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" A legendary game on the PS2, Sons of Liberty is a suspenseful shooter which offers much more than just run and gun gameplay. Tactical, challenging and graphically sound for its age - it's as addictive as ever. "
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Metal gear solid 2 is a "virtual spy game within a spy game". Its all very confusing, and if I am honest, towards the end I started skipping the scenes, so I am not fully aware of the plot, but this is my understanding of it.
Metal gear is a code name for a weapon system, the best way I can describe it is a big metal robot alligator with missiles. You play as snake (or Raiden after the 1st mission, they both control exactly the same), and initially you are put on this oil rig that has been over-run by terrorists. The aim is to free the hostages, and neutralise the terrorists. But then it turns out one of the terrorists has access to the metal gear project, and you have to stop him. But then it turns out that this was just an augmented reality, a training exercise for people to be trained as spies, and it was just a "test", and to introduce raiden to the idea of there being a metal gear, and enlisting him. its all very strange.
Ok, enough about the plot, it was too confusing for me, and I didn't see what was wrong with making this a "normal" game rather than a game about being in a simulator (assassins creed anyone?).
The gameplay is pretty awesome in this game. There is a large variety of weapons, from pistols, to katans, to dart guns, to harpoons, to sniper rifles, to explosives to grenade launchers to missile launchers to... well do you get the point yet?
Also there are a number of disguises/costumes, like the terrorist disguise, the classic box disguise, and some other ones.
One negative I had to say is that some of the actions are like "press square half way down to "hold someone up" with the pistol, and press all the way down to shoot. I'm afraid to say that the average terrorist life expectancy was greatly reduced by my inability to hold them up and rob them...
Basically the aim of the game is to work out what is going on, kill terrorist bosses (there are a few, my favourite being the fatman, a fat terrorist on rollerkskates who specalised in explosives... whats not to like?
With carnage, gadgets, explosions sneaky times and funny laughs (you can "knock on walls", to confuse guards, its so much fun trust me) and a ton of extra side things, this is a very fun to play game.
Overall I found this game to be very good. I like the way you can decide to be stealthy, or decide to go all out. My only problem was the plot. If any of you want to know more, wikipedia has a page on it, but honestly, have a look at tell me it is not the most complicated plot you have ever seen. I would say this is a must buy game for anyone with a ps2, its sort of an action steath game, and is so much better than the splinter cell series (or at least I thought so). Also if anyone does understand the plot, could they please post it in the comments. However I give this game 5/5 because the gameplay is so good it hides the problem of having a weird plot. Thanks for reading
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a stealth action game for the Playstation 2 released in 2001 by Konami. It is the sequel to the widely-acclaimed Playstation1 game Metal Gear Solid and features many of the same characters. In Sons of Liberty, a terrorist cell who call themselves the Sons of Liberty have seized an enormous offshore cleanup facility wherre they are also holding the President of the United States hostage. They threaten to kill the Presidnet and also create a cataclysmic environmental disaster if their ransom demands are not met. You play as Raiden, a member of special forces unit FOXHOUND who is sent into the facility to rescue the hostages. On his mission he discovers an enormous conspiracy where nothing is as it seems.
Sons of Liberty is an outstanding game. The storyline is one of the best I have ever experienced in a game, and in my opinion is better than that of any of the other Metal Gear Solid games. One thing which many people don't like about the Metal Gear Solid games is that you do have to be somewhat acquainted with the plot of the previous games in order to really understand what is going on, as the plot is very complex and contains n8unerous references to previous games. However, for someone like me who is a massive fan of the series, this was not a problem and I found the storyline to be hugeley entertaining. The graphics in Sons of Liberty are outstanding with a tremendous level of intricate detail rendered. Although the majority of the game takes place on the offshore facility, there are quite a wide variety of settings, including an oil tanker and the streets of New York. The sound quality is also excellent with atmospheric music throughout.
The stealth aspect of the game is one of the best things about it. Rather than most games where you would just go in all guns blazing and killing the enemies left, right and centre, in Metal Gear Solid you have to rely on stealth to get your mission done. Hiding behind obstacles and taking your enemies out silently is much more exciting, although it does require some level of patience. The game is not all stealth, as there are some great fight scenes with some outstanding bosses including Fatman - a rollerblading bomb expert, Fortune - a woman is able to cheat death by her supernatural levels of luck, and Vamp - a seemingly immortal man with vampire-like attributes. The game is very long so you certainly get your moneys worth, and it is consistently entertaining with some very humorous moments.
Overall, Sons of Liberty is an amazing game that I personally could not find faults with, although players who are not accustomed to the series might be a little confused by some aspects of the plot. The graphics are amazing as is the gameplay and story and I would certainly recommend this game to anyone who has not yet played it.
Sons of Liberty was released in late 2001 and was part of the metal gear solid franchise. I believe as a game this is just behind Grand Theft Auto as the all time best series to be released on a gaming system. The first metal gear solid I got was the 2 disk game and I absoloutly loved it so I had to purchase this one.
The price for this when it was first released was around the £40 mark as were all big games. I think for a game with a good reputation you would expect to pay this and I think the majority of people really didn't mind doing that.
You start off as the character Raiden who is in place of Snake for the majority of the game. Even though he is firstly introduced as Snake you later find out that his codename is Raiden. ( A little confusing i know ). From what I remember is that you find out during the early stages of the game that you are in charge of rescuing people from the grasp of the Sons of Liberty which are the enemy in the game. During this time you will have to do a lot of missions which will really keep you on the edge of your seat.
Music Theme
I think that the music theme for the game is excellent and has really become linked to the game series. You will hear this theme when you first put the game on and also when you die. This music seems to be really intense and keeps the user really focused on the screen.
I think the gameplay is excellent as the user you get a really good perspective of everything that is happening around you. At the top right of th screen is the radar which you can use to look where the enemies are. If you are seen by them it will flash repeatedly till they give up the hunt for you. Another thing is on the bottom right of the screen you are also able to flick through your weapons which I thought at the start was a bit difficult to get the one you want but it gets relatively easy after a while.
I think if you managed with the first game you should be able to cope with this. I had found that the boss mission's weren't as vigorous as the first game but without doubt still entertaining. I did find if i was caught by a guard and the top right radar alerted me I would normally stand and shoot which is a mistake. You will later find out you can hide places which will give you enough time to be safe from a death.
Overall I think the game is really good and you do get really fixed into the game itself. I found that you find yourself on the game longer than you ever expect because you are really addicted to it. I think that shows how well it was made and unlike a lot of games this story really does last and is not over within a day like some days. You should be able to get this game now for a few quid with it being old.
Metal Gear Solid was a runaway success when it was first released on the Playstation in 1998. It was praised for its inventive gameplay and intelligent AI system. As such, the second game in the series had some big shoes to fill.
The story starts off similar to the first game. You infiltrate an enemy stronghold (this time an oil-rig) to neutralise a terrorist cell and rescue their hostages. As with the first game, there are plenty of plots twists along the way. One thing that I was disappointed with in terms of the storyline was that it didn't really develop the massive cliff-hanger at the end of the first game regarding Snake's health. Yes, it was mentioned now and again but only very briefly.
Gameplay is also similar to the first game, with the emphasis on stealth rather than brute force. You have an onscreen radar which shows where enemies are and their field of vision. If enemies see you, they call in backup and you have to fight or flight. Taking down an enemy is a riskier affair than in the first game as the enemies frequently conduct radio check-ins with each other to make sure everyone is still alive and kicking. Prevent an enemy from checking in and a search party will be sent out to investigate. This makes the game harder than the first one because now if you take down an enemy you have to make sure you can exit the area very quickly before the search party is sent in. Fortunately this time around there are even more ways you can hide from the enemy, such as hiding in lockers and dressing up in an enemy uniform.
While the gameplay is mostly enjoyable, one part that disappoints is the boss battles. They simply aren't as fun and inventive as the first game. For example one boss is a very annoying roller-skating fat guy who you have to knock over and shoot in the head while at the same time disarming the numerous bombs he places in the area. This can be really tedious, especially as he can move quickly, making it difficult to hit him.
However, by far the biggest flaw of the game is that you don't play as Snake. Instead you play as the uber-whiney Raiden who simply doesn't come anywhere close to matching Snake's coolness. His inferiority to Snake doesn't just manifest itself in his speech and intelligence (or lack thereof), it actually presents itself in the way you control the character. For example, if you perform a forward roll on some stairs instead of successfully pulling off the move you end up flat on your back! Yes, it may be realistic but it doesn't really enamour you to the character!
