List of Metal Gear media

The Metal Gear series has seen releases on several different media. This includes promotional material such as toys, artwork, and guides.

Metal Gear is a stealth action video game series created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on July 12, 1987, with Metal Gear[1] and is one of Konami's best-selling franchises, with over 26.5 million units sold.[2] The games take place in a semi-fictional universe with stories that involve a special forces agent (Solid Snake in most games) who is forced to destroy the latest incarnation of the superweapon Metal Gear, as well as having to rescue various hostages and neutralize certain renegade units in the process. Metal Gear titles have been released on numerous video game consoles, handheld game consoles, and personal computer platforms. Related novels, comics, and other dramatizations have also been released. A few of the series' main characters have also appeared in other Konami games.[3]

The first game was followed by a heavily modified port for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), developed without Kojima's involvement.[4] This game earned enough popularity to garner a sequel, again without Kojima's involvement, released outside Japan.[5][6] The development of this game inspired Kojima to make an official sequel, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.[5] As the series moved into three-dimensional graphics, Kojima decided to title the next game in the series Metal Gear Solid instead of Metal Gear 3;[7] the "Solid" title has been used for all 3D action Metal Gear games since. Several non-action games have also been released, including the Metal Gear Acid games, which have a card-based system of gameplay.

  1. ^ "Metal Gear (MSX2)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  2. ^ Mike Jackson (February 16, 2009). "MGS 4 goes platinum, gets cheap". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  3. ^ Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001). "Konami Krazy Racers Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2009. Eight members fill Konami's team of racers. You've got Dracula from Castlevania, and Goemon from Mystical Ninja, as well as the Ninja from Metal Gear Solid....
  4. ^ Kojima, Hideo (Presenter) (March 25, 2009). GDC 2009: Hideo Kojima Keynote Address Part 1 (Flash Video) (Presentation). GameSpot. Event occurs at 27:02. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009. Kojima: You may know the NES version of Metal Gear but that's a crap game because I didn't participate on that game.
  5. ^ a b Chen, David (December 14, 2005). "Retro/Active: Metal Gear: Kojima's Productions". metalgear.1up.com. 1UP.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "Snake's Revenge". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
  7. ^ Hogdson, David. Metal Gear Solid: Official Mission Handbook. Kojima: "Metal Gear" is as it is, and "Solid" has a deep meaning. Let me explain. This time Metal Gear is displayed in full polygonal form, and I used "Solid" to describe the cubic structure. also, the "Solid" means to the third power mathematically. Also, most of the people don't know that there is a Metal Gear 1 and 2 for the MSX, and I wanted it to be the sequel for those. And, of course, Solid from Solid Snake.