news | April 18, 2026

Is Metal Gear Portable Ops canon?

What exactly is Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops in relation to the rest of the series? It isn’t written or directed by Hideo Kojima, it isn’t a numbered title, and it’s alluded to as a semi-canon entry at best by Peace Walker.

Who is Roy Campbell Metal Gear?

Colonel Roy Campbell was the commanding officer for Solid Snake during the incident in Shadow Moses. He first visited Snake on codec and told him that he needs to stop Foxhound. Foxhound was a special operation groups that captured a bipedal nuclear mech called Metal Gear.

Who is the Colonel in Metal Gear?

Paul Eiding
Paul Eiding is an American actor and instructor, best known as the voice actor behind Perceptor in The Transformers, Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear series, the narrator in Diablo, Judicator Aldaris in StarCraft, and Max Tennyson in Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10 Omniverse where …

What happened in MGS Portable Ops?

Portable Ops takes place in 1970, six years after Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It follows the soldier Naked Snake (David Hayter/Akio Ōtsuka) who is forced to fight off his former unit, FOX, after they instigate a revolt in a South American base.

Is Peace Walker canon?

No. MG1 on the NES is the original MG but it has so much taken out, some stuff added in, so no it isn’t canon. MG2 on the NES is a completely different game than real MG2. the metal gear 2 on nes was released, and kojima found out about it and it made him want to make the real MG2.

How long is Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops?

Updated:

Single-PlayerPolledAverage
Main Story7911h 38m
Main + Extras4516h 39m
Completionists227h 30m
All PlayStyles12613h 41m

Is Campbell Real in MGS2?

In MGS2 Campbell was an AI and wasn’t real.

Why did Big Boss leave Fox?

Following the success of Operation Snake Eater, Big Boss (Naked Snake) left FOX and Major Zero retired soon after. As a result, Major Zero was arrested by the Pentagon and Naked Snake was charged with treason for supposedly spearheading the revolt.

Should I play Portable Ops?

It isn’t necessary, but I personally enjoyed playing the game, and found it fun and entertaining. Though it is a bit rough in some gameplay aspects, and there are some minor complaints that could be made, overall it’s a pretty decent game.

Why did Rose Marry Campbell?

Campbell staged a marriage with Rose to protect her and John from the Patriots and convinced her to become a psychological counselor. Her and Campbell’s sham marriage also caused the latter’s daughter, Meryl Silverburgh, to hate him.

What did MGS2 predict?

The game predicts a world where a person’s digital history is tracked and used to curate misinformation directed toward them, oftentimes in the form of fake news that contradicts valid reports. Moreover, Metal Gear Solid 2’s plot serves as a warning about profiling personal data and behavioral engineering.

Is a Gray Fox a venom snake?

During the development of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a theory circulated online that the Venom Snake featured in the game was actually Gray Fox, a character from the original Metal Gear Solid, citing that, in gameplay and cutscene trailers, several of the camera angles resembled Gray Fox’s scenes in Metal …

Can you play MGS Portable Ops on PS3?

Thanks in advance! You can’t play it on PS3. Pretty much only PS1 games off PSN can be played on both PS3 and PSP.