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The latest addition to Hideo Kojima's legendary Metal
Gear Solid series jumps into the stealth action genre on
the PSP system with an original storyline that follows the
events of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It also
incorporates online play that lets gamers recruit their own
comrades to form a unique fighting force. Providing the missing
pieces to the puzzle of the Metal Gear saga, players
learn more about their favourite characters and how the events
of later Metal Gear games were set into motion while
experiencing breakthrough online play that lets gamers use
all aspects of the PSP systems' infrastructure functionality...
Metal
Gear Solid: Portable Ops is the latest instalment in Hideo
Kojima's legendary Metal Gear Solid series. The game
features a full stealth-action single player story mode and
key wireless features allowing players to recruit and play
as a unique squadron of battle-hardened mercenaries.
Set
in 1970, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops follows directly
on from the events of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater,
with the player assuming the role of series hero Snake (aka
Big Boss), as he puts together the elite Foxhound unit made
famous in earlier Metal Gear titles, and is instigating
a bloody revolt with his treacherous Fox unit.
Heralding
the return of many notable characters from the Metal Gear
series, Portable Ops acts as the climax to a major
portion of the ongoing Metal Gear timeline, as players participate
in the events that directly lead into later games in the series,
including the great tragedy that determines Big Boss' future
path
This game introduces a new team-building dimension to the
action, that allows you to capture and recruit characters
as you progress through the levels. Once caught and deprogrammed,
you can assign them to different units that will perform different
functions, such as healing team-mates, gathering intelligence
and creating new items. Each character is rated on a series
of attributes, giving a wide variety in building the ideal
squad and creating different teams that are best suited to
different types of combat situations.
The
European version of the game offers an additional 12 characters
than were available on the Japanese and US editions. It also
features support for massive online battles in ten areas specifically
designed for multiplayer encounters - two more than the Japanese
and US version of the game - letting up to six players take
their custom squads online and battle in stealthy encounters
across several different modes of play. When
in trouble you have the option of surrendering or risk permanently
losing one of your comrades.
The
only complaint I had about this title was the fact that the
camera angles are a bit of a nightmare at times. Having to
fumble your way towards the directional buttons in order to
survey your environment can be a little distracting when you
are trying to line up an enemy in your sights. Otherwise,
this is one great PSP game that adds a lot to the Metal
Gear universe.
Nick
Smithson
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