
Which leads us right into the subject of gameplay. Of course, we're not telling so you'll just have to play it. Eventually Snake will learn of the Metal Gear project, will do battle with an invisible and wholly psychotic ninja, will fight against a sniper assassin, and may even fall in love. Suddenly you're not sure who to trust, which keeps the suspense level raised, and on top of that the answers come slowly and wrapped in several surprises, a truth that will likely keep you intrigued throughout the experience. The plot thickens shortly after Snake infiltrates the enemy's hideout and people - good and bad - start dying. Snake is a rough and gruff agent who can fight, can shoot, and can easily use just about any high-tech gadget out there, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have any time to hit on women or to stop for a cigarette. The narrative is not shallow or unrefined, as tales in many of today's high-budgeted titles sadly remain, but smart and gritty, with unexpected bits of humor and a confidence by creator Hideo Kojima to every so often step outside of the game and poke fun at it. The story, which begins with operative Solid Snake inside an underwater pod which has been jettisoned toward a weapons disposal facility on Shadow Moses Island in Alaska's Fox Archipelago, will suck you in from the very start because it's so well presented.

And the graphics have been enhanced so dramatically that at points the real-time scenes appear to be more detailed and more stylized than many of the more impressive fully CG rendered videos in other games. Meanwhile the action, guided by famed Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus), has been totally re-choreographed and it now shines with bullet-time camera pans and dazzling character acrobatics. For instance, one of the characters who spoke with a strong Asian accent in the PS1 title talks without any accent at all in Twin Snakes. Most of the changes are for the better, but a handful of MGS purists may complain about the differences. All of the voice actors, including David Hayter, have re-acted and re-recorded their speech work for these sequences. The game features several hours of cut-scenes, which is why it comes on two discs, and though the dialogue remains the same throughout Konami has really upped the quality of the cinematics. We not only have a detailed video review, but also high-res movies, and even custom wallpaper for your computer desktop. Total MGS: TTS Coverage! Finally Solid Snake arrives on GameCube in his own exclusive title, a remake of the first 3D title within the series. So if you played and were amazed by the presentation in the original title then prepare to be completely floored here. It may in fact be the game's greatest achievement. It is this story, filled with plot twists and subtleties, which is the backbone for the stealth and combat elements that engulf it. Gameplay What most PlayStation fans already know and few Nintendo loyalists probably realize is that Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - like the game it's based on - features a truly epic storyline.

Features play mechanics - first-person shooting, rail-hanging, guard-dragging - from Metal Gear Solid 2.Utilize a wide variety of weapons and gadgets from automatic guns to cigarettes.

