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28, 2011METAL GEAR ANALYSIS BY AVINASH MADDI

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THE FORMAL ELEMENT'S

(A)PLAYER:

Rookie Solider by code name "Solid Snake" and works for mercenary group "Foxhound".Number:

The Player is alone (Single Player).Role:

Player has only has one character , A Rookie names Solid Snake.Interaction Pattern:

The Player play versus the game.

(B)OBJECTIVES:

(i)Infiltrate the fortress of outer heaven which is believed to housing weapons of massdestruction.

(ii)To investigate whether or not they have weapon.

CAPTURE: avoid being captures or killed.. RESCUE:

Foxhound member named Grayfox who went missing during his infiltration. Rescue prisoners of war. Dr.Pettrove daughter "Ellen".

OUTWIT Understand enemy patrol pattern and take action.


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(C)Procedure:

Player can start, pause and exit game. The Player controls the moment of his character with joystick. Shoot/Punch by pressing a button. Interact with his environment using bombs to explode walls. The Character can shoot the enemies and throw grenades. Can light his torchlight by pressing button. Can switch between weapons.

(D) Rules

Ammo and ration re-spawns after you leave the room and come back in.(I)OBJECTS AND CONCEPTS

Weapons has Ammo size. Damage. Range of fire. Specific ammo.

Ammo Replenishes specific ammo for specific weapon.

Ration and Body Armour Gives a specific amount of health or energy to character.

Class gives player access to specific action or access to specific character


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Doors Doors of respective levels can be opened by respective cards.

Cards Respective cards are used to open respective doors.

Trucks Some trucks stock ammo and ration and some truck delivers characters to a specific

destination.

Security camera has Field of vision and can raise "Alert Phase: if it detects character in field of vision.

Silencer Reduces the sound of fire (doesn't alert enemies in the same room).

(II)RESTRICTING ACTIONS:

Character can't have more than 99 ammo. Character can't have more than 5 classes. Energy and health don't replenish automatically with time, when not hit. Cant have more than 1 gun in hand. Enemy attack only when they detect character in field of vision. Enemies attack only in weapons.

(III)DETERMINING EFFECTS:

If you rescue a Prisoner of war then the character moves up rank which will increaseammo carry and increase health and get him some vital information.

If you kill a prisoner of war then the character ranks decreases. When health bar is nil, character dies. When hit, take damages in the armour first, if no armour, takes damages to health. Takes damages when go in electrified field, gas room, deep water, bomb blast area. Enemies spot character when they hear him or see him or being hit. Enemies get into alert position when they see they spot character.


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One! = Enemies on the screen will come after character and the characterhas to kill all enemies and if he moves on to other screen the Alert phase

ends.

Two!! = Enemies from other rooms will come for help and to get out of theroom player will have to all enemies and reinforcements to decrease alertphase.

(E)Resources:

Life Rank Weapons Ammos Ration Body Armour

(F)Conflicts:

Player is faced with a challenge to use resources like (cigarette..Etc) to distract enemies andkeep low profile.

Player should avoid detection to avoid fights and finish quick. Player needs to find specific card to open specific door.

(I) SKILL: timing /pattern skills to avoid getting detected.

(II)OBSTACLES:

Electric floor, Gas room, Deep water, Mined area, Trapped floor(III)OPPONENTS:

Soldier Door Guard Flying rocket soldiers Arnolds (muscled soldiers) Bosses


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(IV)DILEMMAS

Player faced with a mental choice to follow big boss direction or not (after knowing he wasbehind heaven)

(G)Outcome

Zero Sum Game (you win /you Lose)


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Dramatic Elements:

(A) Story

Code Name Solid Snake have to infiltrate Outer Heaven to investigate whether or not theyhave mass destructive Weapon and has to rescue Gray Fox.

(II)CHALLENGE

Survive all enemies and traps. Has to finish objective.

EVOLUTION OF ENEMIES:

Soldiers >>Guards >>Flying Soldiers >>Arnolds >>BossesOBSTACLES:

More intense and dangerous ground with dangerous area.

(B) Player(er)

ACHIEVER: To finish game by only killing only Bosses.

(C)Premise Rookie Solider by code name "Solid Snake" and works for mercenary group "Foxhound" goes

to investigate whether or not Outer heaven has a mass destruction weapon: through heaven

he discovers the presence of Giant Metal Gear, which can fire nuclear bomb from anywhere.

Player could discover how to move his character and watch other NPC patrol patterns.


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(D)Character:

TYPE: Stealth. PROTAGONIST: Rookie Soldier code names "Solid Snake". REPRESENTATIVE: Elite Soldier.

(E)Story

The game is linear and passive: Events happen without player "conscious" intervention: the character (and the

player) undergoes what the system has designed.

(F) Dramatic Arc

TENSION: the design of level and items management. Always on CLIMAX.


