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Game entry

Metal Gear Solid

1998 · Action-adventure, TPS, Survival, Strategy · PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3 · Konami

Metal Gear Solid carries 1,878 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 34 in the world ranking, with 78% of duels won out of 853 played. Of the 12 duels that pitted it against The Last of Us, it has won 6 and lost 6. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 1 out of 78 (1998).

World rank

no. 34

ELO score

1,878

Wins

78%

Duels played

853

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About Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth game created by Hideo Kojima which follows the MSX2 video games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Despite a transition to 3D, Metal Gear Solid's gameplay remains similar to his predecessors. The game utilizes a traditional top-down view and the player must navigate the protagonist Solid Snake through the game's areas without being detected. Detection will set off an alarm which draws armed enemies to his location. Conversations with Snake's allies and cutscenes are used extensively to advance the plot and gain more insight into it. Metal Gear Solid is regarded as one of the greatest and most important video games of all time, and helped popularize the stealth genre and in-engine cinematic cutscenes.

The community says

Would it even hold up in a straight stealth duel against RESIDENT EVIL 4 today, or does everyone just assume it wins because of reputation?

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,878 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Metal Gear Solid sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 31 Super Metroid 1,880
  2. 32 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 1,880
  3. 33 Tetris 1,880
  4. 34 Metal Gear Solid 1,878
  5. 35 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1,878
  6. 36 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 1,878
  7. 37 Alien: Isolation 1,878

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The standing

Where Metal Gear Solid ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Metal Gear Solid stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 1 out of 78 (1998).

Where Metal Gear Solid ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 34 5,035
Action-adventure 9 329
1990s 3 659
1998 1 78

The community

The debate

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  1. CosmoSniper3

    Would it even hold up in a straight stealth duel against RESIDENT EVIL 4 today, or does everyone just assume it wins because of reputation?

    Cortez_1998

    Reputation carries it into the duel, sure, but does it actually hold the lead once people vote on the fight itself?

  2. Harvey73

    Anyone else still hum that codec ringtone at random moments for no reason at all? It's been decades and it just pops into my head.

  3. QuestPhoenix

    What sticks with me most is how quiet it makes you play, even outside the game.

  4. GhostWolf

    Third place feels generous when half the fanbase votes on nostalgia alone and never touches it again. It's a museum piece getting propped up by memory, not by actual replays.

    GlitchSniper98

    Mon frère y jouait, moi je regardais, souvenir intact.

    heller_brain

    Fair point, I've felt the same doubt watching people vote without touching the thing in years. Still, I replay it myself so I can't fully agree.

    ArcadePhoenix2

    Ça se joue encore très bien aujourd'hui

  5. Brice_86

    number 3 feels about right honestly, not saying its the goat but the win rate speaks for itself, 778 duels and still holding

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