This article is about the original NES game and the entire series that has followed.
For the PSX game itself, see Metal Gear Solid.
Metal Gear the Game[]
Metal Gear was able to "franchise nom" its way into the 2004 Game Contest due to its placement in the extremely weak 8-bit Division. It made the bracket as a 16 seed and was promptly drummed out of the tournament in the first match of the season by #1 Super Mario Bros. 3, which punished MG with over 82% of the vote.
Notable Matches[]
Metal Gear the Series[]
Metal Gear returned to a bracket two years later, this time competing as a series (which included both the NES and PSX/PS2 "Solid" versions of the franchise) in the 2006 Series Contest. MG made it in as the #1 seed in the weak "Snake Division" which it won easily by dispatching of Soul Calibur, Fire Emblem, and Kingdom Hearts. In the Final Four matchup MG managed only 26% of the vote while being decimated by eventual Champion The Legend of Zelda; luckily Zelda had destroyed all its other opponents even worse, resulting in a respectable 6th place finish on the final X-Stats.
Notable Matches[]
Character Battle Representation[]
- Solid Snake
- Big Boss
- Liquid Snake
- Raiden
- Revolver Ocelot
- The Boss
- Hal "Otacon" Emmerich