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Regional Differences. B.B.' S mugshot has a silhouette with the texts 'It is communicating.'
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Metal Gear Acid was the first game of the series to be released for the PSP. It is a turn-based collectible card RPG and its story is considered non-canon. Set in 2016, a plane carrying an important politician is hijacked by terrorists. They demand from the US Government to reveal a study that was being conducted in Africa.
The most interesting features I found were the cost system, which determines the relative order of actions in the game, and the equipment bonuses, which can vary depending on how you equip each item in relation to another item. About the cost system, you'll use a card and it adds to your cost, which roughly put, is an initiative order system. The higher your cost, the later in the round you go. This adds a strong strategic element to the game. Last, after a few levels of the single player game, you'll unlock multiplayer, which lets you play wirelessly with any friend playing Metal Gear Acid on their PSP.
Graphically, the game looks amazing. Although I'm not reviewing the PSP here, I've got to say, it's amazing what something as small as the PSP can do. You don't really know how pretty it looks until it is in your hands. The only real knock against Metal Gear Acid that I can make is the audio. There's no recorded dialogue, likely because you can only fit so much on the 1.8gig UMD format that Sony chose for the PSP titles. That aside, it's a pretty enjoyable game, and if you purchase one game for the PSP, you won't go wrong with Metal Gear Acid.
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