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Game entry

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

2002 · Action-adventure, TPS, Strategy · PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox · Konami

GameForever voters place Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance no. 1,007 in the world ranking, with 1,580 ELO points and 57% of wins across 165 duels settled. The Last of Us Part II is the rival it has faced most: 3 duels, 1 wins and 2 losses. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 28 out of 110 (2002).

World rank

no. 1,007

ELO score

1,580

Wins

57%

Duels played

165

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About Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a re-vamped and revised edition of the original Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, in which Solid Snake must recover the stolen Metal Gear Ray from a group of terrorists bent on using its power for unthinkable reasons. Along with the original espionage shooter comes a collection of 200 VR missions. Missions range from killing certain targets and using particular weapons, as well as seeing the world of Solid Snake from different perspectives and styles, with first-person target modes and a variety mode including crazy characters of different shapes and sizes. Also included are various alternative missions, ranging from the protagonist sneaking around and snapping photos of targets to bomb disposal, all out destruction, and more.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,580 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 2: Substance sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,004 Demon's Souls 1,581
  2. 1,005 OneShot 1,581
  3. 1,006 Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition 1,581
  4. 1,007 Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance 1,580
  5. 1,008 Gears 5 1,580
  6. 1,009 Remnant II 1,580
  7. 1,010 Star Fox Zero 1,580

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The standing

Where Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 28 out of 110 (2002).

Where Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,007 5,035
Action-adventure 118 329
2000s 287 1,308
2002 28 110

The community

The debate

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  1. RogueNinja97

    Played it on a friend's couch after school for MONTHS. Never finished it properly, just loved sneaking around.

    Océane_1987

    La furtivité vieillit mieux que le multi jamais fait ici.

  2. Arcade_Maillard

    Franchement il tient mieux la comparaison face à Wesnoth que face à un GTA, non ?

  3. GlitchOwl95

    Je repense souvent au moment où on change de personnage en plein milieu de l'histoire, un choix qui a fait hurler pas mal de joueurs à l'époque, et honnêtement je comprends la frustration même si je trouve ça culotté rétrospectivement, enfin culotté ou juste maladroit, je sais plus trop.

    QuestRunner25

    Funny you mention that switch, because I remember arguing with my roommate for like an hour about whether it ruined the pacing or made it, we never agreed.

    Arnaude_40

    Ce twist de personnage, moi il m'a juste sorti du jeu, j'ai jamais réussi à raccrocher après ça.

  4. NovaSniper2

    Le gunplay et la caméra ont pris un coup de vieux (moins que je le craignais en le relançant), mais la furtivité reste précise et lisible.

    CritByte

    Précis et lisible aujourd'hui, vraiment, quand on l'a relancé récemment ou c'est surtout le souvenir qui parle ?

  5. Carpentier2010

    Comparé à un GTA IV, il paraît minuscule dans son ambition, mais sur la mise en scène et la tension il joue clairement dans une autre catégorie que la plupart de ses adversaires de classement.

    Homenick28

    Same era, same kind of hype around it, but did the story actually age well or just the mechanics?

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