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Solid Snake bids farewell in Konami's PlayStation 3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. A remarkable blend of Hollywood caliber cut scenes and a memorable soundtrack thrusts an old and cynical Snake into an epic struggle to kill his evil brother, Liquid. Though preachy and at times long-winded, the gripping narrative features unforgettable characters and over the top action sequences. On the battlefield, you'll love sneaking past enemies, courtesy of Snake's effective OctoCamo, which enables him to blend into environments, and the game's well-stocked armory puts pistols, rocket launchers and sniper rifles into your hands. That said, combat is good, not outstanding, and enemies act foolishly. While Metal Gear Solid 4 is the most impressive cinematic achievement in gaming, its less impressive gameplay doesn't match its superior presentation.

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demonshredd: This Is One Of The Times I Disagree With GD

10/10. This game is off the hook. Awesome story, awesome music, awesome weapons, complete with multiplayer and stealth action. I LOVE this game.

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trexnuts: damn you gamedaily

first of all a 8 out of 10 damn it . the controls were great the story was wonderful the weapons were plentiful and destructive. 10 out of 10

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draken9610: You got to be kidding

MGS4 is the best cinematic achievement in all the videogames i have played so far ever since i got my ps3. the gameplay is outstanding, it brings the mgs4 franchise to an end, and a good one too. the gameplay is better than the previous mgs4 games. i would say that it has a good shot at being the game of the year. this is my first time on this website, and all i got to say is that if the review for GTA is better than the review for MGS4, then i just have to say that they dont review the games where they matter the most, graphics in gta arent as good as mgs4, the story line isnt as good, and the control buttons arent as good, the only new thing about gta was that you can actually play online.

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princezzjazmino3: Nano s lol snake is hott

let me start by saying i was crying like a baby when i thought snake killed himself it was the most depressing gaming experience ever! but when i found out he hadnt killed himself i was crying for joy i had convince myself he was gonna die bcuz all the crap he was injected wit to speed up his aging so no one else could clone him i loved this game the way they took mgs1 and mixed it in was cute and i hate pyscho mantis! why were all the bosses chix? the enemies? all females........omg i fo sure thought raiden was gunna die too and mei ling acent sounds wierd and where was natasha the weapons in this game were ridicoulous and the configuration for aiming and targeting was not as great as it could of been the graphics amazingly breath taking if i were too play them all again i would play them in a diffrent order mgs1 mgs3 mgs2 then mgs4 ...........i wish there was a mgs5 but wat the hell would that b about?

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nowheather: Metal Gear 4

This is without a doubt the best of the series. The controls are spot on, it is visually stunning and tons of weapons to play with. Yeah, some of the cut scenes can be tedious but it gives me a chance to take a piss or mix a cocktail. I've not even finished it yet but I find myself powerless to not pick up the controller in my spare time. I guess my social life will have to wait a bit. 10 out of 10 for me.

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grandgerg94: Best Game Ever 10/10

Solid Snake has been through a lot the past 20 years. Now, it's finally coming to an end. The graphics look amazing and you'll barely find blurs. You'll only find them if you look as closely as possible. It even has plenty of improvements. For one, the camoflauge system is way easier with the octocamo. At the beginning though, his head is exposed but the people still don't notice it. If you hate this, you'll rather hate all the other games. All the other people were like that. The bad guys are known for their stupidity. The bosses are incredible, the cutscenes are long but blow your mind. You will never want to skip them on your first playthrough. I stopped playing it for a month and came back just to see it all over again. The eliminations of the codec are great to. No more talking to heads for 5 hours. The combat is spot on. The graphics are the best you'll see for a long time. Downsides, you will have to sign for a konami id to play online. But who cares. Just sign up for one then never see it again. PLAY ONLINE. It's amazing. If you didn't play the other games, you might want to because the story could get a little confusion. Either way snake earned his rest and will live on forever with a 10 out of 10.

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math3us10: undesribable

No words can describe the perfection, and value of this priceless game. The game is very long, no one can deny that, but who ever said that long was always bad. At the beginning of the game, the prologue left me speechless, This game was better then playing halo 3, COD 4, and watching the matrix series, plus the bourne series, plus the james bond series, all combined and still better. I'll try my hardest to put the game in short phrases, the story? indescribable. Sound? Sounded like I was there, Graphics? Best EVER the graphics you see in the cut-scenes are the ones you play as during the game. Game play? Addictive. Online? Better then Halo. Extras? Funny :D Women? STILL HOT!!!! Characters? Bad-ass beyond comparison. I think think Jesus re-encarnated himself as a video game, and I just played it..............................

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aleczm: Best game ever 10 out of 10

Metal Gear Solid 4 is the best thing to happen to the ps3 and even the videogame industry for that matter. The long cut-scenes were great for people who aren't plagued intellectually and don't suffer from severe ADD. The ending was better and even more amazing then most movies. When people say that the gameplay is not as fun as other games I completely disagree. The gameplay is even better because you have so much freedom in how to play the game. You can decide to play it like a first person shooter and shoot everybody or, you can be more tactical and use your octocamo, CQC, and tranquilizer gun to your advantage and be stealthy as hell. Either way you choose to play it the game is still loads of fun. It is gifted with the best storyline out of any videogame. The storyline may be a bit complex for those who have yet to play the other games, although anyone with a little ambition to learn about the story can go download the Metal Gear Solid 4 database. Even people who are new to the series will understand most of it except for the flashback images and voices. This game feels like a movie, but plays like a videogame. Ocasionally when your playing having the screen might be you playing and the other half will some other really cool fight with Raiden. With each cut-scene the controller vibrates, making it feel like your a part of the action, even when your not even playing. All the cool extras such as the ipod, camera, and all the costumes make the game that much better. The assassin's creed costume and the big boss face camo the best extras. The graphics are the best on any console game. The Online great, although it may be intimidating to some because of it's difficulty, but with time and patience you will get better and it will a very enjoyable experience. This is personally my favorite game of all time. Anyone who has a ps3 and doesn't have the game are just plain stupid. Anyone who doesn't have a ps3 should definitely get the Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle.

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wvangor115: wvangor115@aol.com

yes 1,2,3, of metal gear is a dam good game 4 look to be one of same a dam good one.. hopfully there will be more.. hint hint...

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • GenreAction
  • Release Date06/12/2008
  • PublisherKonami
  • DeveloperKojima Productions
  • ESRBM - Mature
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