The ‘Tactical Espionage Action’ of the Metal Gear Solid franchise has been confirmed to be coming to Nintendo 3DS in the form of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, a re-imagining of “one of the most popular Metal Gear Solid titles from the past.”

Developed under the guidance of the legendary Hideo Kojima, MGS: Snake Eater 3D on the 3DS will include something called ‘auto-stereoscopic 3D’ to help engross players in the lush jungle setting of the game.

While the 3DS’s touch screen will be used for quickly and easily equipping your in-game items and weapons, the system’s gyro sensor will allow players to climb trees or cross bridges (and other obstacles) by balancing the system as you do so.

Snake Eater 3D’s ‘Photo Camo’ system will use the built-in camera of the 3DS for real gameplay benefits, including extra camouflage to sneak past enemies – just snap a photo of the real world and use that image as a pattern on protagonist Snake’s uniform to blend into the background!

Awesome!

The story of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is pretty intense, so I’ll let the official description take over:

“In the aftermath of the Second World War, the world was torn in two between East and West. It was the beginning of a new era- the Cold War.

“October 16, 1962. The President of the United States received word that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba. The world trembled in fear as the prospect of nuclear war loomed ever closer. After days of tense negotiations, the Soviets finally agreed on the 28th to withdraw their missiles from Cuban soil. With the resolution of this incident, later to be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, it seemed that humanity had survived yet another threat to its existence.

“However, there was a secret condition in the deal that put an end to the crisis. Nokolai Stepanovich Sokolov, a Soviet scientist who had defected to the West, was to be sent back to the Soviet Union. The U.S. government agreed to this stipulation, and returned Sokolov back to his native land. Little did they know that Sokolov was to be the designer of a nightmarish weapon. Now, with Sokolov back in their hands, the Soviets are ready to resume its development. If this weapon is completed, it will mark the beginning of a new age of fear.

“August 1964. Realizing at last the urgency of the situation, the CIA forms a plan to recapture Sokolov. They dispatch the covert FOX unit to Sokolov’s research facility, located to the south of the great Soviet fortress of Groznyj Grad. Led by former SAS member Major Zero, FOX is a next-generation special-forces unit that operates both as a specialized combat group and as a covert intelligence outfit. The FOX unit’s modus operandi is to send a single agent, backed by radio support from afar, into enemy territory to carry out solo sneaking missions.

“August 24. A lone soldier swoops down from out of the blue. The man’s code name is Naked Snake.”

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D – E3 2011 Trailer