I have a three step procedure that comes into play whenever I hear about video game adaptations. I immediately stop reading and just scan through the article for either ‘Paul WS Anderson’ or ‘Brett Ratner’s names. When I get the all-clear, I hold my breath, pick up a noose, and scan for ‘Uwe Boll’. When that comes up negative I exhale and read the article. Wimmer is great. Mostly, because I loved EQUILIBIUM, but also by virtue of being none of those guys I mentioned earlier. But ULTRAVIOLET actually made me bleed from the eyeballs, and the girl I saw it with puked into my lap for no reason at all other than what was on screen. Thankfully, I consider that his only mis-step and reports have it that the film was raped by the studio anyway. In conclusion we could do a lot worse.
Metal Gear Solid’s story centers on Solid Snake, a retired soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons disposal facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. There are of course, twists and turns aplenty. And special bonus: if your child or the kid brother of a chick you’re trying to hook up with is playing it, tell him to switch controller ports when he fights Psycho Mantis, he’ll think you’re a God.