Three Metal Gear Solid Titles In the Works

Konami's press conference had lots of good news for the Metal Gear Solid fan, reports Gamespot. Three new MGS titles are currently in the works for this and the next generation of consoles. Metal Gear Solid 4 will see the light on Sony's next console, the Playstation 3. Metal Gear Acid 2 is already in development for the PSP, and in the spirit of many of the past MGS titles, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence will offer a remix of the original Snake Eater experience. From the article: "...this content will likely appeal to many who have already played Snake Eater. Foremost, it will feature online multiplayer action, with Kojima saying his team was aiming for a maximum of eight players. The online portion will sport two modes: 'Snake vs. Enemies,' where multiple players hunt down one opponent and 'Team Battle' with multiple players fighting cooperatively."

More acid

[FidelCatsro]

MG:Ac!d really got an unfair bashing in most of the mainstream online games mags.
I've been sitting playing it for the last few weeks on my psp and think its great.
I most definantly look forward to picking up a sequal asthere just arn't that many tactical board game/combat cards out (plenty of just combat card style).
Its was just a breath of fresh air to have something with a slightly more origional slant than your yug-i-ohs or Magic-the gatherings.
thankfully i never picked up metal gear 3 yet as i had an in

Nice

[kutsu119]

Metal Gear Solid: the only game where there's more talking about fighting, than actual fighting!

Re:Nice

[KDR_11k]

So it's worthy of being called the Dragon Ball Z videogame?

Re:Nice

[Anonymous Coward]

No, Dragon Ball Z is animated.

Metal Gear Solid is characterized by two poorly animated heads babbling at each other for hours on end.

"Hold up, guys, I know I'm in a giant fire fight, I just want to flirt with the girl on the radio for 10 minutes!"

Re:Nice

[FidelCatsro]

What about myst .
MG:S always had a great intricate story line , but you could normaly skip the story if you wished and get down to the stealthy action

Re:Nice

[kutsu119]

I kid, I kid. Metal gear is a fantastic set of games, I like them a lot. I just wish that the codec thing wouldn't be dragged out so much. Or does the entire world freeze when Snake uses his mobile as well? Soldier: "Guys, quick jump him, GET HIM NOOOW!" *beep beep* Soldier: "BACK OFF! He's using.. HIS PHONE!!! NOBODY MOVE!"

Re:Nice

[FidelCatsro]

Oh yes the codec thing hahah , half way through a move in MG:acid where i had used a rather devistating card which gives time to move out the way , Half way through my move "BEEEP BEEP" I was like ARGH screwed , as the conversation ended my turn ran over and i got basicaly nuked .
Simmilar things hapend in MG:S whilst i was about to stealthy pop a cap in some-one "BEEP BEEP" ,
Yes that is rather annoying heh

Original MG games

[Mitaphane]

While I'm probably not going to throw down another $50 for another version of Snake Eater, it sounds like they threw in some cool additions. The original MSX games, Metal Gear, Metal Gear: Solid Snake, are a nice touch. After this and Namco adding Tekken 1-3 in Tekken 5, I hope this is a continuing trend for big game franchises. Both the games are worth checking to see where MGS came from.

The games are even more interesting if you're only familar with the NES Metal Gear games. The first Metal Gear(MSX) differs a lot from the NES(the biggest difference being that the NES version doesn't have Metal Gear in it!). Also there was a psuedo-squel for the NES called Snake's Revenge [wikipedia.org], but it doesn't hold a candle to the MSX Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. In the game, you'll see where a lot of elements of MGS series came from. And if you're too impatient to wait for this release try downloading a MSX emulator [zophar.net] and the old ROMS(you're on your own for that one for that link but they shouldn't be too hard to find).

You know what I'm waiting for?

[77Punker]

I'm waiting for another MG game for a Nintendo system! Twin Snakes rocked and created a bunch of Nintendo fanboys that aren't willing to buy a PS, but are willing to buy a sequel if it comes out for their favorite system.

still no PC

[Reignking]

Three new titles, and none still for the PC...I haven't played a Metal Gear since the good ol' days of "all your base are belong to us."

Re:still no PC

[2nd Post!]

Of course.

There are over 72 million PS2s, as of last November, probably closer to 75 million or more now. All come with standard hardware, a controller, and DVD-ROM.

Sure, there were more PCs sold, but how many were gaming capable, and how many were intended for entertainment purposes?

So for all intents and purposes, if you want to play a bunch of Metal Gear games, buy a PS2 ($150) and MGS3 Subsistence (you get MGS3 + bonus games if I've read correctly) for $50.

Or you can get MGS1 for $10 and MGS2 for $15 now.

Re:still no PC

[xombo]

Substance and the original Metal Gear Solid are both availible on the PC. I've got a copy sitting on mine right now. It's hard to find and pretty spendy to pick up (at least on Amazon) but it's worth it--despite being keyboardically challenged.

Can't RTFA

[hollismb]

But Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance also came out for the XBOX. Which system is this game going to be on?