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TITLE | Metal Gear Solid HD Collection | Konami US Site | Konami Japan Site
PLATFORM | PS3 | XBOX360
GENRE | TACTICAL ESPIONAGE ACTION | TACTICAL ESPIONAGE OPERATIONS
DEVELOPER | Kojima Productions | Bluepoint Games (MGS2 and MGS3)

METACRITIC | PS3 | XBOX360

RELEASE DATES | USA 11/08/2011 | JAPAN 2011/11/23 PEACE WALKER ONLY 2011/11/11 | EUROPE 03/02/2012

THE GAME | PS3 Version Amazon | PS3 Version Videogamesplus | XBOX360 Version Amazon | XBOX360 Version Videogamesplus

US COVER

PAL COVER

US LIMITED EDITION | PS3 Limited Edition | XBOX360 Limited Edition

JAPANESE LIMITED EDITION

FEATURES | Besides being rendered in HD (720p), all the games run at 60 FPS (Frames Per Second)
and have 5.1 Surround Sound. The MGS2 version is the Substance version which has hundreds of VR Missions,
the MGS3 version is the Subsistence versions which has a 3D camera and the MSX games Metal Gear
and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake.

Another new feature is Transfarring, which is just a fancy Koji-word for transferring saves between PSP (VITA) and PS3.

Attention - Transfarring is not Region Free for Peace Walker, meaning a EU PSP Peace Walker save will not work on a US copy of the HD collection

Given the nature of these games, it's best not to know too much about the story or the characters,
especially for those who have never played the Metal Gear Saga, so I'm just putting here
a small synopsis of the story of all three games and its characters.

Also beware of Spoilers in the thread if you haven't played the games



Two years after the 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.

Set in Cold War-era Russia, the story centers on FOX operative Naked Snake as he attempts to rescue a
weapons designer and sabotage an experimental superweapon known as the Shagohod. While previous games
were set in a primarily urban environment, Metal Gear Solid 3 adopts a 1960s Soviet jungle setting.
While the setting has changed, the game's focus remains on stealth and infiltration, while still retaining the
series' self-referential, fourth wall-breaking sense of humor.
New gameplay elements are also introduced, such as CQC and camouflage.

The year is 1974. In Costa Rica, an unknown army of well-equipped soldiers has taken over the defenseless country.
The soldiers have also brought along a nuclear warhead labeled "Peace Walker", to set off their last nuclear warhead
for deterrence, and demonstrate their power with the perfect deterrent. Big Boss is asked to save the country
along with his Militaires Sans Frontieres (Soldiers Without Borders). It is later learned that the soldiers that invaded
the country are a rogue CIA unit, as well as the fact that the Militaires Sans Frontieres' client, a University for Peace
professor named Ramón Gálvez Mena, is actually an agent of the KGB. If Big Boss fights them then he will become
an enemy of America. Eventually, Big Boss and his soldiers would come to be known as the founders of Outer Heaven.

Information taken from Metal Gear Wiki

Since there are three different games in this collection posting how each one of them "works" would be boring
I'll just post videos of gameplay, hopefully no spoilers!

You can install the following script to view youtube videos directly on the thread - YouTube Me Again!

Metal Gear solid 3 Snake Eater Gamescom 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKv-ORutchk

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker HD TGS 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEO4tNS_tBg

Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater TGS 2011(Cam)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tgs-11-metal-gear/721138

Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty TGS 2011(Cam)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tgs-11-metal-gear/720848

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker TGS 2011(Cam)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/sdcc-11-metal-gear/717967

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_mgs_hd_collection_gameplay_footage-11381_en.html

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker 60FPS(Cam) - Best videos of the game
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_tgs_mgs_in_hd_peace-11948_en.html

Sorry about the artifacts!

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YKVHwhogA0s

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection IGN Preview
http://uk.ign.com/videos/2011/11/01/metal-gear-solid-hd-video-preview

Famitsu (Thanks to Gouda Jouji) | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD (PS3) – 10/10/9/10
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD (360) – 10/9/9/9

Gametrailers - 9.0/10

IGN - 9.0/10 - Video Review

1UP - A

Gameinformer - 9/10

Gamepro - 4.5/5

XBOX360 Achievements (Thanks Ridley327) | MGS2 & MGS3 | PEACE WALKER

PS3 Trophies | MGS2 | MGS3 | PEACE WALKER

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From Sub_Level - The Reality of Metal Gear Solid 2 by Ravi Singh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx2dgVKYWWU&feature=player_embedded#

Sub_Level is Extremely Solid!

