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'''The Stalin Subway''' (''Russian title "Метро-2", "Metro-2"'') - is a | '''The Stalin Subway''' (''Russian title "Метро-2", "Metro-2"'') - is a Russian FPS published in 2005. The story of this game takes place in 1952 and is about the great conspiracy of the USSR government with L. Beria against an older Stalin. The hero of this game, Gleb Suvorov, who is a member of MBG must destroy their plans to capture the government. | ||
A sequel was made, '''"The Stalin Subway: Red Veil"''' (''Russian title "Метро-2: Смерть вождя", "Metro-2: Smert vozhdya"'', published in 2006. The story takes place in 1953, after Stalin`s death. Beria tries to capture the government again. He arrests Gleb but his wife, Lena Suvorova, escapes from Beria's men. So she has to free her husband and destroy the evil plans of Beria again. | |||
'''Both games | '''Both games have almost identical weapons and graphics, so weapon from both games will be together - with notes about what game is this, of course.''' | ||
= Pistols = | = Pistols = | ||
== Browning Hi-Power == | == Browning Hi-Power == | ||
Called "Browning Hi-Power 1944" [[Browning Hi-Power]] is a starting weapon in the game "The Stalin Subway: Red Veil" | Called "Browning Hi-Power 1944" [[Browning Hi-Power]] is a starting weapon in the game "The Stalin Subway: Red Veil". Lena wields it while escaping from the powers of Beria. It can also be find in some flats (magazines for it also can be found within them). The gun incorrectly holds 7 rounds; the real HP holds 13. This weapon is rather weak, and after the third mission it is lost. No enemy uses it. | ||
[[File:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm]] | [[File:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Browning Hi-Power SSRV.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Lena Suvorova holds Browning Hi-Power. Note | [[File:Browning Hi-Power SSRV.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Lena Suvorova holds the Browning Hi-Power. Note the unregulated rear sight - a sign the modelled gun is not an early HP, and is rather a later model. The use of the gun is interesting, to say the least, as the Russians have never used the HP in any of their services. The most rational justifications are that either they are holdovers from the World War 2 Lend Lease program or trophies from Nazi soldiors.]] | ||
[[File:Browning Hi-Power 2 SSRV.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Lena reloads | [[File:Browning Hi-Power 2 SSRV.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Lena reloads her High Power, giving a good profile of the gun. Note that the slide is blank and lacks trademarks.]] | ||
== Luger P08 == | == Luger P08 == | ||
In some missions in "Stalin Subway" | In some missions in "Stalin Subway" the player character is Natasha Mikhalyova, the helper of the conspirators. The [[Luger P08]], incorrectly called "Mauser P-08", is her starting weapon. Ammo for the gun is rare, and weapon is rather weak, making it an emergency weapon at best until a better weapon can be used. No enemy uses it. | ||
[[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Luger P08 SS.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Natasha holds | [[File:Luger P08 SS.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Natasha holds the Luger while sneaking through the Kremlin. Note the name "Mauser P-08". This is incorrect (the gun was developed by Georg Luger and produced by multiple companies), though Mauser did produce a few P08s during the Second World War.]] | ||
== Makarov PM == | == Makarov PM == | ||
In both games, | In both games, the player characters and some Soviet officers wields PMs. Gleb can also dual wield them in the "Stalin Subway". Being a common pistol, the Makarov isn't quite as accurate as the APS found later on, but is a dependable sidearm nonetheless. | ||
[[File:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Makarov PM - 9x18mm.]] | [[File:MakarovPM.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Makarov PM - 9x18mm.]] | ||
[[File:Stalin Subway pm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Stalin Subway pm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An example of the Makarov in use.]] | ||
[[File:Metro pm 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Metro pm 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The player character decides to go pre-John-Woo John Woo on an (almost) empty subway.]] | ||
[[File:Metro pm 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:Metro pm 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The player character admires a couple of posters and hoists his pistols up. Not that the guns are not just mirrors of each other, a mistake even modern shooters still make.]] | ||
== Stechkin APS == | == Stechkin APS == | ||
