How many times has this happened to you?
You are sitting around, bored to death, somewhere
you really don’t want to be, be it either
work, a doctor’s office, a waiting room,
or worse yet your mother-in-law’s house,
and thought to yourself, “I really wish
I could be playing Metal Gear Solid right
now but I don’t have my PSP or Playstation
Vita.”
Well, if you are like me, you wish you were
playing Metal Gear Solid all the time.
Too bad you have to constantly remember to
bring those cumbersome handheld systems.
Well, you are in luck, for Metal Gear Solid
is actually right in your pocket, if you have
an iPhone, with Metal Gear Solid Touch.
This game faithfully recreates the entirety
of Metal Gear Solid 4, but in a more portable
and accessible form.
Just like in MGS4, you play as Solid Snake,
now known as Old Snake.
And you have to stop Liquid Ocelot from taking
over and bringing down society.
The game does make a radical change in terms
of gameplay.
You know how intense it was, sneaking past
enemies, hoping your camo index is high enough
that the enemies don’t notice you.
Well, there isn’t any of that here.
Instead, the game has been completely streamlined
to work with the iPhone.
Snake will always be under cover.
It is not until you place your finger on the
screen will he pop up ready to shoot.
You place your finger, and then slide it to
the enemies.
The badguys will pop out and have a countdown
until they fire, giving you time to aim and
shoot, all done with a tap.
If the enemies are too far away, you can switch
to the SVD Sniper Rifle.
The gameplay is very quick and responsive,
both key elements for making a game as addicting
as this.
You will find yourself replaying missions
over and over, just trying to earn a better
rank.
Your rank depends on your speed and precision,
so you will want to learn.
You will also want to play more to learn more
about the story.
Even though I’ve beaten Metal Gear Solid
4 probably around 14 times now, I’m still
interested in seeing the story unfold.
And now, it is in little bite sized pieces
of text that take only a couple seconds to
read.
The entire game is here, with the boss battles,
the levels and all the encounters, so it feels
like just another way of playing the same
great game.
Metal Gear Solid Touch does something truly
amazing.
It takes a series known for a particular gameplay
style, removes it and make it a simple shooter,
but remains the same greatness.
It is highly addictive and fun, allowing Snake
to always be right by you.
