Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater & Twin Snakes (PS2, GC)

This E3 brought us news of not one, but two new Metal Gear Solid games! Now, before you quit your day job to become a full-time Solid Snake, it’s only fair to warn you that the news is not as good as it first appears.

While we will be getting a brand new adventure for the PS2, the unfortunately named Snake Eater, the GameCube game, The Twin Snakes, is a remake of the original MGS.

But, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as the 1998 original is recognized as one of the pivotal entries in modern gaming. This time around, outside developer Silicon Knights takes the reigns to give MGS a similar remake treatment to the one the first Resident Evil got last year. Working with the same basic plot, script and characters, Twin Snakes looks a lot like MGS2: Sons of Liberty in terms of graphics and gameplay.

PS2 owners, on the other hand, will get an entirely new game. Unlike Sons of Liberty, it looks like this time Solid Snake will be back as our full-time hero, instead of splitting the chores with Raiden.

The footage we saw didn’t reveal much about the plot, but what we did glimpse seemed to take place outdoors, in a jungle environment – a far cry from the traditional MSG corridors and military bases.

We even got a peek at Snake hunting for food in the jungle – and taking a giant bite out of a raw fish!

Both Twin Snakes and Snake Eater should be major gaming events, but we’re not taking any bet sin when either title will see the light of day.