Metal Gear
Tactical espionage series
Metal Gear is a video game franchise created by Hideo Kojima, centered on stealth gameplay and cinematic storytelling.
The games follow soldiers and spies navigating military conspiracies, nuclear threats, and philosophical questions about war and identity.
Within the fiction, a Metal Gear is a bipedal nuclear-armed tank.
The series is known for elaborate plots, fourth-wall-breaking moments, and lengthy cutscenes: I spent more time watching Metal Gear than playing it.
Moving to avoid detection
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- cardboard boxRigid paper container
prone · crawling · distraction · suppressor · tranquilizer · ghosting · undetected · shadow
Director with total control
- KonamiJapanese video game publisher
- PTRehab discipline initials
- cutscenesNon-playable game footage
- codecData compression algorithm
nanomachines · fourth wall · postmodern · cinematic · director · producer · game design · narrative
Covert information gatherer
- operativeCovert field agent
- double agentSpy betraying their side
- intelGathered espionage data
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
Patriots · cipher · informant · defection · counterintelligence · black ops · handler · mission briefing
Armed forces member
- mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
- PMCCorporate military service provider
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- firearmsWeapons using explosive propulsion
nuclear · warhead · base · mission · tactical · dog tags · rations · army
Informal Ezekiel
- railgunElectromagnetic kinetic weapon
- nuclear-armedPossessing atomic warheads
- unmannedHaving no human aboard
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
sneaking
Moving to avoid detection
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- evasionAct of escaping detection
cardboard box · prone · crawling · distraction · suppressor · tranquilizer · ghosting · undetected · shadow · patience
auteur
Director with total control
codec · nanomachines · fourth wall · postmodern · cinematic · director · producer · game design · narrative · innovation
spy
Covert information gatherer
- operativeCovert field agent
- double agentSpy betraying their side
- intelGathered espionage data
classified · Patriots · cipher · informant · defection · counterintelligence · black ops · handler · mission briefing · extraction
soldier
Armed forces member
- mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
- PMCCorporate military service provider
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
firearms · nuclear · warhead · base · mission · tactical · dog tags · rations · army · special forces
Zeke
Informal Ezekiel
- railgunElectromagnetic kinetic weapon
- nuclear-armedPossessing atomic warheads
- unmannedHaving no human aboard
- Japanese GamesFinal Fantasy, Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, Resident Evil
- Konami GamesCastlevania, Contra, Silent Hill, Frogger, DDR
- MSXgame cartridge, expansion slot, PSG, Nemesis
- Artificial Beingsandroid, androids, automaton, automata, humanoid robot
- Video Game BossesGanondorf, Dr. Robotnik, Ganon, final boss, Ridley
- PSPPSP, Memory Stick, face buttons, shoulder buttons, firmware
Metal Gearrun-and-gun
Mobile aggressive attack style
Call of Duty · Contra · Wolfenstein · bullet hell · Gears of War
Metal GearPac-Man
Dot-consuming arcade icon
Super Mario Bros · Angry Birds · Minecraft · arcade games · puzzle games
Metal GearAnimal Crossing
Life simulation franchise
Mario Kart · Kirby · Pokémon · Sonic the Hedgehog · party games
metal, gear, gears, metals, metallic, geared, gearshift, gearing, metalwork