The Best Metal Gear Games, Ranked

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From Metal Gear's magnificent start on the MSX to the action-packed Metal Gear Rising and beyond, here's how the best games in the Konami franchise stack up next to each other.

By Darryn Bonthuys on

It's an exciting time for Metal Gear fans. The iconic stealth franchise is returning in a big way with a Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake. And while you wait patiently for the remake, which doesn't have a release window, you can revisit the original trilogy this fall on modern platforms in the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1. With that in mind, let's take a look at the Metal Gear series as a whole by ranking the games from worst to best.

Few video game franchises have been as revolutionary as Metal Gear over the decades, a series that has consistently reinvented itself to offer fresh and exciting twists on tactical espionage action. From the original game that prioritized stealth in an era where action games ruled supreme, to the groundbreaking rebirth of the series that paved the way for cinematic video games, the brainchild of Hideo Kojima has never been short on surprises.

35 years later, the Metal Gear series is a legendary showcase of creative design, intense showdowns, and storylines that helped prove that video games could be cinematic powerhouses. Grab your favorite cardboard box, sneak in for a covert op, and grab some intel on the best Metal Gear Solid games to make the cut in GameSpot's list. We excluded a couple of mobile games and the non-canon Snake's Revenge, but almost the entire franchise is represented here.

For more game rankings, you can check out our features on the best Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokemon games.

The Metal Gear franchise's most recent game is… well, quite bad.