Kojima Productions just tweeted some footage from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker‘s first mission, titled “For Starters: A Solo Sneaking Mission,” and you can watch it embedded after the cut.
And indeed, the toys at Naked Snake’s disposal for this PSP-based outing are impressive, ranging from the familiar tranquilizer darts and chaff grenades to more intriguing gadgets like an invisibility blanket, inflatable dummies, and the Fulton Recovery Device, a balloon that can be attached to a fallen comrades (or potential recruits)to whisk them to safety.
Visually the game is looking great, and sports a minimalist, vertically-oriented HUD. Some of the actions that were added with Metal Gear Solid 4 also seem to be present.
The real highlight of the footage is when Snake enacts the Metal Gear equivalent of a CARE package kill. That alone makes it worth playing.
