The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2

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The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 is an interactive "making of" documentary for the video game '. Directed by Hideo Kojima, it was developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and first released in September 2002 in Japan and North America. The disk was also released in Europe as a bundle with the PlayStation 2 release of '.

The Document can be considered an evolved form of Kojima's previous "Pilot Disk" concept (a pre-release demo version of a game containing development information about the game's production, as seen with the first console releases of Snatcher and Policenauts in Japan). It contains concept plans, artwork, video footage and trailers of Metal Gear Solid 2 that illustrate how it was made from start to completion. It also includes interactive 3D models of all the characters and mechanical devices involved in the game, all of the interactive 3D cutscenes and the storyboards that were used to plan them out, the final script, all of the in-game music, and five playable VR missions that preview those featured in Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance. The product is considered a major step towards video games being an accepted artform, due to its expansive content which allows the game to be truly studied and appreciated, especially in an academic context.

Features

• Characters, Mechanics and Background - Fully viewable polygonal models used by the actual game. Also includes early experimental and discarded models, along with original concept illustrations.

• Polygonal Demos - Viewable cut-scenes from the main game with no sound played. The player can pause the action and move the camera around the surrounding.

• Program - Descriptions of programs and development techniques used by the developers.

• Sound - Allows the player to listen to the in-game soundtrack and change the tone used between different phases.

• Game Plan - Hideo Kojima' original draft of the Metal Gear Solid 2 development process. Includes detailed information about discarded ideas and characters. Written in Japanese only.

• Script - A version of the script used by the actual voice recording crew. Includes stage directions that reveal hidden intentions.

• Staff - Short profiles of key members of the MGS2 development team.

• Chronicle - A timeline which covers the long development process of MGS2, starting with the completion of the original Metal Gear Solid to the release of MGS2.

• Special Footage - Contains all the pre-release trailers of the game (japanese versions only), as well as behind-the-scenes footage showing aspects of the development process.

• Items - Images of various Metal Gear-related merchandise and promos, including packaging artwork for the various regional releases of MGS1 and MGS2, as well as official illustrations.

• VR Training - Five VR Missions from that served as a preview to the game prior to its release. Two with Raiden and three with Solid Snake.

Easter Eggs

• If the user completes all five VR Training missions in The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 and saves the data to a PS2 memory card, and then uses that card when playing , all seven playable characters are unlocked in Missions mode.

• It should be noted that this game also has a secret menu in Japanese which only has one link. Once clicked, two Japanese kanji are displayed, which translate to "Total Snake".

External links

• [Official website (English and Japanese)]
• [Metal Gear Solid: The Unofficial Site] Informational website with screenshots, news, and forums.
• [The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2] at MobyGames

 

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