One of the best games for one of the best consoles of all time.
Metal Gear Solid is about a terroist organization taking over nukes and storing them in Alaska. As Solid Snake you will try to stop the terroist and bring the chaos to order.The story overall, thru twists and turns, this game is one of the best in gaming history.
The graphics, this is a PS1 one game, so you won't see anything mind-blowing in this day of age, but that doen't mean there isnt anything good to look at.
The sound, still as top-notch as it was in 98'. Some of the best voice-overs in history are in this game. Every character has their own attitude and the actors and actresses bring every peice of life into the characters. The guns have an individual sound for each one and even the footsteps sound different ( the snow will make a scruffish noise while the gravel will make your standard footstep).
The gameplay, a very good and responsive control scheme make it very easy for the gamer. While the first-person view is not there like in the second one, it is still a fun game and an innovated one in it's own way.
Value, there is a absoluetly mind-blowing single-player game with two endings and that is about it.
Overall, you must get this game just for the story alone. But you need to get it for the excellent boss fights and the awesome stealth element. So just buy this game if you dont already own it.