Metal Gear Acid 2

by Konami

• 3D Mode - Gameplay and trailers created in 3D for a new visual experience
• All new colorful comic book style look with explosive effects
• Arena Mode - Fight classic boss enemies from previous Metal Gear games
• Multiplayer Versus Mode - Determine who the best MGA2 player is using the PSP system's wireless capabilities
• Improved strategic gameplay, including card weapon upgrades and more 500 cards for use

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CBCVG8
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches ; 5 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 21, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,928 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Metal Gear Acid 2 features 3D visuals for the first time on the PSP system. Utilizing the innovative new Solid Eye technology, key areas of the game's comic book style cell-shaded graphics explode off the PSP system screen in 3-D. To ensure that the 3D effects are the most technologically advanced available in the marketplace, each game will be packaged with a state-of-the-art 3D viewing peripheral that is designed to make the effects realistic and eye-popping. The pioneering visuals are complemented by a card based strategic gameplay structure that is enhanced across the board with a complete tutorial mode, intuitive interface incorporating card based strategy and real-time gameplay, new Arena mode and more than 500 cards to use. Rounding out the package is the popular multi-player mode where players can use personalized decks to battle foes via the PSP system's wireless capabilities. Tutorial Mode - Familiarizes novice players with the strategic gameplay in Metal Gear Acid 2 Import cards from the previous version of Metal Gear Acid Game connectivity with Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence players can import photographs taken in MGS3 and view them in 3D on the PSP system

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars FInally, A Game For PSP That Makes SENSE June 1, 2007

By Cap'n Stoob

Format:Video Game

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

If you're a PSP owner, then you're no doubt aware that a lot of PSP games are either rush jobs for a quick buck or poorly-done ports of old PS1 games. Developers also want to take a system not designed for handling a lot of polygons and lots of analog action and try to make action games for them...so you'll be pleased to discover that Metal Gear Acid 2 is a game that is made for the limitations of the PSP and works WITH the system to give a sound, fun and solid(us?) gaming experience.

First off, the game eschews long, drawn-out dialogue scenes for long, drawn-out text passages. It seems like bloviating and long-winded proselytizing are trademarks of the MGS line, so adding a fast text skip button gets you into the action quickly. However, there IS some small snippet here or there of dialogue and it breaks things up a bit. I'm glad they chose not to go with full motion polygon movies and speech because they used that saved space very wisely. The game looks..well, gorgeous, with the characters sharp, cel-shaded, loudly-colored and detail all over the place. The art is classic Konami excellence with none of that messy, brush splatter confusion of Ashley Wood anywhere to be seen. You get crisp, cool, cartoony Snake and Friends and it looks marvelous. Anime speed lines, camera cuts and a very decent in-game camera control make this game a treat to play. Also included is a cardboard version of those Magic Eye puzzles where you get a split screen image and the included cardboard box overlay makes it pseudo-3D (you can also use your eyes, if you're good at those Magic Eye things.) This is just a little extra and you don't lose anything by leaving it out. The designers also included a ton of secret cards and the capability to access MGS3 for the PS2 via USB to USB mini cable for photo transfer! The sounds are generic, as is the music, but it fits and doesn't stomp all over the game.

The game itself doesn't rely on quick reflexes so much as it does planning, some strategy and luck (on card draws). The game and manual are no real help for newbies and unless you can find someone else to explain it better, you'll be sort of lost through the first few missions as you learn the game's fine points. I particularly enjoy the turn-based aspect of this game. As I've grown older, I've lost a lot of the ability to play fast reflex games and the PSP, with its small screen, isn't ideally suited for games where a camera angle is the difference between life and death. That's just frustrating (see: MGS:Portable Ops for this problem). This game allows for planning moves and seeing the battlefield; this is something I appreciate. This game seems more fun and relaxing than worrying that the wall you can't see around has 14 guards to ruin your gametime.

This game is interesting, unique and oddball enough with plenty of flair to attract those not really into fast action games. However, it's also a good diversion from the usual PSP fare.

I highly recommend this! Read more ›

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect game for a handheld. April 8, 2010

By F. Golden

Format:Video Game

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I've owned a PSP since it came out. Many of the action games that I play on it just didn't seem like a good fit. I heard about Metal Gear Ac!d being a turn based card game. I had not ever played a Strategy RPG or a card based game before, but picked up Metal Gear Ac!d 2 and decided to give it a try. At first the learning curve alienated me, but after spending a lot of time with the game during my daily commute, I've come to fall in love with the strategy, gameplay, art design, and card collecting aspects of the game. The only real fantasy card game I ever played was Magic the Gathering and MGA2 taps into the same crazy deck building obsession that I knew with Magic, except when combined with the strategic aspects of line-of-sight, character positioning, and cost management; this game just blows me away.

Graphics are great for the PSP. Colors are bright and the 3d is elegant and simple with no muddy 3D like some games have. The game is cheeky with silly humor sometimes. Case in point: ludicrous bouncy-breast physics on 2 of the female characters with silly camera pans to match, and silly video introductions of the new card packs, but these are points in the game's favor. Some of the multi-part missions seem to drag on a bit too long and the save system needs some work (no auto save, just manual saving during intermission). Loading and using equipped weapons took me forever to figure out as did getting the card ID numbers to show up. Deck building interface needs a better method of sorting the cards, would be nice if you could sort cards like you can the cars in Forza or Gran Turismo.

When you add it up, the few criticisms are negated by a great game designed from the ground up to play beautifully on the PSP. My favorite game on the system and a must-buy for anyone who might enjoy card based games or turn based strategy. Ignore the bad reviews from the couple immature MGS4 fanboys, I guess their daddies never sat down to play checkers with them when they were little. Read more ›

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and innovative SRPG January 16, 2008

By Judge ADGG

Format:Video Game|Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Great game. It implements some interesting twists to the SRPG genre, and still manages to remain relatively faithful to the original MGS series, regarding the stealth element. Gameplay is collectable card related, and there are tons of extra missions, stealth, elimination etc. The 3D visor box-thing is very cool, the movies and gameplay are nice, but its uncomfortable to use. Standard 3D glasses might have been a better choice.

5.0 out of 5 stars Strategy based RPG for Snake? Fans of MSG might welcome the new style. September 8, 2009

By Shantanu Zubayer

Format:Video Game|Verified Purchase

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Here's a different side of Snake we haven't seen yet. Alright, with all the clones of Snake running around the MGS world. And when you've played through the Metal Gear Solid series... at some point, you might be cynical of the people walking in the street and the man standing behind you, who might just be wearing face camo. *pause*

Metal Gear Ac!d 2 brings the tactical espionage hero of the series, Snake, albeit in a different manner ... since the Metal Gear Ac!d series most assuredly does not involve Naked Snake (Big Boss), Liquid Snake, or Solid Snake (don't even try Solidus Snake). With that said, this is a whole different and new Snake sent off into a mission to shutdown an underground terrorist organization but more importantly, another brand new mechanical mammoth, Metal Gear. A brand new story that needs no predecessor or successor to tell of its excellence and uniqueness in story, the game while strategy-based may not cater to every MGS fan -- if taken in another light, Metal Gear Ac!d 2 delivers a rich and interesting battlefield mode, a card system that is built to help you maneuver through the terrain.. whether its from under a steel water pipe or on a bridge, looking to shoot down a machine or enemy soldier from across. Like all MGS games, they immerse you into their world and point you past the level of James Bond .. into the level of a much cruder yet [...] soldier that Snake is.

Step out of the box for a moment and check this game out, you might like what you find.

Story: A-
Characters: A+
Nostalgia factor: A
Gameplay: A
Overall: A