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Wednesday 5 March, 2008
Gameplay
After picking the game up for a second time, the story threw a new character at me. I am now playing as a less masculine character named Raiden. This disappointed me a little bit. Snake was always a favorite character of mine, and to replace him with an inferior character bothered me a little bit. The level now takes place on the facility created to clean up the boat we destroyed in level 1. The gameplay is still fun, and will keep me coming back for more.
Design
The designers of this game did an excellent job. The gameplay of MGS2 is so dynamic that the player can play the game however they’d like. My favorite aspect of the game is the way you can switch between third and first person. This allows the player to eliminate enemies with a softer touch from a distance, or run into a room Rambo style guns a blazing. The controls are extremely nice, and easy to use. It’s not too hard but not to easy to lock onto enemies. If you press lightly on the circle button, Snake will aim his gun with a laser pointer. If pressed and released, Snake will fire the gun. This enables the player to either “hold up” the enemy, or just disable them on the spot.
I found the level design of the oil clean up facility to be very bland and repetitive. Every section of the level looks almost identical, and none of them are very appealing. The game does an excellent job of providing the player with conflict. While constantly sneaking around various types of enemies, the game provides the player with many different conflicts. The player is given a number of bombs scattered across the level to diffuse. There are numerous boss battles, each unique in its own way. There are many incentives to playing the game again, rewards like invisibility cloaks, and ammo replenishing headbands are given upon playing the game over again.
The story line albeit a little confusing is designed very well, and kept me immersed in the gameworld. Between nanotechnology conversations with allies, and action packed cut scenes, the story is constantly advancing. All in all MGS2 is one of my favorite games, and I expect I will play it over and over again. Anybody that enjoys playing console games should purchase MGS2.
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