Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops - Sony PSP

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The controls on this game have been rearranged from other metal gear games, which is the major drawback. Additionally, the ability to only carry 4 items is a pain. The camera isnt easy to manage even though its rotatable. Plus side...artsy cutscenes are cool, decent audio, and innovative team aspect.

Metal Gear is a video game series that has stood the test of time better than alot of other video game franchises. Its games have gradually matured and grown into a complex world full of political drama and interesting characters. Thats not to say the attributes that make it a video game have not improved as well, as its gameplay and graphics have reached cinematic levels not yet reached by many games. All these qualities apply to the latest cannonical installment in the series, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. The story picks up six years after the previous installment, Snake Eater/Subsistence, with Naked Snake (now known as Big Boss by many) being kidnapped by his ex-unit FOX in South America. Breaking free from his cell he encounters a young green beret called Roy Campbell (who many fans know will become the Colonel Campbell of later installments) and so with his help, Snake must find out what is the reason for his ex-units rebellion and subsequently put a stop to their plans. Of course, this description reallys sells the events of the game short so as not to spoil anything important but rest assured, if you are a fan of the series or even a rookie in the Metal Gear mythology, you will definantly enjoy the story. The gameplay is the big deal to many about this game. It is a return to the tried and true gameplay of the the first 3 installments in the Solid series (as opposed to the card based strategy AC!D games that were previously released on the psp) and so it involves plently of sneaking around enemy guards and grueling boss battles. However, a key difference in this game is the addition of the recruitment system. While on a mission, if a guard is knocked out and taken back to the base of operations, this enemy will eventually become a fully playable member of your cause and you can make this character either a member of your sneaking squad or spy or tech engineer or medic, each with varying purposes. Despite the initial learning curve that the psp controls might place upon first timers (trust me, I had some trouble initially as well), the game is very addictive once the controls have been mastered and so I dont really see them as a hinderance of any kind. Graphics wise, this game is amazing for a psp game. Kojima Productions somehow managed to shrink the Subsistance game engine for the psp and so with it comes a 3D camera (a second for the Metal Gear series) and so angles are never a problem. Granted, while the psp may be powerful, I doubt it would be able to handle the cutscenes that previous games of the series have established as the norm and so to make up for this fault (if it could even be regarded as that) Kojima and co. hired famed comic book artist Ashley Wood to create the cinematics for this game and I must say they are increidibly meshed with the rest of the game. In sound, this game excels. The voice acting is done by returning actors of Snake Eater and new actors and each have their great moments. David Hayter as always delivers a great performance as a man thrust into a leadership position in the global arena, fitting for the eventual events of future games and Steven Blum is execellent as Gene, the leader of the new Fox Unit. Voice acting aside, the sounds for this game are great (and might I add very loud for a psp game). The score is remarkbly good and the theme song for this game, Calling to the Night, is something I hope video game music fans will have a chance to listen to at some future vg music concert. Overall, this game delivers everything a Metal Gear game is supposed to and even adds a gameplay quirk of its own to the series, and thats saying alot considering the platform upon which this was released. Indeed, perhaps the recruitment system of this game might even play a hand in the forthcoming Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. But until we get that game in our hands, rest assured that Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is an excellent game that will surely entertain on its own right.

Well I bought the game close to a month ago and so far havent beaten it. Its not that its not fun because it is, its just hard. If you are thinking of buying this game do it. Its a lot of fun, however you should try to get a strategy guide for it.

Not as good as Peace Walker but you can definitely tell how it was a stepping stone leading to what Peace Walker became. Its awkward playing any MGS game on PSP due to the limited controls but it wont completely ruin your experience. This is definitely better than MGS Portable Ops Plus since it actually has a plot and a reasonable level progression. Its good but the home console entries are better. I recommend this one to only die-hard fans that have played all of the games in the main series first. This is still a solid experience though. Not a bad game at all.

Solid(pun intended) MGS game, but loses 2 stars for awful controls.

What I dont like about this game so much is that you have to recruit soldiers before you start really playing the game. After that, get ready for some actions, and the good story. Dont get the Metal Gear Portable Plus, get this one first. With the Plus you will miss the whole story and much more. If you like this game, try Syphon Filter too (you wont have to recruit to start playing the real game).

Great game.

I love the series so I decided to pick this up and I enjoy it. The controls are a tad off being that its on the cumbersome PSP, because the movement of character and camera angle are on the same side! The shotting in First Person mode is not as precise when trying to aim at the soliders head. Other than that, graphics are quite amazing, with very good 1970s spy music, cutscenes and voice acting are still top notch and the whole recruiting soliders from the enemy force is a new and fresh addition to the series, which takes place 6 years after the operation Snake Eater incident. As stated before, the other bothersome thing about this game are the controls, otherwise, its still excellent.

This review is not about the actual game but about the actual product I received. I ordered a new-sealed MGS portable ops to add to my metal gear collection and not to play however I received a greatest version rather than the more valuable so-called black label version. Disappointed with this false advertising.