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Metal Gear Franchise Quiz
Stealth action, bipedal tanks, Kojima's vision — test your Metal Gear knowledge.
Stealth action, bipedal tanks, Kojima's vision — test your Metal Gear knowledge.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, released in 2001, predicted the era of post-truth politics, AI-controlled information flow, and digital censorship years before social media existed — a testament to creator Hideo Kojima's visionary storytelling. From its humble beginnings as a 1987 MSX2 game, the Metal Gear franchise has sold over 60 million copies worldwide, pioneering the stealth action genre and delivering some of gaming's most complex narratives about war, nuclear deterrence, and the nature of identity.
Hideo Kojima created Metal Gear at Konami. The first game was released in 1987 for the MSX2 computer. Kojima directed nearly every mainline entry until his departure from Konami in December 2015, after which he founded Kojima Productions and created Death Stranding.
Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami in December 2015 was the result of growing tensions between the auteur director and the publisher. Reports cited creative differences, budget disputes over MGSV's lengthy development, and Konami's strategic shift toward mobile gaming. Kojima's name was controversially removed from MGSV's marketing materials before its release.
Metal Gear REX is the iconic bipedal nuclear-armed walking tank from Metal Gear Solid (1998). Designed to launch untraceable nuclear strikes from any terrain, REX became the franchise's most recognizable mech. Its design by artist Yoji Shinkawa is considered one of gaming's most iconic mechanical designs.