Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D adds FPS mode

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 19 December, 2011

And an over the shoulder camera.

Konami has added a first-person mode and an over the shoulder camera for Nintendo 3DS game Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D.

Also added is the ability to walk while crouching, a Japanese retail listing (translated by Siliconera) has revealed.

These mechanics - absent from 2004 PlayStation 2 game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - join photo camouflage and suspension bridges with gyroscopic controls in the list features that have been added for the 2012 3DS update.

The touch screen holds all of the game's HUD, allowing the top screen to remain uncluttered. Health and ammo gauges lie over a map of the local terrain.

Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater - compatible with the Circle Pad Pro attachment - is out in Europe sometime next year. It's so big it launches on a 4GB cart rather than Nintendo's 2GB standard.

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  • kinky_mong #1 5 months ago

    Yeah, still not enough to even consider paying around £30 for this when you can get it with nicer graphics in a collection with two other Metal Gear Solid games for that price.

  • OnlyMe #2 5 months ago

    Would be nice to have the over-the-shoulder cam on the PS3 version though.

  • roz123 #3 5 months ago

    Im surprised they are putting some effort in after Konami basically killed it with the HD remakes. Hopefully they improved the graphics and performance because it looked quite poor the last time they showed it.

  • TheEarlOfZinger #4 5 months ago

    It's been delayed so I would fucking hope so.

  • betonos #5 5 months ago

    @kinky_mong And play it on the go?

  • cloudskipa #6 5 months ago

    Very much looking forward to this game, especially since it's the only MGS I'm still yet to play and it's also said to be one of the best. It's gonna be a great game for 3DS and these tweaks along with glasses free stereoscopic 3D will help differentiate it from the HD collection and hopefully make it the definite version of the game.

  • Okamiwolf #7 5 months ago

    Had completely written this off, but walking while crouching is a godsend in Peace Walker. Too bad I have zero interest in the 3DS or 3D in general.

  • retr0gamer #8 5 months ago

    Weren't these features in subsistence??

  • Hamhock #9 5 months ago

    @cloudskipa Indeed. I too am one of the few to have not caught it / completed it on the home console. Excited to say the least.

  • J.C #10 5 months ago

    The last time i saw the 3ds build, the framerate was shocking. If they cant sort that out its a no buy for me.

  • ShiftBreaker #11 5 months ago

    As long as the frame rate's good, I may end up purchasing it. Even though the priority is the HD Collection, and I'll have to get a circle pad pro in order to be able to even play the game in a non-frustrating manner. Probably have to wait for a price drop, though. No point spending money on the same game twice, especially because the cheaper version has two other games with it.

  • NeonStorm #12 5 months ago

    'And play it on the go?'

    Isn't the Collection still coming to Vita?

  • Eldave0 #13 5 months ago

    Like a few other people here I have yet to play through Snake Eater (despite thoroughly enjoying MGS 1 and 2) so I am really looking forward to giving this one a go on my new 3DS. Nice to know we are getting some extras to help justify the £30 price tag :)