For everyone else? Stick to the Master Collection . But next time you complain about the controls in Metal Gear Solid 3 , just remember: at least you aren’t playing it on a sideways phone.
Is it a lost classic? A cynical cash grab? Or simply a technical marvel that no one asked for? I recently dug my old N-Gage out of storage (side-talking stance and all) to find out. Let’s rewind. The early 2000s were a wild west for mobile gaming. Nokia believed gamers would buy a hybrid phone/ handheld to compete with the Game Boy Advance. They were wrong, but the attempt was noble. After the success of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty , Konami wanted a piece of the portable pie. They handed the reins to a team tasked with squeezing the essence of tactical espionage into a device with a 2.1-inch, 4096-color screen. metal gear solid ngage
Score: 5/10 (8/10 for ambition, 2/10 for wrist cramps) For everyone else