Metal Gear Acid in Stores

Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today shipped Metal Gear Acid (MGA) to retail stores, in preparation for the upcoming launch of the PSP handheld entertainment system on March 24, 2005. Metal Gear Acid is a turn-based, tactical espionage game which takes place in 2016 on Lobito Island, located in the fictitious Tejan Republic of South Africa. Players once again take the role of Solid Snake, the famed top-secret agent, who has been called out of his retirement when a plane is hijacked over U.S. airspace. The game requires players to collect cards and strategically construct their own decks to complete various missions and objectives. After beating each stage, players are ranked according to a number of factors, such as how much cost has been consumed and how many times a player has been discovered by an enemy. Players earn points according to their grade and can exchange points for cards in a shop menu that they can access between each stage.