SummaryMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots features an aging and exhausted Solid Snake in the middle of a futuristic battlefield. In spite of his failing body, Snake is equipped with a crucial new device tentatively known as "OctoCamo," a high-tech suit that dynamically transforms its texture based on Snake's surroundings. This revolutionary new ga... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Developer:Kojima Productions
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Released On:
Jun 12, 2008
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
94
User score
Generally Favorable
8.7
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100
There are errors and flaws that can be pointed. Thing is, no other game manages to awaken such a diverse stream of feelings in its length. It generates hate, pity and even manages to makes us reconsider what we recognise as the current world, in its unbarred race to armament and technology. This is, at the moment, the interactive digital entertainment high point, setting the bar for originality and overall quality.
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To review such a game as Metal Gear Solid 4 is like commissioning a blind man to share his opinion on a beautiful oil painting painted by a true artist, it just wouldn’t work. The nature of Metal Gear Solid 4 lifts it above such conventional ways of judgement.
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Generally Favorable
8.7
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Sep 19, 2026
10
MGS4 is the perfect finale to a perfect series. This game connects all the dots and reveals the crazy plot twists that will make you go wow. This is a must experience game.
Sep 19, 2026
10
Metal Gear Solid 4 is the culmination of Kojima's work, bringing more than 20 years of lore together into one final chapter. Even though the story can become excessively insane at times, especially because of the technology, conspiracies, and situations that exist within the Metal Gear Solid universe, Kojima does a fantastic job connecting nearly everything and giving the saga a meaningful conclusion. In terms of gameplay, MGS4 is a massive improvement when it comes to both shooting and sneaking. The controls feel more refined, combat is more enjoyable, and the game gives you much more freedom in how you approach different encounters. However, it also loses some of the series' classic identity. The feeling of infiltrating one massive, interconnected facility is mostly gone, and the structure can feel inconsistent, with some sections ending surprisingly quickly. The boss battles themselves are great, but they lack some of the memorable buildup that made bosses from previous games feel so special. Because of that, some of these characters can feel a little "soulless" compared to the legendary enemies from earlier entries. Despite these flaws, I can wholeheartedly recommend Metal Gear Solid 4 to anyone who has followed and enjoyed this story. It is an unforgettable closing chapter to one of the most ambitious and important war stories ever told in video games, and arguably in entertainment as a whole.
100
As the crowning achievement of the series' 20-year history, Hideo Kojima's final Metal Gear Solid title may not be what you expect, but it is everything you could hope for in a video game.
95
A gaming masterpiece that provides an experience unlike any other.
91
Hours of concentrated narrative abuse can't obscure or dilute the detailed game within.
84
Now, on the PS3, Metal Gear has regained some, not all, of its former glory. But weak, reused bosses, a broken online game and the gameplay to video ratio keep it from the lofty standards that Metal Gear Solid set up so many years ago.
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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.
Mar 31, 2026
10
Metal Gear Solid 4 fue el primer MGS que jugue y como gran parte de la comunidad lo considera, si parece una pelicula con un juego incluido, pero tengo que admitir que la jugabilidad, historia y grafícos son la razón por la cual quede maravillado con el trabajo de KOJIMA y una vez que jugue el resto de los juegos principales de MGS es la conclusión perfecta para la Saga.
Oct 11, 2024
7
While Guns of the Patriots boasts lashings of in-game invention and creativity that's largely wrapped up in superb style and execution, it's all so unforgivably tainted by jaw-dropping gameplay brevity that it's truly difficult to raise the many, many good points above what is, for the most part, a succession of cut scenes that leave the player with an overwhelming sense of disconnection from one of gaming's most compelling characters and interactive franchises.
Jun 1, 2022
7
Revisited this game in 2022. I bought it on day 1 but only played it these days. As an MGS fan I think a lot of its value comes from nostalgia. I appreciated that, but a person who is not that familiar may not enjoy it. Storywise it was good, I enjoyed understanding BB history and the characters are fun. The story like some others MGS is about the future wars and soldiers. It will surely attract SiFi fans but others not so sure. Like other MGS there are two ways to play MGS , the pro sneaking stealth way and the casual friendly just kill everything with your guns, Drebin make the casual gameplay more accessible. I can say that I liked the game more before shadowmosses. Once I reached Shadowmoses it felt like the devs had to rush everything and it lost little of its fun. I will rank it as my least favorite MGS game, MGS2 being the most favorite.
Oct 9, 2025
4
Metal Gear Solid 4 is all of the worst elements of Hideo Kojima wrapped up in one miserable package. When MGS4 actually allows you to press buttons, you're given the same quality Metal Gear gameplay you'd expect. Unfortunately, this is few and far between, as MGS4 is basically a movie where gameplay occasionally interrupts your viewing experience. If the story of MGS4 was up to par with the previous games in the series, this wouldn't be quite as painful. However, any meaningful commentary about the nature of war is sidelined by a character-driven story so cheesy and poorly written that it wouldn't pass for a daytime soap opera. Furthermore, you will often play for only minutes before being forced to endure an hour or so of non-stop boring exposition dumps. Metal Gear Solid 4 is simply one of the most overrated "games" ever made, and is a shining example of what happens when a creator's ego is inflated to an underserved level, and that ego goes completely unchecked.
Mar 23, 2025
4
Kojima failed with this title, which completely lacks rhythm due to the constant cutscenes, messages, and codecs that repeatedly break the flow **** that also features shallow and uninspired gameplay. Undoubtedly, the lowest point in the entire series. My score: **
