- Publisher: Konami
- Release Date: Jun 12, 2008
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4244 Ratings
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Positive: 3,648 out of 4244
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Mixed: 233 out of 4244
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Negative: 363 out of 4244
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Jun 9, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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RobWSep 4, 2009
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Aug 30, 2010
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Mar 9, 2013This game is overhyped. The story becomes ridicilious with all the Nano things, the bosses are boring and you do watch more than play, which is a big failure if you thinking about, that this actually is a game. Its big fan service with things like shadow moses included, has good graphics and also the gameplay is good but the things that i mention above just ruins a part of the game.
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JeffBNov 6, 2009
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DasVDec 6, 2009MGS4 is very disappointing and the most overrated game I
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juanmFeb 9, 2010
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aspentitanJan 21, 2010I was guilty of buying this game because it was so highly rated so thought it necessary to post a negative review of this game here because I just couldn
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YerielHMar 15, 2010
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Apr 11, 2012
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Jul 30, 2011
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Oct 15, 2012
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Mar 7, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 18, 2013Im sorry. i tried to liked this game. but i cant
its horrible.
i missed the stealth gameplay
Metal gear solid is "TACTICAL ESPIONAGE ACTION"
NOT A "FUTURE WARFARE ACTION"
the bosses aren deep
the dialogs are so stupid
and the plot is very absurd.
kojima what did you smoke? you spent.
this games is overrated just for being a ps3 exclusive
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ScottFMar 30, 2010
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SpartanJun 19, 2008This is the part where like every single other person here I either show I'm a PS3 fanboy and rate it 10 or show I'm 360/Wii fanboy (both good consoles to) and rate it 0. Yet since I'm neither I'll split the difference and give it a 5.
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Jul 4, 2012A great homage to the whole series. The bosses were familiar while interesting, and the gameplay was refined to a tee. Unfortunately, the gameplay takes a back-seat to the story, which makes up the bulk of what should have been a much longer and better paced game. Simply making this game longer or perhaps releasing it later would have provided a much more sufficient game to movie ratio.
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Dec 18, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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CraigFNov 3, 2008
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May 4, 2011
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Aug 18, 2011Good music, graphicsand online play, decent story, bad gameplay. The gameplay consists of running from cutscene to cutscene, the game holding your hand the whole way through. This game was a huge disappointment compared to MGS3, but it is decent enough. I'm glad I bought the Greatest Hits version for $20.00, otherwise I would probably feel ripped off.
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Nov 16, 2011
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Sep 10, 2011
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AdamAnonymousMay 28, 2008
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BenW.Jun 12, 2008Install times are annoying. Some cut scenes are way too long, and provide nothing to the MAIN plot. Controls could be a lot better.
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ElliottP.Jun 13, 2008This game is a lot less than it could've been. I'm sorry to see that too, since it's the last game in the saga. Oh well.
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KeithC.Jun 13, 2008The movement of the character is not smooth at all... I don't understand why this game must be on a blue ray disc.
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HarniqS.Jun 14, 2008Good game but horribly overrated/overhyped. The biggest problem is it's niche market. Whilst it might cater to some people, it won't bring new people to the series nor be a huge system seller. After the most likely lackluster sales, it might even come to the 360 so no rush for a PS3.
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SamB.Jun 20, 2008I've never encountered a game that seems so intent on keeping the player from actually playing the game. "Immersion" does not involve taking the player out of the action for 30+ minutes at a time.
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JohnR.Aug 1, 2008
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GPAug 6, 2008
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LeventeP.Nov 5, 2008
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JimboJun 28, 2008Could have been soo good but it turned out to completely ridiculous.
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ZeroG.Jul 8, 2008
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DavidF.Aug 12, 2008Don't look at it as a game, because it isn't. Splendid graphics, boring cinematics, poor story, null gameplay.
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ChadSAug 9, 2008
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michaelkOct 21, 2009
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casejMay 1, 2009
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TimGJun 7, 2009
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JamesO'ReillyJun 13, 2008Not the game I expected it to be. The cutscenes are long and annoying, and the gameplay is a bit outdated. It follows the MGS standard, but doesn't really improve on it, and the series did need to improve on it's gameplay a bit to keep up with the times. It's a good game, but not great.
