Summary
Over 20 years after its initial release, fans have discovered a new way to take out guards in the PlayStation 2 classicMetal Gear Solid2: Sons of Liberty,which involves enlisting an unlikely accomplice. Certain sections ofMetal Gear Solid 2take the player outdoors as they explore the facility that serves as the game’s setting, providing an opportunity for one of the game’s most amusing and unknown mechanics.
Despite its focus on deeply complex government conspiracies and tactical espionage,theMetal Gear Solidfranchise is known for its humorous Easter eggsand hidden mechanics, some of which can work in the player’s favor.Metal Gear Solid 2is no exception, as sprinkled throughout its fairly serious storyline are a variety of subtle jokes and lighthearted references.
One mechanic seemingly flew over players' heads for over two decades, with a new video posted to Twitter showing a player shooting down a seagull flying over a guard’s head, causing it to fall and hit him on the head, knocking him out. Fans were shocked at the revelation, citing their amusement at the fact that a series as old asMetal Gear Solidstill has things that might go undiscovered.
Player Discovers Rare Hidden Mechanic In Metal Gear Solid 2
According to the original poster, however, getting a bird to fly directly above a guard to set up the mechanic is tricky and time-consuming, as they claim that they had to study the seagulls' movements for a while before they could pull it off. Still, the player mentions that doing so might be useful for those looking to beatMetal Gear Solid 2without killing any enemies but somehow don’t have the PSG-1 sniper rifle, which comes with a non-lethal alternative.
Shooting a seagull to take out a guard is a fairly obscure method to attempt, and while it isn’t clear whether the mechanic was intentional, the series' reputation for bizarre additions makes it easy to believe that it was. In fact, some players even managed to recreate the mechanic in the original PS2 release of the game,proving that it has always been around and was nota hidden feature added in theMetal Gear Solid: Master Collection.
While players continue to discover new things in Konami’s iconic stealth series, the company is gearing up for the release ofa highly-anticipated remake ofMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.Rumors of a remaster forMetal Gear Solid 4as part of theMaster Collection’s second volumehave also popped up, though Konami has yet to reveal any official plans for the game.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
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This is the fourth release in the METAL GEAR series. Metal Gear Solid 2 is a story a told in two parts:In the Tanker chapters, Solid Snake sneaks into a secret tanker in pursuit of a new top-secret nuclear weapon, called Metal Gear.In the Plant chapters, Raiden of the new FOXHOUND unit infiltrates an offshore plant occupied by terrorists.
