METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version
METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version
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METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
Developer KONAMI
The fourth game in the METAL GEAR series: set over two incidents in 2007 and 2009, featuring Solid Snake and Raiden, introducing new stealth gameplay features. From the Steam store page
580 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
271 positive · 33 negative
95% range 85–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 271 | 33 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 59 | 7 | 176 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,968 of 3,309 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 236 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 267 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,330 of 4,815 positive).
Players widely praise the game's prophetic themes about AI and digital control. [1][2][3] Many call it a masterpiece and one of the most important video games ever. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the Master Collection port for bugs and poor quality. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
breaks my heart to review this game negatively because I was having a good time with the story (gameplay maybe not so much..? 1, 3, V, and even PW were far better gameplay-wise IMO). My opinion on that could change IF I was given the opportunity to do that, but I am not going to replay 3-4 hours of gameplay that I lost due to a PS2 disc-reading error (on STEAM???). This port is a sick joke... Being a fan and not …
- [4]
Played MGS2 again and realized: Snake is cool… but Raiden is basically a gymnastic anime protagonist with trauma and long hair. The story makes zero sense until it makes TOO MUCH sense. Peak madness. Masterpiece energy.
- [2]
This game was trying to warn people about a technocratic society of censorship and tailored algorithms, using VR for military training, Ai to control the flow of information in the digital age, its all here, from 2001.. This game is a part of a series of masterpieces which defined story telling and cinematic influence in video games. there hasnt been a single game franchise to do what MGS does with stride.
- [3]
Metal Gear Solid 2 is not just a relic of the PS2 era; it is a terrifyingly accurate diagnosis of our modern world. Back in 2001, Hideo Kojima brilliantly predicted the age of information warfare, fake news, and digital manipulation that we live in today. What was once dismissed as a controversial and experimental narrative has since become our everyday reality. The game is not long, yet it is masterfully designed …
- [1]
I dont usually write serious reviews, nor do i write them before finishing the game fully, but this time around i just had to - a game from 2001, when people had no touchscreen phones, internet access was niche, mostly used for emails or work, wiki didnt exist, algorithms didnt exist, etc etc., yet, it depicts our current times so chillingly accurate - about the weapons of mass destruction, inevitable wars and …
Summarised from 34 of the 482 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version sits at 89% positive across 304 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 580 · most liked firstIf you wanted to feel old right now, here's your reminder that Metal Gear Solid 2 had a promotional VHS TAPE of its E3 trailer given out before release...
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2 Tribute I started a whiiile ago and just got around to finishing it :)
neutral · AI labelView post →Kojima: At long last, we have created The Patriots from my iconic video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Do Not Create the Patriots
neutral · AI labelView post →I realized that one of my favorite dril tweets accurately summarizes at least an hour of the plot of Metal Gear Solid 2
neutral · AI labelView post →MJF DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE SOCIOPOLITICAL COMMENTARY OF METAL GEAR SOLID 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Goddamn, Metal Gear Solid 2 with texture filtering turned off is a hell of a vibe
positive · AI labelView post →Hot girls love Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PC release 2003)
neutral · AI labelView post →Since it's Metal Gear Solid 2's birthday Check out my MGS2 tattoo
neutral · AI labelView post →Thank you... Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Every day Metal Gear Solid 2 becomes more prescient.
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2 is an insanely good game. I'm still turning over that final speech from "Colonel" in my head, though weirdly not for the reasons everyone seems to bring it up
positive · AI labelView post →METAL GEAR SOLID 2 full game map, everything to scale including Arsenal Gear underneath! 🗺️ www.deviantart.com/vgcartograph...
neutral · AI labelView post →Go play Metal Gear Solid 2 so this funnee meme can have relevance to you.
neutral · AI labelView post →Severance is the Metal Gear Solid 2 of going to work
neutral · AI labelView post →Who dares wins. Pixel art bust of Iroquois Pliskin from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Made as a Subscriber Suggestion winner for February 2025 #pixelart #ドット絵 #fanart #metalgearsolid
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2 has some of the best game writing I’ve ever seen outside of a pure RPG and it is fueled by the most intense bisexuality I’ve ever witnessed lmfao
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty official artwork (2001) #retro #art #gaming #MetalGearSolid
neutral · AI labelView post →Congratulations to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty winning Game of the Year 2024!
neutral · AI labelView post →📦 AUGUST PATREON DESIGNS 📦 It's the game everyone's talking about! Metal Gear Solid... 2!!! Featuring all your favorites, Solid Snake, Not Solid Snake, and so forth... ❗Only a few days left to sign up for this postcard and sticker sheet❗ www.patreon.com/c/othatsrasp...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Sans phone call at the end of a Neutral Run in Undertale is inspired by the post-credits scene of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of liberty. Toby also claims to have drawn inspiration for meta elements in Undertale's battles from the same game, which has been stated before.
neutral · AI labelView post →"You Were Supposed to Feel Lost": Metal Gear Solid 2 and the Shock of Playing as Raiden. Just a little retrospective I wrote. It is *super* interesting to me that there was a time when you could have a giant twist like this: a hugely successful prior game setting the stage for Solid Snake being a main character, then the 'rug pull' of making the following sequel feature someone else. As I've read elsewhere in some comments, this kind of twist couldn't really work today, with the immediacy of…
neutral · AI labelView post →scientific findings with regards to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
neutral · AI labelView post →further adding to my own videos not-canon that This Is All Just Like Metal Gear Solid 2 Bro Just Like Metal Gear Solid 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Solid Snake - Metal Gear Solid 2 Oil on canvas, 24”x 30”
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright gang, we're going down to the NYC Harbour and the Big Shell. See you folks at 4pm pacific tonight for the start of Metal Gear Solid 2! twitch.tv/patstaresat
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2 is a great video game.
