Metal Gear Solid Mobile sneaks onto Verizon phones

Why oh why does "an original storyline [that] takes place reportedly between MGS1 and 2" have to be on Mobile phones?

I want MGS 1.5 on my TV!

That looks really good for a phone. I wonder how it looks in motion?

"use your camera phone to take pictures of certain colors around you to alter Snake's camouflage"

ok, that is simply an awesome idea.

I've lost my phone so I'm currently without one at the moment. But even if I did have a phone I'm not sure it would have been able to handle this. In fact, phone games are fail. The control schemes are usually atrocious.

So, Konami, how about a DS port? Or a DS MGS?

It should also be noted Hideo Kojima worked on designing this game and was heavily involved.

Unless that interview was EGM's April Fools joke and not Lego Halo.

Okay...but is it fun?

Incidentally, I scored that MGS box set today. I didn't know it was even out yet! Can't wait to go back through them before 4 drops this summer.

Anyone want to be a guinea pig and try this out? I haven't had much luck with 3D graphics games on my phone and don't want to waste $11 on another one if it's no good.

No chance that's what it really looks like.

interesting, but I hate gaming on my phone thats why I got me a DSL and a PSPL

Tried to purchase it on my verizon phone but its not listed in the store. I have a fairly new phone as well. So much for "available now".

yeah i tried but it just ended up telling where to look for it...and it wasnt there....called Verizon customer service just now and was told that its not available yet......FAIL!

I've downloaded it and tried it on my LG Chocolate

I'm pretty amazed, it looks just about as good as MGS on the Playstation. Smooth framerate too. I'm just worried that it'll be way too short.

I remembering seeing this yesterday.
Unless it's Metal Gear Classic.

I got it last night. And yes the graphics really do look like that, I've got the Voyager. Its freagin sweet! (for a cell phone game)

I'm playing it now. It's actually worth the price. Honestly, I've seen 3D games on cell phones with far simpler level and model geometry that didn't even run nearly as well as this. It's silky-smooth.

I almost downloaded this right when I read the article but then I remembered I'm actually getting a new phone tomorrow.

I'm sure it will better on a voyager than it is on a first-gen chocolate

Do you still use cellphones?

Pffff... Nextel FTW =p

Damn you, Konami. Why must you make a canonical game that most fans can't play? =(

I never really got into mobile games. My phone is only really adapted to simple games like Tetris or other puzzlers. It also annoys me how awkward the button set up on my phone is. I can manage to have a d-pad set up with 2,4,6,8 and a select button with 5 and thats about as far as it can go comfortably.

That picture reminds me of Goldeneye for N64. The soldier just looks like the facility soldiers.

Not on the Games list on my Verizon phone :(

the graphics look remarkable for a cell phone. true that.

I'm surprised that the E815 is supported. I loved that phone, and I only upgraded from it because my charger port went bad. According to the Konami Mobile site, it's definitely supported. Try getting the game via message, rather than Get It Now.

Bought it, and played through it a couple of times the past couple of days. Thought I'd comment here about my hands-on experience with MGS:Mobile.

In terms of total gameplay time, that can seem to range from 1 hour to 2 hours, 1 for the second time through and if you know what you're doing, and 2 if you're new to the game and feeling it out. Not too shabby for a cellphone game, to be honest, though I admit I wish it could have been a bit longer.

I'm not sure if the 'use your camera phone to take pictures of colors for your camouflage' was something that was ever in this game. If it was, maybe it was only done for the Japanese version. Suffice it to say, the Verizon version simply makes you zoom in to 1st person view as Snake, and pick a color from somewhere in the game to mimic. The wall, a soldier's uniform, stuff like that.

Plot-wise, I liked it. It had the trademark MGS humor, with an additional surprise twist at the end (actually more like 2-3 twists), which I'll avoid spoiling.

The controls could be a little clunky. Shooting around the corner of some cover was impossible, for example, so if you got in to a firefight, you had to be ready to get hurt. And I kept accidentally banging on the wall to get a soldier's attention, when what I meant to do was either change my camo, or fire my weapon. So you couldn't do either of those when you were leaning against a wall.

But all this griping and critical analysis aside, this was possibly the best game I've played on a cellphone. Graphic-wise and quality-wise, I'd give this something like a B. Maybe even a B+.

As soon as I read this, I went and checked my phone for this game. Sure enough, there it was for $11 on get it now. Kind of expensive for a mobile game. But, it was MGS, so I bought it. And WOW, am I surprised. I have never seen a mobile game look like this. This looks at least as good as the PS1 game. And it's actually got a decent little story and everything. But, most of all, it was FUN. Most mobile games are not that fun. I have the God of War mobile game and the Ratchet and Clank mobile game, and although they are decent for a mobile game, this game is decent for a PS1 game. Well, almost. It's a bit on the short side. My first finishing time was 2:24 I think, but I died alot, so I spent more like 4 hours on it. Heck, that's almost as long as Chains of Olympus for PSP. I say it's the best mobile game by FAR. It looks good, plays good, and it's fun. Yes, it even plays good. I have an older LG Chocolate for those who are wondering. Not the model with the wheel thingy. And no, you don't use your phone camera for the camo in the game. You use a little camo camera thingy in the game to take "pics" of whatever you want to blend in with. It's a nice nod to the coming up MGS4, and it's actually a good gameplay addition that would work well in any future console MGS games. This game is good. I promise. Go get it.

So tell me again why the Wii couldn't get its own Metal Gear Solid game again?

Yo Snake! Go sneak that sh*t.