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Classic Snake to appear in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on PS3/4

Along with a 12 minute look at some gameplay from the title, Konami revealed that a mission exclusive to the Sony editions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will feature a low-res, polygon-laden Snake back for one more mission.

PlayStation® system users will also be thrilled to discover Mr. Kojima announced METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES will feature an exclusive mission for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®4 system. The “throwback” mission titled “Déjà Vu,” recreates a mission originally featured in the original METAL GEAR SOLID game AND lets users play as Solid Snake (in all of his low-polygon, pixelated glory) in the high definition Ground Zeroes universe.

Now, if seeing Snake in his sneaking suit from the original MGS doesn’t bring back some good memories, I don’t know what will. You know, he actually didn’t look all that bad against the high-res backgrounds of MGSV… maybe that’s just me. Anyway, the publisher also shared a super-long cut featuring a 12 minute look at the game in action, minus classic Snake, and it’s looking just as good as you might have expected.

Konami gave us a good look at Ground Zeroes in the form os a ‘side ops’ mission where Big Boss has to showcase his stealth skills in order to retrieve some valuable intel from a double agent. Sounds spy-rific!

METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES is the prologue and the first encounter in the METAL GEAR SOLID V Experience. The prologue primes gamers for the full story and experience in the complete fifth installment of the METAL GEAR SOLID franchise, METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, which will be released at a future date. Anchored in a deep story mode involving tyranny, espionage and deception, METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES also expands into numerous “Side Ops” missions that branch off the story campaign and allows players to tackle new objectives independent of the main story.

Bottom line- Metal Gear Solid titles are always huge. The only difference this time around is that Kojima Productions and Konami are releasing a pair of them in the same year with Ground Zeroes serving as a prequel to The Phantom Pain. Both games will share the Metal Gear Solid V title though, so both are probably required playing if you’re a mega-fan of the franchise.

Look for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes to launch on the PS3/4 and Xbox 360/One this coming Spring. There’s no date as if yet for The Phantom Pain, but we’ll keep you posted.

About Jason Micciche

Jason's been knee deep in videogames since he was but a lad. Cutting his teeth on the pixely glory that was the Atari 2600, he's been hack'n'slashing and shoot'em'uping ever since. Mainly an FPS and action guy, Jason enjoys the occasional well crafted title from every genre.

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