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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

original title: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty / Substance (Extended Version)

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Region: Worldwide

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Region: USA
Release: Nov 18, 2011 - Author: Bravia - Translator: Gladion
This one is a little bit difficult to explain. The original version of the game is called "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty". Later they released an extended version which is called "Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance". Only (!) the US PS2 version of the original game (=Sons of liberty) is uncensored. Every other version worldwide seems to have the censorship. As far as we know this concerns

  • all US versions of Substance (PC, Xbox and PS2)
  • all UK versions of Sons of Liberty (PS2) and Substance (PC, Xbox and PS2)
  • all Japenese versions of Sons of Liberty and Substance
  • every other European version of Sons of Liberty and Substance





The game's content was extended a little compared to the US-variant, but also alleviated.


Extensions


  • The menu-entry "1st Time" under New Game

  • An additional difficulty level named "European Extreme".

  • The Specials-section offers a basic training mode and the abilities to view already watched cutscenes again and to refight old boss-battles at any time.

  • After beating the game the first time, Snake and Raiden are wearing sunglasses.

  • After beating the game the first time, there is a SOCOM-silencer hidden on the tanker-level.




Censoring
The open wounds of the dead marines in the tanker-episode were removed.
Blood is depicted faintly or is not visible at all any more.


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The cutscene with the corpse in the locker was changed like this, too.


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There is less blood spraying as Revolver Ocelot shoots a mercenary in the face on Deck 2.


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There is much less blood as one of the Navy Seals is killed in the first cutscene with Vamp on the oil rig.


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A little gore was retouched on the uniforms of two of the Seals who are lying around after the massacre.


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The encounter with bomb specialist Peter Stillman, resp. his body has also been changed. The blood effects in the cutscene are minimized and the perspectives have been changed a little.


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