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Metal Gear Acid (stylized as METAL GEAR AC!D) is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan for the PlayStation Portable. It was the first Metal Gear game to be released on the PSP.

Plot[]

In 2016, a jumbo jet carrying Senator Hach, an important politician and likely future presidential candidate, is hijacked by terrorists. In exchange for the senator, the terrorists demand Pythagoras, a research project being conducted in the Moloni Republic in southern Africa, from the United States government. In efforts to identify these terrorists, the government begins an investigation of Pythagoras.

The Moloni government refuses to cooperate and work with the United States, saying that it doesn't want to interfere in its current affairs. In response, the U.S. sends in a covert special forces team to investigate, but the team is obliterated by armed resistance. With no other options and time running out, the U.S. government calls Solid Snake to infiltrate the laboratory, discover the nature of Pythagoras and to rescue Senator Hach.

Gameplay[]

Metal Gear Acid focuses on turn-based tactics, rather than the more action-oriented style of previous games in the Metal Gear series. The game uses a trading card-based system to control the main character's movements and actions. As such, the game's logo lacks the series' traditional "Tactical Espionage Action" tag line. Acid stands for "Active Command Intelligence Duel."

Before each round, the player can customize the deck of cards used by the main characters. The majority of the cards are based upon elements spanning the entire Metal Gear series, such as weaponry, characters, and even the Metal Gears. The player's hand can consist of a maximum of six cards, while the maximum number of cards in a deck increases with overall progress. In action, the player can choose to use the cards as they are intended, or use them to move the character. Most cards only allow the player to move three spaces, while certain cards let the player move up to six or higher.

Metal Gear Acid focuses on turn-based tactics, rather than the more action-oriented style of previous games in the Metal Gear series. The game uses a trading card-based system to control the main character's movements and actions. As such, the game's logo lacks the series' traditional "Tactical Espionage Action" tag line. Acid stands for "Active Command Intelligence Duel."

Before each round, the player can customize the deck of cards used by the main characters. The majority of the cards are based upon elements spanning the entire Metal Gear series, such as weaponry, characters, and even the Metal Gears. The player's hand can consist of a maximum of six cards, while the maximum number of cards in a deck increases with overall progress. In action, the player can choose to use the cards as they are intended, or use them to move the character. Most cards only allow the player to move three spaces, while certain cards let the player move up to six or higher.

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