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Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus

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Game Info

Publisher: Konami

Developer: Kojima Productions

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Players: 6

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: November 13, 2007

Summary

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus is a standalone addition to last year’s award winning stealth action title of the same name. Focusing on a portable multiplayer experience, players will be able to enjoy more maps, more missions, and recruit a talented crew of war heroes for battling real opponents in online arenas. Features: Unique Gameplay Modes and Missions – A new single player mode, “Infinity Mission”, and additional multiplayer modes will engage even the most experienced strategy veterans. Upload your saved data from the original Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops to create instant squads. More Online Maps – Choose from a variety of new environment maps, such as an updated version of the REX Hangar area of the original Metal Gear Solid, for more multiplayer mayhem. More Playable Characters – Recruit brand new soldiers from the Metal Gear Solid universe, including Raiden and Snake from MGS4, to form a unique fighting crew. Wi-Fi HotSpot Support – As long as there is a Wi-Fi signal, you can be in the battlefield. With Wi-Fi HotSpot support, you can now play Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus online at any Wi-Fi HotSpot location. Improved Support – Tutorials and improved in-game support helps players of all skill levels to jump right into the action or hone their skills. [Konami]

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What The Critics Said

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Game Informer

Added maps and online features make the multiplayer aspect of the game noticeably improved, but if you're more into single-player sneaking approach this with caution. [Dec 2007, p.159]

ZTGameDomain

The budget price will keep gamers feeling satisfied for their twenty bucks and the addition of new maps and options should keep the action fresh. A lack of true single-player does tarnish it a bit but for the price you really shouldn’t expect much.

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1UP

Given the game's low price and close temporal proximity to its forerunner, it's unsurprising that the visuals, sounds, and gameplay haven't changed at all since Portable Ops.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Online is almost dauntingly packed with options, and the roll move is still kind of broken, but it's hard to argue with the price. [Holiday 2007, p.88]

Cheat Code Central

While Portable Ops Plus doesn't offer an incredible amount of new things, it does do an exceptional job at recapturing the elements we loved in the first title.

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Worth Playing

A glorified map pack for the original Portable Ops. While the changes are going to appeal to the gamers who played Portable Ops online, they are the only possible audience for this title.

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Gamestyle

While there's a lot to love, and it does succeed in giving fans exactly what they wanted, it doesn't feel as complete, compelling, or competent as the rest of the canon.

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GameDaily

With new characters, maps and modes, along with the ability to play against players who still play the original, there is plenty to enjoy assuming you like the first game.

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GameZone

Even with the reasonable price tag, you won’t help but feel that there could have been more to this title or at least it could have ironed out all the problems found in the original.

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Playstation Official Magazine UK

If you nailed the original game's single-player, there's not nearly enough in Plus to warrant a second purchase. [Apr 2008, p.109]

PSM3 Magazine UK

Stick to the first game. [Mar 2008, p.80]

IGN

No story, unbalanced multiplayer and hampered recruiting mechanics all combine to make this a disappointing addition to one of the best games from last year.

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Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)

If you're a big fan of the original and love the multiplayer, you can read this as four and a half stars, but most people can live without Portable Ops Plus. [Holiday 2007, p.78]

GameSpy

If you can't get enough Portable Ops online, Ops + is just about worth it for the extra character limit. For everyone else, save those pennies and dimes for MGS4.

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Eurogamer

With the story and some of the more interesting recruitment features from the original game removed and with an RPG experience system that ultimately breaks both the offline and online play, it's hard to recommend this over its forebear, even if it is cheap at half the price.

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Play.tm

Overall, the game is good for a quick blast of stealth action on the go, but the game is not really deep enough for anything much more.

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AceGamez

An expansion pack - nothing more, nothing less. If you don't own the original then you can still find some enjoyment, but to get anywhere online you'll have to suffer through the criminally plot-free Infinity Mission.

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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

Disappointing. Should have been a download - as it is, it simply gets us down. [May 2008, p.107]

Pocket Gamer UK

We're positive you'll want to avoid MGS Portable Ops Plus: a lacklustre single-player mode, unfriendly interface, and minimal new content make it comprehensively inferior to its predecessor.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jordan R. gave it a6:
Is it well-built? Sure. The game has a slick presentation, just like the last game. The controls, while annoying as ever, are forgiving enough to be learned in time. The graphics are nice, but not spectacular. Basically any category this game attempts, it does well, but not much above average. And that's the game in a nutshell.

Solid Snake gave it a10:
If you would like a unique multiplayer experience and do not have the first Portable Ops, BUY THIS GAME!!!

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