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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)

0.2151Canon Score · ranked #111 all time

Aggregated from 4 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a 2001 action-adventure stealth game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2. Directed, produced, designed, and written by Hideo Kojima, it is the fourth overall game in the Metal Gear series, the eighth chronologically, and a sequel to Metal Gear Solid (1998). The game was originally released in November 2001 for North Amer

Why it ranks #111

Every list on which Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot)Editorial list#32 / 214
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#101 / 500
Game Informer Top 300 (2018)Critics' canon#138 / 300
1001 Video Games (2013 ed.)Critics' canonSelected