Our Rating: 8.7/10

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Version Reviewed: 2.1.0
Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment [iTunes Link]
Price as of Review: $5.99
Current iTunes Rating: 4/5
Size: 138MB
Lite Version: [iTunes Link]

Yes, we were all excited when the game that was on pretty much all upscale platforms hit the iPhone and iPod Touch.  Hell, we still are; the people who’ve gotten their hands on this jewel have not been disappointed either.  For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Metal Gear Solid Touch is a railgun shooter where you control our hero Snake across battlefields (less across, more so hiding behind walls) shooting and sniping out enemies.  To continue fan warship, as you go about the 20 different missions you’ll unlock 50 wallpapers to put on your iPhone or iPod Touch.  Nothing says addict more than wallpapers.

The gameplay involves aiming and firing with your finger, tap to shoot, release to hide.  Snake will always “cower,” behind enemy gunfire on command (although who wouldn’t, he’s shooting at freaking armoured, walking, robots).  Failure to hide will result in a swift sniper shot or machine gun round to your face, even swifter are the rate of decreasing health.  Luckily you can take cover and gain health.  This may make the gameplay seem boring but trust me, after going through a few different missions, hiding only results in more enemies hiding – you have to take out a certain amount to complete the mission.  Once they’re all piled up for ya, just look up to shoot and watch your back.  If there were blood effects, there would be a lot (hey! Konami!   Where’s the blood, surely Snake is human?).

About the graphics, oh man; absolutely stunning.  Nothing beats the crisp gunfire animations, and of course the satisfying sound of a bullet to the head.  The only thing that brings this game down is the lack of actual movement, if only Snake had controllable legs.  Even just horizontal movement to dodge bullets would be nice (ok maybe that’s too much, I mean Snake isn’t Neo).  Now that the iPhone 3.0 firmware has been released, it’d be nice to see a bluetooth multiplayer mode – that would be freaking awesome.  All in all – if you enjoy great graphics and addicting gameplay, and of course sniping bad guys, pick this up immediately.  $6.99 might be a little steep considering there’s no freeplay mode but maybe we’ll get some updates!

Final Ratings:

Gameplay: 8.7/10 – A railshooter style FPS is generally limited but Konami does a great job.

Enjoyment: 9.5/10 – Loved it.

Graphics: 9.5/10 – Definitely some of the best I’ve seen on the iPhone.

Sound: 8.8/10 – Could be more of a variety of sound effects, but the one’s it has are pretty awesome.

Technology: 7.5/10 – Great stability but unfortunately only touch control.  FPS’ should have some accelerometer action…

Replay Value: 8.2/10 – A great pick up and play style game, but only 20 missions.

Overall Rating: 8.7/10

Further Improvements: (Note to the developer!)

• Bluetooth/Wi-Fi multiplayer mode
• Create an ambiance with sound!
• More missions of course
• Ability to buy weapons

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