Edited by: Nelson Z. Spencer (zapidante) A Hideo Kojima Game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (メタルギア ソリッド2　サンズ・オブ・リバティ Metaru Gia Soriddo 2 Sanzu obu Ribati?) (commonly abbreviated as MGS2) is a stealth action game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is the fourth game in the Metal Gear series produced and directed by Kojima and is the direct sequel of Metal Gear Solid. Its release was followed by an expanded edition, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, a prequel to the entire Metal Gear series, followed in 2004. In 2008, a direct sequel, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was released. The game was well-received, shipping over 7 million copies worldwide and scoring a metascore of 96 on Metacritic. While the gameplay and graphics were universally acclaimed, critics and fans were divided on the philosophical nature and execution of the game's storyline, which explores the themes of memes, social engineering, political conspiracies, and artificial intelligence. Critics and fans were also divided on Raiden, a new character who serves as the main protagonist for the majority of the game and the length of the game's cutscenes. Two years after the events of Shadow Moses Incident, Solid Snake and Otacon, working as Philanthropy, receive intelligence of a new type of Metal Gear being transported through the Hudson River. As Snake boards the tanker, it's seized by a group of Russian mercenaries led by Revolver Ocelot, intent on stealing the new Metal Gear. For a full summary of the Tanker Chapter, see Tanker Incident. Another two years later and the Big Shell, the offshore clean up facility constructed in its place is taken over by a terrorist faction calling themselves the Sons of Liberty. New FOXHOUND operative Raiden is sent in to neutralize the threat. However, all is not as it seems. For a full summary of the Plant Chapter, see Big Shell Incident. Solid Snake David Hayter Akio Ōtsuka Mizuho Yoshida Raiden Quinton Flynn Kenyu Horiuchi Eiji Morisaki Hal "Otacon" Emmerich Christopher Randolph Hideyuki Tanaka Rosemary Lara Cody Kikuko Inoue Olga Gurlukovich Vanessa Marshall Kyoko Terase Colonel Paul Eiding Takeshi Aono N/A Solidus Snake John Cygan Akio Ōtsuka Fortune Maura Gale (credited as Maula Gale) Yumi Tōma Vamp Phil LaMarr (credited as Phil La Marr) Ryōtarō Okiayu Fatman Barry Dennen Kōzō Shioya Peter Stillman Greg Eagles Shōzō Iizuka Emma Emmerich Jennifer Hale Maria Yamamoto Revolver Ocelot Patric Zimmerman (credited as Pat Zimmerman) Kōji Totani Liquid Snake Cam Clarke Banjō Ginga Sergei Gurlukovich Earl Boen Osamu Saka Scott Dolph Kevin Michael Richardson (credited as Kevin M. Richardson) Daisuke Gōri Richard Ames Peter Renaday Masaharu Satō President Johnson Paul Lukather Yuzuru Fujimoto Mei Ling Kim Mai Guest Houko Kuwashima Johnny Sasaki Dean Scofield Naoki Imamura N/A Navy SEALs Neil Ross Dee Bradley Baker (credited as Dee Baker) Dean Scofield Jeff Doucette Dominic Armato Russian Soldiers Michael Bell Richard Gilbert-Hill Roger Rose Michael Gough W. Morgan Sheppard (credited as Morgan Sheppard) Hostage Scott Dolph Computer Nancy Linari N/A Additional Voices Jin Domon Tetsu Inada Takayuki Inoue Yuki Makishima Yuko Morooka Osamu Ryutani Shinobu Satouchi Hiroyuki Satō Hirofumi Tanaka Munehiro Tokita Yasuhiko Tokuyama Takehiko Watanabe

• published: 18 Mar 2015
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