Snake's Revenge
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami (Europe) Ultra Games (North America)
Series	Metal Gear (non-canonical)
Release date(s)	NA April, 1990 (NA) EU March, 1992 (EU)
Genre(s)	Stealth-based game
Mode(s)	Single player
Platform(s)	NES
Media	Cartridge
Input	Game controller

Snake's Revenge is a stealth-based action game developed by Konami for the NES. It was released in North America in April 1990 (under the Ultra Games label) and in Europe in March 1992 (under the Konami label). It was never released in Japan, despite the game being produced there. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Image File history File links North American cover art from Snakes Revenge. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ... Founded in 1987 as a subsidiary of Konami, Ultra was a video game company created in an effort to get around Nintendos draconian licensing rules. ... One of many logos; used in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and the sequel to it. ... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... 1990 1990 in games 1989 in video gaming 1991 in video gaming Notable events of 1990 in video gaming. ... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... 1992 1992 in games 1991 in video gaming 1993 in video gaming Notable events of 1992 in video gaming. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... Solid Snake hides behind a tank in Metal Gear Solid, a popular stealth video game. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... “NES” redirects here. ... In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Solid Snake hides behind a tank in Metal Gear Solid, a popular stealth video game. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ... “NES” redirects here. ...

Originally made as a direct sequel to the original Metal Gear, Snake's Revenge was the first game in the Metal Gear series made without the involvement of creator Hideo Kojima (although members of the developing team previously worked with Kojima with the original MSX2 version of Metal Gear). It was subsequently removed from the series' canon and is now considered part of a parallel universe. Metal Gear ) (commonly abbreviated to MG) is a stealth-based game designed by Hideo Kojima. ... One of many logos; used in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and the sequel to it. ... Hideo Kojima , born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer at Konami. ... Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ...

Development history

After the surprise success the NES version of Metal Gear had in the Western market (especially in North America, where Metal Gear reportedly sold over a million copies), Konami issued the development of a sequel for the NES made specifically with the western market in mind. The term Western world, the West or the Occident (Latin occidens -sunset, -west, as distinct from the Orient) [1] can have multiple meanings dependent on its context (e. ...

Kojima, who wasn't planning on making a sequel to Metal Gear due to the relatively lower sales of the MSX2 version in Japan, ran into a member of the Snake's Revenge development staff (from Konami's Famicom division) on a train ride in Tokyo. The lead developer told Kojima that he knew Snake's Revenge wasn't an "authentic Snake (game)", and was a fan of the original game, so he made a request to Kojima for the development of a true Metal Gear sequel done by the creator. By the end of the train ride, Kojima had already developed the basic storyline for the entire game. The very next day, he went to his boss at Konami with a game plan, and was given the go-ahead to make Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, then exclusively for the MSX2, and released in 1990. As a result, the actual Metal Gear 2 was released exclusively in Japan for the MSX2, while Snake's Revenge became the Metal Gear sequel for the North American and European market (although Metal Gear 2 would see release in the English market several years later as a component of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence). MSX2 may refer to: The second generation of the MSX home computers Homeo box homolog 2 Protein This article consisting of a 4-letter acronym or initialism is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... “NES” redirects here. ...   , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake is a stealth-based game directed by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami . ... Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (commonly abbreviated MGS3) is a stealth-based game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2. ...

Gameplay

Snake's Revenge plays essentially like an updated version of the original Metal Gear. Aspects from the MSX Metal Gear that were missing from the first NES game (such as the ability to take food and ammo by punching enemies or the double exclamation mark alert) were restored in Snake's Revenge. The actual Metal Gear mecha (which was missing in the first NES game) makes an appearance along with a new prototype. The game also has more varied locations than the first Metal Gear, such as a jungle, a warehouse, a transport train and a cargo ship filled with smaller mass-produced Metal Gear units (a similar situation was planned for Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake but was cancelled, though Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots later had mass-produced Metal Gears). For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ... Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (commonly abbreviated MGS2) is a stealth-based game that was developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. ...

The player begins the game armed with a pistol and a knife, which can be equipped and used in place of punching for a quick kill (Unarmed, the player must hit the enemy three times to eliminate them) however in doing so, the player won't get food or ammo from enemies in Infiltration Mode. Many of the weapons from the original game are carried over to Snake's Revenge, as well as new weapons such as a shotgun and a flare gun for visibility in the dark. Promotions are now made by injecting enemy superiors with truth serums in addition to saving hostages. However, three of the series' trademarked items do not appear in Snake's Revenge: cigarettes (the only time Snake doesn't smoke), the cardboard box, and the gas mask (even though a gas mask was programmed into the game and the icon can be found in the game's graphical data, it was never used). For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). ... A World War I-era parachute flare dropped from aircraft for illumination. ... Level Up is a UK childrens TV programme broadcast by the BBC on CBBC Two and The CBBC Channel. ...

