Metal Gear Soli (メタルギアソリッド, Metaru Gia Soriddo?, commonly abbreviated as MGS) is a stealth action video and computer game directed by Hideo Kojima. The game was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and first published by Konami in 1998 for the PlayStation video game console. It is the third canonical title released in the Metal Gear series, and a direct sequel to Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. It was well-received publicly and critically, shipping more than six million copies, and scoring an average of 94 out of 100 in the review tallying website Metacritic's aggregate.