Metal Gear Solid can be said in three words.  Brilliant,Amazing, FUN!  Metal Gear Solid is one of Hideo Kojimas finest.  It has a very superb plot, Superb characters and lots of great dialoug.  Metal Gear Solid was a very hyped up game in 98' and lived up to the hype.  I simply loved this game.  Metal Gear Solid has bin called by man fans and gamesites as one of the best PS1 Action games.  I totally agree and I think it's not only the best Action game but also One of the best games ever created.  It has a brilliant story line which I won't bring up since You can find time to read other reviewers since they pretty much tell you.  The game is a stealth game.  It pretty old Stealth game Acctually, the game is about 7-8 years old.  I was one of many Fans to buy this amazing game when it first hit stores.  Metal Gear Solid earns its 5 for these things.  Story, Gameplay and Villans.  The villans in this game are awesome.  From the moment you get to the Ocelot fight to getting your hands on Rex You will love this game.  Metal Gear solid Has bin one of the most Popular Playstation games and has spawned sequals(ala MGS2 and now Mgs3)  And what makes Metal Gear Solid one of the best games is also the fact that Metal Gear Solid has one of the best Storylines in a game.  Sure there are some plot holes in the series but Kojima did that for us(the fans) to make our on Theories and to guess and what not once the next one comes out.  If you've had a Playstation for a loooong time and don't have Metal Gear Solid in your PS library Then I donno what the hell is wrong with you.