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Snake's Revenge
''Snake's Revenge'' (also known as ''Snake's Revenge: Metal Gear 2'') is a 1990 action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a stand-alone sequel to ''Metal Gear'' that was released in North America (under the Ultra Games brand) and the PAL region following the international commercial success of the NES version. The game was produced without the involvement of series creator Hideo Kojima, who went on to develop a separate sequel for the MSX2 titled '' Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', which was released later during the same year in Japan. Gameplay As in the original ''Metal Gear'', the player's objective is to infiltrate the enemy's stronghold while avoiding detection from enemy soldiers or surveillance devices. To fulfill their mission, the player must collect a variety of weapons and equipment, such as firearms, explosives, and rations, as well as card keys to access new areas. If the player is discovered by the enem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami
, commonly known as Konami, , is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and video game publisher, publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo. The company also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, ''tokusatsu'', pachinko machines, slot machines, and List of Japanese arcade cabinets, arcade cabinets. It has casinos around the world, and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan. The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. Additionally, Konami owns Bemani, known for ''Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''Beatmania'', as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for ''Bomberman'', ''Adventure Island (video game), Adventure Island'', ''Bonk (series), Bonk'', ''Bloody Roar'', and ''Star Soldier''. Konami is the twentieth-largest Lists of video game companies, game company in the world by re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Peace Day
The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access. The day was first established in 1981 and first observed in September 1982 and is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and people. To inaugurate the day, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at UN Headquarters (in New York City). The bell is cast from coins donated by people from all continents except Africa, and was a gift from the United Nations Association of Japan, as "a reminder of the human cost of war"; the inscription on its side reads, "Long live absolute world peace". In recent years, a searchable map of events has been published at un.org. History 1981 – UN General Assembly Resolution passed The United Nations Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and international security, security, to develop friendly Diplomacy, relations among State (polity), states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals. The United Nations headquarters is located in New York City, with several other offices located in United Nations Office at Geneva, Geneva, United Nations Office at Nairobi, Nairobi, United Nations Office at Vienna, Vienna, and The Hague. The UN comprises six principal organizations: the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, Security Council, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boss (Metal Gear)
is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of Konami's ''Metal Gear'' series, created by Hideo Kojima. He was first introduced in the 1987 ''Metal Gear (video game), Metal Gear'' game as the commanding officer and father of Solid Snake, featuring in a twist as the game's main antagonist. He is later featured in the prequel games (starting with ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'') as , an American Special Forces (United States), Special Forces Operator and decorated war hero. Political manipulations cause him to be disillusioned when facing his own The Boss (Metal Gear), mentor, and he gradually develops his own List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Outer Heaven, private mercenary company while growing into the original Big Boss persona and being referred to as simply . ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'' featured a different character as a body double of Big Boss known as / . The concept of Naked Snake was an attempt to distance him from Solid Snake, despi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impostor
An impostor (also spelled imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often through means of disguise, deceiving others by knowingly falsifying one or more aspects of their identity. This is in contrast to someone that honestly believes their false identity due to psychosis (break from reality), mistake (e.g. mistakenly switched at birth, or memory problems), or having been lied to about their identity by another (e.g. by a parent, or kidnapper). They may lie about their name, rank or title, profession, education, identity of family members or friends, social class, notoriety or influence, life experiences, abilities or achievements, their health history or disability (or that of their family members), citizenship or club membership, racial or ethnic background, religious or political affiliation, wealth or property ownership, tenancy or residency, past or current employment, charitable contributions, criminal or civil court history. Reasons for imposture Many impost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solid Snake
