Solid Snake's mission sees an early release in February and March.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28910
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D will be released on February 21, 2012 on North America, and March 8 in Europe, Konami confirmed today.
Snake Eater 3D is a 3DS remake of the classic PlayStation 2 title, which stars Big Boss when he was known as Naked Snake in a mission set during the Cold War of the 60s. The 3DS version will make use of the Circle Pad Pro, which will be available in both regions by the beginning of February, and a new camouflage system that utilizes the 3DS's cameras, allowing players to take pictures and use them as camouflage patterns.
It's funny, I really liked MGS1 on PSX but I've never been motivated to play the rest of the series.
My favorite thing about the first game was the stealth gameplay. Did that hold up in the rest of the series? Or did it start to become typical action fare?
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Also, is there demand for this particular installment in the franchise? Is this the OoT of MGS? Or will it likely do fair/bad at market due to a "meh" response?