Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Trailers, ads and promotional videos for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and the expanded re-release Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance..
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
▹ Trailers
Metal Gear Solid 2 2000 Beta Footage
2000 | 6:48
Very early footage shown internally when presenting the game for the first time. Plenty of unused stuff here - 'Big Blue Apple' instead of Big Shell, and the titling of the game as MGS III. Narration by the real world Scott Dolph.
Metal Gear Solid 2 - E3 2000 Trailer
May 2000 | 9:18
A very cinematic trailer for the Tanker segment, setting expectations high for another high stakes mission with our favourite Solid Snake. Oh, if only they knew...
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty - Trailer - ECTS 2000 - PS2
September 2000 | 3:30
Mostly a demonstration of the game's graphical power, giving us a good chunk of the game's intro to Solid Snake as he crosses the Hudson Bridge.
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty - Spring TGS 2001 Trailer
March/April 2001 | 1:41
Short but cryptic, opening with an interesting tease about there being two Snakes...
METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SONS OF LIBERTY E3 2001 TRAILER
May 2001 | 9:28
The mindfuckery begins! There's plenty of interest here in the second half; Snake fighting Fortune and Vamp, the Harrier fight taking place on the Hudson Bridge, and a playable Tanker escape sequence.
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty - TGS Autumn 2001
October 2001 | 4:30
This one has a beautiful start with Can't Say Goodbye To Yesterday playing over shots of the Big Shell before jumping straight to the action - showing us every major character except a certain someone.
▹ Ads
Metal Gear Solid 2 - PlayStation 2 Commercial (2001)
2001 | 0:29
[Epic trailer voice guy] It rocks.
Just your standard accolades trailer.
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty Retro Commercial Trailer Konami
2001 | 0:16
Nothing too crazy going on here.
Metal Gear Solid 2 Japanese Advert
2001 | 0:14
An office worker undertakes a sneaking mission to hide from his employer.
Gackt - Metal Gear Solid 2 CM 1
2001 | 0:16
Japanese musician Gackt appears in a decent amount of MGS2's marketing, largely because Kojima was a fan. His androgynous style fits well with Raiden's image.
gackt -Metal Gear Solid 2 CM
2001 | 0:16
The striking image of Gackt and the baby here was actually used as an alternate cover for the game; it's a brilliant representation of one of the game's main themes.
Metal Gear Solid 2 Japanese CM 2 (Featuring GACKT)
2001 | 0:16
Gackt enters the Matrix, apparently.
▹ Other Promos
E3 2000 Metal Gear Solid 2 Reaction
2000 | 6:30
I'm unsure what this was released as part of, but it's always fun to see fan reactions at these events.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
▹ Trailers
Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance - E3 2002 Trailer - PS2
May 2002 | 4:00
Finally Raiden gets to be in a trailer! There's a great selection of quotes used here and a demonstration of the new side modes. There's even a bit of skateboarding Snake in here.
METAL GEAR SOLID 2 SUBSTANCE TGS 2002 TRAILER
September 2002 | 4:13
This is mostly a trailer for the VR Missions, as well as showing off all the new and exciting side modes where you can play as Solid Snake instead of being stuck with that other guy.
▹ Ads
Metal Gear Solid 2 USA Commercial
2002 | 0:54
A man hides from his boss Solid Snake-style; very similar to the Japanese commercial for Sons of Liberty. Substance was a timed Xbox exclusive, but this ad's insistence it's only on Xbox feels a bit cheeky.
Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance commercial
2002 | 0:15
A quick Japanese ad for Substance.