In the "Stalin Subway", some | In the "Stalin Subway", some of the Russian officers and Gleb Suvorov wield [[Stechkin APS]] pistols. Such a choice makes the APS one of the more "modern" pistols in the game, seeing as the APS was developed in 1951 while the game is set in the Summer of 1952. The machine pistol fires in semi-auto as standard, but secondary fire shoots 5 bullets in full-auto mode. In has 20-round magazine and is one of the most accurate pistol in both games. | ||
[[File:Pistol Russian Stechkin 9x18mm Makarov machine pistol 2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Stechkin APS - 9x18mm.]] | [[File:Pistol Russian Stechkin 9x18mm Makarov machine pistol 2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Stechkin APS - 9x18mm.]] | ||
[[File:Stalin Subway APS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:Stalin Subway APS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Suvorov admires his APS. Fairly good detail for a 2005 game.]] | ||
= Submachine guns = | = Submachine guns = | ||
== PPSh-41 == | == PPSh-41 == | ||
[[PPSh-41]] is a common weapon of Soviet soldiers in both games | The [[PPSh-41]] is a common weapon of Soviet soldiers in both games, alongside the [[AK-47]]. It is possible to use it in semi-auto mode. It incorrectly holds 72 rounds (one more than the weapon can hold, and it cannot hold another in the chamber due to being an open bolt weapon). It is a fast firing, high-capacity weapon, but is quite weak in terms of damage. | ||
[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|400px|none|PPSh-41 - 7,62x25mm]] | [[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|400px|none|PPSh-41 - 7,62x25mm]] | ||
[[File:The Stalin Subway PPSh.jpeg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:The Stalin Subway PPSh.jpeg|thumb|500px|none|A Soviet officer dares the player character to shoot him. Note that the player character holds the PPSh by the bottom of the magazine; a fairly common act during mid-2000's Word War 2 FPS games, but one assumes this can't help accuracy in any way.]] | ||
[[File:Metro PPSh.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:Metro PPSh.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== Sten Mk V == | == Sten Mk V == | ||
[[Sten Mk V]] submachine guns | [[Sten Mk V]] submachine guns are used by Soviet soldiers in the parachutist uniforms in the "Stalin Subway". Incorrectly called "STEN Mk2; the actual Sten Mk2 lacks a proper foregrip or stock and has a different heat shield and front sight. The player character can use it in semi-auto mode. It has an incorrect 30-round magazine (should be 32) and is rather weak. | ||
[[File:Sten Mk5 without vertical grip.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk V - 9x19mm without vertical grip.]] | [[File:Sten Mk5 without vertical grip.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk V - 9x19mm without vertical grip.]] | ||
[[File:The Stalin Subway STEN.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The '''actual''' Sten Mk II for comparison purposes - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:The Stalin Subway STEN.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The player character blazes away at enemies with his Sten Mk V. Note, as ever with Sten Guns in video games, he holds it by the magazine.]] | |||
[[File:Metro STEN.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:Metro STEN.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
= Assault rifles = | = Assault rifles = | ||
== AK-47 == | == AK-47 == | ||
The AK-47 is used by a number of soldiors throughout the game. An unusual choice for sure, seeing as it would still be quite recent during the game's story (being only five or so years old at the time). | |||
[[Image:TypeIII AK47.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Final Production version of the Type III AK-47 with cleaning rod removed and laminated stock - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:TypeIII AK47.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Final Production version of the Type III AK-47 with cleaning rod removed and laminated stock - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:The Stalin Subway AK.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:The Stalin Subway AK.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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= Battle rifles = | = Battle rifles = | ||
== PTRS-41 rifle == | == PTRS-41 rifle == | ||
[[PTRS-41]] | The [[PTRS-41]] anti-tank rifle appears, boasting good destructive power at the cost of having to be placed on a bipod in order to fire, as well as a low rate of fire and hard-to-find ammo. The game depecits the weapon as a single-shot rifle; this is incorrect, as the real PTRS-41 loads from a five round internal magazine. One can only guess the developers were thinking of the [[PTRD-41]], a precursor to the PTRS that was single-shot. | ||
[[File:PTRS 41.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Anti-tank PTRS- | [[File:PTRS 41.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Anti-tank PTRS-41 rifle - 14.7x114mm]] | ||
