Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Developer(s): KCEJ
Publisher(s): Konami
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 87/100
Game description: Solid Snake returns in Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, the expanded edition of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, with all-new game modes, hidden characters, and storylines. Top-secret weapons technology is being mysteriously transported under cover of an oil tanker to an unknown destination. It's up to Snake to infiltrate the transport and keep this deadly weapon of mass destruction from falling into the wrong hands. You'll have plenty of ways to practice, as the game offers more than 350 virtual reality missions in addition to more than 15 alternate missions.
A multi-platform updated version of the original MGS2 first released for the Xbox, the game contains the main Sons of Liberty game with some subtle alterations and additional content, such as more then 300 new virtual reality training missions and 200 "Alternative Missions" set in areas taken from the main game.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | ? |
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0.9.8 RC r4563 | GSDX r4459 |
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BIOS: USA v2.00, PAL last tested with PCSX2 0.9.4 not working due to being a DVD9 game, could be working with 0.9.8 the same as NTSC-U version but can't confirm it., Running near full speed. Requires a powerful PC. | Machina |
PAL | Windows |
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1.1.0.5618 | GSDX |
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Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), INTC, Wait Loop Detection, microVU and MTVU, The only way to boot is to make an iso and load it using the internal PCSX plugin under CDVD => ISO. Game is playable in hardware mode with very small graphical glitches (background in codec is broken on both HW and SW mode). Thermal googles are broken on HW mode, showing a green picture, works in SW mode. Fps are almost constant at 50, just dropping down to 35-40 in very crowded area. | |
PAL | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5754 | GSdx 5752 SSE41 |
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Runs at full speed. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1) |
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BIOS: USA 2.30, Takes a while to start up due to being a DVD9. Requires a powerful computer to run at fullspeed, and even then there's still some slowdowns. Also requires fiddling with sensitivity on controller settings as well if you want to properly play this game. (When holding up enemies, etc). Pressure-sensitive controller recommended! | Ryudo |
Trivia
- Original names: METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SUBSTANCE (SLPM-67002), メタルギアソリッド2 サブスタンス PlayStation 2 the Best (SLPM-74901), METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SUBSTANCE コナミ殿堂セレクション (SLPM-67008), メタルギアソリッド2 サブスタンス (SLPM-67002)
Known Issues
Camera Pictures Mission
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: Taking usually right pictures in the tanker part fails.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Dragging corpses Fall Sometimes
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: The enemy bodies sometimes fall before you release them.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Twitching on Gun Aiming
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Major
- Description: Sometimes aiming guns just make the arm twitch.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Translucent character in certain rooms
- Type: Not an issue
- Description: Glitched textures cause character(s) to become translucent in certain rooms.
- Workaround: Use microVU as VU recompiler.
The gallery
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