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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PS2)

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Platform:   PlayStation2
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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  • Platform:   PlayStation2
  • ELSPA Minimum Age: 15
  • Media: Video Game

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Product Features

  • Expanded edition of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
  • New game modes, hidden characters and storylines
  • Contains the entire Sons of Liberty game
  • 5 all-new "Snake Tales" side stories
  • For 1 player

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  • ASIN: B00006958G
  • Release Date: 28 Mar 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,038 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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There's been an awful lot of confusion about just exactly what Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is. Is it a proper sequel? Is it a mission disc? Is it an Xbox exclusive? Does Snake get to go skateboarding? Well, to answer all but the last question: no. Substance is kind of similar to the VR Missions disk that was released for the original Metal Gear Solid on the PSone; however, Substance is a stand-alone title that doesn't require the original game to run--and indeed contains within it the original version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

In essence, Substance is kind of like one of those special edition, director's cut DVDs you get for films, in that it's the same old movie but with so much cool stuff layered on top it seems totally new. There's also a similarly scattershot approach to the new features, but the most obviously appealing are the chance to play through both missions as Solid Snake (or a bunch of others including Pliskin and the cyborg ninja) instead of the anaemic Raiden. Then there's a mountain of over 100 VR missions and five brand new mini-episodes for Snake to try his luck at.

Any additional extras, and the answer to whether Snake really does get to do a Tony Hawk, remain secret until the final version is complete (if you're really desperate to see Solid Snake on a skateboard you might want to check out his cameo appearance in Evolution Skateboarding in the meantime) but it's impossible to imagine that if you're a Metal Gear fan you won't enjoy this. --David Jenkins

Manufacturer's Description
In Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, players can expect to find the same deep storyline found in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, plus bonus modes, hundreds of never-before-seen VR missions and all-new adventures in which players assume the role of Solid Snake.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Upgrade of a Classic, 4 Nov 2005
By Mr. I. Nahaboo "itzhakn1982" (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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I had the original version of MGS2 that i traded in a long time ago, yet i missed MGS2 so much that i purchased this "Substance" version recently. It is not just an upgrade of the orignial version. The full game is in there plus so much more. The replay value on the original game is huge as so moany unlockables have been included.
There are numberous training levels, minigames and bonus missions thrown in there as well as plenty of secrets too. Also an amazing extra skateboarding area is included where you can skate on the roof of Big Shell! This section is massively fun!! The 2nd disc that comes with it is an encyclopedia all about MGS. It features every single piece of info you could possibily want on this game. However, the question is it worth purchasing if you have the original MGS2? Yes - if you are a total MGS nut and a completist of the series and No - if you already have played MGS2 to death and started to tire of it.
All in all the most complete MGS experience and i think better than MGS3. If they cram all this and more into the "Subsistance" update of MGS3 due out soon i will be more than happy.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid And Raiden Put the SUBSTANCE back into the game, 12 April 2003
The name of this review says it all, this is metal gear solid 2 with the SUBSTANCE put back in, those who were slightly dissapointed at the formal sequal will love this.

packed with extra features that will keep even the harcore players occupied for hours, even unlocking characters may seem rather repetative you find yourself driven onward to complete them all, you eventually will win the chance to play as solid in the big shell, an event fans will die for!

the VR missions are fun, yet challenging and sometimes quite funny, for exaple, on level you play as raiden guarding EE(emma emirrich) from a swarm of guards, as snake its guarding meryl(his girlfreind from the first game) as iriquis pliskin(snakes alter ego) you see him guarding a curry! and it is a difficult task at that.

overall this is a fantastic addition to the game, and the other thing about it is that fact that you dont need the original game to play this, it has it all in there already!

begginers and veterans alike will always find something to occupy them, the game is challenging and gripping, a must have buy!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Metal Gear Solid 2, you'll love this!, 4 April 2003
If you have played Metal Gear Solid and the VR Missions Disc, then you'll know roughly what to expect. But...aside from great graphics, superb plot and realistic AI, Substance has...
~the Original Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty
~350 VR Missions and 150 Alternative Missions
~5 New adventures with our Hero Solid Snake
~Liked the H.F Blade? Unlock new playable characters including Ninja Raiden with his legendary H.F Blade in a series of fun (and gory) missions. Also unlock Iriquois Pliskin, Raiden X and Solid Snake from the first game.
~Snake (and Raiden) go Skateboarding; great, challenging fun!
Not only all that, but there is Boss Survival Mode, where you go up against the...Bosses! For some added fun, try the Casting Theatre; replace Vamp with an old woman, the Navy Seals with Snake and Raiden as Otacon and watch them all go down in style!
There is also a bonus Documentation of Substance with 5 VR Missions. <SPOILER!!maybe> Don't read unless you really want...
If you successfully complete these 5 Missions, and load up Substance with that file, all the missions will be unlocked, it just doesn't look like they are though.
In conclusion, if you loved any of the Metal Gear games, you'll love this! It really is a great game, but it doesn't get Five Stars purely because I don't think Sons of Liberty could have gotten any better, so they didn't really have to release Substance. Still, a fantastic purchase. Get it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars MGS2: Substance
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