didn't you used to have a wiseman avatar? i figured you had played this already.
i started replaying this recently, and it's just as good as i remember. i still hate the way that the cards are arranged in the deck editor, but otherwise the game is ace. i'm really going to try to beat expert mode this time too (never beat it on MGA1 either).
i don't get what you guys are saying about the story though. it seemed like it was on par with a fucking mega man game. pretty straightforward, dumb characters, crap dialog, doa-like bouncing boobs, and it didn't even really build on MGA1's story. MGA had a more metal gear-like story (overly complicated), but the way everything came together was underwhelming. anyway it's just a fucking video game story so it doesn't really matter, point is this game is ACE
oh and MGS3 cutscenes in 3D is also awesome