

However, the lack of experience from the younger staff in charge and the lack of involvement from Kojima resulted in this project being scrapped. The game was meant to feature The Boss and her comrades, the Cobra Unit, as main characters. If spotted then the guards enter Alert Mode thus making the area fill wih enemies for a set amount of time.

Sneaking is also possibly by classic use of the cardboard box. Through the recon visor areas can be verified as to be able to go through it while avoiding contact with enemies. This mode can be used for stealthy attacks using ambushes instead of head on attacks.Īnd finally the last stealth aspect is the abilty to do reconnaissance. For the stealth aspect there is a mode called Ninja Dash, it increases speed while giving the ability to climb certain areas. This allows for parrying oncoming attacks from any direction (even from behind), this allows for countering enemies and doing multiple combos. There is also the ability called "Cut and Take" which allows for taking energy to keep Blade Mode going or taking ammo/items/info, etc while also cutting through the enemy.įor defense there is a parrying system. While in this mode energy is used up so it cannot be used all the time, if the energy is depleted past a certain leven then Blade Mode cannot be used. It can be used for a range of things going from disabling opponents, cutting supports in order to collapse a wall or ceiling on an enemy or even to deflect incoming fire. When this is active a special reticule will appear as a movable transparent blue plane, this plane can be rotated and moved in order to create lines by which a cut will be.īlade Mode is used for strategic purposes. One of its main features is called Blade Mode. Just about anything can be cut, this includes the environment. The "cutting system" uses precise cuts and slashes on anything from enemies to objects. The combat centers around swordfighting with the katana. The game's system is focused on the melee combat while also maintaining a defense and still being able to do stealthier tactics. Players assume control of a character named Raiden, Raiden is a cyborg that is a skilled sword user the game is more focused on swordfighting and a sophisticated cutting system to fight and defeat enemies, however, Raiden has access to other weapons such as Rocket Launchers and Daggers. And lastly, LQ-84i, or Bladewolf a state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI).ĭue to this game being action oriented the gameplay is focused on attacking than subterfuge. Mistral, the only female member, wields "L'Etranger" and Monsoon, uses a dual sai called "Dystopia". Sundowner is Desperado's defacto leader, he wields "Bloodlust".

Samuel (Jetstream Sam) Rodrigues is a member of a team of Desperado cyborg assassins named the "Winds of Destruction" and rival to Raiden. Jetstream Sam, serves as Raiden's rival with a conversation between the two in the beginning influencing Raiden. Desperado operative Samuel Rodrigues, a.k.a. Rival PMC Desperado Enterprises serve as the game's antagonists Desperado wants to destabilize peaceful nations and preserve conflict, allowing them to reap the financial rewards and technological advancements of the war economy. Raiden is supported by his Maverick colleagues, Russian pointman Boris Popov, military advisor Kevin Washington, computer specialist Courtney Collins, and cybernetics expert Wilhelm "Doktor" Voight. The player controls Raiden, a former child soldier turned into a cyborg that now works for the PMC Maverick Securities. With the elimination of the Patriot-controlled nanomachine technology used to regulate soldiers' abilities, PMCs turn to advanced cyborg technology, creating durable superhuman soldiers. The Patriots, a powerful shadow organization running the world's war economy, have been destroyed and Private Military Companies (PMC) have splintered into numerous factions. The events of Metal Gear Rising are set four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4.
