Metal Gear Solid: Bande Dessinee

Using the Metal Gear Solid comic books from IDW Publications as source material, MGS: Bande Dessinee transfers all 12 volumes of the comic into digital form and adds sound effects and spot animation to bolster the static nature of the original. Instead of flipping through pages and risking deadly paper cuts, readers may pore through the MGS comic stories on the crisp widescreen of the PSP. Stare at the action with mouth agape as Solid Snake does his stealth thing on panels of sketchy artwork by Ashley Wood and stories by Kris Oprisko.

Once a comic has been read, readers may perform a "Mental Search" of the just-read book and look for items or characters on a 3D navigation screen. Once a subject has been found, it may be added to an MGS data library for perusal later. Data may also be shared with fellow PSP owners by way of Wifi transmission. As bits of information are culled and collected, a robust amount of data may be pooled together for a Who's Who and What's What of the MGS comic books and overall MGS universe.

Some early preorders will include a bonus Metal Gear Solid Bande Dessinee PSP stand which measures D: 70mm ×W: 80mm × H: 50mm. The stand features a vertical S design and is meant to be used to prop up a PSP on a table to give your hands a rest from clutching the handheld all day. The stand is also useful when its time to watch a UMD-Video movie...