As I said before, this game had some big shoes to fill. Sadly, it fails due to bad gameplay choices by the producers and bland boss battles. That's not to say it's a terrible game. Some areas are quite enjoyable, such as a sniping section where you pick off distant enemies before they can attack your ally. It's just that for every fun area you encounter, a bland, uninspiring area is waiting just around the corner. Still, if you want to give the game a go the good news is its quite cheap now. I bought a second hand copy from cex for £2!
Metal Gear Solid 2 is (predictably, given the name) the sequel to Metal Gear Solid, and the first outing for Solid Snake on the PS2. Unfortunately, Snake doesn't feature as prominently in this game as he did in the original, the only chance you get to play as Snake is during the first stage, set on a US Navy tanker. This stage kind of acts as a preview, showing the player the basic controls, and introducing the concept of sneaking as you avoid the enemy forces on the boat.
The majority of the game is set in an entirely different area to a boat however, as you sneak about on a building called the "Big Shell". This isn't the only change either, as for the second, larger part of the game you play as a character called Raiden, who is as far from Snake as you could get without your character changing sex. Even the fighting styles of the two characters are different, such as Snake's forward roll being replaced with a forward cartwheel. One nice addition bought to this game is the ability to aim your weapons in first-person view, which makes targeting enemies before they see you much easier than in the original Metal Gear Solid game.
Plot-wise, the game works very well, although the end is a little... surreal, to say the least. That said, it's a very solid storyline, with very few gaps or pointless exposition. Some people criticise the number of cutscenes in the Metal Gear Solid games, but in this they all seem necessary.
Graphically, there are no real problems, although the game does look a bit dated now in parts. Despite this, the cut-scenes are almost as good as some of the most recent games, which considering MGS 2 was released in 2001 says a lot.
Being a game based on the whole on sneaking past enemies with a 3rd person camera, it won't be for everyone, but for me this is one of the best games I've ever played.
Without a doubt the most divisive of the Metal Gear Solid games, Sons of Liberty was the series jump onto the PS2, delivering a game with unrivalled graphics, and a rather strange twist that nobody really saw coming. When the game was originally released, trailers had focused on Snake walking around a tanker and not much else, causing gamers to wonder what was going on. Anyway, when the game was released, we found out the truth, that Snake is only in the first part of the game, which lasts about two hours, and for the other 10 or so hours, you actually play as a soldier called Raiden, much to the disappointment of many MGS fans, myself included (largely because of the deception).
The series is famed for having the very best in storytelling, and this hasn't changed here - the cutscenes, whilst very long, are also superbly directed, and Kojima would do very well as a film director, I am confident. This provides a story with numerous twists, and although not playing as Snake is disappointing, he still crops up later in possibly the least subtle disguise I've ever seen.
The gameplay is what makes the game an unqualified delight - there's just a wickedly vast array of weapons, little trinkets, and other things to play with. Notably, a lot of the area you creep around during the game - a disused waste disposal facility called the Big Shell - has numerous white Cypher drones patrolling, which will shoot you on sight. As usual, the AI isn't THAT clever - they adhere to a strict sight system noted on the soliton radar system, although they will also be alerted if you make too much noise. As usual, if you're detected, you'll have to hide until your ALERT meter runs out, or you're going to find life very difficult.
Visually, the game is utterly immaculate. The opening tanker scenes in particular are awe inspiring, and despite being one of the PS2's first killer aps, it's also got some of the best graphics that the console ever saw. The effects and also the presentation of the cut scenes in particular are mind blowing good for 2002. Also, the sound design is amazing, with a soundtrack by Hollywood composer Harry Gregson Williams.
Although the twist seems a bit deceptive on the part of series director Hideo Kojima, this is a fantastic game that furthers the mystery and amazing plot surrounding Liquid, Solid and Revolver Ocelot. It's astoundingly good looking and has fun boss fights and superb gameplay. A classic.
an absolute brilliant game at the time and still is. a very good improvement from the initial MGS mainly because it was released on the PS2 with cinematic graphics. the enemy AI is improved and there are alot of moe wepaons to choose from. this game will have you sucked right in from the beginning. most of the items in the environment are destructible now and noise as well footsteps alert the enemies. there are a whole of weapons to choose from and the boss fights are great! the story is great and is defiantly worth playing again. the cut scences are great which make you more involved in the game and the codec is a great way to communicate with your members if you get lost or want more information. old characters as well as new ones make an appearance. overall, MGS2 is game you just have to play!
Metal Gear Solid 2 developed by Konami and Kojima Productions is the first time a Metal Gear has been on the Playstation 2.
The story continues the adventures of our hero Solid Snake, set after the Shadow Moses event in Metal Gear Solid Snake has infiltrated a cruiser which has been highjacked by terrorists including his old nemesis Revolver Ocelot. The ship is carrying a new weapon Metal Gear Ray which Snake cannot allow to fall into their dangerous hands! A few hours in the game does change pace dramatically and you end up playing as Raiden, the story will still follow Snake but he is relegated to being a supporting character.
The gameplay in Metal Gear Solid 2 has received significant upgrades from its predecessor, Snake and Raiden have alot of new moves they can now perform. They can hang from ledges, hide in lockers, hold up enemies and make them give up their weapons and ammo.
The combat system has remained largely the same with your standard 3 hit combo dished out with your melee moves, and guns aim will snap to enemies when you hold the button. It has been improved with a first person viewpoint which makes it easy to take people out with precise shots.
The game blends a perfect mix of action and stealth that fans of the original crave as well as having many memorable boss encounters against the likes of Vamp, a crazy bloodsucking superhuman, Fortune a soldier who cannot die bullets simply curve away from her, to Fatman.. a fat rollerblading guy and even Solidus Snake another clone of the legendary Big Boss.
Graphics in Metal Gear Solid 2 are of good quality, the environments are largely destructible now and Snake and Raiden both look and animate well. Voice work is exceptionally well done with David Hayter reprising his role as Snake.
This game is a must own especially if you were a fan of the first. It blends story and gameplay seamlessly for a one of a kind experience.
Following on from the massive success of the original Metal Gear Solid on the Playstation, this installment in the series had a lot to live up to as the first on on Sonys next gen console. Having revolutionised gaming, practically creating a new genre in the process with Metal Gear Solid, creator Hideo Kojima was faced with the daunting project of having to improve upon one of the pinacles of gaming history.
Gameply-wise, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty certainly delivers. Vastly improving upon the familiar hide and sneak mechanics of the original, this game delivered everything fans where hoping for. Snake was back, sporting his familiar mullet and with an arsenal of new moves, delighting fans and newcomers alike.
That is, untill the begining of the second section of the game, where the action takes place from the point of view of an all new character. This decision to remove the bulk of the game from the perspective of the hero of the long running series was a brave one, but it angered many fans who were looking forward to playing as Snake. However, once you get used to the initial shock of this sudden character change the game is immensely enjoyable, arguably the best in the series.
Although the story becomes increasingly convoluted as the game wears on, it simply wouldn't be metal gear without the usual myriad of plat twists and turns. The final section of the game sees the player weilding a samurai sword in a dramatic but very well executed departure from the type of gameplay usually associated with the game.
Having reviewed Metal Gear Solid 3 I just had to do this one as well, the 2nd installment in the series and the very first game that I actually played after rave reviews from friends and from magazines.
The game once again takes control of Solid Snake for the beginning, as we see Russian operatives trying to take over a ship in the Bay just off New York, as the game continues after the first part, the tanker, we take control of Raiden, a new FOXHOUND operative in his first ever operation on the Big Shell in part two.
Many people have had problems with Raiden in this game, maybe because I had never played the first game I never did have a problem with Raiden in this game, although he maybe wasn't the smartest bulb in the pack with numerous annoying codec scenes where Raiden really doesn't have a clue about thats going on.
Meeting Pliskin onthe way to Raidens mission is clever, I never reallt liked fighting any of the members of dead cell, the story was brilliant and old characters such as Ocelot and Liquid coming back were good for the story, the final missions were great fun, especially after Raiden gets his clothes taken off him, running around naked around the system, meeting snake in the tunnel and then in that room fighting off al lthe enemies.
Brilliant game, brilliant story, but for me MGS3 eclipses this game.
Back in 2001 Konami released one of the most antipated games of all time. A Sequel to the stelth-em-up Metal Gear Solid. The second installment, Sons of Liberty was the first game of its type on the PS2 with similar games popping up afterwards. While MGS 2 did not have the impact that prehaps the first game did, it was still well receieved with the majority of the gaming world and although a questionable main character and a puzzling storyline may make you think twice about purchasing it, the game was incredibly fun and successful.
