Metal Gear Acid 2

If 3D graphics and mobile games are something you enjoy – Metal Gear Acid 2 is definitely worth taking a closer look at.

The famous special op character ‘Snake’ is yours to command along with the enigmatic female agent Venus in the second instalment of the award-winning turn based action/strategy sim. From the start you are thrust into a tactical turn-based card system as seen in the first Metal Gear Acid game. For those who are familiar with this style of game-play you will find this straightforward and quite intuitive, for those unfamiliar with this type of game, you will be possibly a little unsure what to do or how to do it but the tutorial will teach you quite swiftly.

If you pick the story mode you will begin as Snake caught in a trap which is for you to navigate your way round the level to eliminate enemies and level the score. You will have several hours worth of game-play from this title as there are more than 10 difficult levels to navigate through. If you fancy revisiting an accomplished level and trying to do things differently and improving your technique, you can. The revisited level you attempt offers additional/alternative objectives – ensuring you’re going to have plenty of fun blowing stuff up in a different way. Each level has predefined objectives set out. Whether it’s to avoid being seen by surveillance cameras/soldiers or robots or neutralising the enemy using extreme prejudice, you have your work cut out to stay alive!

As mentioned, this game works through the use of a ‘deck’ of cards, which all provide attributes which can be used, kept for later or discarded as you see fit. Some cards will allow you to move, others combat, replenish your health or simply try to hide in a box to avoid detection! You are given the option to play with your deck of cards and upgrade your cards and their effects – for those who just want to play, you can get into this at a later stage when you feel confident.

The graphics in this game are quite something. As you look down onto the level in a birds eye view, you can flip between the main view and the free-roaming camera view which allows you to plan your best route of attack within the level. You will find this an invaluable asset when dealing with the tricky enemy as they move about the lair. This also reveals not just their location but their line of sight, meaning you can avoid giving your position away unnecessarily. If you do get spotted and attacked or you take aim the camera moves again to third person view, allowing you to see the whites of the eyes as you prepare to blast them away.

By using the surroundings to your advantage you can get a great depth of play from this game. Whether it’s crawling through tunnels or knocking on walls to cause a diversion, you can play this game in a number of ways.

Simply put, Metal Gear Acid 2 is definitely worth setting your sight on – arguably one of the years must have games.

86%

Positives

Hours of play with plenty of tricky levels

A good balance of action and puzzle

Moving enemy help to make no game the same

If you make a mistake you can start that phase again

Lots of subtle depth and flexibility in gameplay

Great graphics

Negatives

Not able to choose difficulty setting

Sometimes runs a little slow on the phone

Turn based play can take some getting used to at first