What can be said about this masterpiece?  This game is utterly amazing in every aspect.  The plot is full of so many details.  It relates to things that we know about.  Not everything is just hoopla made up by the game designers.  The action and the thinking parts of the game are superbly balanced.  You're not just running around, fighting people.  There's parts were you have to be stealthy, part's were you have to think.  Man, this is just a milestone in video game history.  And wouldn't you like to partake of the sweetness that is Metal Gear Solid?  I assume your answer was yes, and the only way to do partake of it is to buy it.  So do it.