best game ever when it comes to video games, i tend to be choosy about what i do or do not play, since they take up a lot of time and cost a lot of money. i first played metal gear solid after hiring it from a video store, just to sample it from all the great reviews it got. i was expecting either a quake all out action game or a boring RPG game, both which i dont really like. man i was suprised, right from the beginning, the game was interesting and had some good action. after spending 8 hours on my first sit, i felt totally captured in the storyline and action. needless to say, i spent the next day playing it continuously playing it for a further 12 hours and not returning the game that evening. i eventually bought the game after it was getting expensive hiring it. all the characters in this game are totally cool and has their story in the game. the action, the stealth, ... basically everything in the game was excellent. i cannot recommend a better game than this one, only street fighter ii captured my attention as much as this game.