Metal Gear Solid board game sneaks into the CMON release schedule

polygon.com:

Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game is back from the dead. More than two years after the project was canceled by IDW Games, Zombicidepublisher CMON has picked it up — including the original design by Specter Opscreator Emerson Matsuuchi. The announcement coincides with the announcement by Konami of a remaster of Metal Gear Solid 3. No word yet on when or if the board game will have a retail release.

CMON describes Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game as a cooperative game of stealth (for one to four players) with an “intricate” narrative. The video game’s Shadow Moses arc can be played out across a 14-mission campaign, or players can dive into a VR Mission book with six stand-alone missions. The board game adaptation of the original Metal Gear Solid includes its most recognizable characters: Solid Snake, Meryl, Gray Fox, and Otacon as playable heroes; and Revolver Ocelot, Sniper Wolf, Psycho Mantis, Vulcan Raven, and Liquid Snake as bosses. Of course, it includes two cardboard box miniatures for authentic tactical espionage action gameplay.

The pre-order version of the board game, subtitled Integral Edition, is expected to launch by May 2024. Integral Edition will include an exclusive Metal Gear REX figure and a 109-page graphic novel illustrated by Kenneth Loh (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe).

CMON has been in the business of making beautiful board games for quite a while now, and nearly all of its biggest hits have been funded on Kickstarter. The company completed its 55th campaign in April, bringing in more than $3.8 million for Zombicide: White Death, a new adaptation of its fan-favorite cooperative zombie hack-and-slash. But it’s no stranger to licensed games either, with partnerships that range from the Marvel