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> Metal Gear

Notable Metal Gear box arts.

Japanese artwork, offset published by Konami in 1987.

Designed for the worldwide market place. MSX version pictured.

Also available on: Commodore 64, DOS, Famicom, Gamecube, NES.

The series debut box fine art, Metal Gear , would paint information technology's portrait of hero Snake reminiscing the all American, silver-screen activity hero of the 24-hour interval. This G.I Joe look-akin would in fact be modeled on player Michael Biehn in his function equally Kyle Reece from the original Terminator pic, and lacked the resemblance of who Snake was to become in the Solid series.

The box art would be used across all territories, a feat nevertheless uncommon at the time, and perhaps due to its western-friendly look. Its artist, whose unknown now, was likely Japanese due to it being published on the MSX and Famicom before the NES, and if so is an early on example of an American model being used to promote a Japanese game.

The box fine art would get a re-release in Japan when it was included as an extra in the Gamecube'southward Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes console pack.

Metal Gear

Japanese artwork, offset published past Konami in 1999.

Designed for the European PlayStation marketplace.

Too bachelor on: na.

The outset box art to launch Yoji Shinkawa'south iconic style that would dominate comprehend arts for the side by side 9 years.

The Japanese and N American version would remove the character fine art and instead settle for a mere logo.

Metal Gear Solid by Yoji Shinkawa

Japanese artwork, starting time published by Konami in 2001.

Designed for the European union/ NA PlayStation 2 markets.

Also bachelor on: na.

The first embrace to truely depict Solid Ophidian. Much like the original box art the movie pastiche would remain with the newly grizzled anti-hero taking clues from Carpenter's: Snake Plissken, whilst sharing the physical look of both Jean Claude Van Damme and Christopher Walken. Fifty-fifty with all the western influence Snake's chartacter art would now exist firmly Japanese in style.

Yuji would turn Serpent into the shadowy figure he e'er was with his Pentel brush pen artisry. His flowing, freestyle complemented the character's rugged, worn persona perfectly.

Metal Gear Solid ii by Yoji Shinkawa

Japanese artwork, start published by Konami in 2004.

Designed for the EU/ JP Gamecube market.

Also available on: na.

The Japanese version would be coloured grayness instead of cherry.

The North American version would discard Yoji'due south fine art and instead opt for in-game graphic symbol renders, a outset for the series.

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes past Yoji Shinkawa

Japanese artwork, commencement published by Konami in 2005.

Designed for the EU/ JP PSP market.

Also available on: na.

The adjunct serial would accept a change in art direction adopting a more colourful, anime look.

Metallic Gear Ac!d two past Maseo Tsubasa

Japanese artwork, first published by Konami in 2013.

Designed for the Japanese PlayStation 3 market.

Also available on: na.

Yoji's last box art using the classic 'Solid' style of art.

The standard edition adopted a computer render model instead.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Special Edition by Yoji Shinkawa

Japanese artwork, beginning published by Konami in 2015.

Designed for the worldwide market. Xbox Ane version pictured.

Likewise available on: PlayStation 4

The Japanese version for Metallic Gear Solid V: The Definitive Edition uses a modified, character heavy verion of this.

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain by Takeya Inoguchi

Metal Gear Series box arts

1987

> Metal Gear (worldwide) Commodore 64, DOS, Famicom, MSX, NES.

1990

> Snake's Revenge (Eu/ NA) NES. (TD)

> Metal Gear ii: Solid Snake (JP) MSX. (YT)

1998

> Metal Gear Solid (NA/ JP) PlayStation.

