It was Joe Newman, our editorial intern's idea. That's his charming mug in the videos! Kazoo cameos by "the real Chris" Antista, Charlie Bear-hat and on the mouth harp none other than Bender Wilde aka BluesBot2000. Shot and edited by yours truly =)
Price reckoned that the invading Russians would be more helpless without electronics than the Americans would be, so he launched the EMP.
While the story was a Hollywood-style thrillcoaster, there were definitely WTF moments that just didn't make sense. Maybe we should do a followup feature on MW2's most nonsensical plot points?
Focused on stuff that was most relevant to MW2, and Gaz doesn't really drive any key plot points or come up again in the sequel. But yeah, he's pretty badass too.
Look for the final update today - phew!! Thanks for the tip, eLJuez. At the very end of the game I was still missing 3. Luckily discovered them all back in the first area, so check out the updates to the first map.
Don't worry, there are plenty of twists and sub-plots I had to skip over to fit the video into 90 seconds. The basic plot is typical superhero fare, but the way it's told via the medium of the game is amazing.
I vigorously object to my characterization as an Xbot. To set the record straight: I equally adore and despise all things. Here is proof from 2006: http://twitpic.com/egyp7
Thanks for all the great comments, I really enjoyed researching and writing this article. If you couldn't tell, I'm a huge fan of cyberpunk. I still cherish my Cyberpunk RPG, still in the original box with the original dice that I bought back in 1988. I wish I'd had more time to explore the sociological and philosophical aspects of our current technological scenario... know any book publishers who are interested in a Complete History of Cyberpunk?
Why did Kojima declare Legends non-canon? Because he's a dick, that's why. But I love him, because he still supervises the most kickass 2D platforming RPGs.
Also if you can't view the larger versions of the images, it's probably due to Internet Explorer. Try using Firefox. Still, it should work in IE so we'll try to sort it out.
@MadMarcus: I already answered that on the first page of the comments, but it should be in the mines (accessible from the north side of Monteriggioni's outer walls) after you renovate them.
@bullard: The only thing I can suggest is that you look over the screenshots, and if you see any locations that look unfamiliar, go and investigate them.