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

The highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater retains the suggestive and sexual content from its predecessor, Metal Gear Solid 3, including the controversial Peep Demo Theatre, as confirmed by an age rating from the ESRB. The game has been rated Mature 17+ due to its realistic gunfire, cries of pain, bloody combat, and the inclusion of "suggestive/sexual content."

The ESRB's detailed report on the game's content highlights the realistic combat and violence, describing scenes such as "a restrained character beaten and electrocuted; a character shot in the eye; a character on fire shot several times." Additionally, the board noted instances of suggestive/sexual content, including "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 control the camera around Eva during a cutscene where she appears in her underwear. This feature is unlocked after playing through the game four times.

Konami has officially announced that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be released on August 28, alongside the return of the beloved Snake vs. Monkey minigame, as revealed in a new teaser trailer.

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 visuals and nostalgia but noted it remains almost faithful to a fault, especially with the introduction of a new first-person perspective. The original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater received an impressive 9.6 from IGN, underscoring its enduring legacy.