Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
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| Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence | |
|---|---|
 North American cover of Subsistence. | |
| Developer(s) | Kojima Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Designer(s) | Hideo Kojima (director) Shuyo Murata (writer) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release date | JP December 22, 2005 NA March 14, 2006 EU October 6, 2006 AUS October 13, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Stealth action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, online multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | BBFC: 15 CERO: 18+ ESRB: M OFLC: MA15+ OFLC: R16 PEGI: 18+ |
| Media | DVD |
| Input methods | Gamepad |
| Prev game (release) | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater |
| Next game (release) | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops |
| Next game (canon) | Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence is an expanded release of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. New features include a new camera angle, and the addition of the first incarnation of Metal Gear Online, which is currently discontinued. It was released in Japan on December 22, 2005; North America on March 14, 2006; Europe on October 6, 2006; and Australasia on October 13, 2006.
There were two versions of Subsistence, the basic edition and a limited edition version. The one difference was the inclusion of a third disk (Existence) in the limited edition version. Whilst this was the case for the Japanese and North American versions, the European and Australasian versions had no limited edition. Instead, to make up for the long delay in localization, the European and Australasian basic editions contained all three disks and were signed by Hideo Kojima.
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[edit] Subsistence
Disc 1, called Subsistence, includes the full version of Snake Eater along with new features. The new features include an optional 3rd person camera mode (an experimental version of the camera eventually used for Metal Gear Solid 4), an improved Demo Theater mode (used for viewing in-game cutscenes) and a linkup mode for Metal Gear Acid 2 that uses the PSP's Solid Eye peripheral to view pictures taken in MGS3.
[edit] Persistence
Disc 2, called Persistence, included, primarily, Metal Gear Online (MGO) featuring sneaking missions, team death match, death match, capture missions and rescue missions. This incarnation of MGO has since become non-operational. Also included is a duel mode, where the player can take on all the bosses and major enemy encounters (such as: Ocelot unit, and bike pursuers) as in-game, or with a special stipulation such as limited ammo. Also, the Ape Escape minigame was moved here from disc 1. Also included is a Secret Theatre mode (the videos for which were shown on the official Konami website), and playable versions of the original Metal Gear and, for the first time outside Japan, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Note that this disc is not included in The Essential Collection.
[edit] Existence
For this disc, called Existence, Hideo Kojima and crew created a three and a half hour cut of Metal Gear Solid 3's cinema scenes featuring remastered sound. Although presented like a film, it has been stated that the story was not meant as "MGS3: The Movie", but more a way for those who wanted to know the Snake Eater storyline but were unable to finish the game. Also included on the disc was the first E3 trailer for Metal Gear Solid 4.
