Thanks to these gameplay videos (first one can be seen here), I’m now really excited for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Not only this looks like a PSP game with the deepest gameplay, it also looks so cool especially with those sleek interface. The Japanese version will be out near the end of next month. Bookmarked this page at Play-Asia to see how much the Premium Pack that will comes with a special edition PSP-3000 cost.

I think we all have some basic ideas about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker by now but here’s what the recent 5-page Weekly Famitsu feature talk about the game.

The game is set to explain what happened during the series’ “blank period” of 20 years that started mid 1970s. Costa Rica, a country without military since 1949, is the stage for the story. Apparently some unknown powers are said to have set their eye on countries like them. As a result, Snake begins to build a new army without military alliances (that would later becomes Outer Heaven) with the purpose of helping them.

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