From memecomplex - Metal Gear Rex by 3A Toys

From nitroid - The Reality of Metal Gear Solid 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmzJLlt7HCo

If I forgot anything important please tell me!

 

[Chinner]

konami is trying to replicate the mgs experience in europe by making us wait longer for no reason.

 

[Ladyboy101]

bad release date, im so broke

 

[xxracerxx]

Do we know the dimensions of the Collector's book yet for the US?

EDIT:

Pre-order Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and get a $5 Amazon credit good toward the purchase of Metal Gear Solid: Rising on Xbox 360 or PS3

I must have missed this.

 

[Shadow780]

Holycrap it's coming isn't it, damn too many games!

 

[Card Boy]

No MGO in MGS3? Also whats the cheapest place to import this to Australia (US PS3 version)

 

[Digishine]

Yep they need to keep the EU tradition by delay it

 

[Snuggles]

Kewl. I will be buying this for greatest Metal Gear aka Metal Gear Solid 2, the other games are just icing on the cake. I won't be buying until December since apparently ever single game ever made is coming out this November.

 

[leng jai]

Do we know the dimensions of the Collector's book yet for the US?

EDIT:

[strong]!!!!!![/strong]

This.

 

[Ridley327]

Ordered my PS3 LE today. Can't wait to bask in the glory that is 60 fps.

 

[Chinner]

Kewl. I will be buying this just for greatest Metal Gear aka Metal Gear Solid 2, the other games are just icing on the cake. I won't be buying until December since apparently ever single game ever made is coming out this November.

when i (eventually) get my hands on this i'm not even going to bother with peace walker lol.

 

[RS4-]

Do we know the dimensions of the Collector's book yet for the US?

EDIT:

!!!!!!

I hope it isn't the size of a DVD case again like Forzas, MKs, etc

 

[Barrel Cannon]

Cover looks amazing. I love the thread title!

 

[Ridley327]

No MGO in MGS3? Also whats the cheapest place to import this to Australia (US PS3 version)

No, but VERSUS OPS in Peace Walker is online-enabled, along with CO-OPS; VERSUS OPS plays very similarly, so you'll be able to get your fix.

 

[DMeisterJ]

This comes out the 8th? I thought it was the 15th.

Great news.

 

[VeryGooster]

Why is the PS3 version almost $10 more than the 360 on Amazon? And WTF? The 8th?? Wasn't paying attention but I expected this much later.

 

[Criminal Upper]

I actually called duties for doing this OT, as per the new rules stated in the community thread, but no matter.

Way better than what I had so far anyway!

 

[Square Triangle]

Hmm, http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32171171&postcount=13

God I wish I had the money for this. I have the CE reserved too.

 

[jackdoe]

Why is the PS3 version almost $10 more than the 360 on Amazon?

Amazon doesn't think the 360 version will sell as much as the PS3 version so they price it to move? That's the only reason I can think of for a $10 discount of the 360 version.

 

[friskykillface]

Hmmmmmm I'm so tempted to buy it for $40 on amazon but smh at the release date, I'm broke and all my time will be for MW3

I might just buy it, cause I never beat 2,3 or played peace walker D:

 

[Shurs]

$50 price point is disappointing.

I had assumed it would be $40.

I'll still pick it up next Tuesday, but I was surprised to see that it was retailing for $50.

 

[alr1ght]

excessive indent tags are excessive.

 

[VeryGooster]

Amazon doesn't think the 360 version will sell as much as the PS3 version so they price it to move? That's the only reason I can think of for a $10 discount of the 360 version.

I was about to attribute it to Transfarring, myself.

 

[Ridley327]

Castro: for the OP:

MGS2&3 achievement list
Peace Walker achievement list

Nothing on trophies yet, but Peace Walker's list should be identical.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Why is the PS3 version almost $10 more than the 360 on Amazon? And WTF? The 8th?? Wasn't paying attention but I expected this much later.

Yeah, Payton pointed this out on twitter earlier, very odd. It's just Amazon though, from what I see.
$40 for 360, $50 for PS3.

