Metal Gear Solid has been hailed as one of the best games of all time. Not only did it win numerous awards and become an Editor’s Choice at numerous publications, it spawned one of modern gaming’s biggest and most profitable series. Since its release, Metal Gear Solid has been ported to the PC and PlayStation network as simply newer versions of the original game. Though Metal Gear Solid is a true classic, it doesn’t quite live up to the style and visual flair of the Nintendo Gamecube’s 2004 remake, appropriately titled Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.

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Kojima Productions has stated that Metal Gear Solid Rising will not be using the engine used in MGS4, but it will be using an all new graphics engine that is said to surpass its predecessor’s. Kojima Productions podcast host Sean Eyestone said, “We’re redoing the engine from scratch, and it’s going to look amazing.”

He also stated in a recent podcast that there is a large development team working on MGS Rising and that the team aims to make it looking great on every platform.

The same podcast episode revealed a few other details, including a few things regarding the place of the handheld MGS titles in the storyline.

[Source: Kojima Productions - Hideoblog via Joystiq]