Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater serves as a prequel to the Metal Gear series, featuring core gameplay mechanics centered around stealth and strategy. Set in a vast outdoor jungle environment, players control Snake as he employs camouflage, navigates trees, and utilizes tall grass for concealment while facing numerous adversaries. The game emphasizes tactical gameplay over direct confrontation.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the prequel to the entire Metal Gear series. Most of the series' defining gameplay elements have been carried over and as before, Snake must use stealth and wits rather than brute force to infiltrate enemy zones and eliminate his major adversaries. Unlike the previous games, this installment takes place in a large outdoor jungle. Snake is able to use camouflage, climb trees, hide in tall grass or wear clothes that make him less noticeable.