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1. Metal Gear (1987; original version exclusive to Japan until 2006)

2. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990; original version exclusive to Japan until 2006)

3. Metal Gear Solid (1998)

4. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001; PS2 exclusive)

5. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002; an extension of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)

6. Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (2004; remake of Metal Gear Solid. GameCube exclusive)

7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004; PS2 exclusive)

8. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2006; an extension of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. PS2 exclusive)

9.Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006; PSP exclusive)

10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008; PS3 exclusive)

11. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010)

12. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013)

13. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014)

14. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)

These are the games listed chronologically:

1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater: 1964

2. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops: 1970

3. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker: 1974

4. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: 1975 (Some side-ops occur in 1974)

5. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: 1984 (opening and closing scenes occur in 1995)

6. Metal Gear: 1995

7. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake: 1999

8. Metal Gear Solid: 2005

9. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty: 2007-2009 (Game spans 2 years)

10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: 2014

11. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: 2018

Fatman's final bomb is located right underneath him. Deselect all weapons and press the weapon button to pick up Fatman and then drop him once the bomb is fully exposed.

Yes, this is true. After you defeat Solidus and when Raiden is talking with Rose, Vamp can be seen in the background near a yellow taxi. You may need to use the R1 zoom function to see him.

She had a small cameo appearance. You don't actually see Mei Ling. You only hear her voice. If you save the game 13 times in the tanker chapter, Mei Ling will interrupt Otacon while he's on the codec.

Shalashaska (Ocelot's nickname) is a it's a mistransliteration of Sharashka - Russian term for "prison for scientist" of Stalin's era

No. During one point in the Tanker section, Snake sees what appears to be Vulcan Raven's shadow, but it ends up being a Vulcan Raven action figure.

The Vulcan Raven action figure also can be seen as Raiden in the flooded out section of core 2.

Dead Cell is a former special forces unit that serves as an analogue to the renegade FOXHOUND team in the original Metal Gear Solid. The team is a former counter-terrorist unit founded by President Sears, whose purpose was to launch surprise attacks against friendly unit to prepare for actual combat. Six months prior to the events of the Plant chapter, the unit goes rogue and only three members survive.

Yes. A conversation between Snake and Otacon, revealing the contents of the disk that Snake had obtained.

The Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to Konami's 2001 stealth game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Most of the original music was composed and arranged by Harry Gregson-Williams, with the exceptions of "Metal Gear Solid Main Theme", composed by TAPPY, "Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday", written by Rika Muranaka and performed by the Felix Farrar Orchestra and (in the full version) Carla White, and "Fortune" and "Who Am I Really?", composed by Norihiko Hibino. "Opening Infiltration", "RAY Escapes", "The World Needs Only One Big Boss!" and "Arsenal Is Going to Take Off!" were co-composed by Gregson-Williams and Hibino. The CD was released on November 29, 2001 the same day as the Japanese release of the game.

1. "Metal Gear Solid Main Theme" (arranged by Harry Gregson-Williams), 2. "Opening Infiltration", 3. "Russian Soldiers from Kasatka", 4. "Olga Gurlukovich", 5. "Metal Gear?", 6. "Revolver Ocelot", 7. "RAY Escapes", 8. "Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (piano version performed by the Felik Farrar Orchestra), 9. "Big Shell", 10. "Fortune", 11. "Kill Me Now!", 12. "Vamp", 13. "The World Needs Only One Big Boss!", 14. "It's the Harrier!", 15. "Arsenal Is Going to Take Off!", 16. "Who Am I Really?", 17. "Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (full version performed by Carla White)

The Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Soundtrack 2: Other Side is the second official soundtrack to Konami's 2001 stealth game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. All of the original music was composed by Norihiko Hibino. The CD was released on January 26, 2002 two months after the Japanese release of the game.

1. "Tanker Incident", 2. "The Elevator Up to Hell", 3. "Vamp's Dance", 4. "Infiltration", 5. "Battle", 6. "Peter's Theme", 7. "Countdown to Disaster", 8. "Lady Luck Revisited", 9. "Yell "Dead Cell", 10. "Metal Gear's Already Active!", 11. "Arms Depot", 12. "Memories of Hal", 13. "Twilight Sniping", 14. "Will the Virus Still Work?", 15. "Comradeship", 16. "Reminiscence", 17. "Arsenal's Guts", 18. "Prelude to the Denouement", 19. "Father and Son", 20. "Freedom to Decide"

This one is a little bit difficult to explain. The original version of the game is called "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty". Later they released an extended version which is called "Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance". Only (!) the US PS2 version of the original game (=Sons of liberty) is uncensored. Every other version worldwide seems to have the censorship.