| Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake was available in 1990 and | | | | Land. Upon Snake's arrival to Zanzibar Land, he |
| was the sequel to the original Metal Gear. The game | | | | notices the creator of the first Metal Gear from the |
| takes place in 1999 as the Cold War was waning, and | | | | previous game (Dr. Drago Pettrovich Madnar). Dr. |
| the threat at Outer Heaven was neutralized by | | | | Drago tells Snake that he was coerced into making |
| Snake (who has retired from Foxhound). | | | | another Metal Gear and Big Boss is in charge. Snake |
| Notwithstanding this, another discord has come to | | | | also learns that Gray Fox (former Foxhound |
| the forefront. This time around, it entails oil. Oil was | | | | Operative) is in control of Metal Gear, so Snake |
| being exhausted at an alarming rate, and there | | | | continues his mission by trying to rescue Dr. Kio. Kio is |
| seemed to be no solution. However, a scientist | | | | finally found by Snake, but Kio is dead. As Snake |
| named Dr. Kio Marv might have an adequate | | | | retrieves the Oilix, he is rudely interrupted by Dr. |
| replacement. He develops something called Oilix and | | | | Madnar. It has come to Snake's attention that Dr. |
| hopes this will one day supersede the necessity for | | | | Madnar intentionally worked on Metal Gear. The |
| oil. Kio demonstrated Oilix at a conference in Prague | | | | engineer attempts to murder Snake, but fails |
| and was headed towards America to deliver the | | | | miserably. Gray Fox (who in the Metal Gear cockpit) |
| message. As he departed from Prague to America, | | | | encounters Snake, and Snake exterminates the |
| he was taken hostage by terrorists from Zanzibar | | | | mobile tank. Moreover, Snake and Gray Fox duke it |
| Land. The terrorists planned on eliminating the supply | | | | out, and Snake is triumphant. After Gray Fox is out |
| of oil being distributed utilizing a plethora of nuclear | | | | of the equation, the final one-on-one showdown with |
| weapons. This is where the protagonist Solid Snake | | | | Big Boss transpires. The persistent hero musters |
| enters the picture. Foxhound's new squad leader | | | | every ounce of strength in his body and ultimately |
| (Roy Campbell) implores Snake to rescue Dr. Kio | | | | vanquishes Big Boss. The Oilix is safely returned to |
| Marv and eradicate the terrorist threat. Snake | | | | Roy Campbell and all is well. |
| complies to Roy's request and travels to Zanzibar | | | | |