Metal Gear Solid

1998 adventure video game
VideoGame video_game Q6582527
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Metal Gear Solid

Summary

Metal Gear Solid is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,225 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metal Gear Solid's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Metal Gear Solid was directed by Hideo Kojima[4].
  • Metal Gear Solid was published by Konami[5].
  • Metal Gear Solid's genre is action-adventure game[6].
  • Metal Gear Solid's genre is stealth game[7].
  • Metal Gear Solid followed Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake[8].
  • Metal Gear Solid was followed by Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty[9].
  • Metal Gear Solid's developer is recorded as Konami[10].
  • Metal Gear Solid's part of the series is recorded as Metal Gear[11].
  • Metal Gear Solid's production company is recorded as Konami[12].
  • Metal Gear Solid's designed by is recorded as Hideo Kojima[13].
  • Metal Gear Solid's designed by is recorded as Yoji Shinkawa[14].
  • Metal Gear Solid's Commons category is recorded as Metal Gear Solid[15].
  • Metal Gear Solid's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • Metal Gear Solid's platform is recorded as PlayStation Portable[17].
  • Metal Gear Solid's platform is recorded as Q10677[18].
  • Metal Gear Solid's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[19].
  • Metal Gear Solid's soundtrack release is recorded as Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack[20].
  • Metal Gear Solid was distributed by CD-ROM[21].
  • Metal Gear Solid's review score is recorded as 94/100[22].
  • Metal Gear Solid's review score is recorded as 86/100[23].
  • Metal Gear Solid's input device is recorded as DualShock[24].
  • Metal Gear Solid's country of origin is recorded as Japan[25].
  • Metal Gear Solid was released on September 3, 1998[26].
  • Metal Gear Solid's characters is recorded as Solid Snake[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Metal Gear Solid was published by Konami[5]. It was directed by Hideo Kojima[4].

Publication

Metal Gear Solid was released on September 3, 1998[26]. Genres include action-adventure game[6] and stealth game[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Metal Gear[11]. It was distributed by CD-ROM[21].

Subject and Themes

Metal Gear Solid's part of the series is recorded as Metal Gear[11].

Reception

Reviews include 94/100[22] and 86/100[23].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Metal Gear Solid followed Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake[8]. It was followed by it 2: Sons of Liberty[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Metal Gear Solid include it: Philanthropy[28], a film[29], directed by Giacomo Talamini[30].

Why It Matters

Metal Gear Solid ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,225 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include it: Philanthropy[28], a film[29], directed by Giacomo Talamini[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . redump.org. wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . redump.org. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Soundtrack release Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack
    Pegi rating PEGI 18
    Followed by Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
    Usk rating USK 12
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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