1999

> Metal Gear Solid (European union) PlayStation. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (NA) PlayStation. (YS)

2000

> Metal Gear: Ghost Babel/ Solid (EU/ JP) Game Male child Colour. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid (NA) Game Boy Colour. (YS)

2001

> Metallic Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (European union/ NA) PlayStation 2. (YS)

> Metallic Gear Solid ii: Sons of Liberty (JP) PlayStation 2. (YS)

2002

> Metal Gear Solid two: Substance (worldwide) PlayStation 2, Xbox. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (NA) PlayStation ii, Xbox. (YS)

2004

> Metal Gear Ac!D (JP) PSP. (MT)

> Metallic Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (JP) PlayStation 2. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid iii: Snake Eater (NA) PlayStation ii. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (EU/ JP) Gamecube. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (NA) Gamecube.

2005

> Metal Gear Air-conditioning!d (European union/ NA) PSP. (MT)

> Metal Gear Ac!d 2 (Eu/ JP) PSP. (MT)

> Metallic Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (EU) PlayStation two. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid 3: Substance (worldwide) PlayStation 2. (YS)

2006

> Metal Gear Ac!d 2 (NA) PSP. (MT)

> Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (JP) PSP.

> Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (NA) PSP.

2007

> Metallic Gear Solid: Portable Ops (EU) PSP.

> Metallic Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (worldwide) PSP.

2008

> Metallic Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (JP/ NA) PlayStation 3.

> Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (EU) PlayStation 3. (YS)

> Metal Gear Solid four: Guns of the Patriots Special Edition (Eu/ NA) PlayStation 3. (YS)

2010

> Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (JP) PSP.

> Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Eu/ NA) PSP.

2011

> Metallic Gear Solid: Peace Walker Hard disk (JP) PS3.

2012

> Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (JP) 3DS.

> Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (Eu/ NA) 3DS.

2013

> Metal Gear Ascent: Revengeance (JP) PlayStation iii, Xbox 360.

> Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (EU/ NA) PlayStation iii, Xbox 360.

> Metal Gear Rise: Revengeance Special Edition (JP) PlayStation 3. (YS)

2014

> Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros (JP) PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows. (TI)

> Metal Gear Solid Five: Ground Zeros (Eu/ NA) PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox 1, Windows. (TI)

2015

> Metallic Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (worldwide) PlayStation 3, PlayStation iv, Xbox 360, Xbox 1, Windows. (TI)

2016

> Metal Gear Solid Five: The Definitive Experience (EU/ NA) PlayStation 4, Xbox I. (PU)

> Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Feel (JP) PlayStation 4, Xbox One. (TI)

Serial box artists

> Masao Tsubasa (MT)

> Pablo Uchida (PU)

> Takeya Inguchi (TI)

> Tom Dubois (TD)

> Yoji Shinkawa (YS)

> Yoshiyuki Takani (YT)

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Japanese artwork, start published by Konami in 2016.

Designed for the EU/ NA markets. PlayStation 4 version pictured.

Also available on: Xbox One

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Metallic Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience by Pablo Uchida

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Northward American artwork, outset published by Ultra Games in 1990.

Designed for the European union/ NA NES markets.

Besides available on: na.

Ophidian's Revenge would be the unofficial sequal to Hideo Kojima's original Metal Gear and at the request of Konami of America. With information technology only getting a release in N America and after Europe, the option of American creative person Tom Dubois who had an established relationship with Konami was natural.

The artist would mimick the Kyle Reese graphic symbol of the original and with it being released a few months before the official game Metallic Gear 2: Solid Serpent information technology is the first box fine art in the series to depict a Metal Gear.

Dubois would exist to appointment the simply western artist to pattern a series cover.

Snake's Revenge by Tom Dubois

Japanese artwork, starting time published by Konami in 1990.

Designed for the Japanese MSX2 market.

Also available on: na.

The official follow up to Metal Gear would artistically elevate the series with the help of TAMYA illustrator Yoshiyuki Takani. It would be the final cover until Yoji Shinkawa would have over art direction for the Solid series in 1999.

Takani would later provide an artwork for the Japanese sectional Metal Gear Solid 3: Premium Edition.

Metal Gear two: Solid Snake past Yoshiyuki Takani