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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the second mainline entry in the "Solid" series of Metal Gear games and follows two protagonists, Solid Snake, and newcomer Raiden. When terrorists seize an offshore clean-up facility known as "Big Shell" and take the President of the United States hostage, it's up to the protagonists to infiltrate the facility and stop the terrorist organization, The Sons of Liberty.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Franchise
Metal Gear
Platform(s)
PC , PlayStation 2 , Xbox (Original) , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , PS Vita
Released
November 13, 2001
Developer(s)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Publisher(s)
Konami
Genre(s)
Stealth , Action , Adventure
ESRB
M
How Long To Beat
13 Hours

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