As part of Konami’s Tokyo Game Show briefing today, the company announced that Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater’s Fox Hunt multiplayer mode will launch on October 30.
Fox Hunt, which was previously announced, is an evolution of Metal Gear Online. The mode puts players into “cat-and-mouse encounters” as players must sneak around and survive.
Fox Hunt supports online matches with up to 12 players, and there will be two modes. The first of these is called Survival Capture, and it’s described as a “tense, multi-phase mission” where players must capture Kerotan frogs. The number of frogs decreases as the match continues.
The second mode is called Survival Intrude and it has players attempting to capture and hold zones, with the number of zones decreasing as the match plays out.
Players deploy with an AT-CAMO suit that allows them to camouflage themselves in different environments to blend in. Players also get an ability called Naked Sense, which detects nearby enemies and items.
Fox Hunt does not support cross-platform multiplayer, but players can creative private matches with friends on the same platform. Fox Hunt does not include any microtransactions.
GameSpot’s Metal Gear Solid: Delta Snake Eater review scored the game a 9/10. “It successfully modernizes visuals, tweaks game design, and updates controls so that the game sits comfortably alongside its action game contemporaries,” reviewer Tamoor Hussain said.
Metal Gear Solid: Delta Snake Eater is currently on sale at GameSpot sister site Fanatical.