Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Category: PlayStation 2 Game
Console: PlayStation 2 (Download Emulator)
Publisher: Konami
Series: Metal Gear
Genre: Action / Adventure
Mode: Single-player
Region: US
Views: 747,153
Downloads: 703,868
Released: November 13, 2001
File Size: 3.2 GB
Rating: 4.9/5 (375 votes)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a 2001 action-adventure stealth game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth Metal Gear game produced by Hideo Kojima, the seventh overall game in the series, and a sequel to Metal Gear Solid (1998). The game was originally released on November 13, 2001, while an expanded edition, titled Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, was released the following year for the Xbox and Windows, in addition to the PlayStation 2.
A remastered version of the game, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition, was later included in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Vita. The HD Edition of the game was included in the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 compilation for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, which was released on October 24, 2023.
The story revolves around the Big Shell, a massive offshore clean-up facility seized by a group of terrorists who call themselves the Sons of Liberty. They demand an enormous ransom in exchange for the life of the President of the United States and threaten to destroy the facility and create a cataclysmic environmental disaster if their demands are not met. The motives and identities of many of the antagonists and allies change throughout the game, as the protagonists discover a world-shaking conspiracy constructed by a powerful organization known as the Patriots.
The game was a commercial success, selling seven million copies by 2004. It has since been considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time, as well as a leading example of artistic expression in video games. The game is often considered ahead of its time for dealing with themes and concepts such as post-truth politics, fake news, alternative facts, synthetic media, and echo chambers, that became culturally relevant in the mid-to-late 2010s.