[[File:Metro PTRS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:PTRD-41.jpg|thumb|400px|none|The PTRD-41, for comparison - 14.5x114mm]] | ||
[[File:Metro PTRS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Having found a PTRS, the player character happily blasts away at a wall to test its power.]] | |||
== SKS rifle == | == SKS rifle == | ||
[[SKS rifle]] called "SKS-45" is a | [[SKS rifle]] called "SKS-45" is a standard weapon of Russian soldiers in both games. The in-game version lacks a fixed bayonet. | ||
[[File:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm.]] | [[File:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[File:SS SKS-45.JPG|thumb|500px|none| | [[File:SS SKS-45.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Natasha holds an SKS, grumbling about the fact she found another one almost instantly. The lack of a fixed bayonet is clearly visible here.]] | ||
== SVT-38 == | == SVT-38 == | ||
The SVT-38 (a precursor to the more well known [[SVT-40]]) appears in the game. Another interesting choice; the SVT-38 was hated by soldiors for being unwieldy and unreliable and was abandonded in 1940 (a good twelve years before the events of the first game) for the SVT-40, itself replaced by the SKS that is also in game. | |||
[[File:Svt38fullright.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Tokarev SVT-38]] | [[File:Svt38fullright.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Tokarev SVT-38]] | ||
[[File:Stalin Subway SVT.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:Stalin Subway SVT.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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= Machine guns = | = Machine guns = | ||
== DP-27 light machine gun == | == DP-27 light machine gun == | ||
A [[DP-27]] machine gun, incorrectly called "DPM" in the "Stalin Subway" and "Stationary machine gun DPM" in the "Stalin Subway: Red Veil", is the most powerful | A [[DP-27]] machine gun, incorrectly called "DPM" in the "Stalin Subway" and "Stationary machine gun DPM" in the "Stalin Subway: Red Veil", is the most powerful standard weapon in the both games. It feeds from a 47 round magazine and fires in full-auto mode, and is very accurate and powerful. The only weakness is the use of 7.62x54mm ammunition, which is very rare. No enemy uses it. The actual DPM was a modern update to the DP-27 that had a pistol grip, one of the in-game model appears to lack. | ||
[[File:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DP light machine gun - 7 | [[File:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DP light machine gun - 7.62x54mm]] | ||
[[File:Dpm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An actual DPM - 7.62x54mm R]] | |||
[[File:The Stalin Subway DPM.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:The Stalin Subway DPM.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
= Other = | = Other = | ||
== F-1 hand grenade == | == F-1 hand grenade == | ||
The main grenade used in-game, used by pretty much everyone. | |||
[[File:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|250px|F-1 hand grenade.]] | [[File:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|250px|F-1 hand grenade.]] | ||
[[File:Stalin Subway F1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:Stalin Subway F1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== RPG-2 == | == RPG-2 == | ||
The [[RPG-2]] rocket launcher is used in the first game. It boat enormous destructive power, but finding the rockets for it is hard and of course it is dangerous to use in close-quarter battles. | |||
[[File:Rpg-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-2 40mm with PG-2 rocket]] | [[File:Rpg-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-2 40mm with PG-2 rocket]] | ||
[[File:Metro-rpg2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:Metro-rpg2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The player character reloads his RPG-2, wondering is using it in a subway is really all that good an idea.]] | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 18 January 2016
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The Stalin Subway (Russian title "Метро-2", "Metro-2") - is a Russian FPS published in 2005. The story of this game takes place in 1952 and is about the great conspiracy of the USSR government with L. Beria against an older Stalin. The hero of this game, Gleb Suvorov, who is a member of MBG must destroy their plans to capture the government.
A sequel was made, "The Stalin Subway: Red Veil" (Russian title "Метро-2: Смерть вождя", "Metro-2: Smert vozhdya", published in 2006. The story takes place in 1953, after Stalin`s death. Beria tries to capture the government again. He arrests Gleb but his wife, Lena Suvorova, escapes from Beria's men. So she has to free her husband and destroy the evil plans of Beria again.
