REDWOOD CITY, CA - November 28, 2001 - Konami of America announced today that more than 1.8 million copies of Metal Gear Solid® 2: Sons of LibertyTM have now been sold into the retail channel since the game first shipped on November 13, 2001.

"We're thrilled with the business that Metal Gear Solid 2 has done in its first two weeks on store shelves," said Dick Wnuk, Executive Vice President of Konami of America, Inc. "Reorders were coming in from the retail level by the end of the first day of sales. We knew that there was going to be a huge demand for the new Metal Gear, but even we have been surprised by the overwhelming reaction from gamers across North America."

Since the first public showing in May of 2000, Metal Gear Solid 2 has captivated the minds of gamers around the globe. The game has already won numerous awards and is consistently included on lists of anticipated games from both press and public alike. Metal Gear Solid 2 received two Best of E3 2001 Games Critics Awards, one for "Best Console Game of the Show" and the other for "Best Action/Adventure Game of the Show." The game has also won similar praise from such diverse outlets as IGN.com, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Amazon.com, Rolling Stone, Wired and Spin Magazine.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, the follow-up to 1998's critically acclaimed PSOne video game, takes action gaming to a new level of interactive excitement. Players must utilize a variety of stealthy maneuvers to prevent a high-tech weapon, Metal Gear Ray, from falling into the wrong hands. MGS2 combines unique gameplay with stylish cinematic presentation, political intrigue and the most stunning video game graphics ever seen; the result is the closest thing to an action movie available on any video game console.

Released: 11/28/2001