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I understand a lot of it, I thnk Solid has a better knowledge of the storey than me though. It's a very tight story, if you miss small details you can get the wrong idea on a lot of it and find it confusing. If you wan to know the story and get a deep understanding of it, you have to know all the backgrounds of the chartcers and the stories of the first Metal gear games, you can read the stories from them in MGS, theres some extra's on the disk with the different stories there to read.
There are five Metal Gear/Metal Gear Solid games in the series. All are fantastic! I played Metal Gear on the Commodore 128 back in 1988. I never played Metal Gear 2, but I, and you, will get that chance, along with Metal Gear, once MGS3: Subsistence comes out. It will feature both original versions of MG and MG2:SS. So, with that, I issue a
WARNING!: Spoiler Alert! from here on out! So, don't read the below if you don't want to be spolied.
1.Metal Gear: Released 1987
Story
Near the end of the 20th century, 200km north of Galzburg, South Africa, lies Outer Heaven, a fortified state founded by a legendary mercenary. Word had gotten out to the western world that deep within the Outer Heaven stronghold, a weapon of mass destruction was being constructed. Government officials order the high-tech Special Forces unit FOXHOUND to infiltrate the fortress, access the situation and neutralize the threat. In a mission known as "Operation: Intrude N313," FOXHOUND operative Gray Fox infiltrated the Outer Heaven stronghold. Days later, contact with Gray Fox is lost and his last transmission simply reads "METAL GEAR..."
Operative Solid Snake, FOXHOUND's newest recruit, is ordered by leader Big Boss to rescue Gray Fox and carry out his mission.
Upon insertion into Outer Heaven, Snake makes contact with local resistance members Kyle Schneider, Diane, and Jennifer. Using all of his skills and the equipment he procured on site, he manages to rescue Fox. He learns from Fox that Metal Gear is the codename of a nuclear warhead-equipped bipedal walking tank, which can engage and dominate in all forms of combat as well as launch its nuclear warheads from any location. Outer Heaven plans to use Metal Gear to impose itself as the new world superpower.
In order to destroy Metal Gear, and topple the Outer Heaven mercenaries, Snake rescues the lead engineer of Metal Gear, Dr. Drago Petrovich Madnar, and his daughter, Elen. Armed with information on how to destroy Metal Gear, his skill and indomitable spirit, Snake fights through the entire Outer Heaven force. He begins to notice that traps being set for him are too precise, and wonders how information on his activities is being tracked. Moreover, Schneider is wounded by hostiles and is presumed dead after losing contact with Snake.
Upon destroying the powerful Outer Heaven defense system, Snake is able to neutralize Metal Gear. As he makes his way out of the compound's basement, he is confronted by the mysterious mercenary leader of the Outer Heaven forces, who turns out to be Big Boss himself.
Big Boss has been using his connections in the U.S. government to establish his own mercenary force, corrupt and steal military intelligence, and fund his activities. It was his aim to have Outer Heaven become the world's most powerful nation, with him at the top. He had the rookie Snake sent in, hoping to have him captured and feed the U.S. government misinformation, but had underestimated Snake's capabilities.
Having lost Metal Gear and much of his force, Big Boss starts the self-destruct sequence for the compound, and an underground battle ensues between Big Boss and Solid Snake. Despite injury, Snake defeats Big Boss and escapes the Outer Heaven compound as it crumbles in flames behind him.
Cast Of Characters
Solid Snake - The player's character. One of FOXHOUND's newest recruits. Operation: Intrude N313 is his inaugural mission as FOXHOUND operative.
Diane - Resistance member who seems to possess a great amount of knowledge on the mercenaries in Outer Heaven. Once the vocalist of a positive punk band, she now lives with her boyfriend Steve.
Big Boss - Leader of FOXHOUND and Solid Snake's commanding officer. He provides Snake with information on the weapons and equipment procured on-site.
Dr. Petrovich - Robotic engineer responsible for the creation of the TX-55 (Metal Gear) prototype. He was captured on his way to the U.S. and is now being forced to make war machines for Outer Heaven, while his daughter is held hostage.
Jennifer - A resistance member. She infiltrated Outer Heaven as part of their medical staff in order to find her missing brother. She supports Snake internally by helping him gain access to certain areas and equipment.
Gray Fox - FOXHOUND operative with a Fox codename, the highest commemoration given to any FOXHOUND member. He was taken prisoner
Schneider - The leader of a resistance movement in Outer Heaven, who seeks to avenge his family's death. His former occupation as chief architech in Outer Heaven has earned him the knowledge of the fortress' structural layout.
Elen - A former Bolshoi Ballet star and the only daughter of Dr. Petrovich. She was captured and taken to Outer Heaven as leverage against her father.
2. Metal Gear 2:Solid Snake Released 1990
Story
By 1999, the Cold War had thawed, and nuclear disarmament by the major world powers promised a bright beginning to the 21st century. Despite this, all was not well in the world. A series of shocks to the oil market spurred the development of new high-tech energy sources, including fusion power. However, most vehicles still relied on oil for power.
Oil reserves were at a critical low, and the world community was prepared to take drastic measures, either by drilling into sand and shale for more oil, despite the difficulty -- or moving on to renewable fuels.