Both games have almost identical weapons and graphics, so weapon from both games will be together - with notes about what game is this, of course.
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power
Called "Browning Hi-Power 1944" Browning Hi-Power is a starting weapon in the game "The Stalin Subway: Red Veil". Lena wields it while escaping from the powers of Beria. It can also be find in some flats (magazines for it also can be found within them). The gun incorrectly holds 7 rounds; the real HP holds 13. This weapon is rather weak, and after the third mission it is lost. No enemy uses it.
Luger P08
In some missions in "Stalin Subway" the player character is Natasha Mikhalyova, the helper of the conspirators. The Luger P08, incorrectly called "Mauser P-08", is her starting weapon. Ammo for the gun is rare, and weapon is rather weak, making it an emergency weapon at best until a better weapon can be used. No enemy uses it.
Makarov PM
In both games, the player characters and some Soviet officers wields PMs. Gleb can also dual wield them in the "Stalin Subway". Being a common pistol, the Makarov isn't quite as accurate as the APS found later on, but is a dependable sidearm nonetheless.
Stechkin APS
In the "Stalin Subway", some of the Russian officers and Gleb Suvorov wield Stechkin APS pistols. Such a choice makes the APS one of the more "modern" pistols in the game, seeing as the APS was developed in 1951 while the game is set in the Summer of 1952. The machine pistol fires in semi-auto as standard, but secondary fire shoots 5 bullets in full-auto mode. In has 20-round magazine and is one of the most accurate pistol in both games.
Submachine guns
PPSh-41
The PPSh-41 is a common weapon of Soviet soldiers in both games, alongside the AK-47. It is possible to use it in semi-auto mode. It incorrectly holds 72 rounds (one more than the weapon can hold, and it cannot hold another in the chamber due to being an open bolt weapon). It is a fast firing, high-capacity weapon, but is quite weak in terms of damage.
Sten Mk V
Sten Mk V submachine guns are used by Soviet soldiers in the parachutist uniforms in the "Stalin Subway". Incorrectly called "STEN Mk2; the actual Sten Mk2 lacks a proper foregrip or stock and has a different heat shield and front sight. The player character can use it in semi-auto mode. It has an incorrect 30-round magazine (should be 32) and is rather weak.
Assault rifles
AK-47
The AK-47 is used by a number of soldiors throughout the game. An unusual choice for sure, seeing as it would still be quite recent during the game's story (being only five or so years old at the time).
Battle rifles
PTRS-41 rifle
The PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle appears, boasting good destructive power at the cost of having to be placed on a bipod in order to fire, as well as a low rate of fire and hard-to-find ammo. The game depecits the weapon as a single-shot rifle; this is incorrect, as the real PTRS-41 loads from a five round internal magazine. One can only guess the developers were thinking of the PTRD-41, a precursor to the PTRS that was single-shot.
SKS rifle
SKS rifle called "SKS-45" is a standard weapon of Russian soldiers in both games. The in-game version lacks a fixed bayonet.
SVT-38
The SVT-38 (a precursor to the more well known SVT-40) appears in the game. Another interesting choice; the SVT-38 was hated by soldiors for being unwieldy and unreliable and was abandonded in 1940 (a good twelve years before the events of the first game) for the SVT-40, itself replaced by the SKS that is also in game.
Machine guns
DP-27 light machine gun
A DP-27 machine gun, incorrectly called "DPM" in the "Stalin Subway" and "Stationary machine gun DPM" in the "Stalin Subway: Red Veil", is the most powerful standard weapon in the both games. It feeds from a 47 round magazine and fires in full-auto mode, and is very accurate and powerful. The only weakness is the use of 7.62x54mm ammunition, which is very rare. No enemy uses it. The actual DPM was a modern update to the DP-27 that had a pistol grip, one of the in-game model appears to lack.
Other
F-1 hand grenade
The main grenade used in-game, used by pretty much everyone.
RPG-2
The RPG-2 rocket launcher is used in the first game. It boat enormous destructive power, but finding the rockets for it is hard and of course it is dangerous to use in close-quarter battles.
