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June 2008
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The editors liked
Amazing cut scenes
Incredibly tense
Tight
Gameplay
Cool gadgets such as the Octo-Camo suit
Breathtaking graphics and sound. Suits any style of play. Hollywood-class story
Fanpleasing cameos
Pristine gameplay
Huge replay value
An epic story
Incredible opening Acts
Snake is cool as the proverbial cucumber
Greatly improved controls
Graphics
And general gameplay from previous versions
With quite possibly the best story in gaming today
The editors didn't like
Numerous references will be lost on newcomers
Certain cut scenes act like theyre never going to end
This is apparently the last in the series
Not as good as we hoped
Indulgent conclusion
Huge cutscenes
Some cutscenes can go on a little too long
A few bits of hokey dialogue
Some will be turned off by the long cutscenes and convoluted storyline
Abstract: Metal Gear Solid 4 has been a long-awaited title. We first heard word back in 2005, and drama has only built up from there. It's been touted by PS3 owners as a reason to own the system, and then claimed to be coming to the 360. Well, all of that can b...
Published: 2008-06-13, Author: Will , review by: gamespy.com
Gorgeous visuals; excellent sound; OctoCamo and Solid Eye are great gameplay additions; presentation (including the long cut-scenes) is top-notch; finally, some answers!
Drebin fundamentally changes the core MGS experience; Metal Gear Online is hindered by a clunky interface and reliance on the PlayStation Network.
With the release of Konamis Metal Gear Solid 4, the moment millions of fans have been waiting for is finally here. As the final chapter in the Solid Snake saga, the game was supposed to bring closure (and, perhaps more importantly, answers) to the ser...
A brilliant mixture of storytelling and gameplay, Mindblowing audiovisual presentation, Tight and compelling shooting mechanics, Gratifying stealth mechanics, Lots of cool gadgets and weapons that you can tailor to your own style of play.
Storytelling is heavyhanded, The singleplayer experience ends.
Metal Gear Solid 4 is an awe-inspiring synthesis of dramatic storytelling and entertaining gameplay. ...
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Published: 2008-06-13, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the most technically stunning video game ever made. Its also a fine example of storytelling prowess within its medium, combining gameplay and narrative so slickly and beautifully that its impossible to extr...
Abstract: The action picks up seven years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2’s Big Shell chapter. Snake is suffering from advanced aging, similar to Werner’s syndrome, but no doctor can help him. Colonel Campbell contacts the aging hero with a request; the a...
Abstract: As Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots' first act draws to a close, the villain's first experimental step toward his grand scheme goes awry. Unexpectedly, this prompts him to gloat to series protagonist Solid Snake that his failure has proven, at ...
Abstract: The gaming world craves the IP. However there comes a time - about every three years - that the industry stops. It forgets about creating a new licence for gaming, it forgets about new ideas, like a vegetarian who wears leather shoes, it forgets about ...
