Metal Gear has just taken itself to an all new high with the expansion
pack of Snake Eater. Subsistence contains 2 discs, disc 1: Subsistence
and disc 2: Persistence. Disc 1 features the entire Snake Eater game
with an all new 3-D camera.
Snake Eater is very realistic in its own way. It is survival of the
fittest and Snake is just the man for the job. On the survival viewer
screen you have a backpack which contains all of your stuff such as
weapons and accessories. Food lets you replenish your stamina. Although
it doesn’t just pop out from the sky, so you have to kill snakes, rats,
frogs or whatever there is surrounding you for a nice meal. Sounds
disgusting but makes sense when you’re on a mission in a wild jungle.
In the cure section, you can mend broken bones and fractures, apply
ointment to burns, stitch up wounds and so on and so forth. But no
stealth mission would be complete if you were not wearing the proper
attire. On the camouflage section, you can pick your attire which best
blends with the environment.
Graphically, the game impressed me, so did the sound and the feel of
the game. Gameplay was innovative; story was probably a bit vague at
times if you’re new to the series. The game is fairly long with some
tight situations here and there but fairly easy nonetheless. Snake
Eater is an unforgettable experience with some absorbing sequences, and
it is definitely stealth action at its best.
Disc 2 is basically the bonus disc. It features Metal Gear and Metal
Gear 2: Solid Snake, but its not really worth checking it out unless
you’re an avid MGS fan. There is also a mini-game titled Snake vs.
Monkey. It’s pretty fun and really shows the funnier side of Snake. But
the real deal with Disc 2 is online play. Metal Gear is now online and
it sounds really fun. Sadly I don’t have the luxury of getting an
adapter and playing online, but the teaser video at the beginning of
Disc 2, shows gameplay on online mode and it looked really good. So if
you have online capabilities then don’t hesitate to buy Subsistence.
With that said, Subsistence is a brilliant game which will really appeal to any gamer, and a game which you can’t miss out on.