The opening sequence (I'm refering to the whole boat section of the game) is probably more enjoyable than the entire game. You once again take on the role of Solid Snake, a member of Foxhound although this time he's gone solo. You board a Navy ship which is rumoured to have a new model of Metal Gear, your mission? To get photograhpic proof of this new prototype and expose it on the internet. Although almost immeditaly things turn sour. Russian Mercs start boarding the ship, staging a takeover. Are they after the Metal Gear? Can you get to it in time?
The first thing your probably going to notice once taking over control of Snake will be how good he, and the rest of the game looks. While it may be slightly dated now, there is no argument that at the time this game was top of its league in terms of looks. The character models are superb, with both Snake, and the enemies looking great, you really get to appreciate the graphics the first time you use the new First-Person mode to hold-up and enemy. The amount of detail is immense. The game also sounds great, the voice acting is excellent and feels like its been taken straight out of a film. The guns sound great and sound like you'd imagine them too.
There is a fare amount of dialoge as you would expect by such a story driven game but it only helps you further understand the characters and thier situation. If theres one thing MGS2 does right, its character development. Its very rare that a game is produced where you actually care about the outcome of each of the character. The story itself is, well, strange. It is engrossing, and will drive you from strutt to strutt, however towards teh end of the game it gets a bit weird, and becomes quite hard to follow. It took me a few play thoughs and i'm still not sure if I get it. Nonetheless it is entertaining, and will have you questioning certain things about yuor own life.
Once you're finished on the boat the story moves onto a clean-up facility in the middle of the sea called the Big Shell. This is where teh story will unfold. You play Raiden, an operative for Foxhound. When terriosts takeover the Shell and capture the president who was visiting, its your mission to inflitrate the facility and retake the hostage. The only problem is that the rugged, husky sounding spy we've all come to love isn't the main character! Whats more, you only actually get to play as Snake in the first chapter when your on the boat mentioned earlier. This is a strange move by Konima. Snake still features heavily in the story however, although it still would have been nice to be able to play through the Big Shell as Snake.
The game is relativley short, only taking around 10 - 12 hours to complete on your first play through. I say your first play through as there wil be more than one, trust me. The game offers a fair bit in terms of reply value. You can intimdate enemies into handing over thier dog tags, collecting dog tags unlocks new items and gadgets for you to play with such as the Stelth Camo and Bandana. There are more than enough reasons to play through the game a second and maybe even third time.
Sons of Liberty improves on the first game in a number of ways. Like mentioned above, one of the biggest additions is the First Person View. You can now look, aim and shoot from First Person. This allows you to shoot with a lot more accuracy and also to observe your surroindings more. If your able to sneak up on an enemy and put a gun on him, he'll freeze, put his hands up and even hand over Rations and other goodies if you intimdate him enough. The bigger the gun, the more he'll be intimdated. Its quite fun aiming an RPG at a Russians groin to see him squirm! This is a nice feature which is as useful as it is fun.
One thing that really made the original Metal Gear Solid popular were the unique and interesting bosses such as Physco Mantis and Grey Fox. While the bosses in Sons of Liberty are in some ways similar to those in the first game, they don't have the same charm. None of them are as likeable as thier predecessors and while boss battles are fun thier inferior to those in the previous installment.
Overall MSG2 is a very enjoyable, albeit short, ordeal. The story isn't as strong as the previous game and with some weaker character. However great visuals, awesome voice acting and basically so many options to kill the enemy that your not sure which to use, helps MGS2 to be a fine sequel and a great game on the PS2.
Andy Creighton
MGS2 Sons of Liberty - well this game came under so much hype after the brilliant MGS on the PS1, and I have to say it no way lived up to the hype surrounding it.
I would not want to give up the plot but there was one serious flaw in this game made by the makers and MGS fans will know within the start of the game!
The actual graphics themselves were very good for its platform. I love the stealth mode or when you are fed up just go gung-ho and shoot everything up.
The bosses where imaginative, especially the guy on roller skates playing with explosives. The story between the main character and Rose could get a bit OTT sometimes but in a way brings nice little breaks to the games.
What I like most about this game is the small features, such as holding up enemy soldiers and making them wet themselves!
Overall, the game play is good but this game could have been so much better.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty continues on from the first game of the series. It sees the introduction of new character Raiden and both he and Solid Snake must save the day from a new type of Metal Gear, Rex and a terrorist group hell bent on waging war. Sons of Liberty is a truly magnificant game with many twists, shocks and revelations. Old and new foe make an appearance and you must use all your skills to stop them.
The first chapter is the tanker. This continues 2 years after Solid Snake stopped Liquid Snake and Metal Gear Rex. Snake and Otacon have learned of the existence of a new Metal Gear called Ray which is supposedly meant to be more advanced than Rex. Snake infiltrates an oil tanker just of the Hudson River in New York where he learns its controlled by Marines...until a Russian group of terrorists take over it. Now Snake must fight or sneak his way through the tanker and learn as much as he can about this new superweapon. This chapter ends with many revelations, backstabbings, secrets and an old foe turns up who Snake didnt expect to see....
The plant chapter introduces Raiden (or Snake as hes called in the first 5 mins). The plant is a giant oil cleanup facility in the middle of the ocean. It has been taken over by a terrorist group called Sons of Liberty. They have taken hostages including the President of the USA. Raiden has been assigned to rescue him. Although it doesnt turn out like that. New storys begin to develop. Raiden must now stop this group while preventing more destruction and learning more about his secret past. Although he gets help from a presumed dead Snake who returns to prove that he is still the hero that he once was.
There was only one flaw with this game which gamers didnt like, the introduction of Raiden. People were unhappy Snake only got 10% of gameplay whilst Raiden got the rest. This turns out for the better though in later games.
This is an overall good game with many different ways of doing your mission - either sneak around or just fight every enemy in your way to reach your goal. There are several long cutscenes but they take the Playstation 2 graphics to a whole new level.
Metal gear is a long running series, more so than some may realise. It started on the super Nintendo and has developed and moved to the play station. Here we have the second game in the "solid" series. In sons of liberty you are going to face a new breed of enemy and a new species of metal gear!
The story continues from the previous game. If you have not played the previous game I strongly recommend it before taking on this game. The story can be daunting to a veteran gamer! We start with our hero Solid Snake as he infiltrates a tanker owned by the marines who he has learnt have developed a new metal gear. A metal gear is a super weapon that resembles a huge dinosaur. Here Snake is not alone on the ship. A Russian terrorist group takes over command and Snake must fight his way out whilst learning all he can of the new metal gear. This chapter of the story ends with many important revelations and events that I will not spoil.
The next chapter is known as the plant chapter. Here you take control of a rookie named Raiden who is part of the group Snake used to be. He is assigned the mission to infiltrate a huge Plant in the middle of the ocean. The plant has been taken over by terrorists threatening to blow up the plant along with its hostages. Unfortunately the US- president is one of those hostages. The story takes many twists and turns from here that will shock you! I again do not want to spoil anything and hope you get the general idea of the game - Tactical infiltration and rescue.
The inclusion of this Raiden character was not met with much enthusiasm. Solid Snake is such a huge video gaming hero, fans of the series felt cheated that they only had half an hour of game play with him. I did not mind too much. Snake continues to make appearances throughout the game, helping you and proving he still is a hero. The game play is very good indeed. You control Raiden as he must remain unnoticed by guards. You gain an array of weapon as the game progresses giving a very satisfying amount of input into the progression of the story. There are several long cut scenes but they do not interrupt play too much!
The graphics were the best the PS2 had to offer. Konami know how to make games and this is no different. Some of the cut scenes are good enough to give CGI anime's a run for their money and the in game graphics are equal in brilliance. There is a lot of detail put into this game and you will not be disappointed even if you are used to the higher specifications of the PS3.
The music is possibly the best a game has seen in recent years. It is beautiful composed. It can be tense when needed and pretty much powerful all the time. As a gamer you are inspired by the music to be a hero. That may sound cheesy but the music is that good.
Some of the characters you encounter are both crazy and brilliant. They are creative and refreshing to see. The boss battles are something special. Fans of the first game will be pleased to hear of a Sniper boss battle, that whilst good is not quite as fun as other sniper battles in the series!
I do not think this game is as good as the first. The graphics are much better but It doesn't seem to have the majesty of it predecessor.
