Metal Gear sneaking onto N-Gage

While the ill-fated N-Gage phone/handheld gaming device quietly disappeared into the night, Nokia has brought back the name as a mobile gaming service. While gamers have every right to be skeptical, it looks as though the service will have at least one big name title behind it.

N-Gage will be home to Japanese publisher Konami’s mobile titles including the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Mobile. The game takes place between the first two Metal Gear Solid titles, and features some surprisingly good 3D visuals and what look like classic MGS stealth-action gameplay.

The camouflage in the game – a MGS staple – will be unique to the platform as it uses the phone’s built-in camera to take color samples from the ‘real world.’ The game is currently available in North America exclusively to Verizon subscribers.

Aside from Metal Gear, Konami has yet to announce any other games it will be bringing to the service. In the past, mobile Konami games have been new entires or remakes of classic franchises including as Contra, Castlevania and Track and Field.

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