Hideo Kojima uses Leipzig Games Convention to exclusively reveal 'Beauties and the Beasts' themes
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH is to use the 2007 Games Convention
at Leipzig to unveil key new information regarding its forthcoming
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS title for PLAYSTATION3.
Series creator Hideo Kojima will be using the event to detail the
'Beauties and the Beasts' theme that runs through the game, and that is
certain to bolster its reputation as one of the most anticipated video
games of the coming year.
Hideo Kojima, head of Kojima
Productions, will host a series of stage events throughout the show
from Thursday to Sunday. A new trailer featuring unseen game footage
will underline the 'Beauties and the Beasts' themes, and Mr Kojima will
reveal four new enemies exclusively to Games Convention visitors. The
Metal Gear Solid series has enjoyed a reputation for its unique 'Boss'
creatures, and MGS4 takes this one step further with fully-rounded
enemies with their own motives and manias.
The characters Laughing Octopus, Raging Raven, Crying Wolf, and Screaming Mantis are
empowered with special, supernatural abilities and have individual back
stories that outline how they have become the beings they are. All were
initially good people who, for various reasons linked to events in the
Metal Gear Solid series and events they have seen in countless wars,
are now altered beyond all recognition both physically and mentally and are perfect examples of the 'Beauties and the Beasts' themes that
run throughout MGS4.
As with its predecessors, METAL GEAR SOLID
4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS is a story-driven game, with seasoned hero
Solid Snake drafted for one final mission. Set across stages including
the Middle East and South America, the now aged Snake has been asked to
assassinate his old adversary, Liquid Ocelot. To do this, however, he
must make his way through a series of battlefields, using his legendary
stealth abilities and all-new OctoCamo suit to avoid detection and to
reach his target. With series favourites such as Meryl Silverburgh,
Raiden, Hal 'Otacon' Emmerich, and Roy Campbell returning, and with all
new gameplay features including a remote-controlled 'Metal Gear Mk. II'
droid and enhanced CQC (Close Quarters Combat) system, MGS4 will round
of the Metal Gear saga with a fittingly cinematic and gripping final
outing.