Fans of Kojima Productions’ work are probably accustomed to inexplicable weirdness by now. Case in point: Metal Gear Solid 4’s shaved monkey in a diaper, Little Gray. Now the Metal Gear developers have launched a new, browser-based, multiplayer… puzzle game?
Yep. Part of Konami’s promotional efforts for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker include this new, free-to-play game called Metal Gear Solid: Piece Walker. It’s a puzzle game in the most literal sense, tasking players with guiding tiny men in painted cardboard boxes to the appropriate spot on a grid — eventually forming an image of something from the Metal Gear universe. Pearl Jam fans might find it a bit reminiscent of the tie-in that showed up around the rerelease of Ten last year.
The real kicker here is that there’s a full multiplayer mode, which allows up to four players to compete to solve the most pieces of the same puzzle. Victory earns the user points, and they can spend those on special items to help turn the tide of battle. There’s even stat tracking and a leaderboard.
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