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The day is here, folks. Though originally announced for yesterday, June 17th, the original Metal Gear Solid will hit the PlayStation Network today for $9.99. That's a pretty sweet bargain for one of the best games of all time. To those who purchase it, feel free to share your nostalgic experiences in the comments.
Hit the jump for the full press release.
El Segundo, Calif. - June 18, 2009 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announced today that the game that started it all - the original METAL GEAR SOLID - will launch on the PlayStation®Network for the SRP of $9.99 today. Hideo Kojima's created groundbreaking classic -- which was designed for the first PlayStation system -- became a digital masterpiece by skillfully combining cinematic, fully voiced cut scenes with groundbreaking 3D gameplay to deliver an all-new kind of genre that became known as tactical-espionage action.
METAL GEAR SOLID takes place in the southern Alaska region around the Bering Sea. The player takes control of Solid Snake, a retired military soldier who is ordered to infiltrate a nuclear weapons facility to eliminate FOXHOUND, a genetically enhanced Special Forces unit that has threatened to launch its nuclear weapon if the government does not cooperate with their demands.
