The Legacy of Metal Gear Solid

GamesIndustry.Biz writes: "When most action games focused on shooting your way through any situation one game appeared on the scene in 1987 that broke the mold. Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear debuted on the MSX computer, later adapted for the NES, and was subtle and deep when compared to its contemporaries. Players took on the role of the secret agent Solid Snake and were expected to use stealth and subterfuge to make their way through a mission with a densely layered plot, including military action and terrorist conspiracies.

The success of the title spawned a number of sequels but most notably with the PlayStation generation came the Metal Gear Solid franchise."