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Series: Metal Gear Solid 2 Craftsmanship: 8.2 out of 10 Great videogame likeness, especially the huge gun Stands easily Good sculpt and paint Not very poseable Stare is enough to give one nightmares Playability: 4.5 out of 10 Gun is breakable Lock of hair easy to pull off Hands easy to snap out Not much in the way of articulation
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Fortune (MGS2)
In
terms of swimsuit-clad bad-ass women, Fortune is right near the top of
the heap. She stands just under 6 ˝” tall, just an inch an a half taller than her gun. The sculpt accurately snags her video game likeness – especially her evil eye stare; she’s downright creepy looking. Detail level is high (just look at those boots!) but articulation points are few (only 10) and not useful to put her in different poses. Unlike nearly all the other MGS2 |
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figures, Fortune is practically
a statue. Her feet have one
correct position to be in to allow her to stand.
The fact she only has seam joints is the main reason.
When you do get her standing, she’s fairly solid.
Her huge gun is a little difficult to install in her hands,
mainly because her hands are so small. (I managed to pop out her left
hand in my attempt.) She does look good but since there aren’t a variety
of poses possible it tends to get a little samey. Other
highlights: the errant lock of hair over her right eye, the sculpted
coat, the roomy handgun holster, and the overall good paint job. |
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Playability…
no, no, no! Fortune is just
too easy to break or otherwise mangle.
The coat draped over her shoulders is not supposed to come
off. It’s glued on there
but I didn’t realize that until I’d taken it off.
Her lock of hair is really easy to pull off – then lose.
Just taking her massive gun out of the package I managed to snap
off the side-mounted targeting sight.
Then I proceeded to pull the gun strap off (accidentally, of
course). To further
compound things I lost her handgun before I could stow it in her
holster. (And became
paranoid about losing everything else that had fallen off of her.) She did not look at all healthy even before I began the play
test. Her playability also
takes a small hit from not being able to achieve many poses. Her saving grace is that she’s in proportion to the other
figures in the series, so making those action-packed dioramas is
possible – even if she’s not so action-packed. Basically,
she’s close to Jaws (Movie Maniacs 4) – lots of bits to snap off and
not a figure to be played with. Good for display though. - Omni
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