One of the most critically-panned aspects of Snake's Revenge is the addition of side-scrolling stages between the main overhead areas. In the side-scrolling areas, the player can jump over booby traps or crouch and crawl to avoid being seen by the enemy. In these areas, the player can only use the knife or handgun and place plastic explosives (which cannot be heard by the enemy in side-scrolling mode). Many fans dislike these portions of the game due to their strictly linear design, making it hard for a player to avoid an enemy without killing him and easy to be discovered when Snake is not in a crawling position. A side-scrolling game or side-scroller is a genre of video games in which the gameplay action is viewed from a side-view camera angle, and the onscreen characters generally move from the left side of the screen to the right in order to reach their goals. ...

Another notable in-game difference from the original Metal Gear, is Snake's character sprite, which is dressed in an orange jump suit, and has a yellow skin tone (which switches to a more realistic shade during side scrolling mode) The decision for Snake to wear a color which is completely the opposite of the environment he is infiltraiting (jungle) or any other setting he might encounter is not clear.

The transceiver mode was greatly simplified. Whereas the original Metal Gear required the player to memorize each character's frequency, Snake's Revenge has all of Snake's contacts available from the start via a menu. The radio is also equipped with a radar which detects the proximity any signal transmitted by an ally (although it is only used twice during the entire game). However, the transceiver is jammed when the game enters Alert Mode and isn't used much as a result. Snake's Revenge was the first Metal Gear game in which the faces of Snake's allies are displayed when they speak.

As with most NES games of its time, Snake's Revenge suffers from poor translation to English, although its translation is fairly better than its predecessor.

This game has been criticized for many reasons. First due to the critical level of difficulty added to this game making it neigh impossible to complete. The second would be the misconception of the story and the side scrolling sequences.

Plot

Characters

• Lt. Solid Snake - The main character. In this game, Snake is still working for FOXHOUND, instead of quitting like in later installments. Rather than infiltrating the enemy's complex alone, he leads his own FOXHOUND team and starts the mission with a knife and pistol already in his equipment. He is given the title of Lieutenant and is often called "Lt. Snake" by his peers in the game. He is also a "Martial Arts Master" as stated when you start the game, yet he can only punch.
• John Turner - Former US Navy Intelligence officer working for FOXHOUND. He serves as an infiltration professional in Snake's mission.
• Nick Myer - Former US Marine and member of FOXHOUND. Nick serves as the team's firearms and explosive expert.
• Jennifer - Former member of the resistance force at Outer Heaven. Jennifer once again assumes the role of a double agent. This time, she poses as an intelligence officer within the enemy's ranks.
• Big Boss - Snake's former commander, who turned against him in Outer Heaven. In the Snake's Revenge storyline, Big Boss suffered great injuries from his battle with Snake, resulting in Big Boss being turned into a cyborg.
• The Pilot - An unnamed helicopter pilot and the only one of Snake's radio contacts who does not appear listed in the call list. He only calls whenever Snake needs his assistance of the use of his helicopter. He appears during the Game Over, providing the player with the passwords, and before inputting a password at the start of the game as well.

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Story

Snake, John and Nick at the beginning of the game.

Set three years after the events of the original game, the United States government discovers that an undisclosed hostile nation is secretly developing mass-produced versions of the original Metal Gear tank from Outer Heaven. Solid Snake, the FOXHOUND operative responsible for the downfall of Outer Heaven, is recruited to lead a team consisting of himself and fellow operatives John Turner and Nick Myer, on a mission to infiltrate the enemy's base. The codename of the mission is Operation 747. Image File history File links Snake, John and Nick goes their separate ways. ... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ... Outer Heaven is a fortified state which serves as the setting of the original Metal Gear. ... Solid Snake ) is the protagonist of the Metal Gear video game series. ... The FOXHOUND emblem from the Metal Gear Solid series. ...

John lets himself get captured in the jungle, acting as a decoy that allows Snake to infiltrate the complex. The infiltration is successful and Snake learns that the enemy is deploying mass-produced Metal Gear units that are being stored in the warehouse into a ship. After overcoming all adversaries and reaching the docks, Snake receives a call from Nick informing him that John was taken aboard the cargo ship housing the mass-produced Metal Gear units.

Snake boards the ship which, afterward, immediately sets sail. John is nowhere to be found, but Snake learns that the Metal Gears have no weakness, and that he should destroy the ship instead. Snake proceeds to the cargo holds of the ship, and detonates an ammunition cache. He makes his way to the deck and is rescued by the helicopter pilot moments before the ship sinks to the bottom of the ocean. The pilot informs Snake that Nick has been captured as well, and that his last known whereabouts are the rail yards outside of the enemy's main base. The pilot tells Snake to contact their double agent, Jennifer, on the inside, and drops Snake off.

