![]() ![]() Another portable slice of exclusivity that’s a bit more pressing in the grand scheme of things is Peace Walker, which could only be found on PSP before later arriving on the Vita, PS3, and 360. Portable Ops is a mix of canon and non-canon that launched solely on the PSP before winding up on Vita down the line. If we’re talking non-canon but still worthwhile additions, the Game Boy Color exclusive Ghost Babel is beloved for a good reason, whereas the decidedly less essential and kind of odd Metal Gear Acid 1 and 2 are worth a look for fanatics - it may feel less odd these days with CCGs being everywhere. Not too complicated so far, right? Things unfortunately get superbly messy when you go down the handheld route and discover just how much of the portable fare is now fairly difficult to get ahold of. While not strictly canon and more of a spin-off, the Raiden-centric Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is seen as an incredible hack and slash game that’s yet to make its mark on this generation. The conclusion of Solid Snake’s journey was fittingly given away as the last ever game for PlayStation Plus before the PlayStation 3 was removed from the subscription equation. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots bucked the trend by launching as a PlayStation 3 exclusive and hasn’t budged since. Metal Gear Solid 3 was later ported to the 3DS as Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, ostensibly a super-port of sorts with 3D effects and tweaks. The third game, Snake Eater, initially released only for PlayStation 2 before getting the exact same treatment as Sons of Liberty with beefier ports, this time under the name Subsistence. Following the game’s success, the original game was remade exclusively as Twin Snakes for GameCube with gameplay elements from Liberty added, where it still solely resides. Its sequel, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, was released exclusively for PlayStation 2 and then Xbox and PC with the souped-up Substance version - a remaster also appeared on the PS3, Vita, and 360. Metal Gear Solid released exclusively on the PlayStation 1 before landing on PC in the new millennium it has appeared sparingly since - nobody is counting the PlayStation Classic here. Since Metal Gear Solid wowed everyone in 1998, the subsequent entries (and canon entries at that) have been found across a crazy amount of devices and platforms, some even limited to just the one platform. Few games are as splintered in their distribution as Metal Gear Solid, even more so if you consider the Metal Gear games that preceded them. ![]()
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