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Metal Gear

INCIDENT: OUTER HEAVEN

 

LOCATION: SOUTH AFRICA

 

OVERVIEW: Outer Heaven was located in South Africa, 200 miles north of Garzburgh. It was founded in the late 1980's by the legendary mercenary Big Boss. It was a mercenary "headquarters" and around 1995 decided to expand its military power by creating the TX-55. Big Boss' plans are thwarted by Solid Snake, the main character on his first infiltration mission.

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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

INCIDENT: ZANZIBAR

 

LOCATION: MIDDLE EAST

 

OVERVIEW: This time around Solid Snake is sent to infiltrate Zanzibar Land, a territory centered in between the Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China. Another safe haven for mercenaries, led by Big Boss.

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Metal Gear Solid

INCIDENT: SHADOW MOSES

 

LOCATION: ALASKA

 

OVERVIEW: The nuclear waste storage facility on Shadow Moses Island was the location for this Metal Gear Solid game. Shadow moses is located in Alaska in the Fox archipeligo. The facility Snake is to infiltrate was originally used for storage of nuclear waste (unused warheads, plutonium, ect.) by the United States. This was what the public knew about it. The real story behind this facility was that it was being used for the development of a new Metal Gear, Metal Gear REX. The U.S. plans to use MG REX as a detterant to keep its enemies in check during this time of nuclear proliferation. Along with the game being brought into 3D graphics for the first time, it is also brought into the cold Alaskan climate. This gave a twist to the game now that it was freezing cold, rather than being hot in the Middle East and Africa.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Incident: Tanker/Big Shell
Location: Hudson River/Coast of New York
Overview: The prologue of MGS2 is located on an oil tanker heading down the Hudson River in New York City. The tanker Snake is infiltrating is thought to be simply an oil tanker. Of course it is much more than that, it is a transport for the new Metal Gear, Metal Gear RAY. This time the U.S. isnt so careful to cover it up. MG RAY was created for the U.S. Marines in order to seek out and destroy the Metal Gear derivitives being created by different countries around the world. While it is being transported by the Marines it is commadeered by the the Russian rebel force Spetznaz led by Colonel Gurlukovich and Revolver Ocelot. Althogh Ocelot turns out to still be working for the Patriots, the patriots need the prototype being transported on the tanker to be stored in their creation, Arsenal Gear. The ship is then destroyed by Ocelot using Semtex that have been planted all around the ship, Snake is blamed for the destruction of the ship.

 

The next chapter in the MGS2 story takes place on a structure called Big Shell. Big Shell is said to be being used to clean up the oil that was spilled when the tanker was destroyed. What Big Shell is really being used for is to camoflauge the creation of the Patriots Arsenal Gear, Arsenal gear is a new Metal Gear designed with an AI, also known as GW in it. What GW would do is control the flow of digital information through the internet, television, radio, and anything else. WIth this they would have complete control over the U.S. "GW is the key to their supremecy." -President Johnson. Big Shell itself is made up of 2 "shells" and then each shell is made up of a "core" and 6 struts sorrounding each core.

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Incident: Tselinoyarsk

 

Location: Tselinoyarsk-In the Soviet Mountains

 

Overview: MGS3: Snake Eater is located in the soviet mountains of Tselynoyarsk. This area is also very vegetated with vast jungles. This brings MGS into a new and dynamic location: the jungle. Not all of this game is in the jungle. There is a base for GRU and Colonel Volgin. In this area called Groznyj Grad and the Granin Design Bureau. Groznyj Grad is a greatly defensible fortress thought to be impenetrable, althought Naked Snake (later to be known as Big Boss).finds his way in through an underground tunnel. Groznyj Grad is divided into 3 sections--the east wing, which is where the research is done, the main wing, where weapons are created, and the west wing, where you find Sokolov.