Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain available on pre-order, to hit stores on September 1

With Phantom Pain, the Metal Gear franchise will be expanded into a non-linear, free-roaming, open-world gameplay. (Source: Konami)

Konami’s most ambitious project till date, Metal Gear Solid V: The Pantom Pain is set to hit the stores on September 1. Leading retailers have already opened up pre-orders, with the PC version priced at Rs 999. Phantom Pain will also be available on next-gen consoles like PlayStation 4, Xbox One as well as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360.

With Phantom Pain, the Metal Gear franchise will be expanded into a non-linear, free-roaming, open-world gameplay. Konami boasts of huge maps and providing complete freedom to the players on how they want to accomplish a mission.

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If the teaser is anything to go by, Phantom Pain looks promising. Armed with completely revamped gameplay and a massive sandbox-world, Metal Gear Solid V is definitely a game you must play this year.