Metal Gear. If you're a gamer of at least 20 years of age, you surely must of heard of this series. Starting way back in 1988 on the Commodore 64, the series can be described as a virtual game of hide and seek. It's stealth at it's finest-the playstation has been considered the best game ever and the series has been loved by many gamers around the world. It makes me feel like i'm the weirdo who hasn't played Metal Gear Solid. Anyway, I took the plunge and got this off Amazon. I was worried that i wouldn't understand a thing because I hadn't played the original (a dumb move for me there, cyberslap my wrist). Luckily, I could still understand what was going on. And, you know what, i loved this game. There's probably a lot of people who will say to me this game sucks and you suck too but I don't care. It is intriguing, beautiful to look at, easy on the ears and fun to play and watch. It's not for everyone, but those who like stealth should love this.
-(The Story)-
You play as rookie Raiden who has been sent into his first mission on a big offshore cleaning facility called Big Shell, where he must save the US president and other hostages as well as discover the truth about the mysterious group known as Dead Cell and their involvement with an apparent return from a machine called Metal Gear Ray. There's more to the plot, but if i spill anymore i'll ruin the game for people who may want to buy it. With a game so heavily revolved around cutscenes, the plot must be good, and in my opinion it is. Sure, the plot is convoluted, but it never gets so convoluted you wonder what the hell is going on. There's some interesting twists thrown in throughout the game and it just appealed to me. Oh and as a person who hasn't played the original, I didn't get confused one bit because I haven't played the original.
-(The Controls)-
There's a lot of moves you can do in Metal Gear Solid 2, and that means there's lots you need to learn. Moving is the same with any game (the left analog stick). You can crouch by pressing the X button. The action button can do many things in the game. You can jump onto higher items you lean against, hang down from ledges and more. You flatten against walls by simply pressing the left analog stick in the direction of the wall. You can shoot or punch with the square button. You can swim in the game. By pressing the circle button, do a quick turn by pressing the right analog stick and hold your breath with the triangle button.
-(The Gameplay)-
It's worth noting that there are two campaigns in MGS2. You have the 'Plant' campaign which is the main campaign where you play as rookie Raiden in his first mission. Then you have 'Tanker' where you play as series favourite Solid Snake. In terms of gameplay, they're both identical. But they are quite different aside from gameplay. The objectives are different, the dialogue is different and the levels are different. 'Plant' takes place on the Big Shell, which is a offshore cleaning facility. 'Tanker' takes place on a military ship. As far as which one is best goes, 'Plant' would be best simply because it's much longer. 'Plant' takes about ten hours to finish, 'Tanker' takes less than two. Still, both of them are enjoyable and it's pretty fun. It's just odd why as soon as you start the game you can't play the 'Tanker' campaign first as that explains some things in the 'Plant' campaign.
The game is pretty much a stealth game, but more cinematic. It can feel like an interactive movie at times, as it feels like the game plays like this-cutscene, stealth, cutscene, cutscene, stealth, cutscene, cutscene, stealth. But the cutscenes themselves are actually really enjoyable and interesting. The core gameplay probably has been so sucessful seeing as, even for a game based on Espionage, is rather simple. It never punishes you for being caught. It isn't that complicated, it's simple hide and seek. It reminded me of Rockstar's controversial Manhunt, as, while MGS2 doesn't have stealth kills, it involves a lot of hiding. You can actually play the game you want. While you must do required objectives, you can decide if you want to sneak by enemies or kill them.
One thing I didn't like about the game is the Codec coversations. These are basically when two characters don't want people knowing what they're saying, or if a person is too far away to talk face-to-face and decide talk over a high tech communication system. There are sometimes moments when the story is moved forward with the Codec, and these can be a bit boring. Basically, it's just two character's faces talking to each other on a green tinted screen with text at the bottom. These can be a downright bore, especially near the end when it can go on for about thirty minutes. A good thing though is that it can provide a good hint system. Basically if you don't know where to go, there's a couple of guys who you can call to give you tips where to go. In boss battles you can get advice on how to beat them, and you can sometimes get some hints on controls. You can also call people to save your game and more.
One new feature in the game is the first-person view. This is pretty excellent and adds some depth into the game. If you can sneak up to someone you can go into the first-person view and do a number of things to your advantage. You could shoot their radio so they can't call back up (which while isn't too punishing it is easier that they didn't come at all), shoot their arms so they can't go open fire on you or their legs so they can't run away. It's nice to the game, though it can be easier to just go up to them and go open fire onto them. You can also do other things like shoot scenery to get an advantage, like blow a fire exstinguisher to make it hard for them to see.
You can do some other new things, like grab an enemy while behind it. You can either choke him to death, or do things like say drag them other to these eye detecting things so you can get access to a room. You can also swim in the game, which adds an interesting scenario where you must take someone who can't swim to another part of Big Shell. If you stay in water for too long she'll start to lose health (which is also the case for the character you're playing as). Swimming to the top of water can regain your breath. You can also hide in lockers, drag enemies so you can hide them (which is needed on harder difficulties) and more.
And yet there is still some similar scenarios from the original MGS. There's a couple of sequences where you have to mash on the triangle button while being tortured so you don't die, a sequence where a corridor is full of dead guards and covered in blood, there's a boss battle where you have to shoot down an aircraft with a rocket launcher and meeting a cyber ninja who gives some info but then vanishes. It feels lazy at times, though some may like playing these sequences again with better graphics. Plus, fans of the original will love fighting Metal Gear again.
There are six difficulty levels in the game. These go from very easy up to the hardest difficulty called European Extreme. Each difficulty has differences between each other which are pretty subtle. If you're on the easier difficulties, there won't be too many guards and when they call for radio they leave themselves open to fire. Yet If you're on the harder difficulties, there will be more guards, they take cover when calling for backup, some of the reinforcments carry shields and they even use dead commrads as shields. Wouldn't catch me doing that! Plus the bosses get tougher as well. If you go above either normal or easy, prepare for a challenge. It can take some getting use to, not only because of the way it priorities cutscenes over gameplay, but there's a lot you need to learn. Still, you should get used to the game and once you do, you'll have the most fun.
There's two types of items. There's weapons and then there's gadgets. The weapons include stun-guns, pistols, AKs, sniper rifles and rocket launchers. There's also other items like Chaff.G, which blocks robot patrollers from seeing you, Stun.G which stuns enemies and more. You can select these types of items with the R2 button. The other type of items are gadgets, which can be helpful. You'll have your health packs, a.k.a Ration, your dog tags will be here, bandages and other health items are here and even cardboard boxes. CARDBOARD BOXES!!! These items can be accessed with the L2 button. It's so great how easy it is to select an item, as you simply press a button and select it in the menu. It's easy to put away an item then get the same item back out, as you can press the button for the item to put it away and then press it again to select it again.
There's a couple of memorable sequences here. Perhaps my favourite was when you had to get to a part of the Big Shell where someone who could help you locate the President was being held. Yet, there's a twist here-the place is heavily guarded by unique guards. To get in, you had to find a specific AK and the uniform. Once you're in, you had to act like the guards so they don't suspect a thing. I really enjoyed this section as it reminded me of the good old Hitman games. Plus, it's just funny how the guards were so dumb not to suspect it. You also had to find a guard to sneak up on and place their eyes in a scanner so you can enter the room, as, obviously, your eyes won't work as you're not a freaking guard.
One thing i noticed was the game was rather linear. There's no alternate endings, as you can't choose what to do in terms of the story. But, like i meantioned before, you can play it how you want. You can either go up to guards and kill them or sneak attack. It means it can be suitable to both rabbid gamers or stealth kings. You can explore the Big Shell as much as you wan't, but you won't get much out of doing that. If you ever get lost you can bring up a map, ask where you need to go and figure out where you have to go. You can do one thing anyway you want, as when you have to defuse bombs in the areas of the Shell, you can take down the each strut in any order you want.
The original game was apparently criticisized for the A.I. Apparently they would rush at you like dumb turkeys, and also if you were spotted but hid yourself again, they would just go back to their ordered control. That is not the case here. Basically, they will look for you longer this time, and they can take cover so they can alarm reinforcements. One nice touch is that if you kill all the guards before they radio backup, reinforcements will be sent anyway to see why they lost contact with a guard. It means you may want to think before you act. Yet, if you can get out of a room when guards see you and you then go back in, they won't know you've come back in and be on their patrol. It's pretty dumb. When guards are alerted, you have to find a good hiding place so the guards won't find you. If you can hide long enough, the guards will simply look for you and reinforcements should be gone. Once that period is over, you are free. When alerted, you can use your Codec or change your options.
