# Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/metal-gear-solid-2/

6 people recommended Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Players praise its fun gameplay and lasting, personal impact, though critics say the story is hard to follow.

Summary written from 9 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun to replay through emulation (2 comments in the sample): "The games are a lot of fun, and they are certainly worth playing through in an emulator or something." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003879)) "I enjoy the games, I've played through MGS2 all the way through twice.  It's a good game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003972))
- Personal, memorable, satisfying experience (2 comments in the sample): "Playing Metal Gear Solid 2 was one of my fondest memories I cherish." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46819797)) "it hit all the right spots for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46825160))

## What people warn about

- Story is hard to follow (1 comment in the sample): "the actual story is incomprehensible" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001648))

## Other stealth games people recommend

- [Thief: The Dark Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thief-the-dark-project/): 12 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Thief video game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thief/): 10 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Metal Gear Solid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/metal-gear-solid/): 9 recommend, 6 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Metal Gear Solid V](https://hackerapproved.com/p/metal-gear-solid-v/): 7 recommend, 1 mixed, 3 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty", https://hackerapproved.com/p/metal-gear-solid-2/ (6 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.