MGS Delta: Snake Eater Retains Original's Suggestive Content, Rating Indicates

The much-anticipated Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater retains the suggestive and sexual content from the original Metal Gear Solid 3, including the controversial Peep Demo Theatre, as indicated by an age rating. Although developer Konami has not officially confirmed the inclusion of this content, the U.S. classification board, the ESRB, has given the game a Mature 17+ rating. This rating is attributed to the game's realistic gunfire, cries of pain, bloody combat, and the presence of "suggestive/sexual content."

The ESRB's detailed report not only covers the game's realistic combat and violence but also mentions specific instances: "Cutscenes depict further instances of violence/blood: a restrained character beaten and electrocuted; a character shot in the eye; a character on fire shot several times." Additionally, the ESRB notes the game's suggestive elements: "The game contains some suggestive/sexual content: a man groping a woman's breasts; close-up camera angles of deep cleavage; a character briefly groping a man's crotch; a Peep Demo Theatre allowing players to view cutscenes of a female character's body from a first-person perspective."

The Peep Demo Theatre, an unlockable feature from the Subsistence and HD Collection versions of the original Metal Gear Solid 3, allows players to manipulate the camera around Eva during a cutscene where she is in her underwear. This feature becomes available after completing the game four times.

Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be released on August 28, accompanied by a new teaser trailer that also announced the return of the Snake vs. Monkey minigame.

In our Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater preview, IGN described the game as "more like a very shiny HD remaster than the elegant remake it could have been," highlighting the game's new first-person perspective. The preview reflects on the game's nostalgic appeal but notes its almost faultless adherence to the original. The original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater received an impressive score of 9.6 from IGN.