-(The Graphics)-
Graphically, MGS2 is one of the best of the bunch. Seriously, for a game released back in 2002 to look better than games that come out much longer after is questionable. The character models look stunning with some good detail and lots of expressive facial animations. Also, the motion-captured animation really make them look better. It's cutscenes look brilliant as they pretty much blend in with the game. These cutscenes are rendered on the fly with the rest of the game. With the excellent animation, facial expressions and beautiful looking cutscenes, it makes it much easier to enjoy the cutscenes. The emviroments look excellent. While they're industrial locations, you somehow suspect there's more to these environments than it seems. They are very detailed and are all consistently beautiful. There's also quite a bit of destructable items in the environment, which is nice and adds to the realism. The frame rate is pretty much smooth throughout, which is surprising with the amount of detail.
-(The Sound)-
Soundwise, the game is also incredible. The voice acting is top notch, aside from a couple of bad apples (that Vampire had a awful accent). Still, it's mostly pretty minor with the bad apples of the voice acting. The dialogue too is also nicely done, which is great seeing as you'll be hearing a lot of it throughout the whole game. The music is also great too, which was written by Hollywood composer Harry Gregson-Williams. Fans of the original may feel right at home with some of the scores, as they're similar to the original. It's also nice how the music changes depending on what kind of situation you're in. If you're hiding then the music is rather low, but if you've been noticed by a guard but not fully caught then the music gets a bit louder, while if you've been spotted then the music is blood pumping. The music is also great when the cutscenes take place. Sound effects are also outstanding, with some loud gun effects. There's some nice touches here, with different sounds as you walk on different surfaces and much more.
-(Replay Value)-
Sadly, the game won't take you too long to complete. It took me about twelve hours to finish both campaigns. Just like the original, if you know what you're doing and skip all the dialogue that you can, you could finish it in an even shorter time. The game is linear so there's no alternate endings, which is disappointing considering the game is all about plot. There's some decent replayability to be found though. You can try to get all the dog tags, which are basically these necklaces which look like those things the X-men wear. They unlock more extras so it's worth getting them. But still, it's sad that the experience is over so soon. There's also other difficulties to play on as well. I wonder if i could finish the game in under an hour while on the hardest difficulty (yeah right, me on the hardest difficulty? hahahahahaha). If you're looking for more value, you might want to consider buying Substance. But that's hard to find i think-you can't buy it from Amazon (unless you buy the US version though). Of course it is on Xbox and PC too (Substance that is).
Replay Value=7
Overall Score=9.0
-(Ending Comments)-
I'm sure many people have changed their opinion of this game since it's release. I read on Gamespot that people thought the game was the best ever when it was released, only to think it's a total letdown about a year after. I myself haven't played the original so i wasn't expecting much, and i must say i loved it. It's intriguing, impressive and entertaining. The cutscenes are enjoyable, the graphics and sound are brilliant and the game is just fun. It's a shame it is only twelve hours long. But still, if you love stealth, don't mind cutscenes that take up most of the game and are intriguied by it, it's well worth taking a look. It's certainly not for everyone, I let a friend play it he got bored with all the talking and stuff. Said 'god it's a movie, not a game'. But if you don't mind lots of talking, you should really enjoy this.
-(Where You Can Buy It)-
You can buy this from Amazon used and new from £1.49
-(Extra Info)-
This was published by Konami and developed by Konami Japan
This was released on March 8th, 2002 and is exclusive to PS2
Thanks for reading. Stunt 101.
The sequel to one of the most popular games of all time, Metal Gear Solid 2 features heart-stopping stealth-based action and state of the art graphics. Assume the role of Solid Snake, a one-man army determined to stop a deadly high-tech weapon from falling into the hands of the wrong people. Snake must utilize his skills in stealth, weaponry and counter-terrorism to fight off the competing powers and destroy the gigantic killing machine, Metal Gear Ray.


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TD Bank loses account info
BOSTON -- TD Bank has notified the state Attorney General's Office that it lost unencrypted back-up tapes containing personal information such as Social Security numbers and account information for 73,000 customers in Massachusetts.
The bank says it plans to send notice to more than 267,000 potentially affected customers nationwide beginning this week. The two data tapes were lost in March, according to the Attorney General's office.
"The loss of these tapes potentially puts the personal information of thousands of Massachusetts customers at risk, and we remind consumers to take appropriate steps to protect themselves," Attorney General Martha Coakley said in a statement.
"We will be reviewing the circumstances of this breach and the steps that TD Bank is taking to address the loss," she said.
Locally, TD Bank operates two branches in Pittsfield and others in Adams, North Adams, Williamstown, Great Barring ton, Dalton, and in Bennington, Vt. It could not be determined on Friday how the lost tapes would affect the bank's customers in Berkshire County.
TD Bank spokeswoman Re bec ca Acevedo said the figures regarding affected customers had not been broken down locally or regionally, just by state.
Acevedo declined to say how the tapes were lost, but said TD Bank had been conducting its own investigation into the matter before it decided to notify the state Attorney General's Office.
"We have been doing a thorough investigation in every sense of what that word means," she said.
She said that TD Bank has no evidence that any of the personal information contained on the missing tapes has been compromised. But ac cording to the state Attorney General's office, the bank has not ruled out that possibility.
TD Bank intends to sends letter to the customers whose information was on the lost tapes. Acevedo stressed that only the affected customers will receive letters from the bank.
"Those who get the letter should read the information and act on it," she said. "Each individual has their own concerns, and we want to help them through this. We have different options."
The personal information be longing to state residents on the lost tapes may have included names, addresses, Social Sec urity numbers, account numbers or other data including dates of birth and driver's license numbers, according to the state Attorney General's Office.
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Jets ran for 252 yards. However, 2 RBs were injured. Powell has dislocated shoulder, per source. McKnight has ankle inj. MRIs for both today
With Bilal Powell expected to miss Week 7 vs Patriots with shoulder injury, it's likely Jets will call up Jonathan Grimes from PS. #nyj


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Hi is there a link to advise me of what settings my zone alarm should be ? Have had problems with my pc freezing every few seconds and have been messing with them and now cannot remember what they were set at ?? Thanks
Hi is there a link to advise me of what settings my zone alarm should be ? Have had problems with my pc freezing every few seconds and have been messing with them and now cannot remember what they were set at ?? Thanks
you could reset them at factory defaults.
1.) Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys together
2.) Right click on the ZA icon near your clock
3.) Choose 'Reset' from the box that comes up
4.) Choose Yes on the Reset Settings dialog box
5.) When prompted, choose OK to restart your system
6.) Follow the on screen configuration prompts after reboot
thanks for reply but it does not give me an option to reset only to restore ??
Otherwise considering your situation, I would simply uninstall ZA and reinstall.
To learn hot to unistall a program see here:
If you use VISTA here:
have tried to send by pm in case i get it wrong thanks
please post here there is nothing that can go wrong with the information requested.
ZoneAlarm Security Suite version:7.0.408.000
TrueVector version:7.0.408.000
Driver version:7.0.408.000
Anti-virus engine version:3
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you are running a very old version of ZA. The automatic reset does not work.
To repair this problem, please follow these steps. Please note that this will remove your program permission settings (so you may want to make note of them), but re-establishing them is a simple process. If any of the steps below does not apply to you, or you are unable to perform the function listed, please continue to the next step. This MUST be done with an Admin account if your Operating System supports these!
- If you are running Windows 95/98/Me/XP/2000, reboot your system into Safe Mode. Your OS determines the method, but normally pressing F8 at the beep, or holding the control key during bootup, will work. For more information on rebooting in Safe Mode, click Start, then Help. Click the Search tab, and type in "Safe Mode". Double- click "Start Windows in Safe Mode" for the instructions.
- Open the Internet Logs directory (in 9x/ME this will be "c:\windows\internet logs", in NT/2000 it will be c:\winnt\internet logs, in Windows XP it could be either of these folders).
- Delete all files that have the extension .RDB, .LDB, or TMP.
- Empty your Recycle Bin.
- Reboot your system.
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Mitsubishi UFJ In Talks to Buy BofA-Merrill Stake in Private Bank JV
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is in talks to buy Bank of America Merrill Lynch out of a private banking joint venture operated by the pair, people with the direct knowledge of the discussion said Thursday.
An announcement on a deal to buy the 49% stake in the business, which would be worth about 40 billion yen, or $488 million, could be made as early as next month, they said.
The deal will likely smooth the path for the Tokyo lender, Japan's biggest bank by assets, to ramp up further coordination with partner Morgan Stanley in asset management and private banking in the future, one of the people said.
As well as controlling over a fifth of voting rights of Morgan Stanley, MUFG already operates three separate joint ventures with the Wall Street bank and has ambitions to build up the duo's alliance.
For Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the move is part of an international strategy to focus on global corporate banking and markets that has seen it pull back from wealth management operations. In August, it agreed to sell international wealth management businesses based outside of the U.S.–not including Mitsubishi UFJ Merrill Lynch PB Securities–to Julius Baer, the Swiss private banking group.


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The Tesla
Roadster is already prowling the streets while the 2011
Chevy Volt and 2011
Nissan LEAF EV are preparing to launch later this year.
That's familiar news to most, but what might be a little more hazy is
how the growing ranks of EVs are getting their power.Amid all
the EV excitement, charging has
been one topic that has been decidedly undercovered -- largely due to
lack of available information. However, the Michigan Public
Service Commission this week announced that
it had approved the state's first experimental rate for residential
customers to recharge their EVs. Utility DTE
Energy Co.'s Detroit Edison unit filed the application. By
having a regimented payment infrastructure and usage monitoring, the
utility will be able to better cope with demand and presumably
provide customers with more competitive rates than if it left them on
their own to install home charging stations and charge off their
current connections.DTE Energy is offering EV customers two
options -- either pay a flat rate of $40 per vehicle per month, or
sign up for a lower, variable off-peak rate. The big expense
will be the installation of a specialized meter circuit and charging
station -- DTE Energy says that customers may be charged up to $2,500
for that. It's unclear whether automaker-provided
chargers will be compatible with DTE's system.The
trial program will run through December 31, 2012 and can cover up to
2,500 consumers.For moderately heavy drivers (40-100 miles
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about 2 years. While those savings have a long way to go
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Barron, a professor of bioengineering, said the entire incident was the result of a misunderstanding and poor communication.
"I'm a tenured professor — I love my job, and I find it amazing that anyone would think I'd run away and not think I'd be detected," she said to the Weekly Wednesday morning.
Police reports that became available only this week state that Barron left for Hawaii on Dec. 17 with her three children and nanny, missing a scheduled court date with Judson Butler, the father of one child, on Dec. 17 and a scheduled visitation with Theodore Jardetzky, her husband and the father of two of her children, on Dec. 18.
Barron and Jardetzky, also a Stanford professor, had been in divorce proceedings for the past four-and-a-half years. Barron had full custody of the children in December.
Butler said that the children had been missing from school since Dec. 14.
Barron had not informed her lawyer or either of the men that she would miss the appointments, according to a police report. Barron's neighbor told investigating officers that she and several unidentified people had moved belongings out of her apartment and put them in a U-Haul moving van.
Raul Felipa, director of finance and administration at Stanford's Department of Bioengineering, told police in December that he had not seen Barron recently and that she had failed to turn in grades for the quarter.
"Given that she and Audino completely stopped using their cell phones, and that Barron told (the nanny) to microwave her license so it couldn't be tracked via the RFID chip, we strongly believed that Barron's intention was to flee with kids and shut off all possible contact with Jardetzky and Butler, including their court-appointed visitation with their children," the police report stated.
Barron denied the claim that she had fled to Hawaii "forever," saying instead that she had gone to Kauai for vacation and to visit her friend Nassim Haramein of the Resonance Project Foundation. She said also she had purchased a return ticket.
Barron was released on $100,000 bail and has not entered a plea yet, according to court documents.
Congdon and Crome to close after 109 years
Downtown office-supply store Congdon and Crome will close, nearly 110 years after its opening in Palo Alto in 1904.
Jim Patrick, the store's owner, said the stationery store's product mix can't generate enough sales to keep the store going in the expensive Palo Alto location.
"Closing the store is a tragedy in my opinion," he said. "The selection has really changed. We started selling a lot of file folders, then floppy discs, then thumb drives and now we're in the cloud. So you can see how the demand the product mix has changed, and it's not enough."
He said the store, which has rented its space on Waverley Street for the past nine years, would probably close in July.
Patrick said he was unable to match a $3 million offer for the space by the owner of the California Skin Institute, a collection of dermatology clinics in Northern California.
Prior to Waverley, the store was located at various addresses along University Avenue, including the site that now houses Jos. A. Banks Clothiers Inc.
The store's manager, Lisa Cone, sees the closure as part of a trend in downtown Palo Alto in which long-standing, conventional businesses that have become institutions are edged out by high rents and heavy competition for space.
"This was a shock to us, but it wasn't unexpected," she said.
Tesla repays federal loan nine years early
Tesla Motors wired the U.S. Department of Energy nearly a half a billion dollars Wednesday, paying off the entire loan it was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2010 with interest and nine years ahead of schedule.
The Palo Alto electric-car company made sure to note that with the $451.8 million repayment it became the "only American car company to have fully repaid the government," according to a company press release.
The company made the payment using the nearly $1 billion it raised last week selling common stock and convertible senior notes. Musk bought $100 million in common equity stocks in the company.
As a result of recent good news (including its first profitable quarter in 10 years and Motor Trend's 2013 car-of-the-year award) its stock prices have experienced a meteoric rise. A year ago its value was $30.74; Wednesday it closed at $87.24.
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Personal computing discussed
Moderator: Hoser
Darkmage wrote:tanker27 wrote:That's surprising to me. Mission design was unique, the voice acting was better than most and the game was constantly reminding me how to have fun. And who doesn't love playing a Japanese game show with automatic weapons?superjawes wrote:In the light of THQ's bankruptcy, I do recommend picking up Saints Row: The Third. It is a whole lot of fun.
Got it in the Humble Bundle. I was bored after a few hours. :/
Arclight wrote:CS:GO is also back at 5,49 Euros....
Has anybody tryed Natural Selection 2? Looks pretty funky.


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Our wilderness is under an unprecedented attack from Trump and anti-conservationists in Congress. Help us fight back.
Development of natural areas in the United States, coupled with expected changes in climate, have increased the importance of migration corridors that connect protected natural areas.
An analysis of more than 8,700 low-producing natural gas wells in two counties in the San Juan Basin, San Juan and Rio Arriba, determined that BLM's rule will have little to no negative impact on these marginal wells.
The measure would permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, protect two wilderness areas in New Mexico and address water supply and river restoration efforts in the Yakima Basin in Washington state.
"It's a lasting and fitting tribute to Secretary Jewell and President Obama that they have conserved so many treasured places valued by Americans across the nation.
Today the U.S. Department of the Interior announced final regulations to improve the safety of offshore drilling nearly six years after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico.
In response to today's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, the following statements are issued by organizations that support the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to protect wilderness in Izembek:
Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released proposed plans that will guide water quality, habitat protection, and logging on 2.5 million acres of federal forests and will significantly impact recreation in western Oregon for decades to come. The plans are the first to be released in
Why reform federal coal?
"It is great to see the administration take action to modernize how the nation uses and manages the coal resources that are owned by all Americans," said Josh Mantell, Carbon Management Campaign Manager for The Wilderness Society. "It is long past time to shift away f
This important legislation will increase recreation opportunities on public lands for millions of Americans and provide new employment opportunities for veterans and young people.


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i love this woman!!!
Brandi looks bored out of her big false tits and the only pussy worth watching was the one at 5.35 !! Even the stud was a boring fucker who had that much of those little blue pills his cock probably is still making wood !!
Brandi is a real porn star
Cats like wtf is going on?
When my sons friend rented a room in my house I would walk in on him all the time getting dressed and one day when no one was around I grabbed ahold of his big cock and started sucking it and before he knew what was happening I was riding it hard like a bucking bronco and just as he was about to cum I placed my mouth over his big purple knob and finished him off in my mouth.He waits till everyone leaves now and starts seducing me the horny little fucker.
I am pretty sure he is working out with a shake weight. LOL!
OHMYGOD THE CAT! I can't handle this.
the cat made me laugh
ahahah 5.35 the cat ahahaha want to exit :D and look at its tail
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Valley Humane Society
Meet Lucy, a stunning 5-year-old female orange tabby. Female orange tabbies are not common. Lucy is a sweet, shy cat that really doesn't shine in a shelter setting. Once she trusts a person, that becomes her human.
Valley Humane Society is at 3670 Nevada St., Pleasanton. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. For details, call 925-426-8656 or visit www.valleyhumane.org or www.facebook.com/ValleyHumaneSociety.
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"Thanks should be given to New Yorker Video for helping to distribute his films, which exist as cultural agitators during a time of mass complacency.... Freethinker jumps around in time and format, ranging from diary entries from Strindberg, his wife, his father, and others in the form of video diaries in which they outline their thoughts and feelings directly into the camera, to specific scenes from his plays that range from attacks on societal ills to raging arguments among families and between relationship-challenged men and women.... It's the rare piece of cinema that actively tries to grapple with the complexity of modern times and espouse some healthy rage and rebellion against the media machine."Slant
"His filmmaking bravely seeks an insistence on personal truthhis own and the viewer's."Bright Lights


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Two detectives were investigating a burglary report in the central area of the city at about 10 a.m. Friday. Two men fled in a car, then ran on foot. Police say one of the men stopped as if to surrender, then fought with a detective and tried to get his gun.
