Confirmed: Metal Gear Solid 4 Online Beta plans

Mike Bantick
Tuesday, 15 April 2008 07:46

Your IT - Entertainment

Konami Digital Entertainment has announced the plans for a public beta program for the PAL version of the forthcoming Metal Gear Online.

Coming to the PlayStation Store this April 17th with tests running from April 21st through to May 6th, the much anticipated Metal Gear Online Premiere Beta is sure to be a popular download.

Exclusively for the PS3, Metal Gear Online will have its full blown incarnation as part of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots due for release on June 12th.

For those interested in the public online beta however, here are further details form today’s announcement:

The beta program will offer players a unique chance to sample the innovative multi-player experience of Metal Gear Online, which emphasizes cooperative team-based play. Those downloading the beta will be invited to explore two maps – “Blood Bath” and “Groznyi Grad” – each of which requires unique strategies in order to achieve victory.
 
Metal Gear Online will launch as part of Guns of the Patriots in June as a Starter Pack, comprising five unique stages: “Ambush Alley,” where trenches and sandbags litter an arena built for close and medium range combat; “Blood Bath,” a two-tier battle setting; and “Groznyi Grad,” the expansive Shagohod development complex from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater which features human catapults that propel players to different areas of the environment. Rounding out the five stage set are the dusty, Middle Eastern alleyways found in Guns of the Patriots entitled “Midtown Maelstrom,” and the rooftop settings of “Urban Ultimatum.” Konami is committed to the release of additional Expansion Packs to be released throughout the year.

Up to 16 people can play simultaneously, with game worlds created using Guns of the Patriots’s incredible 3D engine. Retaining the classic stealth combat gameplay of the Metal Gear series, players are dropped in a series of war zones wherein different challenges await. Five game modes await players on stages that span the globe and the history of MGS: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture and Base and Sneaking missions. Additional information on Metal Gear Online and the beta program can be found at www.konami-mgo.com .