Metal Gear Solid Touch

Metal Gear Solid Touch is a new entry into the Metal Gear series designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is to be released sometime in spring 2009 and is part of Konami's line-up of game's being brought to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Konami first teased the game in early December. The teaser showed the symbols "i + ! =" followed by the MGSTouch logo (seen on the right), which is similar to a universal Power symbol. Because the symbols were colored green, many fans assumed it was the first official hint of a 360 port for MGS4. Funnily enough, this Power symbol appears nowhere on the iPhone or the iPod Touch.

On the 17th of December, Konami released this official statement:

"With direct control through the touch panel, it's simple for anyone to move their alignment or switch to zoom mode. Each stage's location and characters are based on the story of MGS4. The initial download will contain 8 stages, with additional stages to be added later. There are many ways to enjoy the game as points earned by clearing stages unlocks images and wallpapers from the METAL GEAR series."

- KONAMI

On the 18th, IGN revealed more information on the games control methods:

"As revealed early today, you slide your finger on the screen to move Snake's view around. You then tap to make Snake fire. Zooming in and out make use of pinch gestures, where you place two fingers on the screen and slide them together or apart. .. At the end of each stage, you'll be treated to still shots that push the story forward... In response to the question of Metal Gear Solid 4 being the base for Metal Gear Solid Touch, Kojima told the magazine that the content of Touch is really the full content of MGS4."

- IGN