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EVA (Metal Gear)
The Metal Gear, ''Metal Gear'' franchise, created by Hideo Kojima and featuring character and mecha designs by Yoji Shinkawa, features a large cast of characters, several of whom are soldiers with supernatural, supernatural powers provided by scientific advancements. The series initially follows the mercenary Solid Snake. In the ''Metal Gear'' games, he goes on government missions to find the Metal Gear (mecha), Metal Gears while encountering Gray Fox and Big Boss (Metal Gear), Big Boss in Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land. In the ''Metal Gear Solid'' games, he works with Otacon and Raiden (Metal Gear), Raiden while opposing Liquid Snake's FOXHOUND, Solidus Snake, the Patriots and Revolver Ocelot. Beginning with ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'', several games have served as prequels, following Big Boss' past as Naked Snake and Venom Snake as well as the origins of the organizations. While the characters of the ''Metal Gear'' games had designs modeled after Hollywood actors, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellipsis (narrative Device)
Ellipsis is the narrative device of omitting a portion of the sequence of events, allowing the reader to fill in the narrative gaps. Aside from its literary use, the ellipsis has a counterpart in film production. It is there to suggest an action by simply showing what happens before and after what is observed. The vast majority of films use ellipses to clear actions that add nothing to the narrative. Beyond these "convenience" ellipses, ellipses are also used to advance the story. Description An ellipsis in narrative leaves out a portion of the story. This can be used to condense time, or as a stylistic method to allow the reader to fill in the missing portions of the narrative with their imagination. Ellipsis was also used in literature, as in the modernist works of Ernest Hemingway who pioneered the Iceberg Theory, also known as the theory of omission. Virginia Woolf's novel ''To the Lighthouse'' contains famous examples of literary ellipses. Between the first and second parts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger (born Thomas Michael Moore; May 31, 1949) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in ''Platoon'' (1986). He is also known for playing Jake Taylor in the '' Major League'' films and Thomas Beckett in the '' Sniper'' films. Other films he appeared in include '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977), '' The Dogs of War'' (1980), '' The Big Chill'' (1983), '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1983), '' Someone to Watch Over Me'' (1987), '' Betrayed'' (1988), '' The Field'' (1990), '' Sniper'' (1992), '' Gettysburg'' (1993), ''The Substitute'' (1996), '' Training Day'' (2001), and '' Inception'' (2010). Berenger won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his performance as Jim Vance in the 2012 miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys''. Early life and education Berenger was born as Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago, on May 31, 1949, to a Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Gear (video Game)
is an action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the MSX2. It was originally released for the system in Japan and parts of Europe in July 1987. Considered to have popularized the stealth game genre, it was the first video game to be developed by Hideo Kojima, who would go on to direct most of the games that followed in the ''Metal Gear'' series. A reworked port of the game was released for the Famicom a few months later, which later saw release in international markets for the NES over the following two years; this version was developed without Kojima's involvement and features drastically altered level designs, among other changes. Players control Solid Snake, an operative of the special forces unit FOXHOUND, who goes on a solo infiltration mission into the fortified state of Outer Heaven to destroy Metal Gear, a bipedal walking tank capable of launching nuclear missiles from anywhere in the world, as well as rescue a number of fellow agents wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Gear Online
''Metal Gear Online'', also known as ''Metal Gear Online 2'', was a Stealth game, stealth third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 3. Released in 2008, it was an online multiplayer spin-off of the ''Metal Gear'' video game series. The starter pack of ''Online'' was available worldwide bundled with ''Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'', with a standalone release for Japan. The name ''Metal Gear Online'' is common with earlier online components for ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater#Subsistence, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence'' and ''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops''. ''Metal Gear Online''s North American and European servers were shut down on June 12, 2012. Gameplay ''Metal Gear Online'' allowed up to 16 players to engage in online tactical warfare. Players create a character by choosing their name, gender (with the GENE Expansion), race and voice. Creating a new character requires the old to be deleted or an additional character slot to be purchased. Characters rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twin Snakes
