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METAL GEAR

NOT based the MSX Version

I really just want to clear some confusion about this version of the game. This is not based off of the MSX2 version of the game. Yes, I know it displays the MSX logo, but that thing is just for show. It appears to be a conversion of the old Japanese mobile phone version that was also what the MGS3 Subsistence release was based on. It's quite awful. Game is choppy as hell, very sluggish and unresponsive, AI seems to lack the slight randomization of the original 87 release. Your bullets are slow, pass through the upper half of enemies for some reason, and disappear after moving about halfway across the screen. Your punch has been... buffed as all hell. The punch is insanely good for some reason with an absolutely massive hitbox. Probably because converting that dinky punch to a clumsy mobile version would have made it worthless. Boss AI is slightly different, which may or may not be a good thing depending on your point of view. This is a gutted version of Metal Gear and is not an ideal way to experience the game whatsoever. I strongly recommend the actual MSX2 version if you can, because this is just as lousy as it was in Subsistence. It's playable, it's just an undercooked and lousy way to play it. I do not recommend this version of the game at all.

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