Metal Gear Solid HD Collection groups MGS2 Sons of Liberty, MGS3 Snake Eater and MGS Peace Walker in HD. Three of the greatest MGS remastered. Monumental content for Kojima saga fans, essential.
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Konami HD compilation gathering three major remastered Metal Gear Solids on PS3 disc. Published by Konami, released in Europe in February 2012. Includes MGS2 HD, MGS3 HD, and MGS Peace Walker HD in 1080p at 60 fps, exclusive trophies, and essential MGS saga set. Remaster reference. European version.
Metal Gear Solid - HD Collection review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
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Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
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Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Lush jungle, camouflage and natural light filtering beneath the canopy: the infiltration trades cold metal for a sumptuous wilderness. The richness of the environments and the epic staging elevate the adventure. This visual direction, organic and cinematic, ranks among the console's peaks.
From the legendary "Snake Eater", an open homage to the James Bond themes, to the taut jungle pads, the music elevates 1960s espionage. Each infiltration bathes in a cinematic atmosphere of rare elegance. This sonic richness, polished down to the detail, remains a peak of the Metal Gear saga.
Bringing together several major chapters of the saga, this collection retraces an espionage fresco woven from betrayals, clones and nuclear deterrence. From one entry to the next, Kojima questions war, heredity and memory with rare ambition. For newcomers, it is an ideal plunge into one of gaming's greatest mythologies.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Slipping behind the enemy's back, juggling gadgets and weighing each approach turns infiltration into a tense puzzle you keep wanting more of. Uncovering a secret or crossing a zone unseen rewards patience. The very wordy staging divides opinion, but the depth of the stealth gameplay and the breadth of the collection grip you across dozens of hours.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Gathering three major entries on a single disc alone justifies dozens of hours, especially as each brims with secrets, codec dialogue and multiple approaches. Trophy hunting and stealth replayability extend the experience. This compilation, a pillar of the saga, holds a reputation for generosity that has never wavered.
An HD compilation gathering Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 and Peace Walker remastered, an essential bridge to Hideo Kojima's work for the PS3 generation. Widely distributed in the West, its appeal stays measured but buoyed by the saga fans' fervor, the Asian edition being rarer. Its interest lies in this handy bundling of classics rather than strong scarcity.
When the game breaks the 4th wall
Gathering several chapters of a stealth saga where the line between player and screen was never sacred: a codec that talks straight to you, enemies that scan your hardware, a controller that twitches off-cue. This compilation collects bravura moments that became legendary, where espionage plays out as much in the fiction as on your own setup.
Is Metal Gear Solid - HD Collection still worth playing in 2026?
The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection gathers MGS2 Sons of Liberty, MGS3 Snake Eater and Peace Walker, remastered in HD, an essential part of Hideo Kojima's work. MGS3, the saga's peak for many, unfolds jungle infiltration and an espionage story of rare intelligence, while MGS2 fascinates through its narrative daring and Peace Walker brings its base management and co-op. The remaster nicely heightens these classics. The demanding infiltration and the brilliant writing have lost none of their force. For the fan of the saga or the curious newcomer, this set is quite simply essential.
