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  • ESRB Rating: Mature

Offical GamePro Score: 5.00

Average User Score: 4.8

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Pros Cons
Just plain fun Lousy camera/viewpoint
Fantastic multiplayer Braindead computer AI
Innovative concepts Terrible multiplayer
Tight controls Unresponsive controls
Addictive gameplay Repetitive gameplay
Intense action It's boooring
Epic boss fights Doesn't live up to expectations
Loads of content Not enough content
Engaging story Poor storytelling
Awesome audio Annoying audio
Amazing visuals

60 DOLLARS

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay
Tight controls
Innovative concepts
Just plain fun
Loads of content
Awesome audio
Amazing visuals
Intense action

Yes 60$......AMAZING THIS GAME IS SO WORTH 60$ ITS PROBABLY WORTH MORE! IT IS FANTASTIC OLD SNAKE IS MY HERO!!!!! BUY IT

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MGS 4

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay Terrible multiplayer
Tight controls
Innovative concepts
Epic boss fights
Loads of content
Engaging story
Intense action
Just plain fun
Amazing visuals
Awesome audio

Now this game is gonna be nominated for game of the year whether you like it or not. The story is captivating and fun, but multiplayer is still not impressing me. Don't get me wrong, it's great, but they could have done better. It might just be me, but it kept getting errors and it would quit the game. Very long stroy, good story, best characters I've ever seen in a game, and great customization lead it to 5 stars anyway.

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This might be the GREATEST GAME EVER made!!

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay
Tight controls
Fantastic multiplayer
Just plain fun
Innovative concepts
Epic boss fights
Loads of content
Engaging story
Awesome audio
Amazing visuals
Intense action

MGS4 might be the greatest, if not one of the top 5 games ever made. It lives up to and crushes the hype that surrounded it. I have never played a game in 20+ years of gaming that has ever been this close to perfection. The visuals are just jaw-dropping and the best ever produced on any console or PC. The audio, everything from the sound effects and voice acting to the musical score is top notch.
The storytelling, while pretty involving, is some of the best and most original ever in a game. The gameplay is completely wide open to however you want to play it. Stealth, run and gun, a mix of both, it doesn't matter, it's up to you. The tight controls just add to the already solid experience that this provides.

I know people are going to whine and complain about the long cut scenes, but this just adds to the game. Either that or some people have the attention span of a 2 year old!? I don't consider the long cut to be a negative, but of course some people will and that is probably gonna be the only and most frequent complaint that people have. Bottom line is this game is worth every penny and then some. It's an absolute shame that games this good only come along a few times every console generation. Can't wait for MGS5!!

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love and hate

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Terrible multiplayer
Tight controls

One can complain: one can say the cut-scenes are long, online is terrible -- actually now that I recall I wasn't absorbed until halfway but playing it a second time I'm hooked, so if you accept what the game is and can live with the idea that the cut-scenes are as important as the gameplay you will be in heaven (as you can guess it's a love and hate even when you love it).

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One of the Best!

Pros Cons
Epic boss fights Terrible multiplayer
Addictive gameplay
Engaging story

This is one of the best games i have played. Not only is it possible to play through the whole game without firing a shot, you can also unlock many awesome things. I have played through the series and this had to be my favorite!

I would not only recommend this to any PS3 owner, but any true gamer!

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5 STARS!

Pros Cons
Just plain fun Repetitive gameplay
Engaging story
Amazing visuals

First MGS game i have played, and glad that i did. One of best single player storylines i have seen. Amazing visuals. Good online play.

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have a ps3.....must have mgs 4

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay
Just plain fun
Epic boss fights
Engaging story
Awesome audio
Intense action
Amazing visuals

metal gear solid 4 is the best mgs ever very good story
the best gameplay great soundtark the boss fights is
also the best and just plain fun my advise
if you have a ps3 and dont have mgs 4 get one now

unless you dont like mgs games sorry my review is short butt this is all ican

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MGS4 Rated E for Excellent

Pros Cons
Epic boss fights
Engaging story
Amazing visuals
Awesome audio
Intense action
Innovative concepts
Just plain fun
Addictive gameplay
Tight controls

Now, before I go into detail about how awesome this game is, let me just say how awesome this game is. This game is AWESOME!Now, to elaborate, the Metal Gear series has always prioritized its amazing storyline, quirky, unique, and great characters, intense boss and stealth action and cut scenes. Now when you have a series that has greatness going for it, it's kinda hard to surpass that will the next installment. Heck it's even difficult to create a sequel that lives up to its brethren. However, Hideo Kojima has managed to do just that. Metal Gear Solid 4 is a pure example of greatness. The story? As great as ever. The graphics? Some of the best ever produced on any game console. The characters are weird, cool, lovable, and ambiguous. The game has an insurmountable quantity of polish and design, and it becomes very evident that this game is one that had A LOT of tender love and care during production. I don't even think it's possible to describe how great this game is. It doesn't (in my eyes) have a single flaw. It is a love letter to fans, and a thrill ride to new comers, with its cinematic excellence, you'll be amazed at what you see. And frankly, if you have a PS3, but not this game.....I don't know what to tell you. BUY THIS GAME. You won't regret it.

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Best game I have ever played.

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay
Fantastic multiplayer
Epic boss fights
Intense action

I seriously can think of nothing bad in this game. It sums up every event in the Metal Gear series and yet has the best gameplay of any game to date. One of the things that enhances the gameplay is the amount of ways to customize your weapon, for example: M4 Custom w/ suppressor, masterkey (V. RING), Rifle Light, and Scope. This gives you an amazing inventory of ways you can beat the game. But, to get most weapons you either have to do some searching, or get Drebin Points. Drebin Points (or DP) are basically credits you use to buy bullets, items, explosives, and of course guns. You can get DP from finding Items you already have, or destroying the Metal Gear like creatures called Gekko.
The part of this game that makes every hardcore metal gear fan go crazy is the Story, which is nothing short of phenomenal. First, it is revealed to Snake that he is a victim of Accelerated Aging, and that he has 1 year to live. Later on in the story, he meets up with Colonel Campbell, his assistant with the Shadow Moses incident. He tells Snake that they finally found Liquid in the middle east. Snake is asked to go, and accepts the mission. He will go into the battlefield on a militia army truck. Then, he will meet up with the Metal Gear Mk.II, a remote controlled terminal that Snake can use to check security using Stealth camo. After he's done that, it's back to searching Liquid. He finds himself later on with RAT PT 01 (Rat Patrol team 01), a group led by Meryl Silverburgh, involved with the Shadow moses incident. Then Snake gets introduced to a new enemy, the FROGS: Liquids own private army, and dissapear into a bluish light after they are dead. They have advanced senses for example: Hearing. Don't have the Solid Eye on when close to a FROG! They can hear it. Once you have done beaten the frogs, you are informed on liquids location. Once you sneak there, you will be effected by a type of virus that effects everyone with Nanomachines in them, and is only curable with a syringe Naomi Hunter gives you.

Final Verdict: Metal Gear Solid 4; best game ever.

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Beautiful game, not for the impatient.

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals It's boooring

I've always believed that the Metal Gear Solid games were truly amazing pieces of work. But I just can't "get into them." In the past it's been because I couldn't get past the controls, but I was always drawn to the characters and the graphics.
This time around I actually bought MGS4 because they changed the control scheme a little. While I found the game easier to control, I just dont' have the patience to wait for the guards to complete their patrols.

The game is really for people who have alot of patience. I, unfortunately am not one of those people.

The game does have alot of new ideas which I really liked, such as the weapon customization and the camo suit. But I just couldn't commit my time to the game. It seemed like more work than play.

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