It’s a wild and imaginative juxtaposition that makes “Metal Gear” stand out amongst its other stealth game contemporaries. For anyone who’s played “ Death Stranding ” and its sequel, you can see where director Hideo Kojima’s knack for wacky names and abilities manifested when he created the “Metal Gear” series.

Action-stealth game “Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater” gets reborn next week in remake “ Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater ,” a modernized remake that adheres so closely to the original there’s real...