Following the Incident on Shadow Moses Island, Metal Gear's top-secret technology was leaked into the black market through the machinations of Revolver Ocelot. As a result, countless variations of Metal Gear have sprung up in every coner of the globe, making the weapon an increasingly common sight in the armed force nuclear powers.
In the midst of all this, Solid Snake, now a member of the anti-Metal Gear Group "Philanthorpy", Has learned that a new prototype Metal Gear has been developed U.S. Marines and is being transported secretly. To find out more about this prototype, getting support via the Codec from Otacon who is also a member of "Philanthorpy, "Snake must infiltrate the transport as it makes its way down the Hudson River, New York, disguised as a tanker. However, just as Snake is baout to begin his mission, the Tanker is seized by a mysterious armed group. |