2D Metal Gear games

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

Are they worth playing?

Ok, original one is for sure the one I'll skip thanks to AVGN material but what about MG2:SS and Ghost Babel? I'm very curious of Metal Gear 2 plot, how's Snake going to kill Sean 'The Big Boss' Connery but gameplay feels pretty clunky (unlike Gameboy MGS), did any of Codexers bother to beat both of them and can share your impressions?

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Ghost Babel is the Game Boy one, right?

I thought it was pretty great. I played it like almost 20 years ago though, so maybe my view has changed if I go back but I recall thinking it was one of the best games on the Game Boy. They even managed to put in VR missions.

 

[Matador]

I also only played GB one and my opinion is the same. Thought was a great achievement for the console.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

original one is for sure the one I'll skip thanks to AVGN material

It was the NES version, which sucks dong.
The MSX version is pretty different.

The GB one is pretty good despite the derpiness of MG series.

 

[Viata]

MSX version(1 and 2) are really great games and a must play if you want to play 2D Metal Gear.
NES version sucks, both 1 and 2, the second game has nothing to do with Kojima(and Metal Gear) and not even worth your time.
The GB one is great and one of the best metal gear spin-off.

 

[Shinji]

Metal Gear 2 has some interactions that were basically adapted to Metal Gear Solid but in 3D, such as having to follow a soldier to the bathroom, a fight with a Hind D, and so on.

It's a good game, and it also has a pretty good OST

 

[The Dutch Ghost]

The GB one is great and one of the best metal gear spin-off.

I wish it had a sequel, on the Gameboy, GBA, or major consoles. One thing I liked about it that it had none of the Patriots type plotlines in it, just two US government agencies having a powerplay against each other and screwing other people in the process.

 

[bertram_tung]

MSX versions of 1 and 2 are great. 2 especially but both are worth playing. Metal Gear Solid borrowed a LOT from MG2. I never played Ghost Babel but it looks good.

 

[Xmantis]

I only played a bit of MG1 (came with MGS3HD I think) and yeah that one can be skipped, the gameplay is ass and most of the ideas were reused (and better) in MGS1.

 

[Valestein]

MG2:SS is a pretty good game, and is basically an MGS in 2D. The first one is alright but not one I'd particularly recommend to a non-hardcore MG fan.

Also, this remix of an MG2 tune is lit.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Both MG1 and 2 are good.
MG1 is the one that feels less like a MG game and more like a stealth game - there's no focus on story. While MG2 is the otherway around. In fact MGS1 is pretty much a remake of MG2 in 3D, since it has the same story beats and design structure both in gameplay and level design.

 

[The Dutch Ghost]

Metal Gear 2 is definitely an example why Japanese action-adventure games on consoles and home computers were superior to most European and American titles during the 80s and early half of the 90s.

I owned the big box version of MG2 for a while before I decided to sell it along with my other MSX2 collected games. I still rather miss that game.
Oh production value was also great on it, quite some MSX2 games had really nice boxes and content that put Western game boxes to shame.