The second detective fatally shot the suspect. Police identified him as Michael W. Daniel II, 25. The other suspect, Marcus Davis, 26, is charged with capital murder, burglary, theft and fleeing.
The department didn't name the officers.
The department is investigating the shooting and prosecutors will determine any charges.


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Fiscally responsible reforms for students, workers and retirees.
Workforce Investment Improvement Act (H.R. 4271)
Republicans are committed to a dynamic, results-oriented job training system that can effectively serve job seekers and workers in need of retraining. The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 4271) – introduced by Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), and fellow Education and Labor Committee Republicans – builds on reforms proposed by Republicans in recent years to strengthen and improve programs and services under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century. The bill will eliminate duplication, enhance the role of employers, strengthen coordinating infrastructure, improve accountability, and increase state and local flexibility to better serve our nation's workers. Together, these reforms will ensure the nation's workforce development system can respond quickly and effectively to the changing needs of job seekers and those in need of training.
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Sandberg happy with Rollins' play
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Ryne Sandberg has spoken his mind about the improvements he wants to see from Jimmy Rollins.
Sandberg said Tuesday he has seen plenty.
"I've seen the base on balls, I've seen the working the counts," Sandberg said at Citizens Bank Park. "He's gotten on base with walks and he's applied his baserunning. I've also seen him with more balls being hit up the middle. I think he's had three to four opposite-field hits, from both sides of the plate. So I see him working on some things in the cage and applying those into the game. But he's also been a spark, a spark running the bases and with some key hits."
Rollins hit .239 (11-for-46) with five doubles, two RBIs and three stolen bases in 13 games prior to Tuesday night's contest against Washington, but he also had 12 walks to give him an impressive .397 on-base percentage.
Sandberg started Freddy Galvis at shortstop Tuesday. It was the fourth time in 17 games Rollins did not start.
Asked if playing somebody like Galvis could keep Rollins engaged, Sandberg said, "I've noticed Jimmy more engaged. I've noticed him being into it. Showing some excitement on the field. Some of these late-inning wins go a long way with everybody, and I think it's rubbed off on Jimmy, also. Jimmy wants to be a big part. I think he's done well."
Rupp says it's 'dream come true' to be in Majors
PHILADELPHIA -- It has been quite a trip for Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp.
Rupp spent the entire 2012 season with Class A Clearwater, and entered this season behind Tommy Joseph and Sebastian Valle on the organizational depth chart. But he earned a promotion from Double-A Reading to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after Joseph suffered a concussion, and Rupp took advantage of the opportunity.
He joined the Phillies before Tuesday's game against the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park, one of six September callups from Triple-A. He is a candidate to be on the Phillies' bench next season as the backup catcher.
"It's the dream I've had since I could pick up a baseball," Rupp said. "It's a dream come true."
Rupp should get a chance to play this month, too.
"All of the guys are here to get a look," Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg said. "I was told he was one of the most improved players in the Minor Leagues. He really came a long way. Personally, I want to see where he's at, what he can do."
That is fine with Rupp.
"Obviously, I wanted to get here as fast as I could," he said. "But I just wanted to go out and take advantage of the opportunities I was given and come out and play every day."
Phils name top Minor League award winners
PHILADELPHIA -- Everything about the Phillies these days is about the future. It is why Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley did not start Tuesday against the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies want to give Cesar Hernandez and Freddy Galvis a look instead.
But on the afternoon the organization named third baseman Maikel Franco and right-hander Severino Gonzalez its 2013 Paul Owens Award winners as the Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, Phillies assistant general manager of player personnel Benny Looper discussed several topics.
First, Franco and Gonzalez.
Franco, 21, hit .320 with 36 doubles, 31 home runs and 103 RBIs in 134 games with Class A Clearwater and Double-A Reading. He led all Minor Leaguers with 308 total bases. He finished tied for second in the Minors in extra-base hits (70), ranked fourth in hits (173), tied for seventh in homers and tied for eighth in RBIs.
The Phillies recently started playing Franco at first base to give him another option at the big league level. Cody Asche looks like he could be the Opening Day third baseman next season. The Phillies hoped Franco would play in the Arizona Fall League, where he could play both positions, but his Winter Ball team in the Dominican declined the request.
"It's where we got more control, and then send him to winter ball," Looper said. "But it's fine. He's going to be playing."
Gonzalez, 20, went 7-5 with a 2.00 ERA in 25 games (14 starts) with Class A Lakewood, Clearwater and Reading. He struck out 119 in 103 2/3 innings this season.
"His fastball can go both ways," Looper said. "He cuts it and he sinks it. In a sense, he's trying to emulate Mariano [Rivera] and his cutter. He looks underdeveloped. He's going to get bigger and stronger. He can really pitch. He's fun to watch. He's real competitive on the mound. He doesn't mind throwing inside. He pitches like a veteran. He has three or four different pitches, throws them in any count. Throws a lot of strikes. He had a very good year last year in Venezuela and he just continued that this year. He pitched well wherever we've thrown him.
"He does need to get bigger and stronger. He needs to improve his changeup. He's got some things to work on. But he's got good command of more than one pitch. He does have a chance of moving up quicker than others, where it takes them a few years to figure out their command."
Severino started Monday in Double-A in place of left-hander Jesse Biddle, whom the organization decided to shut down.
Biddle went 5-14 with a 3.64 ERA in 27 starts this season.
"He's pitched enough," Looper said. "He came out of the last game coughing. … He started out great. He punched out 16 one game and he ended up with that whooping cough and he never came back. He showed flashes of it. The game the other night, he showed good stuff -- fastball, great angle, curveball, change. Didn't command the fastball the way he did early. It was not one extreme to the other, but he was performing well early. We think he'll be back there next year."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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System President Charles Welch announced the finalists Thursday. They are: John Beehler, the provost at the University of North Texas; Soraya Coley, provost and vice president of academic affairs at California State University-Bakersfield; and Tim Hudson, vice chancellor of the Texas Tech University system.
All three will be formally interviewed on campus sometime next month. An advisory committee selected the finalists after reviewing 28 applications.
Dan Howard remains the school's interim chancellor. Welch said Howard will return to his post as provost and executive vice chancellor at ASU once a new chancellor is selected.


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List of Americans Abroad
Dempsey, injured in England, will miss at least one U.S. qualifier.
Injury problems continue for DeMerit who hurts eye in accident.
Bradley spends time on bench for Mönchengladbach, but plays in Cup match.
Altidore gets start up top, but Hull City is blanked by visiting Birmingham.
Dempsey excels in Fulham's 2-1 triumph over Everton and Howard.
Benfica sends Adu to Lisbon rival Belenenses on loan.
Davies scores twice in his first three games with Sochaux.
Altidore impresses in his first two outings with Hull City.
Howard stunned in goal, his Everton falls 6-1 to Arsenal.
Bradley goes distance, Mönchengladbach saves Bundesliga future with draw.
Bradley, Mönchengladbach again face relegation worries after 5-0 loss.
Fulham fans fete Dempsey; Reading says farewell to Hahnemann.
Hahnemann, Reading come up short to Burnley in promotion playoffs.
Bocanegra scores, but Rennes is upset by Guingamp 2-1 in Cup final.
Hahnemann, Reading fall short of Premier League promotion, get second chance.
Hahnemann posts two shutouts, Reading has Sunday shot for promotion to Premier League.
Howard saves in tiebreaker lead Everton past Manchester United in FA Cup semifinals.
Reading finally scores, but Hahnemann concedes lead in 2-2 draw with Blackpool.
Dempsey scores twice, adds assist to spark Fulham past Manchester City.
Edu scores first goal, Beasley injures rib in Rangers victory.
Friedel is sent off from Villa's 5-0 rout at hands of Liverpool.
Howard, Everton are on the upswing in English Premier League.
Americans Abroad
(Thursday, October 22, 2009) -- United State striker Charlie Davies is out of intensive care and improving after being critically injured in a car accident in suburban Washington D.C. before the U.S.-Costa Rica October 14 World Cup qualifier.
At Washington Hospital Center, Davies' condition has been upgraded to "serious" and he is now able to have visitors and can speak to them. He faces a long operation to repair his badly broken left elbow and still faces multiple surgeries to fix facial fractures. His long term overall prognosis is considered good, but his future in soccer is unknown and a long way off.
