A spin-off of the Metal Gear series, it was first unveiled in Kojima Productions' 20th Anniversary party on July 24, 2007,[1] and was released worldwide.

AI programmer Dr. Victoria Reed has agreed to reveal new details on the Metal Gear in exchange for assistance in her escape.

They say that while Snake did prove useful, he failed to provide them with the battle data they needed for the Project, and they instruct someone to erase all memories of the simulation and dump him back where they kidnapped him.

Eduardo Vasconcellos of IGN reviewed the BREW version of the game released on Verizon Wireless and gave it 8 out of 10, commenting that it "captures the spirit of Solid Snake while providing the core gameplay we all know and love".

[6] On the other hand, Jon Mundy of Pocket Gamer gave the N-Gage version 4.5 out of 5 praising "stunning presentation, innovative gameplay and gripping story" and calling it a "killer app" for the platform.