 Title design company Imaginary Forces created the opening credit  sequence. Imaginary Forces head Kyle Cooper (qv) opted not to take  part in the project. This was because he had previously worked on  the opening of  _Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG)_ (qv), and,  considering its director, Hideo Kojima (qv), to be a close friend,  didnt want to work on a game that competed with a Metal Gear game.