Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

I feel Silicon Knights really did a great job with remaking MGS. With Konami's help, they took the story and characters from MGS and added updated gameplay taken from MGS: Sons of Liberty, a new and epic soundtrack and a great graphical presentation. Also, with the help of Ryuhei Kitamura (one of Japan's most gifted directors) they've created some of the most impressive real-time cinematics in a video game ever. The most impressive involving a certain Cyborg Ninja.

The graphics are more on par with MGS2 and in some places even better. Some textures look a lot better while some look rather plain. As for character models, they all look great except for one or two, but even then they are still very decent. The voice actors who did the original are all back (and even a new one) and of excellent quality like every other MGS game. Although they changed some of the characters accents and changed one characters original va they did just as great a job as in the original. Liquid Snake sounds even better this time around. Anyways, if you like Action/Stealth games then this is exactly what you want. The original MGS single handedly created the Stealth genre and after playing The Twin Snakes, it's easy to see why they remade such a great game. With one of the best and most intriguing stories and some of the most memorable characters in a video game ever, it's very easy to recommend this game.

9/10

Master Video Game Creator Shigeru Miyamoto one of the greates game makers teams up with friend and video game creator Hideo Kojima to bring the classic Metal Gear Solid to the Gamecube.. with next generation graphics. The game is being handled by Silicon Knights that have on their resume the award winning ETERNAL DARKNESS that created a brand new genre for video games.. the cinematics and direction are being handled by Ryuhei Kitamura japanese film maker.. known for VERSUS and AZUMI... this game will be as fun as the first one with the inovations of the second one... and the visual style taht only HIDEO KOJIMA could bring to a video game.. this is going to be a timeless classic that should not be passed...

Only one word can describe this game... PERFECT! Everything about this game is perfect. I've played the original and loved it. This is even better. The story is the same and the characters are the same as the original. The only differences are the graphics and cut scenes. The cut scenes are the best that i've seen in any game. There are some that are hilarious. Some contain the best fights I've seen... ever! The voice acting is the best i've heard. Even though the control system is different to the playstation version, it won't take long for you to get use to them. If you haven't got a Gamecube, get one now! If you have got a Gamecube, get this! This is the best Metal Gear Solid game ever. Congratulations to everyone who worked on this game. It's a masterpiece! Please make more MGS games for the Gamecube.

I do not understand why anyone would complain that this project will not be successful. It is obvious that Silicon Knights is doing everything they can to maintain the storyline, dialogue, and stylistic visuals. MGS is one of the greatest videogames of the past 10 years, but, truth be told, the original is no longer graphically impressive. Don't believe me? Try popping the game into your PSX or PS2, you may be surprised at how awful the game looks when compared to today's standards.

I'm in no way bashing the game, it was groundbreaking in terms of storytelling, gameplay, and graphics. However, like many 3D PSX games (including other revolutionary games like Final Fantasy VII and Tekken) MGS has not survived the test of time.

The Twin Snakes is a fantastic way of bringing new life to a dying classic. I have much faith in Silicon Knights, they know how to make videogames and make them right. Their great, yet overlooked, title Eternal Darkness is one of the best Gamecube titles to date. Working with material as strong as the original MGS, there is little chance that The Twin Snakes will disappoint. For all you PS2 and XBOX owners who are bashing this game, give it a rest. XBOX was lucky enough to get MGS: Substance, and PS2 is getting the sure-to-please title MGS: Snake Eater later this year.

Nobody should overlook this remake of the original genre-defining game.

Let's put it this way:

Metal Gear Solid (1998 Release): Good. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty: Better. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - BEST!

By fusing the game play of MGS2 with the original MGS, Kojima has gone and created the best game to come out on the Gamecube since Metroid or Zelda.

Having redone the art, cut scenes, voiceovers, and everything else, Kojima and the team at Silicon Knights have done an incredible job. Hopefully they'll do the next one like this...like bring out Sons Of Liberty to the Gamecube...