 

[leng jai]

The artbook must be full size...its a $30 premium over the normal edition. Double if you're buying the 360 version from Amazon.

 

[Wario64]

Amazon has this on sale for $40 (X360 version only)

 

[Spiffy_1st]

RELEASE DATES | USA 11/08/2011 | JAPAN 2011/11/23 PEACE WALKER ONLY 2011/11/11 | EUROPE 03/02/2012

=/

 

[AleeN634]

Have my CE edition pre-ordered and all ready to go!

 

[Square Triangle]

=/

If you were getting it on the PS3, just import it.

 

[AEREC]

what the heck...I thought this was delayed until feburary...Im already getting MW3 and Skyrim...so I doubt Ill have the time or money for this now.

 

[VeryGooster]

Someone on Twitter told me the $10 difference is regarding a code for MGS1?

I'm not even trying to make a big deal of this. It just seemed odd.

 

[jackdoe]

Someone on Twitter told me the $10 difference is regarding a code for MGS1?

I'm not even trying to make a big deal of this. It just seemed odd.

No. It's just a temporary sale. Amazon does this on stuff they think won't sell that well (No More Heroes PS3 comes to mind).

 

[low-G]

I ordered it because I played 90% through MGS2 and 3 and never even played Peace Walker but want to. But holy crap there's a lot of other games that will be getting very large amounts of my attention...

 

[Big Papa Husker]

I can't decide whether to get the LE or not. How big is the book that comes with it, is it like strategy guide sized? Also, which version is the lead platform/best version?

 

[feel]

This is gonna be so great. I'm so sick of the blurry emulated versions.

 

[Mothman91]

Going to get this =D. I haven't played peace walker though!

 

[Sleep Arrest]

Someone on Twitter told me the $10 difference is regarding a code for MGS1?

I'm not even trying to make a big deal of this. It just seemed odd.

I doubt it. That contradicts everything Kojima has said about the original MGS

 

[Abylim]

I'll br importing. Fuck waiting, and fuck this stupid country (Aus).
The odds of there being DLC for this is extremely slim, and even then, I can buy it off the US store with my US account, and it should work on my eu one, shouldnt it?

EDIT: Glad I kept my strat guides for 2 and 3. Fucking awesome!I dont look forward to getting all the dog tags again though.

 

[Snuggles]

excessive indent tags are excessive.

Yeah, maybe it's because I'm using my shitty work monitor, but it's way too far to the right. Delete like 4-5 of those indents, son.

 

[An-Det]

The achievement list for 2 and 3 looks awesome. I can't wait to play these again, and PW for the first time.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Anyone know any reliable sites I can import this from? Not going to bother waiting for Konami Europe to get their fingers out of their ass. Guess I could just go with PlayAsia, even though they seem to get most of their NA games from Canada (so there's French on my precious cover).

 

[MiamiWesker]

Are we allowed to make fun at everyone that said Peace Walker would never come out on consoles.

 

[SomeDude]

Would you say that Metal Gear is largely americana?

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Can't wait to play 2 (the best one) and 3 again.

Peace Walker doesn't interest me, and anything Kojima made post-4 instantly has to win me over. Not sure I'll bother with it.

 

[bernardobri]

Man, the regular PS3 cover looks so bad...

Anyway, can't wait to see the Tanker intro again

 

[Omikaru]

Part of me is glad of the EU delay. It sucks for everyone who wanted it next week, but for me personally, I'm broke as shit, and waiting until February means I have £25 towards Tales of the Abyss on 3DS now.

But then again, if money magically appears in my account this year, I may just import it for PS3 from VG+, and then double dip next February on 360.

Still, whenever it does come, I can't wait for some MGS2 and MGS3 in HD. Both are awesome games that will look great with the bumped up resolution. I played Peace Walker recently on PSP and whilst the story is almost as gunk as MGS4's, I did enjoy it for the co-op with a friend.

 

[rikichi]

Nice!

Got mines Pre-ordered

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Yeah, Payton pointed this out on twitter earlier, very odd. It's just Amazon though, from what I see.
$40 for 360, $50 for PS3.

I believe the price difference is due to TRU offering the 360 version for $39.99, so Amazon is matching.

 

[ilMikhail]

LE pre-ordered :O

Day one , cant wait to play Peace Walker in HD