Keeping with our ongoing tradition of highlighting kick-ass box-art, check out new-kid Raiden gracing the cover of Metal Gear Solid: Rising. You know, the Metal Gear Solid without the actual Solid part.
What’s not to love? It’s got guns, a katana, and is that some sort of biomechanical spine he’s holding? I really do need to actually get around to playing Metal Gear Solid 4. No one told me it had skeletons made out of some sort of voodoo metal.
There is something that we’re not too sure about. What’s going on with Raiden’s hair? I know those Japanese kids are big into expressing themselves by preening their locks into incredible gravity-defying shapes, but that hairstyle’s bordering on Blanka of Street Fighter II fame, mate. Seriously. You wouldn’t even be able to walk around Harajuku with that do.
Thanks Daniel
H3O
Hahahahaha. That’s so ugly.
ManeoriX
Anyone actually know what genre this game is going to be? I like the sound of ‘Lightning Bolt Action’. I wasn’t a huge fan of the MGS4, sure it was very good, but I just didn’t fall in love with it..
However, if this is what I think it is – a 3rd person action game, it’s going to brilliant. Hopefully with style like BBayonetta/Ninja Gaiden and the like plus guns!
Lymmusic
god of war with raiden is my bet… definitely not gonna be a stealth job this time…
fattonyxxl
This…Isn’t Metal Gear Solid
AG2297
+1
This is just Metal Gear Rising not Metal Gear Solid Rising like it says in the title of the article. Kovacs?… Kovacs?!….KOVACSSSSSSSS???!!! :)
Kovacs
To the best of my knowledge the game is called Metal Gear Solid Rising.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_gear_solid_rising
Until I’ve seen it confirmed that they’re dropping the “Solid” part, that’s what it will be called in any articles I write.
A quick Google has also shown that the VAST majority of people refer to it as Metal Gear Solid Rising as opposed to Metal Gear Rising.
SpikeyMikey23
plus the box art says solid
rht992
why do Japanese people always have such cool hair?
Supertaxman
Eugh, this is abhorrent
Tanzil
he’s in the new mortal kombat… it’s a homage, look, he’s even holding a torn-out spine. oh Raiden! :D
clank250
If it was for the new Devil May Cry or something like that, it’d be alright, but it’s MGS for crying out loud! Plus this will probably be an interactive movie with hack’n’slash bits instead of the tactical espionage action that everybody knows and loves. I mean lightning bolt action come on…
SpikeyMikey23
why does he have a space age guitar? metal gear hero: lightning fast fingers
brillerment
MGS4 was the reason I bought my PS3 (money very well spent!), I just hope this is as good as the rest of the series.
fokkusu
It is Sunny!