This is the bastardized version of Metal Gear Kojima wasn't involved with, released in the West while the MSX version never saw the light of day here until it was released with MGS3: Subsistence on PS2.
While it's generally on-par with contemporary NES games, it's really flawed compared to the original, with some poor design decisions like the drawn-out and linear jungle section before reaching Outer Heaven, having to fight a stupid supercomputer at the end instead of the eponymous robot, and a janky password save system that serves to frustrate more than anything.
While it's generally on-par with contemporary NES games, it's really flawed compared to the original, with some poor design decisions like the drawn-out and linear jungle section before reaching Outer Heaven, having to fight a stupid supercomputer at the end instead of the eponymous robot, and a janky password save system that serves to frustrate more than anything.