Metal Gear Solid the Board Game

Metal Gear Solid the Board Game

Iconic characters

In Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game players step into the shoes of iconic characters from the video game, such as Solid Snake, Meryl Silverburgh, Gray Fox and Hal "Otacon" Emmerich. Together they must complete missions and defeat boss enemies.

Each character has their own unique play style and brings something special to the team:

• Snake focuses mainly on stealth takedowns.
• Meryl can disguise herself and slip past patrols unnoticed.
• Gray Fox starts right away with his signature weapons, including the High-Frequency Blade.
• Otacon has an exclusive Hack deck that only he can use.

With unique abilities, passive bonuses and recognisable actions (such as knocking on walls to distract guards or taking out enemies in stealth), every character really feels different and the game stays exciting.

Equipment

For every mission players choose a selection of classic equipment from the video game. The various campaign and VR missions contain all kinds of weapons and items. By taking on challenges you can add them permanently to your inventory, which comes in handy later during the tougher missions.

Stealth Gameplay

Stealth is at the heart of this game. You have to make clever use of cover, sneak around corners and distract guards so you are not spotted. If you get caught, there is nothing left but to fight, and that can be extremely dangerous.

Players hide in cardboard boxes, sneak across the map, dodge patrols and search for crucial items to reach their goals. Thanks to an intuitive patrol and alert system the focus stays on stealth, so every mission session gives you the nerve-racking feeling of a real sneaking operation.

Campaign

The extensive campaign has 14 unique stealth and boss missions, in which you relive the events on Shadow Moses Island with Snake and his companions and discover more about the dark secrets surrounding this weapons test.

The story follows the video game and builds up step by step. Both the Retail and the Integral Edition contain the same missions and progressive campaign, but only the Integral Edition includes a Graphic Novel that draws you even deeper into the story. Please note: this is (sadly) the Retail Edition.

Boss Battles

Fan favourite bosses return in full glory: Ocelot, Cyborg Ninja, Psycho Mantis, Sniper Wolf, Vulcan Raven and Liquid Snake. Each of the six bosses has its own mechanic and separate mission. Unlike the stealth missions, these fights demand careful planning and good coordination to outsmart the enemy.

Every boss has its own deck with specific attacks and weaknesses. It is up to the players to discover and use them. Expect to need all your tricks and the environment itself to beat these epic opponents.