Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a 2004 stealth action-adventure video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2.

The gameplay in Snake Eater is similar to previous games in the Metal Gear Solid series. Snake, controlled by the player, must move undetected through a hostile environment full of enemies.

Although Snake acquires various weapons (from pistols to rocket-propelled grenades), the focus is on using stealth to avoid confrontations.

Many items and gadgets can be found along the way to help with this, including motion detectors to track down hostile soldiers.



Characteristics:

- Two-thirds of the game takes place outdoors in a rainforest in the Soviet Union, and using the environment to its fullest potential is often the key to success.
- Among the new features, a special focus is placed on camouflage and using the jungle environment itself (for example, climbing trees or hiding in tall grass) to avoid being seen by the enemy.
- The advanced radar from previous games has been removed in favor of a simple motion detector and a sonar system more suited to the game's setting.
- Snake uses camouflage to remain undetected. The "camouflage index" can be seen in the upper right corner.



- A percentage value called "camouflage index" measures Snake's exposure, on a scale from negative (highly visible and eye-catching) to 100% (completely invisible to the enemy).
- To minimize visibility, the player has to change from one camouflage uniform to another and from one face paint to another to blend into the environment.
- Basic melee combat from previous installments has been heavily refined and expanded in the CQC system.
- When unarmed or using a one-handed weapon, Snake can grab opponents and put them in a neck hold, at which point a variety of actions can be performed, such as choking.