Konami Announces Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence for PS2

For the first time in the history of the Metal Gear franchise, the game now
provides an online gameplay environment. In the new “Online Mode”, gamers can
choose their mission and rules, including “Team Battle” and “Snake and Enemy”
(one person becomes Snake and the other person blocks out his mission), and then
fight it out online. This new mode also brings the classic Metal Gear Solid
combat elements into online play, such as the “Close Quarters Combat (CQC)”
proximity encounters, stealth and sniping.

“The addition of the online battle mode to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
offers a wealth of new possibilities for Metal Gear Solid.” said Hideo Kojima,
corporate officer of Konami Corporation. “This game also contains the milestone
game Metal Gear. I hope that through this title, gamers will be able to follow
the route we have taken at Kojima Productions, and that they enjoy the flow of
the story that runs through the series.”

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence has also added the option of the “Third Person
View Camera” for every stage of the game. This wider field of vision and
complete freedom of movement brings an incredible sense of realism to the game.
Gamers will have an easier time spotting enemies on-screen and preparing for
their next stealth maneuver.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence also contains the original versions of Metal
Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake that were previously released only in Japan
for the MSX2 game console. These titles, based on the concept of infiltrating
the enemy base using stealth tactics, rather than eliminating all of your
enemies, were an innovative take on the action genre, proposing an entirely new
approach to gameplay. Metal Gear Solid 3 is set in the 1960’s, before the events
of the MSX2 titles. Bringing Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake to the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system gives gamers more information about
the storyline in what happens following the events of Metal Gear Solid 3.

New stages have also been added to the popular “Snake vs. Monkey” mode (staring
Snake and the beloved Ape Escape® monkeys). Players who complete the entire game
will also unlock a variety of new modes, including “Duel Mode" (a mode that
allows gamers to replay all boss battles), and “Demo Theater" (where gamers can
alter Snake’s face paint and camouflage, and view movies starring their own
unique Snake character).

The Metal Gear Solid series has continued to evolve over time, from the original
MGS to MGS Integral, MGS 2 Sons of Liberty to MGS 2 Substance, and now finally
MGS 3 Snake Eater to MGS 3 Subsistence. Subsistence continues to keep the world
of Metal Gear Solid 3 alive in the online world.