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title: "Metal Gear — Belly Score 9.7 | Belly Score"
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description: "Metal Gear gets a Belly Score of 9.7/10. BELLY APPROVED"
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# Metal Gear

Belly Score

9.7

Community Score

Platform

MSX2: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/msx2,
NES: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/nes,
Commodore 64: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/commodore-64,
MS-DOS: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/ms-dos,
GameCube: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/gamecube,
Mobile phones: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/mobile-phones,
PlayStation 2: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-2,
Virtual Console: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/virtual-console,
PlayStation 3: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-3,
Xbox 360: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/xbox-360,
PlayStation Vita: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-vita,
Microsoft Windows: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/microsoft-windows

Genre

Action-Adventure: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/action-adventure

Released

Jul 13, 1987: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/1987

Developer

Konami

Publisher

Konami

About

Before it became a sprawling, cinematic epic, Metal Gear was a humble 1987 experiment that changed gaming forever. As rookie operative Solid Snake, you infiltrate the fortress of Outer Heaven to dismantle a nuclear-equipped walking tank. Unlike the run-and-gun shooters of its era, this title forced you to play like a ghost, prioritizing stealth and evasion over mindless carnage. It is a gritty, 80s-inspired spy thriller that birthed the tactical espionage genre, proving that sometimes the most dangerous weapon isn't a gun, but the ability to stay hidden in the shadows.

The Belly's Verdict

BELLY APPROVED

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## Prediction Results

No predictions were made for this game.

Vibe Tags

Suspenseful: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/suspenseful
Tense: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/tense
Strategic: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/strategic
Tactical: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/tactical
Nostalgic: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/nostalgic
Single-Player: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/single-player

Themes

Sci-Fi: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/sci-fi
Military: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/military
Espionage / Spy: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/espionage-spy

Original Belly Score Video

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Epic Emotional Melancholic +3
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Epic Mysterious Thought-Provoking +3
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Adventurous Whimsical Charming +3
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Sci-Fi Alien Workplace +1

Atmospheric Eerie Intense +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/half-life

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