| Series
Generally |
MGS |
MGS2 |
MGS3 |
Other
(MG1, MG2, ZOE, Snatcher) |
| The Race Gun's ricochet
ability resembles that of Ocelot's Colt Single Action Army in MGS1 and
MGS3. |
Desert Eagle / (Long
Barrel):
Meryl's signature (and favorite) weapon as seen in the Shadow Moses
Incident |
Rail Gun: Fortune's
signature
weapon |
Clearing the game under
certain conditions may unlock the M1911A1 Custom handgun (Naked
Snake's
main sidearm), the Patriot (The Boss's signature hand rifle), and the
Type 17 pistol (EVA's Chinese Mauser). |
The Solar Gun from Kojima
Productions' Boktai series shares the combat and promotional function
of the EZ Gun from MGS3. Both stunned enemies, and both referred
players
to lighthearted games outside the MGS universe. |
| Mk. 23: The same "SOCOM"
pistol wielded by both Solid Snake in MGS1 and Raiden in MGS2. |
Players can tap the X
button
during Psyche Depletion Events to restore Snake's Psyche Gauge,
suggesting
the torture sequences in MGS1 and MGS2. |
Snake's Octocamo suit
"doubles
as a muscle suit," recalling Ocelot's power suit from MGS2. |
MGS4 features the same
"healing"
relationship between Snake's Life and Psyche Gauges as MGS3 had
between
Naked Snake's Life and Stamina Gauges. |
The Five-seveN appears
borrowed
from Snake's arsenal in the Gameboy Color's Metal Gear Solid: Ghost
Babel. |
| Snake's unlockable Suit
costume is a throwback to the Bond-inspired tuxedo unlockable after
completing MGS1 and MGS3. |
Johnny's nickname, Akiba,
identifies him as a tech geek who spends his free time shopping in
Akihabara,
Tokyo's infamous otaku district. His nickname recalls Hal Emmerich's
nickname, Otacon, earned through his love of robot genre anime. |
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Players can purchase a
non-lethal
Mosin Nagant, The End's signature bolt-action rifle. |
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| MGS4's Game Over screen
combines the layouts of fail-state screens from MGS1 and MGS2. It uses
the layout of Snake's from MGS1 along with the language and colors of
Raiden's from MGS2. |
Mk.II has the
functionality
and the FPV interface of MGS1's Nikita remote controlled missiles. It
even has a battery life span to supplement the Nikita's gasoline. This
similiarity is exploited during the Gekko sequence of Act 4 when the
Mk.II can be sent to the electric floor panel's switchboard. |
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| Snake's Octocamo, which
doubles as a muscle suit, resembles a sneaking suit version of
Solidus's
mechanical suit from MGS2. |
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| MGS4's end-game ranking
and stat-tally screen uses a musical theme composed by Ennio
Morricone,
famous for his influential music featured in Sergio Leone's spaghetti
western trilogy. The Saga features extended references to the
aesthetic
of the films, especially in their bearing upon Ocelot's character
design,
pistol duels, etc. |
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| The repeated Mission
Briefings
suggest the multiple briefings that the player receives between the
Tanker and Plant chapters of MGS2 as well as the different briefings
between Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater. |
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| If Snake avoids the BB
Unit
members long enough after defeating their suit forms, he and they will
enter an all white area where they will pose for pictures. This
recalls
a similar reward sequence from MGS1's extended VR Missions. |
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