Ridiculous while also being completely serious, Snake Eater runs the gamut of emotions - it will make you laugh and cry and occasionally raise a curious eyebrow.

MGS showed the world how a cinematic video game could work but MGS3 took it several steps further. And the new camera style in Subsistence pushed it into a perfect 10.

Quite simply one of the greatest pieces of digital entertainment ever made. You haven't lived until you've played Snake Eater.

This platformer-meets-RPG is so charming in its ideas and presentation that it's unbelievable how few people have tried to rip it off. Even the sequels fell short of it in some way - possibly because such a game was designed for arcades.

Lackluster translation aside, I can't fault it for anything. It really is some of the most fun you can have alone at a cabinet.

You can make it do a little chicken hop!

Make all but one character defend, thank me later.

The backtracking... Good lord, the backtracking.

I play the JP version because I am weak.

This had no reason to be so good.

They should use this in programming schools.

Wow... I have no words. Just don't.

An otome game I can recommend even if you're not into bishonen.

Hope you like cute girls being cute because nothing else happens in the narrative. Still fun, if not a bit shallow.