Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection | |
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NVIDIA Shield TV | |
Release | PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 PlayStation Vita |
Genre(s) | Stealth |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Games
The included games are:
Title | Original platform | Original release |
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Metal Gear[c] | MSX2
|
1987 |
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake[c] | MSX2
|
1990 |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | PlayStation 2 | 2001 |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
|
Xbox, PlayStation 2 | 2002 |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | PlayStation 2 | 2004 |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
|
PlayStation 2 | 2006 |
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker[d] | PlayStation Portable | 2010 |
Features
The core play mechanics and story for all games remains unchanged with the HD Editions. For the remastering, all three games underwent graphics overhaul to allow them to support modern 720p resolution and 60 frames per second on home consoles. The PS3 and PS Vita versions have
The controls for each game have been modified to suit the different configurations of each platform. Since the Xbox 360 and PS Vita version lack the pressure-sensitive buttons featured on the PS2 controllers, the ability to aim and lower a firearm without firing it in Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 are assigned to a specific button instead in those versions (either, by pressing the left stick on the Xbox 360 controller or by pressing the d-pad down on the PS Vita). The PS Vita versions in particular makes use of the touch screen and touch pad for various functions such as item/weapon selection, zooming in or out with the binoculars or peeking out of walls during corner view. The console versions of Peace Walker feature dual analog controls, allowing players to control the camera or their aim with the right stick.
Most of the additional features and content that were present in the Substance and Subsistence editions of the games have been ported to the HD Editions as well.[2] These include the VR/Alternative Missions, Snake Tales and Casting Theater modes for Metal Gear Solid 2, plus the third-person camera view and Demo Theater for Metal Gear Solid 3. The original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake as they appeared in the Subsistence edition are also included, accessible from the main menu in Metal Gear Solid 3.
The PS3 and Vita versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 have a "Transfarring" feature, which allows users to transfer their save file between both platforms via a Wi-Fi connection or through a cloud storage, allowing continuous play of the same save file on a different platform.[3] The PS3 version of Peace Walker has a similar connectivity with the PSP version of the game, allowing the transferring of save files through a USB connection.
Releases
Regional differences
The Japanese release of the compilation, titled Metal Gear Solid HD Edition, only includes Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3, even on the home console versions. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - HD Edition was instead given a stand-alone physical release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan. To compensate for the separate releases, the first print run of the Japanese PS3 version of the compilation included a voucher code to download the original
Limited editions
On August 15, 2011, UK retailer
A North American Limited Edition for the HD Collection became available alongside the standard release. The Limited Edition includes specialized packaging created by Yoji Shinkawa, the series' lead artist, and an exclusive, 248-page art book titled The Art of Metal Gear Solid.[8]
A Japanese Premium Package for both the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and the separate (Japan-only) HD conversion of Peace Walker is also released. The Peace Walker package includes the game, a Play Arts figure of Snake in Battle Dress and an audio CD featuring vocal and unused music tracks. The Limited Edition of Metal Gear Solid HD Edition will include a copy of the game, an illustration from series artist Yoji Shinkawa, a copy of The Art of Metal Gear Solid The Original Trilogy, and an audio CD with vocal tracks from each of the first three games. Paying extra, players receive Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 mugs, headphones and bags. Paying extra for the Peace Walker package includes a Peace Walker mug and a Kazuhira Miller Play Arts Kai figure.[9]
Digital releases
The HD Edition-branded versions of all three games were later released as digital downloads on the
The Legacy Collection
On April 22, 2013, Konami announced a new version of the collection titled Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection, exclusive to PS3. This later collection includes all the games featured on the HD Collection on the first disc, along with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on a second disc and voucher codes for the original Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions. The Legacy Collection was released in North America on July 9, 2013, and in Japan on July 11, 2013.[14] The European version was released on September 13, 2013.[15]
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection
On October 24, 2023, Konami released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, a compilation of various Metal Gear titles that includes all games from the HD Collection, except Peace Walker. It was released for the
Konami announced that the games would have a resolution of
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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1Up.com | A[25] |
Eurogamer | 9/10[26] |
Game Informer | 9/10[27] |
GamesRadar+ | 9/10[28] |
GameTrailers | 9/10[29] |
IGN | 9/10[30] |
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 9/10[32] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 9/10[31] |
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection received critical acclaim upon release. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version 90/100,[22] the PlayStation 3 version 89/100[23] and the PlayStation Vita version 81/100.[24]
In December 2011, the game received the award for "Best HD Remake of 2011" from TeamXbox, with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary as the runner-up.[33] In a feature article regarding games collections, 1UP listed Metal Gear Solid HD Collection as "The Closest We've Come to Perfection" owing to the improved quality its games were given.[34]
The compilation's absence of
Notes
- Aspect Co. reworked Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, which were included in MGS3 previously. Armature Studioported the HD Collection to the PS Vita and the NVIDIA Shield TV.
- ^ Japanese: メタルギアソリッドHDエディション, Hepburn: Metaru Gia Soriddo HD Edishon
- ^ a b Accessible from the main menu in Metal Gear Solid 3
- ^ Sold separately in Japan on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (The latter with some on a separate disc). Not included in the PS Vita version.
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