Metal Gear Solid: Essentials Collection

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Metal Gear Solid: Essentials Collection was released in North America a few months before Metal Gear Solid 4 was released. This collection is usually bought by customers who have not played the Metal Gear Solid series or for those who would like to replay the whole series to get a refreshed look at the story before playing Metal Gear Solid 4.

This collection has all three of the previous releases: Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. They do not come with any bonus items and are repackaged in individual casing inside a cardboard slip-box. The front cover art of all three games have also changed.


Notes:

  • Many sellers on auction sites will use the essentials collection and sell them off separately, claiming that the box art is changed and it is not a rerelease item. This can be clearly distinguished from the original as it does not have the "SONY holographic seal" nor it is individually shirnk-wrapped by the individual companies.
  • The American release is different from the Canadian release box. The American box actually shows all 3 game spines at the side and is designed like a book set. The Canadian box is an actual box, it can only be opened at the top or the bottom to withdraw the games.
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