Metal Gear Solid VR Missions for the
playstation (also called Metal Gear Solid Integral in
Japan) was an awesome
adaptation of the
original game's VR missions subsection (available on
psx disc one). I found out the other day that
Microsoft has actually made an incredible
PC port of MGS, and the VR missions are on disc two. Add that to the collection.
The premise is that you are placed in a
room with an
objective, possibly a weapon, and some chip on your shoulder. You have to clear out the room of enemies, or make it to a certain point, or what not with what they give you, and sometimes within a limited amount of time. The game's title screen says it best: "Tactical Espionage". In
English, that means "Stealthy
badass".
Some missions are cake: hit a couple of mildly brainless soldiers with a silenced pistol in the back *yawn*. However, some are really hard: make a couple of
brainless soldiers step on a few mines without anyone noticing, or what not. There are even a few "special missions", such as slicing people as the stealth ninja guy, or even a mystery mode... lots of looking at textures, and trying to find out who ate the popisicle. "Okay soldier, that was the last one... who ate it!" I think i spent 10 minutes searching their little faces, pixel by pixel until i figured it out. Duh! It's really quite
intelligent at times.
This add-on pack (which does not require the original), was a lot of fun, and included some really great special circumstances that were just not included with the game, like trying to take out 30
crystals with the way under-used Stinger missle launcher. Boy thats a stress reliever. "This is for you mom, for not letting me get stay out late.", or "Yes professor, the code DOES compile". They could make an entire game out of that... anyways, enough of my old gripes. Try it. There is also a
gameboy version, thats still really sweet (no stinger though). Beat up on millions of disposable soldiers. How much better does it get? And it only leaves you with one burning question... How does one
die in a
VR training room?