Metal Gear

Metal Gear
Released: July 7, 1987 (MSX2 - Japan) May, 1988 (NES - U.S.)

The first in the series of Metal Gear games (followed by “Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake” and then by the “Metal Gear Solid Trilogy”). It revolutionised gaming by having the idea of the game to infiltrate enemy territory using stealth as opposed to running in guns blazing.

Overview
The manual for Metal Gear Solid provides us with this overview of the events that take place during Metal Gear: (Warning: Spoilers follow.)

Outer Heaver Revolt – 1995. A small, but powerfully armed nation called “Outer Heaven” is suddenly active deep in South Africa. NATO soon learns that they are at work designing a nuclear-equipped walking battle tank called “Metal Gear”, and they send in one of their best agents, Grey Fox, to investigate. However, after Grey Fox is taken hostage things become desperate and NATO is forced to send in the newest member of FOXHOUND, an untried agent named Solid Snake. Snake is successful. He rescues Grey Fox and forces the surrender of “Outer Heaven” but just as he is planning his escape, one man stands in his way. The commander of FOXHOUND itself, Big Boss! He has masterminded a large-scale mercenary operation in “Outer Heaven” and controls all of it with an iron fist. Big Boss had intentionally planned that NATO would send its most inexperienced agent, Solid Snake. He did this through spreading misinformation to the West, but he seriously miscalculated. Solid Snake unravelled all his carefully laid plans, leading himself to the inevitable final showdown with his nemesis: Big Boss. After a fierce battle in which Big Boss is defeated, Snake emerges victorious as “Outer Heaven” burns around him.