Something went wrong. Try again later
    Follow

    Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    Game » consists of 21 releases. Released Jun 12, 2008

    In 2014, war has become so routine that it is at the core of the global economy. A rapidly aging Solid Snake picks up his gun and embarks upon his final mission in this epic tale of tactical espionage action -- the conclusion to the Solid Snake saga.

    freki's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Limited Edition) (PlayStation 3) review

    Avatar image for freki
    • Score:
    • freki wrote this review on .
    • 0 out of 0 Giant Bomb users found it helpful.
    • freki has written a total of 7 reviews. The last one was for Killzone 2

    Otacon, have you seen my cellphone?

    Story: You basicly play Old Snake on his final mission taking him around the world in his quest to stop his Twin from basicly talking over the world.
    The game is presented in a very cinematic style with tons of cutscenes sometimes lasting way over 40min.. it's without a doubt the most artistic game ever released and would have made a great movie too

    Gameplay: The gameplay is not that special, you basicly start out at point A and have to get to point B in most cases - how you get there is up to you, you can sneak your way trough or you can blast your way trough...
    Ammunition is plentyful trough the always available Drebin's gun store, so gunning is the easiest choice, especially since the enemy AI is a bit lacking, but the most fun to be had is found in sneaking around and using non lethal ammo if a takedown is needed..
    You also get to fight some awesome and not too hard boses, these are for the most part great and have a feeling of the good old games 15 years ago..
    As you defeat the bosses you get a lot of nice gear you can bring over in the next game you start up after your first run trough..
    The weapons are also plentyful and span over small SMGs to huge railguns and rocketlaunchers, basicly every thing you could ever want no mater how you like to play the game..

    Pros: awesome sneaking mechanics helped out by Snakes OctoCamo suit that changes patters after the enviroment. 
    The story and atmosphere is sweet and makes you want to learn more and play again
    It is very satisfying to sneak up on a foe and take him down without alerting others or by passing him without getting scene
    Lots of great humor like Drebin's AWESOME monkey, or Johnny's initial stomach problems

    Cons: Very linear levels, some cutscenes are too long, and there's a lot of loading and installing, sometimes making you sit looking at a loading screen for 3-4 minuttes and some of the boss battles don't give you enough information on how to take the them out.. some of the gameplay elements feels dated like the viewcones and symbols above the foes heads

    Overall: Awesome game and a must have for PS3 owners! 9/10

    Other reviews for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Limited Edition) (PlayStation 3)

      Jaw Dropping 0

      Metal Gear solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is without a doubt the ultimate Metal Gear experience for any fan of the series and an absolute must have for any PS3 owners looking for a good game and a reason to justify their purchase of a PS3. It pretty much answers every question you had on its previous entries. Metal Gear solid 4 has been completely re hauled in the gameplay department. It plays very different from it's predecessors. Although at the same time it's more accessible to western audie...

      12 out of 14 found this review helpful.

      MGS4 blurs the line between cinematography and gameplay. 0

      Metal Gear Solid has always been praised (and sometimes bashed) by it's long cutscenes, movie-style cinematography and mind bending plot twists. Metal Gear Solid 4 continues this trend by not only reaching this goal, but by blasting it into hyper-space. But what hasn't been done well in a Metal Gear Solid game is a perfect control system, an in-depth and varied gameplay and intense action, to which Metal Gear Solid 4 not only improves upon these elements, but perfects them.Snake's final chapter ...

      6 out of 7 found this review helpful.

    This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:

    Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live.

    Comment and Save

    Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.