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As soon as you start the game, you know that Snake's Revenge is a very different Metal Gear game. For one, you start off the game with a Beretta and a knife as opposed to your bare fists. For the first few minutes of the game, you'll be walking around the forest, dodging spot lights and strange flying craft. The storyline in this game is not as strong as in the first one. Also, the atmosphere in Metal Gear was so much more drab and menacing, wheras Snake's Revenge is full of bright corridors and sunny outdoor environments. This time around, it seems that the developers were more concerned about variety than game-quality. There's a train, a desert fortress, a bridge, a jungle, and many other locales. The newest addition to this game, though, is the use of a side view. The side view can be interesting at times, but I overall wish they had left it out. But to me, the most frustrating part is the end. After defeating the ending boss, you go out a door and arrive at door number 1, door number 2, and door number 3. I've played this game for hours and hours on end and I could NEVER figure out how to open them. Weapons didn't work, or even security cards. But in addition to that, you can backtrack through most of the game. Overall, Snake's Revenge is a good game for the NES, but it just didn't capture me the way Metal Gear did.
Behold! The game that makes you use your mind--in addtion to your machine gun. Although DREADFULLY primitive by today's standards, Metal Gear was a powerful force in the days of the NES. When most games like Contra and Guerilla War (both good games)emphasized run and gun shooting, Metal Gear introduced a new idea: How about a game where you can use stealth and wit to get past your enemies? Needless to say, the idea worked EXTREMELY well. Even if you've played Metal Gear Solid, you'll feel right at home playing this game. Solid Snake starts off the game with nothing but his bare fists, radio, and he even managed to get his cigarettes. The guards aren't all that smart, but they do sleep, hit switches, patrol, and hone in on you when you accidentally fire an un-silenced weapon. The weapon variety is nice in this game, too. Handgun, machine gun, rocket launcher, grenade launcher, mines, etc. There is also a large variety of items like oxygen tanks, door cards, cardboard box, rations, etc. The door card system is annoying, though, because you have 10 cards or so, and you have to patiently go through each one of them to find out which one opens what door. The graphics are nothing special, but the atmosphere will remind you of Metal Gear Solid. Music is only average as well. The storyline makes up for the other two, though. If you haven't played this great classic, you need to do so. You're missing out.
