Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Konami
• Released on: 2008-06-12
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.20 pounds

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, is a next-gen experience complete with top-of-the-line graphics and surround sound designed for the Sony PlayStation 3. Featuring the most revealing display of Kojima Production's premier title, MSG4 details the world where Snake must under go his final mission. In a world overrun by private military companies (PMCs), wars are no longer fought over nations or ideologies. Instead, the wars of the future are micro-managed by overarching PMCs, right down to the bullet. New gadgets and abilities fuel Snake's journey deep into the enemy domains of the Middle East, South America, and beyond. New gear includes "Metal Gear Mk. II," the ultimate reconnaissance tool, and "Solid Eye," which gives Snake real-time information on enemies and his surroundings.

Old timer Snake returns for what is slated as the final installment in the Metal Gear series. View larger.

New and old characters abound in MGS4. View larger.

PMCs have run amok and the world is at war. View larger.

Octacamo will help Snake blend into surroundings. View larger.

Joined by a familiar cast of characters, Snake must once again return to the battlefield to confront his lifelong rival, Liquid Ocelot, who is manipulating the world's wars from the one world where soldiers will always have a place. But Liquid Ocelot is not the only one who will be able to manipulate the world's wars--Snake can destabilize opposing forces by working behind the scenes, supporting the local militia as they fight PMCs, creating a smokescreen that allows Snake to move freely within the war-zone.

MGS4 is a next-generation adventure set in the aftermath of MGS2: Sons of Liberty. The concept behind the latest Metal Gear Solid project is "no place to hide," and this edition in the series will force Snake into unexpected circumstances with an all-new storyline that breaks away in some ways from the previous MGS franchise entries. We don't want to spoil it for you, but, producer Hideo Kojima did reveal some very juicy bits about the game and the storyline when it was first announced at E3 of 2006. "Until now," said Kojima, "we've released two entries of the MSX2 Metal Gear series, and three entries in the Metal Gear Solid series. Add to this Portable Ops, and you get a total of six titles. All mysteries will be cleared up in Metal Gear Solid 4."

Kojima was very clear about the finality of MSG4, leaving gamers to wonder, "Will Snake die?!" When asked if the story will come to this sort of an end, Kojima responded without the slightest bit of vagueness, "It will come to an end." The MGS4 E3 trailer showed a number of characters from the Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid histories. This final instalment is sure to deliver loads of cameos, in fact, it is rumoured that nearly all the characters from the series will make an appearance.

In addition to a return of classic Metal Gear Solid characters, the gameplay systems from part three are also expected to make a comeback. The camouflage system from part three will make it into MGS4, with the addition of "OctoCamo," Snake's most advanced stealth suit to date. The name appears to be formed from the words "Octopus" and "camouflage," and players will be awestruck by the chameleon-like camo that changes with the surroundings. OctoCamo allows Snake to blend in with his environment as it digitally manifests nearby textures in real time. Think if it this way, if Snake is standing next to a wall worn out with holes, he too will appear to be riddled with holes. It has also been revealed that MGS4 will have online play, but no specifics have been released. Although very little information is known about the game's visuals, rumour has it that MGS4 is expected to be the finest representation of console graphics on the PS3, and it is expected that they will just get better and better as the game nears its release date.

Customer Reviews

Great game
Well Im Actually an RPG fan but I bought this game to see what it was like. I have played previous MGS's and enjoyed them very much, I thought it might not be as good as them but I was so wrong, I have not completed this game yet but already I think it is seriously the best game on ps3 yet. The gameplay is fast and exciting Im glued to my TV, the cut-scenes go very well with the game and the effects are outstanding and so detailed, the cut-scenes are long but brilliant why would you not want to watch them? It has references from earlier games that help the story along like flashbacks and old characters are in this game. The boss battles are also really exciting just like the older MGS's. All in all this is the game to buy for all PS3 Owners.

The short answer
IF YOU'RE A METAL GEAR FAN:

This game is so good it wil make you cry. Up there with Zelda Ocarina of Time for title of best game ever in my opinion.


IF YOU'RE A NEWCOMER:

Why are you a newcomer? Go play all the games in order now!!!


IF YOU DON'T LIKE METAL GEAR:

Sorry but you will be disappointed by the length / amounts of cut scenes, this game has a lot of em! BUT - you can skip em and play the game, which is still excellent by any standards.


The story is there for the fans - and asceneds the game from excellent to one of the all time best games ever.

Simply the best in the series and the best game on PS3
Being a huge Metal Gear fan i had very high expectations for this game and i was not disappointed it was better than i was expecting it to be it even had me wanting to play it again the moment i finished it.

The gameplay has been hugely improved since MGS3 mainly the controls, they actually work flawlessly and provide a huge degree of style when playing it, you can shoot or sneak your way around or do both, the gameplay has been designed to be adjustable to any players style. You also get a huge supply of weapons to choose from (though you can only hold a few at one time) and nearly all of them can be upgraded and customised with laser attachments, extra stock, grenade launchers etc

The visuals and sound are second to none you get ultra sharp very well detailed character models that are almost at CGI level and the environments are also amazingly well detailed, they are full of extra graphic effects and sounds that makes it very life like. The soundtrack is minimalist to add for effect but in the cutscenes that use the soundtrack it has been done to match the mood of the scene or gameplay perfectly.

The very heart of this game is its story, some people would not like it because the game has at least 5 hours of cutscenes but out of all the MGS games the cutscenes in this one are spectacular. The cutscenes are full of excellent voice acting, motion capture and brilliant camera angles that make these cutscenes look like a vigh high budget movie. I didn't look at the clock once when i was watching them even though the longest cutscene can clock up to about 45 minutes at the very end but it has so many twists that if you get caught up in the story it will suprise you. However you can pause or skip them but you are missing a huge part of the game.

The story itself is heavy handed but full of depth and is detailed enough to be its own movie, the presentation alone shows it. The cutscenes has many humorous moments although sometimes it does try a little too hard too be funny but it can be forgiven. It also has many action moments like two chase scenes (both are mixed with gameplay) and a spectacular bare knuckle fist fight, plus many battle scenes between PMC's. You also can get many sad and even a few romantic moments too that grow between a few of the charcters, This gives the game a huge amount of depth and the gameplay merges with the cutscenes brilliantly making it feel dynamic. The overall backbone of the story however is about how technology has gone to far, theres more to it but i won't spoil it.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this game and it is by far one of the best i've ever played, but this game will equire a decent level of inteligance to understand so you will be expected to think whe playing it and although you can skip the cutscenes you will feel dissapointed in the game for skiping them