standard across all regions. Changes made since the North American version of the original ''MGS2'' include the addition of ''Boss Survival'' and ''Casting Theater'' from the Japanese version, as well the ''European Extreme'' difficulty setting from the European release. Other changes made in ''Sons of Liberty'' include:
MISSIONS ''Substance'' contains nearly 700 new missions in two categories (''VR'' and ''Alternative''), plus various sub-categories. For example, in ''VR Missions'', there is a series of missions based on successful sneaking with or without weaponry (''Sneaking Mode''), a series of Target Practice s for each weapon (''Weapon Mode''), and the series of missions which use a first-person view. The player initially play as both: Raiden and Snake in these missions (with Snake's missions being harder of the two). Alternate versions of Snake and Raiden are unlocked as the player complete more missions. In addition to the ''VR Missions'', there are also a set of ''Alternate Missions'' set in the main game's environments such as Bomb Disposal missions and Hold-Up missions. In these missions, the player is graded based on the time of their performance, remaining ammo, and whether or not enemies were killed. Playable characters There are a total of seven playable characters: three versions of Raiden and four of Snake. Initially, only the main versions of Snake and Raiden are available. But as the player completes their missions, the alternative versions of the characters will become available. Differences between characters includes enemy and item placement, as well the weapons that are made available. The most notable difference being the fact that Snake cannot use the H.F. Blade and must go through Blade missions with no weapon, whereas Raiden can.
VR Missions A set of missions taking place in a virtual environment. Over 350 missions are available in this mode.
Alternative Missions Missions that places in actual stages from the main game. 150 in all.
SNAKE TALES The Snake Tales are a series of non-canonical stories set in the main game's environments (primarily in the Big Shell ), where the player controls Solid Snake wearing one of various alternate costumes. Due to the low production values of these missions, no Voiceover s are featured. Instead, the storyline is narrated through on-screen text during key parts of each mission. There are five Snake Tales in all (''A Wrongdoing'', ''Big Shell Evil'', ''Confidential Legacy'', ''Dead Man's Whispers'' and ''External Gazer''). In one of these missions (Confidential Legacy), Snake confronts Meryl (the heroine of ''Metal Gear Solid'') as the boss in the Tanker stage instead of Olga like in the main game. Some of these missions have more than one possible outcome depending on the player's performance. Here's a brief overview of each of the Snake Tales featured:
RELEASE INFORMATION The PlayStation 2 and Windows versions of the game were held back for five months after the Xbox version's release in North America as a result to an exclusivity contract between Konami and Microsoft , due to Konami's early agreement to provide an exclusive ''Metal Gear'' game for the Xbox (initially titled ''Metal Gear Solid X''). In contrast, the European release of all three versions were given virtually simultaneous releases. The Xbox and Windows version were not released in Japan . The PlayStation 2 release featured a skateboarding minigame built around the game engine from Konami's '' Evolution Skateboarding ''. In it, the player can skate as Snake or Raiden in two different sections of the Big Shell. Like the '' Tony Hawk '' series or most skateboarding games, a set of goals can be completed in each section in a limited amount of time (i.e: achieving a high score, destroying all the cyphers, ect.). The European PlayStation 2 release also included '' The Document Of Metal Gear Solid 2 '', and therefore could be considered by some to be the definitive release of ''Metal Gear Solid 2''. Some copies of the Japanese PlayStation 2 release that were ordered through Konami's Japanese shopping website (Konamistyle) came with an "Ultimate Sorter" that contains placeholders for all three ''MGS2'' releases (the original, ''Document'' and ''Substance'') and their manuals, as well as a bonus CD Soundtrack . There were two versions of the Ultimate Sorter released: a white version and a black version. The soundtrack that came with each version was different. The White version of the soundtrack contained primarily remixed music from the main game, while the Black version contained music from ''Substance'' EASTER EGGS The player can unlock all playable characters in ''Missions'' by entering the '' with all five VR Missions cleared. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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