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GregWJul 23, 2008
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8ballzwilsonJul 31, 2008
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Nov 30, 2010The general consensus seems to be: This game is either Hideoâ
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Oct 2, 2014
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Feb 21, 2015
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Oct 5, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 2, 2014
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Nov 8, 2019Playing it, I felt disgusted by the gameplay, this stealth game? Wretched arcade, compared with splinter cell series. The game is just bad all ... except for some cutscenes
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Aug 12, 2015
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Mar 30, 2014
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Mar 25, 2015Only two Acts out of five offer interesting gameplay. Stealth options are being increasingly taken away or not needed. I don't mind lengthy cutscenes, but there's just not too much game to talk about. Bad game design galore (Drebin's shop available mid-battles?).
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Mar 25, 2016It's game play is simple and easy to get behind, but Metal Gear Solid 4's lengthy cut scenes and short amount of interactivity make it less of a game and more of a way to wrap up the complicated story line of the series.
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May 8, 2016juego entretenido, con un argumento interesante, como en todos los metal gear solid, te penalizan si no realizas las misiones en sigilo, el argumento se salta bastantes años de sus antecesores, por lo que metal gear solid rellena parte de la historia
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Oct 29, 2018Первая и пока единственная моя игра в вселенной МГС, да и стэлз я не люблю. Долгие катсцэнки с теми кого я не знаю очень доставляли.
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Feb 23, 2019
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Jan 8, 2019This should have been the last Metal Gear. Overall it's a good game but it has too many cinematics and perhaps the amount of fanservice scenes is a little bit exagerated.
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Oct 2, 2020
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AnonymousMCOct 28, 2008
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ML.Aug 10, 2008Well, the gameplay is rather nice. BUT! There are far too many cutscenes and movies. I really do think I spent more time watching th movies, than I did playing the game. Without the cutscenes, the game is pretty short... I actually feel a little cheated, from them using so much "filler".
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JRT.Jun 27, 2008
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RicoD.Jul 1, 2008Yes its a good game but would being able to jump be too difficult? Snake can not climb a 3ft wall and is nowhere as agile as a Lara Croft. Its a shame the environment is so rigid and not a sandbox level where alternate strategies can be employed. Shoot an enemy and in a minute their gun will disappear leaving the body, bit odd that do they evaporate or something?
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TravisS.Jul 9, 2008
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ChrisK.Aug 27, 2008
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LanceAug 1, 2009
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JustinS.Jun 19, 2008Cons: Only 5 to 7 hours of gameplay, holding down 3 buttons to perform actions, lack of contextual actions (climbing), loading doors everywhere that lose the enemies. pros: i got to use my ps3 for something other than uncharted, cutscenes, SNAKE!!!
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MikeF.Jun 20, 2008
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ApocalypseBrownJun 25, 2008
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BobH.Jun 14, 2008Another dull effort. The series hasn't been any good since the first one. I'm also let down by the graphics and AI. The graphics a good just not OMG its a PIXAR film good, that we've been promised since PS1. The AI is just incredibly stupid.
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JoeR.Jul 21, 2008
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Mar 19, 2014
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Jun 30, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 8, 2014I finish this game, so I believe I can write a review. This game is OK. I don't think it deserves above 8 on the User Score because the graphics is at 1080 but it looks like 720. I think the cut scenes are way way too long and If I want to watch a movie, I will watch a Blu-ray movie; not MGS4 movie. I game play is very good if you like single players.
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Dec 1, 2021Still a must play, but has questionable mechanics such as turning into a fighting game for a boss fight, and far too excess in fan service.
Story wise, it tries to *finish* the franchise's story (even though KONAMI didn't want the game to end at the time) which ends up as a mashup of ideas and even more plot holes.
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Jun 26, 2020
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Jul 31, 2020
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Sep 17, 2021Truly the start of the Kojima that we all now know him for, for better or for worse.
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Jun 1, 2022
Awards & Rankings
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Playstation Official Magazine UKGuns of the Patriots is almost intimidating in the consistent quality of its ideas, invention, and execution...Even by the series' stratospheric standards, MGS4 is a remarkable high point. [June 2008]
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If you've ever loved any one of the Metal Gear games, or any moments from the series, there will come a moment when MGS 4 will send your spirits soaring. If you've loved them all, well then there'll be many, many more. It’s a masterpiece.
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Guns of the Patriots is a frustrating, fractured game that turns Metal Gear Solid's world upside down several times over, but never changes it.