Metal Gear Acid
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| Developer(s) | Konami JPN Ltd |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Release date | December 16, 2004 (JP) March 22, 2005 (NA) |
| Genre | Stealth action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (M) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Media | UMD |
Metal Gear Acid (also spelled Ac!d; commonly abbreviated as MGA) is a video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan for the PlayStation Portable handheld game console. It is part of the Metal Gear series, and was first unveiled at E³ 2004 in May. It was released in Japan on December 16, 2004, and in North America on March 22, 2005.
While the Metal Gear series, despite being stealth-based, has always had a heavy influence of action, Metal Gear Acid is not action-oriented, but focuses on turn-based strategy (this is possibly why the game's logo lacks the "Tactical Espionage Action" tagline featured on all of the Metal Gear Solid games). It uses a trading card-based system to control the main character's movements and actions.
Metal Gear Acid is a "side-story" and not part of the series' main storyline (similar to the earlier Metal Gear: Ghost Babel). While the game features an all-new cast, card sets are availble which features characters, weapons and items from each of the previously-released Metal Gear Solid titles, as well as a "Chronicle" set which covers Snatcher, Policenauts, Boktai, Zone of the Enders, Metal Gear: Ghost Babel and Metal Gear 1 and 2) are depicted on the cards used by the player.