quote from IGN: "There's no mistaking this from Metal Gear, though. There's a whole lotta dialogue in the game (all in Japanese -- no English option, importers!) and a whole lot of codec communications interupting you as you play. Despite a new art style for the animated frames, the game has the atmosphere, cold color palette and hard-hitting soundtrack of previous titles. You'll recognize MGS as soon as you start playing." So no english option which makes the game hard to enjoy i imagine as you can't follow hint,tips and the story
