History VideoGame / MetalGear2SolidSnake

* FailedFutureForecast: ''Metal Gear 2'', which was released in 1990, assumes that the Soviet Union will be still be around by 1999 and even has a character (Natasha, who would later be renamed Gustava in newer versions) employed by the [=StB=], a real life organization that was dissolved the very same year the game came out. Natasha even compares her failed romance with Frank Hunter with the UsefulNotes/BerlinWall, which was destroyed during the same year as well, though the manual does note that the Berlin Wall was destroyed in 1989. For his part, Dr. Madnar ran into trouble with the U.S. bureaucracy due to his suspicious Eastern European origins.

''Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'' is the official sequel to the original ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear|1}}''. It was released for the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}2 home computer in 1990 exclusively in Japan. Following the huge overseas success of the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version of ''Metal Gear'',[[note]]It had sold 1 million copies in the U.S. alone.[[/note]] Creator/{{Konami}} commissioned the development of a sequel titled ''VideoGame/SnakesRevenge'' for the Western markets without the involvement of Creator/HideoKojima. After learning that [[BTeamSequel a sequel without his input or consent]] was in development from another employee who was working on ''Snake's Revenge'', Kojima immediately began working on his own authorized sequel, resulting in one of the most critically acclaimed 8-bit games of all time.

** As aforementioned, the character portraits in all versions of the game other than the original [=MSX2=] version were changed from those heavily resembling celebrities at the time to recognizable modern designs of the characters. But even the Japanese UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole version, which is otherwise a straight emulation of the original [=MSX2=] version, uses the new portraits. This was almost definitely done for legal reasons.

-->'''Website/YouTube commenter:''' Is it just a coincidence that the song sounds like this and that in [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Peace Walker]] it's revealed that Big Boss believes in Santa Claus?

** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' brings one up to both this game and its predecessor. [[spoiler:The Big Boss whom Solid Snake fought in the original ''{{Metal Gear|1}}'' was in fact a BodyDouble and not the real one. This contradicts the explanation for Big Boss's survival in ''this'' game, in which he was given cyborg implants after being fatally wounded in Outer Heaven.]]

Released during the twilight days of the [=MSX2=], ''Metal Gear 2'' was Konami's final MSX release and its low print run ensured that it would become one of the most sought-after games by MSX collectors. A [[http://gtinter.msxnet.org/mgear2us.htm fan-translated version]] was completed in 1998 by the hobbyist group [[http://gtinter.msxnet.org/gtinter.htm G&T Soft]], along with an online version of the [[http://gtinter.msxnet.org/Operate.htm user's manual]] (which includes not only playing instructions, but extensive information on the game's story and setting), just in time for the release of ''Metal Gear Solid''. Konami themselves would later release ''Metal Gear 2'' officially outside of Japan alongside the first [=MSX2=] game in updated versions that were included in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence]]'' and later in the ''HD'', ''Legacy'' and ''Master Collections''.

''Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'' is the official sequel to the original ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear|1}}''. It was released for the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}2 home computer in 1990 exclusively in Japan. Following the huge overseas success of the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version of ''Metal Gear'',[[note]]It had sold 1 million copies in the U.S. alone.[[/note]] Creator/{{Konami}} commissioned the development of a sequel titled ''VideoGame/SnakesRevenge'' for the Western markets without the involvement of Creator/HideoKojima. After learning that [[BTeamSequel a sequel without his input or consent]] was in development from another employee who was working on ''Snake's Revenge'', Kojima immediately began working on his own authorized sequel, resulting in one of the most critically acclaimed 8-bit games of all time.

* FakeLongevity: The game is game thanks to all the backtracking the player has to do.

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: It isn't as severe as what happens if the player kills [=POWs=] in the previous game, but if the player decides to shoot or even punch out war orphand, [[HostageSpiritLink they'll lose health]].

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: It isn't as severe as what happens if the player kills [=POWs=] in the previous game, but if the player decides to shoot or even punch out war orphans, as listed above, [[HostageSpiritLink they'll lose health]].

* WolfpackBoss: The Four Horsemen team of mercenaries are fought together in a Tower Building elevator after you've advanced far enough in the game to get a "This elevator will be your coffin" codec message from [[spoiler:Fox]].

** Today it's already well-known that Solid Snake (or any other character) uses a cardboard box to hide from enemies. This game however also has a Bucket that Snake can not only hide in but can also use to shield himself from bullets. This bucket never made another appearance in the franchise since.

* BolivianArmyEnding: Subverted: [[spoiler:Snake and Holly White are fighting off against Zanzibar Land forces while waiting for Charlie (the pilot) to arrive to extract them, but then runs out of ammo and are then put at the mercy of the Zanzibar Land forces and presumably awaiting execution only for Charlie to arrive just in time and blast the soldiers to smithereens with the Sikorsky HH-64 Dragoon's machineguns.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: Snake is freed of his nightmares of Outer Heaven and the secret of OILX is safe. [[spoiler:However, Dr. Marv was killed because he was caught in the middle of a political game. In addition, Snake disappears on Holly even though he agreed to have dinner with her once the mission was over.]]