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) Art by Yoji Shinkawa
neutral · AI labelView post →Special Foxhound Operative Crystal Snake. 💎 Metal Gear Solid 2 is such a PS2-coded game in my head that it feels weird playing it on an Xbox.
neutral · AI labelView post →Join me today at 4pm Pacific for some Metal Gear Solid 2! We're heading down to Arsenal Gear for the big finale! twitch.tv/patstaresat
neutral · AI labelView post →METAL GEAR SOLID 2 - strut stuff coming along nicely now... finally i will be able to make a big MGS2 full game image like i did for MGS1!
neutral · AI labelView post →Congratulations to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty winning Game of the Year 2025!
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PC release 2003)
neutral · AI labelView post →"Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature, and movies... what we've seen, heard, felt... anger, joy, and sorrow... these are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for. We need to pass the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light. We have all the magic of the digital age to do that with. The human race will probably come to an end some time, and new species may rule over this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
neutral · AI labelView post →In my honest opinion Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the best video game ever created
positive · AI labelView post →breaks my heart to review this game negatively because I was having a good time with the story (gameplay maybe not so much..? 1, 3, V, and even PW were far better gameplay-wise IMO). My opinion on that could change IF I was given the opportunity to do that, but I am not going to replay 3-4 hours of gameplay that I lost due to a PS2 disc-reading error (on STEAM???). This port is a sick joke... Being a fan and not wanting to sail the seven seas on a franchise I love made me instantly purchase…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started work on a PCVR port yesterday for a game I’ve been dreaming of playing in VR. Here’s Metal Gear Solid 2 running on an Apple Vision Pro.
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PC release 2003)
neutral · AI labelView post →DEATH STRANDING 2 The whole thing with nostalgia gaming is that you don't miss the game itself, the game's still there-- you miss the way the game made you feel, because that can be really hard to get back. Death Stranding 2 made me feel the way I felt when I first played Metal Gear Solid 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →what are you talking about my favorite game is METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol. 1 METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty
positive · AI labelView post →Played MGS2 again and realized: Snake is cool… but Raiden is basically a gymnastic anime protagonist with trauma and long hair. The story makes zero sense until it makes TOO MUCH sense. Peak madness. Masterpiece energy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metal Gear Solid 2 Wacky game but hella fun #metalgear #procreate #fanart
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2 has some of the most unhinged achievements I've ever seen in a game 💀
neutral · AI labelView post →My piece for @closecallzine.bsky.social ! Metal Gear Solid 2 is a foundational game for me & I wanted to do something that captured little pieces of how it makes me feel... otasune forever
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
neutral · AI labelView post →"Sons of Liberty was somehow expected to follow... a legend. To be considered a success it had to be nothing less than better than one of the previous generation’s very best..." Happy 23rd, Metal Gear Solid 2 :) kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/09/25/c...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just like in my good friend Hideo Kojima's hit video game Metal Gear Solid 2, the president of the united sta-
neutral · AI labelView post →Thinking about random things and current events. This #RandomGameSaturday brought Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance to mind. "Raiden, turn the game console off right now. Don't worry It's just a game! It's game just like usual!" But is it just a game these days?
neutral · AI labelView post →The Metal Gear Solid 2 main theme is one of the most glorious main themes in video game music history and is pure nostalgia for those of us who grew up on these games. Come check out some thoughts on the music! www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1p... #metalgearsolid
positive · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Metal Gear Solid 2 on stream tonight so here is what I think about the game
neutral · AI labelView post →once again The Academy has snubbed the real works of art like Metal Gear Solid 2 simply because it’s “a video game” and “was released in 2001”
positive · AI labelView post →Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) Like Metal Gear Solid 2, DS2 stands as one of the best game sequels ever made. A very emotional game like its predecessor, but where the original's ending is a bit messy in its execution, DS2 knocks everything out of the part with its finale.
neutral · AI labelView post →I love this game, but this version is unbeatable thanks to a consistent game-breaking bug that causes it to hang indefinitely during one of the later cutscenes. Turns out this bug has been known since release, and the only way to get around it is with a fan-made mod, but after a full day of trying I couldn't get the mod to work. This game should not have been released in this state, and it should have been fixed when it was discovered. Completely unacceptable. Save your money. EDIT: I managed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game #4 of 2025. Metal gear solid 2 : Sons of Liberty. Just reaffirm's itself as my favourite game of all time whenever I play it. Peak stealth action. Peak characters. Peak voice acting choices. Peak music. Peak story. Peak themes. 11/10 Will play again.🥲 #MetalGearSolid2
positive · AI labelView post →"War as a video game - what better way to raise the ultimate soldier?" —Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty The legendary Solid Snake
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid 2 is a game about persevering to make your life your own and determining what mark you'll leave behind in spite of the state of the world or the trauma you carry. The ending speech in particular has stuck with me still to this day all these years later.
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