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Dynamic System:

Object Properties Behaviour Relationship

Player Specific

Solid Snake Speed Life Move, Punch,

Fire Equip, Use

Solid Snake is equipped witha HandGun/SubMachine

Gun , can use Ration,can

equip Body Armour,can save

or kill 'POW' ,if"Life" is null

then Solid snake dies

Life NormalState

UpgradedState

Increase Decrease When Solid Snake gets hit byBullet his Life Decreases,if

Solid Snake uses Ration his

life increases.

Rank 1,2,3,4,5(stars)

Increase Decrease When Solid Snake Rescues'POW' his Rank increases,if

Solid Snake kills 'POW' his

Rank decreases.

Ration Numerical Consumable Increase Decrease

Can be Picked bySolidSnake,Using Ration

Increases Life.

POW BrownSprite Tied Freed, Dead

GiveInfo Rescuing Increases SolidSnakeRank and GetsInfo,Killing decreases Solid

SnakeClass.

Info Information When Rescued 'POW' givesInfo.

Inventory

Stuff

Bullets Normal

DisappearState

Spawn Move Hit Exist/Don't

Exist

if it hits a Enemy it kills themand if Bullet hits Solid snake

it decreases his Life.

HandGun Gray Sprite Spawn Fire Bullets can fire Bullets, Silencer canbe added

Sub Machine

Gun

Gray Sprite Spawn Fire Bullets can fire Bullets,Silencer canbe added

Grenade Round GraySprite

Spawn Explode Solid Snake can throwGrenade, if Grenade kills

Enemies if it Hits

Scope/binocul

ars

Cylindricallong hallow

Spawn

Zoomin Allow Solid Snake to see onescreen ahead without risking


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Sprite Zoomout LifeCigars White Sprite Spawn

Distract To distract EnemiesAttentionCompass White

Circular

Sprite

Spawn Sound

on/off

Helps SolidSnake toNavigate

Cardboard Box BrownHallow Box

Spawn Hides SolidSnake fromEnemies FOV

Land Mines BrownSpherical

Sprite

Spawn Explode IfSolidSnake or Enemiestouch it Explodes.

Plastic

Explosives

YellowSprite

Time Spawn Explode If placed on Wall, it destroysit.

Wall BrownBricky Sprite

Static Destroyable/Non

Destroyable

Gets Destroyed ifPlasticExplosive is placed on it.

Body Armour BrownSprite

Spawn IfSolidSnake EquipsBodyArmour his Damage

Decreases.

Stuff to

Carry/Use

Silencer CylindricalSprite

DecreaseSound

Can be Equipped with Gunand Machine Gun

Doors Blue Sprite Open Close Respective Doors needRespective Card to Open

Cards Card Sprite Spawn Equip Used to Open RespectiveDoor

Against Player

Guards Speed Normal

State

Active State Grey Sprite

Move Sleep Attack Live/Death Patrol

Equipped with Gun and SemiMachine Gun.

Open Fire Bullets ifSolidSnake is in FOV

Dogs Speed Normal

State

Active State

Move Sleep Attack Live/Death

Attack SolidSnake if he is inFOV.

Security

Camera

Static Normal

State

Active State

AlertPhaseOn

AlertPhaseOff

Turns AlertPhase up if SolidSnake is in FOV

Scorpion

Lasered

Camera

Static Normal

State

Fire Lasers Fire Lasers is SolidSnake is inFOV


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Active StateAlertPhase On

Off AlerphaseMusicon/off

Alerts all Enemies to cometo specified Area.

Lasers Red Sprite Speed Direction

Exist/NonExist

Distance If touches SolidSnake kills

him.

Main Enemies

Tanks Tank Sprite Speed Fire Rate

Spawn Move Fire Live/Death

Fires Bullets in a Directionon SolidSnake.

Shoot Gunner Human GraySprite

Fire Rate Normal

State

Active State Speed


Fires Bullets on Solid Snake.

Machine Gun

Kid

HumanBrown

Sprite

Fire Rate Normal

State

Active State Speed


Fires Bullets on SolidSnakein a pattern.

Helicopter HelicopterSprite

Fire Rate Normal

State

Active State

Spawn Fire Live/Death

Fires Bullets in a pattern.

Bulldozer Bulldozersprite

NormalState

Active State Speed

Spawn Move

Live/Death

Move up and down inspecified location

If it touches SolidSnake, itkills him

Fire Trooper Fire Rate Normal

State

Active State Sprite

equipped

with Oxygen

Mask Speed

Spawn Move Live/Death

Fires Bullets on SolidSnakein a pattern.


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Coward Duck Fire rate Normal

State

Active State Speed Human

Warrior

Sprite

Spawn Move Live/Death Take Cover

Moves left and right andtakes cover behind POW and

fires Bullets on Solid Snake

Big Boss HumanSprite

Fire Rate Speed Normal

State

Active State


Moves left and right andfires Bullets in pattern facing

SolidSnake

Metal Gear NormalState

Static Spawn Live/Death It gets destroyed, ifSolidSnake bombs it by

particular sequence.


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