, real name David, is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of Konami's ''Metal Gear'' series, created by Hideo Kojima. He is depicted as a former United States Army Special Forces, Green Beret and highly skilled special operations soldier engaged in solo stealth and espionage missions who is often tasked with destroying models of the bipedal nuclear weapon-armed mecha known as Metal Gear (weapon), Metal Gear. Controlled by the player, he must act alone, supported via radio by commanding officers and specialists. While his first appearances in the original ''Metal Gear'' games were references to Hollywood films, the ''Metal Gear Solid'' series has given a consistent design by artist Yoji Shinkawa alongside an established personality while also exploring his relationship with his Big Boss (Metal Gear), mentor and father. During the ''Metal Gear Solid'' games, the character has been voiced by voice actor Akio Ōtsuka in the Japanese version and by Canadian-American scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Gear (weapon)
are the mecha in the Metal Gear, ''Metal Gear'' series. In the series, a Metal Gear is a bipedal, nuclear weapons-equipped tank. The Metal Gears are typically autonomous nuclear launch platforms which the player must destroy to save the world and complete the game. Often, confronting the latest Metal Gear model is one of the final challenges of each game. Concept and creation Hideo Kojima said that the idea of the "Metal Gear" weapon, a nuclear-capable walking tank, was conceived in response to the nuclear warfare, nuclear war hysteria during the 1980s that resulted from the Cold War as the U.S. military had no mobile land-based nuclear weapons delivery system at the time. In video games The Metal Gear weapon has been consistently described as an all-terrain, nuclear-equipped, walking battle tank capable of launching a nuclear warhead from anywhere on the planet. In the original ''Metal Gear (video game), Metal Gear'', the List of characters in the Metal Gear series#Outer Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In The Metal Gear Series
The Metal Gear, ''Metal Gear'' franchise, created by Hideo Kojima and featuring character and mecha designs by Yoji Shinkawa, features a large cast of characters, several of whom are soldiers with supernatural, supernatural powers provided by scientific advancements. The series initially follows the mercenary Solid Snake. In the ''Metal Gear'' games, he goes on government missions to find the Metal Gear (mecha), Metal Gears while encountering Gray Fox and Big Boss (Metal Gear), Big Boss in Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land. In the ''Metal Gear Solid'' games, he works with Otacon and Raiden (Metal Gear), Raiden while opposing Liquid Snake's FOXHOUND, Solidus Snake, the Patriots and Revolver Ocelot. Beginning with ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'', several games have served as prequels, following Big Boss' past as Naked Snake and Venom Snake as well as the origins of the organizations. While the characters of the ''Metal Gear'' games had designs modeled after Hollywood actors, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Gear (video Game)
is an action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the MSX2. It was originally released for the system in Japan and parts of Europe in July 1987. Considered to have popularized the stealth game genre, it was the first video game to be developed by Hideo Kojima, who would go on to direct most of the games that followed in the ''Metal Gear'' series. A reworked port of the game was released for the Famicom a few months later, which later saw release in international markets for the NES over the following two years; this version was developed without Kojima's involvement and features drastically altered level designs, among other changes. Players control Solid Snake, an operative of the special forces unit FOXHOUND, who goes on a solo infiltration mission into the fortified state of Outer Heaven to destroy Metal Gear, a bipedal walking tank capable of launching nuclear missiles from anywhere in the world, as well as rescue a number of fellow agents wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush 'n Attack
''Rush'n Attack'', also known as in Japan and Europe, is a Run and gun video game, run-and-gun and Hack and slash, hack-and-slash video game developed and released by Konami for arcades in 1985, and later converted to the Nintendo Entertainment System and home computers. Its North American title is a play on the phrase "Russian attack" due to its Cold War setting. It was ported to home systems and became a critical and commercial success for arcades and home computers. Gameplay The players assume the roles of the Special Forces (United States Army), United States special operations Green Berets (named Steve and Ben on the Japanese Famicom ad poster) who are infiltrating an enemy military base to save POWs from execution by firing squad. There are four stages, each ending with a special group of ambushers: #Marshalling Area, ends with a truckload of jump-kicking enemies #Harbor, ends with a pack of German Shepherds #Air Base, ends with three autogyros #Siberian Camp, ends with thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
