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

The upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater retains the suggestive and sexual content from Metal Gear Solid 3, including the controversial Peep Demo Theatre, as confirmed by the ESRB's Mature 17+ rating. This rating is attributed to the game's realistic gunfire, cries of pain, bloody combat, and the inclusion of "suggestive/sexual content."

The ESRB's detailed report highlights the game's intense violence and gore, noting scenes such as a restrained character being beaten and electrocuted, a character shot in the eye, and another set on fire and shot multiple times. Additionally, the ESRB describes the suggestive content, which includes instances of a man groping a woman's breasts, close-up camera angles focusing on deep cleavage, a character briefly groping a man's crotch, and the Peep Demo Theatre. This feature, found in the Subsistance and HD Collection versions of the original Metal Gear Solid 3, allows players to view cutscenes of a female character in her underwear from a first-person perspective, unlocked after completing the game four times.

Konami has officially announced that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be released on August 28. Alongside this announcement, a new teaser trailer revealed the return of the beloved 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." The preview praised the game's visual beauty and nostalgic appeal but noted its almost faultless faithfulness to the original. The original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater received an impressive score of 9.6 from IGN, reflecting its high acclaim.