Back in 2009, after Metal Gear Solid 4 marked the end of Solid Snake’s saga, it was revealed that the next game in the series would instead follow the footsteps of Raiden, telling the story of his earlier days as a cyborg before the events of Metal Gear Solid 4. Metal Gear Solid: Rising would introduce a new type of gameplay to the series, utilising Raiden’s high-frequency blade to create a more action based title with the ability to cut [...]
When you think of gaming action heroes, who comes into your mind? Sam Fisher? Dante? Nathan “Nate” Drake? Kratos? For me, there’s only one hero who sums up an all American bad-ass action hero: Snake. Love him or hate him, Snake is a well established and respected figure in gaming, despite the twisting, turning, near incomprehensible storyline around him. But seeing as the next big game in the series is set around the character of Raiden, a guy I could [...]
As I announced in my last article, Hideo Kojima has been teasing his fans with a teaser site, slowly reasing little bits of information. Well today, at E3, Hideo Kokima announced some huge news: A Metal Gear title is coming to Xbox 360. Titled “Metal Gear Solid: Rising”, Kojima stated that the title would be coming to Xbox 360, while the teaser-image of Raiden (now confirmed) appeared on the screen behind him. Little is known about this title – but [...]