Such steps proved unnecessary when a Czech scientist, Dr. Kio Marv, successfully bio-engineered a new species of algae, OILIX, that could produce petroleum-grade hydrocarbons with little expense and effort. Marv presented the algae to the World Energy Conference in Prague, and was on his way to a demonstration in the United States when he was kidnapped by soldiers from Zanzibar Land. NATO discovers that Zanzibar Land's leaders plan to hold the world hostage by controlling the supply of oil, and some good old-fashioned nuclear brinksmanship, courtesy of a stockpile of nukes.
Solid Snake is brought out of retirement by FOXHOUND's new commander, Roy Campbell, and is sent to Zanzibar Land to rescue Dr. Marv. On the course of his mission, Snake teams up with Holly White, a CIA operative posing as a journalist, and Natasha Markova, a former StB agent and Dr. Marv's bodyguard. He is also reunited with Dr. Petrovich Madnar, the Metal Gear inventor from Outer Heaven, who claims to had been captured once again to build another Metal Gear tank (called Metal Gear D) for Zanzibar Land. Snake learns from Dr. Petrovich, that Big Boss, Snake's former commander, was alive and well, leading Zanzibar Land's forces.
However, upon reaching the suspension bridge leading to the Detention Camp, Natasha is killed by a missile fired by Metal Gear and Dr. Petrovich is recaptured by the enemy. The new Metal Gear's pilot is revealed to be none other than Snake's former mercenary buddy Gray Fox. Determined to accomplish his mission, Snake fights against Zanzibar Land's elite mercenary force (which includes former Outer Heaven resistance leader Kyle Schneider, now a member of the Black Color ninjas) and manages to reach Dr. Marv's cell.
Unfortunately, Snake arrives too late, as he finds Dr. Marv's corpse, who was unabled to survive the repeated torture sessions, along with Dr. Petrovich, who was unabled to save him. Just before Snake could retrieve the OILIX formula left by Dr. Marv, Holly reveals via a radio message that Dr. Petrovich was not captured after all, but was in Zanzibar Land voluntarily overseeing the development of Metal Gear. After the truth comes out, Dr. Petrovich attacks Snake, but the fragile old man is quickly overpowered by Snake.
With OILIX formula in Snake's hands, Snake was confronted by Gray Fox and Metal Gear D once again. After successfully destroying Metal Gear, Snake found himself in a minefield. The two enganged in hand-to-hand combat against each other and Snake eventually emerged as the victor.
After defeating Fox, Snake was forced to do battle with Big Boss. With no weapons at his disposal, Snake was forced to improvise and make a homemade flamethrower consisting of a cigarette lighter and a can of hairspray. Taking Big Boss by surprise, Snake defeated him for the second and last time. Snake and Holly escaped and together, they delivered the OILIX formula to Campbell.
After the situation was defused, Snake disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness, not to be heard from for a long time.
Cast of characters
Note: In the mobile phone version of the game, a few of the characters were renamed. The following list features the characters as they were named in the original MSX version. For a list bosses, check out the Zanzibar Land article.
Solid Snake - The player's character. Already retired from FOXHOUND, he is brought back to action for Operation: Intrude F014.
Big Boss - Solid Snake's former commander, who turned traitor during Operation: Intrude N313. He disappeared after the downfall of Outer Heaven.
Roy Campbell - FOXHOUND's new leader and Snake's commanding officer.
Holly White - A CIA agent who infiltrated Zanzibar Land as a journalist. She supports Snake internally and helps him by navigating his way way into the fortress.
Natasha Markova - A former Olympic skater. She was stripped of her competition rights after attempting to flee her country and elope with a western man named Frank Hunter. She now works as an STB agent and Dr. Marv's bodyguard.
Master Miller - FOXHOUND's drill instructor. He provides survival tips to Snake via radio.
Yozef Norden - A wildlife specialist. He provides Snake with his expertise when dealing with animal matters.
Gray Fox - Former FOXHOUND operative. He has been AWOL since the downfall of Outer Heaven.
George Kessler - A veteran of the Zanzibar Land Independence War. He now works as a military strategist and arms expert in FOXHOUND.
Kio Marv - The inventor of the OILIX formula. He was taken hostage on his trip to the U.S.
Petrovich Madnar - The inventor of the Metal Gear mecha. He is an academic friend of Dr. Marv.
3. Metal Gear Solid Released 1998 (Playstation One)
Go play it! The game is still very much available! I wont
dare spoil this one for you!
4.Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty Released 2001 (PS2)
Ditto MGS.
5. Metal Gear Solid 3 Released 2004-05
Ditto MGS 2:SOL
Here are some other games made for the MG series:
Snake's Revenge (NES, 1990)
Metal Gear Solid: Integral (PlayStation, 1999)
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (PlayStation, 1999)
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (Game Boy Color, 2000)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Xbox/PlayStation 2/PC, 2002)
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (PlayStation 2, 2002)
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GameCube, 2004)
Metal Gear Acid (PlayStation Portable, 2004)
Metal Gear Acid 2 (PlayStation Portable, 2005)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PlayStation 2, 2005-06?) Not Yet Released
It's hintted that Volgin is a bit of a "bi" kinda like Vamp from MGS2. I know...weird.
....come on Raikov=girl doesnt seem too rediculous does it?? I mean the president in MGS2 thought Raiden was a girl..... 
I was in tears as I watch Snake get beat up with blood spilling all over the ground.
We do know he worked for the Patriots (or more precisely the Philosophers in general) but he had to have been assigned one place at a time to work and grow up more or less.
