Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Preview

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Preview

Hideo Kojima’s non-Metal Gear project, Zone of the Enders, has just come out in a shiny new HD collection. Fans who scrambled out to their nearest retailer to pick up the disc will be pleased to know that they’re also able to get their hands on an early playable demo of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, which is essentially Platinum Games’ take on the Metal Gear franchise. In case you don’t care about the ZOE franchise and aren’t willing to part with $40 for a Revengeance demo, we here at Cheat Code Central took it for a spin for you. You’re welcome.

First of all, it must be noted that this is absolutely not a Metal Gear Solid title. If you expect any sort of stealth gameplay, you’ll be better off waiting for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, which returns longtime fans to the glory days of Big Boss.

Revengeance, though, tells a story that takes place five years after Metal Gear Solid 4. You’ll take command of Raiden, who’s since become “more machine than man” (if I can quote the illustrious Obi Wan Kenobi) and has thus ditched those stealth tactics that Solid Snake tends to prefer.

This quickly begins to feel weird.

Now, let me explain what I mean by that. Revengeance’s gameplay mechanics have nothing to do with any of the Solid titles. Instead of sneaking around, using silenced weapons, breaking necks, distracting guards with live snakes and nudie mags, etc., Raiden viciously slices up everything in his path. This is fine, because, as I already pointed out, this is a Platinum-developed action title rather than a Solid title. But the weirdness comes in when you realize that everything has this Metal Gear Solid skin on it.

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