Davies was in his first season with Sochaux of France.
U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu, who torn a knee tendon in the Costa Rica qualifier, wwas scheduled for surgery this week in California to be performed by U.S. national-team orthopedic surgeon Bert Mandelbaum. He will then remain on the West Coast to begin physical therapy and rehabilitation under U.S. Soccer Federation supervision and probably will not return AC Milan of Italy before the New Year.
U.S. defender Jay DeMerit, who captains Watford in England's second-tier League Championship, has been suffering from a serious eye infection resulting from a contact-lens accident and had surgery Saturday to replace the cornea in his left eye. It will be several weeks before it can be determined how long he will need to recover, but it is likely he will be sidelined until 2010.
In Germany, FC Schalke 04 midfielder Jermaine Jones who has dual German-U.S. citizenship and has declared to play for the U.S., has undergone further surgery on his damaged left leg. He suffered a fracture in his left tibia in training camp in June and had a metal plate inserted to stabilize the fracture. He has been experiencing quite a bit of pain during rehabilitation, so another operation was necessary to stabilize the plate and he will miss another six-to-eight weeks.
Also in Germany, American midfielder Sal Zizzo who has been playing on the Hannover 96 reserve\youth team, injured his knee last week in a training session and will need extensive surgery, causing him to miss the rest of the season.
During a training drill, Zizzo ruptured the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee. He will undergo surgery in several weeks after the swelling has gone down.
In the English Premier League Saturday, American goalkeeper Brad Friedel started his league-record 199th consecutive match and was rarely better, helping Aston Villa (5-2-1, 16 points) score a huge 2-1 victory over visiting Chelsea to the delight of a standing room only crowd of 39,047 at Villa Park. Friedel made six saves, three of them special, while Richard Dunne and James Collins scored of corner kicks to beat Chelsea (7-2, 21).
American Brad Guzan was Friedel's back-up, as usual.
U.S. keeper Tim Howard was sharp for Everton in a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Howard made three saves, including a gem on Kevin Doyle in the first half and one on Sylvan Ebanks-Blake midway through the second half, but could not stop a Doyle drive in the 75th minute. Everton received the equalizer from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov in the 88th minute and then things got nasty.
Wolverhampton's Austrian midfielder Stefan Maierhofer was issued a yellow card for his reaction to the goal and then tangled with Howard in stoppage time. Maierhofer was shown a second yellow card and ejected for a foul on Howard, while Howard was booked for retaliating. Afterward, Wolves coach Mick McCarthy was incensed, saying that Howard should also have been sent off.
American Marcus Hahnemann was in his role as backup keeper and didn't play for Wolves.
On Monday, Hull City traveled south to London and defeated Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage on a chilly night. Hull played extremely defensively in the first half, then tried to push the game after intermission, but to no avail.
U.S. midfielder Clint Dempsey, sufficiently recovered from the shoulder injury that kept him out of the last two U.S. qualifiers, started for Fulham on the right side. As usual, he played all over the front, at times drifting all the way to left wing, but more often resembling a central striker. He came close in the second half, but did not score. He has now gone 14 league matches without a goal, but continues to do a lot of heavy lifting in the midfield.
American forward Eddie Johnson did not play for Fulham.
U.S. striker Jozy Altidore came on for Hull in the 69th minute, but did little until the 90th minute when he missed inches high on a header, one of Hull's few chances on the night.
U.S. defender Jonathan Spector dressed, but didn't play in West Ham United's 2-1 loss at Stoke City.
In the League Championship, American defender Frank Simek was on the bench, but didn't play for Sheffield Wednesday in a 2-0 decision over Coventry City.
In the third-tier League One Monday, American forward Mike Grella was in uniform, but never left the Leeds United bench in a 2-1 win over Norwich City.
American forward Jemal Johnson played the final 15 minutes for MK Dons' 2-0 triumph over Gillingham.
In the German Bundesliga, U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley has won back his starting role for Borussia Mönchengladbach. On Saturday, he went the distance and scored a goal in a 2-1 road loss to Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena.
Bradley had a strong match, scoring from 18 yards four minutes into stoppage time, but it was too little, too late.
Before the international break for qualifiers , Mönchengladbach coach Michael Frontzeck bundled his whole team and took it for a three-day training retreat in the rural Nethherlands. It appeared to do some good with the team playing better on its return. Still, the club fell 1-0 to Borussia Dortmund on its return.
Bradley apparently benefited from the time away, winning back his job as a starter for the first time in more than a month, going the distance in the disappointing loss.
U.S. defender Steve Cherundolo went 90 minutes for Hannover 96 in a 2-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt. Two weeks earlier, Hannover won its first home match of the year in convincing fashion, 5 - 2 over SC Freiburg at the AWD-Arena.
In the 2. Bundesliga, U.S. striker Kenny Cooper played the final 11 minutes of 1860 Munich's 3-1 victory over Duisburg.
American David Yelldell was strong in goal for TuS Koblenz in a 1-1 tie with Rot Weiss Ahlen.
American forward Matt Taylor dressed, but didn't play for FSV Frankfurt in a 4-1 setback at Fortuna Düsseldorf. American Luis Robles was the backup keeper for Kaiserslautern in a 2-1 decision at Energie Cottbus.
U.S. defender Carlos Bocanegra was responsible for pulling down Auxerre striker Dennie Oliech in the 16th minute and Benoît Pedretti scored on the resulting free kick, sending Auxerre to a 1-0 win over Stade Rennes in the French Ligue 1
Referee Wilfried Bien also decisively issued a red card to Bocanegra for the foul, which left him suspended for Saturday's 0-0 draw Saturday at Lille.
In Scotland, U.S. midfielder Maurice Edu has begun light training, but is still weeks away from returning to Glasgow Rangers' lineup from his knee injury.
On Saturday, American midfielder DaMarcus Beasley did not dress for Rangers' 2-1 triumph at St. Johnstone.
In Portugal, U.S. midfielder Freddy Adu made his first Portugese Liga start October 12 for his Belenenses, but his new club went down 1-0 to visiting Nacional at Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon in a special make-up match played during the international break.
Adu started as a striker for coach João Carlos Pereira in a 4-4-2 formation. He had one good chance, but did not make much of an impact and was lifted at halftime in favor of Andre Almeida.
Two weeks earlier, Adu made his first appearance in a league match in an unexpected 0-0 draw with host Sporting Lisbon at Jose Alvalade stadium. Adu came on in the 66th minute for Yontcha and while he did not provide an offensive spark, he was able to help keep Sporting off the score sheet and earn Belenenses a point in the standings for the 1-3-3 club.
In the Danish SAS-Ligaen, U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber went the distance for AGF Aarhus in a 1-0 loss at Sonderjylland. American forward Jeremiah White did not play.
Two weeks earlier, Feilhaber had a big hand in stopping Aarhus's three-match skid and his side defeating visiting SønderjyskE 2-1.
In the ninth minute, Feilhaber opened the scoring with a shot that ricocheted off several defenders before landing in the net.. Feilhaber then forced keeper David Ousted into a fine save before assisting Peter Graulund, who scored to make it 2-0.
SønderjyskE scored late. White played the final six minutes substituting for a tiring Feilhaber.
American defender Michael Parkhurst did not play for Nordsjaelland's in a 2-0 loss to Odense.
American defender Danny Califf has not dressed for Midtjylland's last two matches, this week a 1-1 draw at Brøndby, and is back in coach Allan Kuhn's doghouse.
In Norway's Tippeligaen, U.S. keeper Troy Perkins made several good saves in Valerenga IF Oslo's 2-1 victory at SK Brann Bergen. He also was strong in his previous outing, a 3-1 win over visiting Viking Stavangerat at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. Four victories in a row have Valerenga in sixth place at 12-12-4 with 40 points..
American defender Hunter Freeman went the distance for IK Start Kristiansand in a 1-0 loss to Aalesunds FK. Fellow American back Clarence Goodson was on the Start bench, but did not play.
In the previous match, both went the distance in Start's surprise 3-2 decision at Rosenborg BK in a controversy-filled game.
In stoppage time, Goodson exchanged words with Rosenborg's Rade Prica in the Rosenborg penalty area. Prica first shoved Goodson, then threw him to the ground. In an unusual decision, referee Tom Øvrebø showed a red card to Prica and awarded Start a penalty kick, which was subsequently converted.
Rosenborg (19-1-8, 65), the runaway league winner, suffered its first loss as the Norwegian season nears its end. Start (9-9-10, 37) is in a three-way tie for seventh place in a 16-team league.
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