When was the first Metal Gear Solid video game released?
1990s in video gaming
1998 is seen as a turning point in gaming history because of the release of "Metal Gear Solid", as well as "" and "". The ninja-themed game "Tenchu: Stealth Assassins" was released several months before "Metal Gear Solid", making it the first 3D stealth based-game. The highly anticipated "Metal Gear Solid" transformed its modestly successful franchise into a large mainstream success. The increased power of the PlayStation console over previous platforms allowed for greater immersion in terms of both story and game environment. "Metal Gear Solid" has been credited with popularizing the stealth genre. The core elements of these games, such as avoiding confrontation, minimizing noise, and attacking antagonists from "the shadows", influenced many future stealth game series.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
While not the first Metal Gear game for the PSP, unlike the previously released "Metal Gear Acid" and its sequel, as well as the "", it retains the action-based play mechanics from the mainline series. Set in 1970, six years after the events of "", the game follows the exploits of Naked Snake after he finds himself captured in Colombia by the now renegade FOX unit.