The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
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The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 is an interactive "making of" documentary for the video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. It was developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and first released in September 2002 in Japan and North America. The disk was also released in Europe as a bundle with the PlayStation 2 release of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance.
The Document can be considered as an evolved form of Hideo Kojima's previous "Pilot Disk" concept (a pre-release demo version of a game containing development information about the game's production, as seen with the first console releases of Snatcher and Policenauts in Japan). It contains concept plans, artwork, video footage and trailers of Metal Gear Solid 2 that illustrate how it was made from start to completion. It also includes interactive 3D models of all the characters and mechanical devices involved in the game, all of the interactive 3D cutscenes and the storyboards that were used to plan them out, the final script, all of the in-game music, and five playable VR missions that preview those featured in Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance. The product is considered a major step towards video games being an accepted artform, due to its expansive content which allows the game to be truly studied and appreciated, especially in an academic context.
Easter Eggs
- If the user completes all five VR Training missions in The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 and saves the data to a PS2 memory card, and then uses that card when playing Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, all seven playable characters are unlocked in Missions mode.
- It should be noted that this game also has a secret menu in Japanese which only has one link. Once clicked, two Japanese Kanji are displayed, which translate to "Total Snake".