Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
4.59 from 3346 ratings · #8 top rated on Grouvee
6329 members have it in their collection · 101 playing now · 1481 backlogged · 1028 wish listed
How long? Main story 18h · with extras 18h · 100% 46h (from 33 logged playthroughs)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the prequel to the entire Metal Gear series. Most of the series' defining gameplay elements have been carried over and as before, Snake must use stealth and wits rather than brute force to infiltrate enemy zones and eliminate his major adversaries. Unlike the previous games, this installment takes place in a large outdoor …
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the prequel to the entire Metal Gear series. Most of the series' defining gameplay elements have been carried over and as before, Snake must use stealth and wits rather than brute force to infiltrate enemy zones and eliminate his major adversaries. Unlike the previous games, this installment takes place in a large outdoor jungle. Snake is able to use camouflage, climb trees, hide in tall grass or wear clothes that make him less noticeable.
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Details
- Developers
- Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
- Publishers
- Konami
- Genres
- Adventure, Shooter, Tactical
- Themes
- Action, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Stealth, Survival
- Franchises
- Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid
- Series
- Metal Gear Solid
- Events
- G-Phoria 2004: The Award Show 4 Gamers, Sony Pre-E3 2004 Festivities, Konami E3 2004 Press Conference, PlayStation E3 2003 Press Conference
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Nov 17, 2004 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 2
- Dec 16, 2004 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation 2
- Mar 04, 2005 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 2
- Mar 17, 2005 (Full Release) (Australia) PlayStation 2
Also available on
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Limited Metal Edition (2004) · PS2
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Slipcase Edition (2005) · PS2
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005) · PS2
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence - Limited Edition (2006) · PS2
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition (2011) · ANDR, PS3, VITA, X360
- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (2012) · 3DS
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version (2023) · NSW, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, XSX
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - Tactical Edition (2025) · PS5, XSX
- Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater: Day One Edition (2025) · PS5, XSX
Related
Bundled in
- Metal Gear 20th Anniversary: Metal Gear Solid Collection (Jul 2007) · PS2
Remakes
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (Aug 2025) · PC, PS5, XSX
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Rating distribution
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Status georgeypoorgey Apr 20, 2022
A Series of My Favorite Video Game Songs with Lyrics
1. Snake Eater
No joke, this is better than every Bond theme. It functions as both a pastiche of those kinds of songs, but I believe it eclipses them as well. It has this sincerity that pierces through the silliness. I used to laugh everytime Cynthia Harrell (just absolutely annihilating …
A Series of My Favorite Video Game Songs with Lyrics
1. Snake Eater
No joke, this is better than every Bond theme. It functions as both a pastiche of those kinds of songs, but I believe it eclipses them as well. It has this sincerity that pierces through the silliness. I used to laugh everytime Cynthia Harrell (just absolutely annihilating her job here) sings "Someday you feed on a tree frog", but the more I think about it and Naked Snake's tragic story, the more gloom infects me.
If you sang this at a karaoke bar, everyone would be singing by the end even if they have no familiarity with any video game ever.
Do I think this song can't be topped? No. But I consider this the bar to clear.
Someone talk Fiona Apple into writing some songs for video games.
Status mephisto_waltz Mar 27, 2022
'I give my life, not for honor but for you' <3
The recent James Bond could only dream of having an opening song like this.
Playing it for the first time... Well, not actually, this was the first MGS game I played as I thought that it could be best to do a chronological playthrough of the games, but soon …
'I give my life, not for honor but for you' <3
The recent James Bond could only dream of having an opening song like this.
Playing it for the first time... Well, not actually, this was the first MGS game I played as I thought that it could be best to do a chronological playthrough of the games, but soon enough was dissuaded and went to play the first MGS. On the opening sequence right now, and I just realized that I missed one key element. Already in the opening, Kojima is breaking expectations by emulating -establishing intertextuality- with the opening of The Plant level of MGS (while subverting and contrasting it pretty clearly): from underwater to air infiltration; masks within masks. What a fantastic series!
Status Jusfei May 24, 2021
Played via Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence on Easy:
Final Thoughts:
A big improvement over Metal Gear Solid 2 with a story that's on par with Metal Gear Solid 1 for me. Snake eater is one of the best video game opening themes ever! The game mechanics feel much more improved with both CQC and the first-person angle, even if …
Played via Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence on Easy:
Final Thoughts:
A big improvement over Metal Gear Solid 2 with a story that's on par with Metal Gear Solid 1 for me. Snake eater is one of the best video game opening themes ever! The game mechanics feel much more improved with both CQC and the first-person angle, even if the button schemes are still a bit clunky compared to 2010's standards. The characters are iconic and memorable, even if the animation style is even more out-there exaggerated with all that 20-minutes of Revolver Ocelot gun juggling. MGS3 definitely also has its key memorable moments, from climbing the tallest ladder I've ever seen in a game to the ending that's outright tragic.
Definitely objectively the best Metal Gear Solid game currently that excels with a great story, atmosphere, and at least the controls are more functional than MGS 1&2.
(Comments have been copied from my post on the MGS3: Subsistence version)
Status internpepper Nov 19, 2020
This one took me a long time to appreciate, but once I got there, I got there. This is one of the best games in the series and definitely deserves its hype.
Status ChefArmor May 27, 2020
Discussion - Which one do you like more, The Last of Us or Metal Gear Solid 3? I love both, and its hard to decide. I'm wondering what everyone else thinks. https://www.strawpoll.me/20182394
Status Guavatin187 Feb 4, 2017
Watched a full LP. Definitely looking to play this through sometime.