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Highly skilled former foxhound agent solid snake is called out of retirement to do what he does bestneutralize a crisis of epic proportions. Subsistence is an expanded release of metal gear solid 3. Goodreads members who liked metal gear solid also liked. The story is astoundingly ambitious, taking place over 50 years and asking questions about war, patriotism, economics, subtle control of the public, genetic and memetic inheritance, and many other things. It was initially released only in japan for the msx2 computer on july 20, 1990. New features include a new camera angle, and the addition of the first incarnation of metal gear online, which is currently discontinued. Books which are similer to metal gear or inspired metal gear.
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