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Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection

Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection, developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami Digital Entertainment, was released for PlayStation 2 in North America on 2008-03-18. Its documented physical format is DVD-ROM / CD-ROM. The catalog classifies it as Action · Compilation · Stealth. PLAYBACK links 2 physical packages, including 1 separately cataloged edition, to this game family.

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Also known as

MGS: The Essential Collection

Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection is documented as a physical DVD-ROM / CD-ROM release for PlayStation 2. Developer: Kojima Productions. Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment. Cataloged genre: Action · Compilation · Stealth. The archive records this package family for North America with a documented release date of 2008-03-18. This family currently groups 2 documented physical packages, including 1 separately cataloged edition.

Released
March 18, 2008
Platform / family
PlayStation 2
Format / type
DVD-ROM / CD-ROM
Region
North America
Developer
Kojima Productions
Publisher
Konami Digital Entertainment
Genre
Action · Compilation · Stealth
Exact physical item

Source-verified package identity

1 ID

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Verified identifiers

Documented package components

Manuals, inserts and extras not listed here have not yet been source-verified. They are not assumed absent.

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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection is developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami Digital Entertainment. The source-linked collector record documents a DVD-ROM / CD-ROM release for PlayStation 2 in North America, dated March 18, 2008. The catalog classifies it as Action · Compilation · Stealth. The same game family is also indexed as MGS: The Essential Collection (abbreviation).

Developer
Kojima Productions
Publisher
Konami Digital Entertainment
Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is March 18, 2008 for North America on PlayStation 2. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America. Documented alternate or regional names include MGS: The Essential Collection (International). These names remain attached to one game family rather than being counted as unrelated games.

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Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as DVD-ROM / CD-ROM. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

1 separately cataloged physical edition is linked to this family: Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection.

Research sources

  1. rfgeneration.com — catalog record ↗