Snake locates a hidden underground passage which leads to a train station. Snake boards the train, and receives a call from a captive John, who provides Snake with suspiciously false intelligence. After making his way past the traps, Snake finally reaches John's holding area, and as he frees him, John reveals himself to be an impostor that has taken the real John's place. The impostor attacks Snake, but is defeated. The train stops, and Snake uses the opportunity to disembark. Snake then receives a call from Nick stating that the operation is still a "go" in spite of John's disappearance. An impostor is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement. ...

Still trudging through the exterior defenses of the fortress, Snake receives a call from Jennifer, asking to meet with him inside the main base. After reaching the bridge connecting the exterior of the fortress to the stronghold of the fortress, Snake receives another call from Jennifer that she's inside. After successfully infiltrating the main base, Jennifer calls Snake yet again, telling Snake that Nick is ahead of Snake, and that the three of them should meet up somewhere. She also informs Snake that the fortress commander plans to launch a nuclear attack using Metal Gear 2, and that he's on the top floor of the fortress. The Metal Gear family of mecha, up to REX. Metal Gear is the name for a series of fictional mecha in the Metal Gears series of video games. ...

However, while reaching the heart of the fortress, Nick becomes careless and is fatally wounded by enemy soldiers. Snake finds a dying Nick, who informs that Jennifer's cover was blown by the enemy and reveals that the commander of the fortress is the same mercenary who issued the construction of the first Metal Gear, none other than Big Boss himself. He continues, telling Snake that Big Boss is being kept alive via a life support system in his lair and in order to defeat him, he must be lured out. Nick then dies. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

Snake finally confronts Big Boss in his lair. Big Boss tells Snake that he wants revenge for the injuries that lead to him becoming a cyborg, and then attacks. After sustaining enough damage, Big Boss transforms into a tall RoboCop-like robot and boasts that he doesn't have any weak spots. Snake lures him away from his lair and defeats him using mines - Big Boss's soles were his weak spot. RoboCop is a 1987 cyberpunk, action movie and satire of business-driven capitalism, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ...

After Big Boss's demise, an alarm sounds and an announcement is made that Metal Gear 2 is operational. Snake proceeds through Big Boss's lair and unties the captive Jennifer, who leads him to the complex where Metal Gear 2 is housed. Snake exits the top of the tower and proceeds via another gondola to the complex. The helicopter pilot destroys the reinforced door to the complex, allowing Snake passage inside.

Another set of alarms go off, and Snake hears another announcement - Metal Gear 2 is targeting New York, Tokyo, and Moscow. Snake navigates a small maze within the complex and arrives to Metal Gear 2's housing area. Snake cannot reach the autonomous bipedal tank, so he fires a series of remote-control missiles through an air duct at Metal Gear 2's undercarriage. After enough damage is inflicted, Metal Gear 2 is destroyed. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...   , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ...

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Misconception about the storyline

One aspect of the game which has affected people's perception of Snake's Revenge is the storyline as depicted by the game's instruction manual. At the time of its release, Konami of America/Ultra (the game's publisher) had a habit of not taking their games seriously. This was reflected by the humorous tone of their instruction manuals, which made several jokes and puns at the expense of the game and paid little or no respect toward the game designers' original intentions. Snake's Revenge was no exception. In the manual, the main villain's name (which is actually kept a secret in the game until the end) is given as Higharolla Kockamamie, a play on Ayatollah Khomeini, and one of the main characters (Jennifer) is described as possibly being related to "Ginger from Gilligan's Island". None of these terms or jokes are actually used in the game itself, and while it's evident that they contradict the designers' original intentions, many Snake's Revenge detractors justify their dislike for the game with them. // Regular Context The line of a story. ... Several manuals An instruction manual, in the context of computer and video games, is a booklet that instructs the player on how to play the game, gives descriptions of the controls and their effects, and shows a general outline of the concepts and goals of the game. ... Ayatollah Khomeini founded the first modern Islamic republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shia cleric and the political... For the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) video game, see The Adventures of Gilligans Island. ...

Tiger LCD handheld

A handheld electronic game based on Snake's Revenge was released in 1990 by Tiger Electronics. The game was released under Tiger's "Game Talk" lineup, due to the fact that it featured a voice-based navigation system in which the player is given spoken hints and messages through the radio. Gameplay is similar to other handheld games, playing more like an action game with exploration elements and completely discarding the stealth elements. The player gets to fight against enemy soldiers, grenadiers and tanks using a machine gun, grenades and missiles respectively. The player can also open doors and passages using plastic explosives and keycards. In later stages, the player will fight against mass-produced Metal Gear 1 units. In the eighth and final stage, the player will fight against Metal Gear 2. Handheld electronic games are very small, portable devices for playing interactive games, often miniaturized versions of video games. ... Tiger logo Tiger Electronics is a USA-based toys manufacturer, best known for the Furby and Giga Pets. ...

External links

• Official manual for LCD handheld
• Interview with Hideo Kojima by Gamers Today
• Snake's Revenge at MobyGames

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