May 15th, 2011
By N65ultra

Genre: Strategy
Systems: Playstation Portable
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Release Date: TBA

Although there have been no playable PSP games yet, Konami was glad to show a video demo of Metal Gear Acid at its E3 booth. The demo was short in length, but did reveal some aspects of the gameplay.

The biggest assumption that can be drawn is that this game is not an action adventure game like the other Metal Gear games. Instead, it seems to be a turn-based strategy game with some card battles also thrown in. The cards have pictures of Snake's weapons on them, so they will be essentially used for offense. Players must also move Snake around on a sort of gridlike system and sneak past guards.

The turn-based system kicks in when you max out Snake's abilities during a turn and then wait for the enemy to make their moves. During your turn, different actions such as moving, climbing, and putting weapons into play have a certain cost associated to them, limiting your movement per turn.

As one can note from these screenshots, the graphics are very impressive, especially for a handheld game. Expect to hear more about Konami's Metal Gear Acid, including a release date, as it becomes available.