is an action-adventure stealth game developed by Konami and Silicon Knights and published by Konami for the GameCube. Released in March 2004, the game is a remake of 1998's '' Metal Gear Solid''. ''The Twin Snakes'' features graphical improvements over the original, new cutscenes written and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, and gameplay functions originally introduced in the sequel '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''. The game includes a revised translation with re-recorded voice acting, using almost all of the original English voice cast. The game was met with positive reception from critics, with praise towards the graphics and presentation, though with criticisms towards the framerate and the addition of gameplay mechanics from ''Sons of Liberty''. Gameplay Serving as a remake of '' Metal Gear Solid'' (1998), the gameplay of ''Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes'' was altered to resemble that of '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' (2001). While all of the original ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hayter
David Hayter is a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is well known as the English-language voice actor for Solid Snake and Big Boss (Metal Gear), Naked Snake in the ''Metal Gear'' video game series. He wrote the film ''X-Men (film), X-Men'' (2000), for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Writing. He also co-wrote ''X2 (film), X2'' (2003) and ''Watchmen (2009 film), Watchmen'' (2009). His additional roles include Sean Barker/The Guyver in ''Guyver: Dark Hero'' (1994), and King Shark on ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'' (2016-2019). Early life Hayter's father, Stephen, worked in the pharmaceutical industry. David Hayter started acting at the age of nine. He spent most of his childhood living around the world, and moved to Kobe at the age of 15, graduating from its international Canadian Academy in 1987. After this, he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for two years until transferring to the Toronto Metropolitan University in Toront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Ōtsuka
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is attached to Mausu Promotion. The astringent and calm quality of his deep voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of second generation Jigen Daisuke in ''Lupin III'', the titular protagonist in '' Black Jack'', Solid Snake, Naked Snake, Solidus Snake, and Venom Snake in the ''Metal Gear'' series, Gamigami Devil in '' Popolocrois'', Ryoma Hoshi in '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'', Shunsui Kyouraku in ''Bleach'', Lieutenant Garuru in ''Sgt. Frog'', Gwendel von Voltaire in '' Kyo Kara Maoh!'', Batou in ''Ghost in the Shell'', Blackbeard in ''One Piece'', Tadakatsu Honda in the '' Samurai Warriors'' and ''Warriors Orochi'' series, Sango and Jugo Yokomizo in ''Detective Conan'', Bryan Hawk in '' Hajime no Ippo'', Zen Shigaraki/All For One in ''My Hero Academia'', Thorkell in '' Vinland Saga'', Wamuu in '' JoJo's B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GameSpot
''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein. In addition to the information produced by ''GameSpot'' staff, the site also allows users to write their own reviews, blogs, and post on the site's forums. It has been owned by Fandom, Inc. since October 2022. In 2004, ''GameSpot'' won "Best Gaming Website" as chosen by the viewers in Spike TV's second ''Video Game Award Show'', and has won Webby Awards several times. The domain ''GameSpot.com'' attracted at least 60 million visitors annually by October 2008 according to a Compete.com study. History In January 1996, Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein quit their positions at IDG and founded SpotMedia Communications. SpotMedia then launched ''GameSpot'' on May 1, 1996. Originally, ''GameSpot'' focused solely on personal computer games, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. The character Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887's ''A Study in Scarlet''. His popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in ''The Strand Magazine'', beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling Canon of Sherlock Holmes, four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian era, Victorian or Edwardian era, Edwardian eras between 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. Watson, Dr. John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns Of The Patriots
''Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'' is a 2008 action-adventure stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the PlayStation 3. It is the sixth ''Metal Gear'' game directed by Hideo Kojima. Set five years after the events of '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'', the story centers around a prematurely aged Solid Snake, now known as Old Snake, as he goes on one last mission to assassinate his nemesis Liquid Snake, who now inhabits the body of his former henchman Revolver Ocelot under the guise of Liquid Ocelot, before he takes control of the Sons of the Patriots, an A.I. system that controls the activities of PMCs worldwide. The game was released on June 12, 2008. ''Guns of the Patriots'' received universal acclaim, with praise for its gameplay, graphics, characters, and emotional weight, while criticism centered on its plot as convoluted and its emphasis on cutscenes. The game garnered Game of the Year awards from several major gaming p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
