Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Also known as: MPO
MPO is the fourth Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP and the first one to retain the series' action-based play mechanics. It is the first canonical outing of the Metal Gear Solid series for a portable platform, following the storyline of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Set in Colombia in 1970, six years after the events of Snake Eater, the game follows the exploits of Naked Snake after his former unit, FOX, goes renegade. The game also chronicles the eventual founding of FOXHOUND and The Patriots, as well as the inspiration of the military state Outer Heaven. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops has received highly positive critical reception from critics, and is often viewed as one of the best games released for the PSP. It was praised for its visuals, usage of Metal Gear elements and story, while criticism was directed at the game's control scheme.
Overview
Summary
MPO is the fourth Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP and the first one to retain the series' action-based play mechanics. It is the first canonical outing of the Metal Gear Solid series for a portable platform, following the storyline of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Set in Colombia in 1970, six years after the events of Snake Eater, the game follows the exploits of Naked Snake after his former unit, FOX, goes renegade. The game also chronicles the eventual founding of FOXHOUND and The Patriots, as well as the inspiration of the military state Outer Heaven. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops has received highly positive critical reception from critics, and is often viewed as one of the best games released for the PSP. It was praised for its visuals, usage of Metal Gear elements and story, while criticism was directed at the game's control scheme.
Description
About This Game
Snake has appeared on PSP twice already, thanks to the classy Metal Gear Acid series of card battling games, but Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is the first time the classic gameplay of the more established Metal Gear Solid series has been available on the format.
Following on from the epic events of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PlayStation 2), Portable Ops finds Naked Snake in South America, struggling to defuse a missile crisis triggered by his former unit, FOXHOUND.
A new Metal Gear Solid adventure, designed exclusively for PSP
Play multiplayer matches via Infrastructure Mode
Impeccable production values, including voiceovers from the cast of MGS3: Snake Eater
