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METAL SOLID GEAR PEACE WALKER: Big Boss Figure (Pics and Video)

Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by admin in Anime/Manga

METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER: BIG BOSS by Play Arts

Gameboy was my only experience in playing portable games, but that was a while ago and those memories are sketchy at best. I didn’t think I would go back to portable gaming that is until Metal Gear Peace Walker came out and I took the dip and bought the Big Boss pack that included the Peace Walker PSP. The game is incredible and it truly feels like a Playstation game ported to a portable machine.

I’ll probably review the game at a later point, but this article is about the Metal Gear Peace Walker Sneaking Suit Play Arts Figure. After playing the game I went online and got my hands on everything Peace Walker which included this incredible figure which I took hiking with me to the mountains to get some shots.

Big Boss with his big gun.

The last figure I bought was Yoko from Gurren Lagann and I was impressed at that time with the details and the amount of poseability of the figure. This Metal Gear Peace Walker is a substantial step up from my last purchase in terms of the details and poseability in the figure.

From all accounts I’ve seen on the web, Hideo Kojima was involved in some capacity in the production of the figure and it shows. It’s a great replica of the Big Boss character that you play in the PSP game; from the details in the face and insignias to the weapons and shield used.

The Big Boss on the Big Mountain.

Big Boss Side Profile

Big Boss on the Edge

Big Boss on the Mountain

One of the things that impressed me was the paint job and the detailed decals that went into the figure. I love the military green bindings, packs and gun holster (fully operational by the way) on the figure.  All the color on the figure is muted a bit to give it more of a realistic look.

Speaking of which, Big Boss’s face is detailed well with a few slightly different color schemes. And even though he’s got one facial expression, it works with what ever pose you can think of.

Big Boss may not be a Master Grade Gundam when it comes down to posing, but with double jointed legs, removable hands, 360 arms, elbow and upper torso articulation, the figure comes pretty close.

Showing some of the articulation involved. I know Big Boss/Snake never used the weapons in this capacity, but the figure comes with 2 handguns and it looks cool.

Big Boss Dishing Out Big Fire Power

Big Boss with Shield and Handgun.

Alternate angle of Big Boss armed with gun and shield.

Big Boss Putting Somebody to Sleep.

The articulation for the figure is pretty good for what it is. What surprised me when I did get the figure was the weight of it which is pretty substantial given that its plastic. It can be a good thing and a bad thing when you’re posing the figure.

I had no trouble putting Big Boss in different stances on top of a mountain with wind blowing constantly. But if you want to get fancy with the figure (like hard angles or extreme knee bending WHILE standing the figure) it may get a little tough if you’re not on a completely flat surface.

The weakest and flimsiest part of the figure for me was foot articulation. You can bend the foot back and forth, but the solid boot ends stop you at a point. I found at times if I had one foot or the other bent forward that 50 percent of the time the figure would fall.

But I rarely had the figure bent that much and I don’t think anyone buying this figure is going for anything that extreme. It’s not that much of a problem, but if I had to narrow down one weak spot, that would be it.

Big Boss kneeling down to take out the enemy. Articulation is great for this figure.

The box claims 26 points of articulation and for the most part all those points are pretty solid. I had Big Boss bending and angled countless times over a long period of time and the joints are pretty tight and solid.

Now you can move the waist to some degree, it’s limited because of the amount of packs he’s got, but I found the upper torso articulation more than makes up for it. You can turn Big Boss right and left using just that point of articulation. The upper torso can be moved slightly up and down.

Since I’m a Gunpla modeler, articulation for me is something I’m always looking for and given the size and weight of the figure I’m pretty satisfied in what Big Boss can do.

Big Boss Taking Out the Enemy.

Big Boss Big Attack Time

Big Boss with Gun and Shield.

Big Boss on the edge.

I’m not into figures for the most part, but after getting Play Arts’ Big Boss I may have to look into getting more figures. There is a Big Boss Jungle Fatigues figure coming out soon (Click here to take a look at it) that I’m definitely going to get.

Play Arts did a great job with this Peace Walker figure that I’m hoping they continue with more down the line. With the Peace Walker PSP game and this figure, it’s a great time to be a Metal Gear fan.

METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER: BIG BOSS

METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER: BIG BOSS

Tags: Big Boss, metal gear solid, peace walker, Play Arts, Review, Sneaking Suit