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These are the games in order by their release date:

1. Metal Gear (1987; original version exclusive to Japan until 2006)

2. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990; original version exclusive to Japan until 2006)

3. Metal Gear Solid (1998)

4. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001; PS2 exclusive)

5. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002; an extension of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)

6. Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (2004; remake of Metal Gear Solid. GameCube exclusive)

7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004; PS2 exclusive)

8. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2006; an extension of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. PS2 exclusive)

9.Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006; PSP exclusive)

10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008; PS3 exclusive)

11. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010)

12. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013)

13. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014)

14. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)

These are the games listed chronologically:

1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater: 1964

2. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops: 1970

3. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker: 1974

4. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: 1975 (Some side-ops occur in 1974)

5. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: 1984 (opening and closing scenes occur in 1995)

6. Metal Gear: 1995

7. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake: 1999

8. Metal Gear Solid: 2005

9. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty: 2007-2009 (Game spans 2 years)

10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: 2014

11. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: 2018

No. He is Naked Snake, who turns out to be Big Boss, Solid Snake's genetic father. Hence the resemblance.

The Cobra Unit was a legendary team of soldiers that were assembled by The Boss in 1942 to combat the Axis Powers. Together it's said that they nearly won the war single handedly. They were later disbanded in 1947, but, following The Boss' defection to the Soviet Union, were reunited in 1964 during Operation Snake Eater, where they fought The Boss's final apprentice, Naked Snake and were all ultimately wiped out by him.

The Cobras all had microbombs attached to them. When they died, they would activate the microbomb, exclaiming their codename. Even if they were defeated by wearing down their stamina, the bombs would still activate. The Boss also had a microbomb, but it was never activated.

The Ocelot Unit are an elite group of soldiers who work in the Spetsnaz squadrons of the GRU and answer directly to Major Ocelot. They have a distinct style and attitude about them. When Ocelot makes a specific cat noise, they arrive and assume their positions. Ocelot Unit members are featured as enemies in Snake Eater, and as playable soldiers in both Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. The leading player on the Ocelot Unit squadron will have the ability to play as Ocelot himself in the following round. There are also female Ocelot Unit members, as shown in MPO, but it is unknown whether they are canon soldiers or not.

No. Raikov and Raiden are not related. Raikov's character is basically a play on the character Raiden from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The reason for this is because some fans disliked Raiden and hated the fact that they had to control him for most of the game.

If you kill Ocelot, EVA, or Sokolov, instead of the usual Game Over dialog, you will hear Colonel Campbell criticize you for creating a Time Paradox.

Campbell also appears in the "Snake VS. Monkey" side-game.

No. Although there seems to be a persistent rumor that she is, Debi Mae West, the voice of Meryl, has confirmed that she did not voice EVA. EVA is voiced by Suzetta Minet in this game. It is to be noted, however that David Hayter also revealed that Suzetta Minet is an alias for an actress who is currently unidentified.

Given that he is referred to by The Boss and Major Zero as "Jack", and since Jack is a nickname for John, it can be assumed that it is John. He also states that this is his name to Ocelot.

That is Johnny Sasaki's grandfather, the guard who patrolled Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid when he was captured. If you throw your food outside the cell three times, you will unlock a cutscene with him.

It was confirmed in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker that his friend was Huey Emmerich, Otacon's father.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack album of Konami's PlayStation 2 video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and was released by Japanese music label, Phantom, on December 17, 2004 under the catalog number KOLA-089/090. The soundtrack is comprised of 2 discs and features music from various artists and composers such as Harry Gregson-Williams, Norihiko Hibino, Cynthia Harrell, TAPPY, and Starsailor. The soundtrack also included a "Special Camouflage Key Disc" which allowed players who owned a copy Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater for the PlayStation 2 to obtain additional camouflage uniforms for Naked Snake by selecting "Special Camouflage Key" under the menu titled "Special" once it's prompted to appear in the game.

Disc one - SPECIAL CAMOUFLAGE KEY DISC 1. Snake Eater (Cynthia Harrell), 2. "METAL GEAR SOLID" Main Theme (METAL GEAR SOLID 3 version), 3. CQC, 4. Virtuous Mission, 5. On The Ground ~ Battle In The Jungle, 6. KGBVSGRU, 7. Shagohod, 8. Operation Snake Eater, 9. Mission Briefing, 10. Across The Border ~ Snake Meets The Boss, 11. Eva's Unveiling, 12. Ocelot Youth ~ Confrontation, 13. The Cobras In The Jungle, 14. The Pain, 15. The Fear, 16. Fortress Sneaking, 17. Underground Tunnel, 18. The Fury,

Healing Tracks 19. Surfing Guitar (66 Boys), 20. Sailor (Starry.K), 21. Salty Catfish (66 Boys) 22. Old Metal Gear (Starry.K)

Disc two 1. Battle In The Base, 2. Volgin, The Torturer, 3. The Sorrow ~ Everlasting Fight, 4. Clash With Evil Personified, 5. Sidecar - Escape From The Fortress, 6. Sidecar - On The Rail Bridge, 7. Takin' On The Shagohod, 8. Escape Through The Woods, 9. Troops In The Gathering, 10. Life's End, 11. Last Showdown, 12. The Return Of The MiGs, 13. Don't Be Afraid (Elisa Fiorillo), 14. Eva's Reminiscence, 15. Debriefing, 16. Way To Fall (starsailor),

Healing Tracks 17. Rock Me Baby (66 Boys), 18. Pillow Talk (Starry.K), 19. Jumpin' Johnny (Chunk Raspberry), 20. Sea Breeze (Sergei Mantis),

Extra Track 21. Snake vs Monkey

As with Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty / Substance two versions of Metal Gear Solid 3 have been released. The original version is called Snake Eater while the later released extended version is called Subsistence. However, this time only the European Version and most likely the Australian Version has been censored. This affects both European Versions (Snake Eater and Subsistence). This time, all US and Japenese Versions are uncensored.