Metal Gear Solid 4 Review Database

Robert1986 · 12 Jun 2008 at 00:25

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METAL GEAR SOLID 4 REVIEW DATABASE *updated daily*

IGN.com ~ 9.5/10 - Read the review - Watch the review (Coming soon)

IGN.COM said:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the single most visually impressive game of this or any previous generation. It sets new standards in animation, acting and digital performance that really draws a defining line in the sand for all future games with cinematic ambitions. The bar has been raised.

PSM3 Magazine UK ~ 9.5/10 - Magazine Exclusive review

UK OPM ~ 10/10 - Magazine Exclusive review

Official Playstation Magazine said:
Every question posed and loose end dangled since Metal Gear first introduced stealth gaming to the world in 1987 finds closure here.... Even by the series stratospheric standards, MGS4 is a remarkable high point.... As a fan of the series I was expecting closure. What I wasn't expecting was the game's commitment to framing that closure with so many new ways to experience the series' 'evade or die' core values.

GAMERSRADAR.com ~ 9/10 - Read the review

GAMERSRADAR said:
Metal Gear Solid 4 is a masterpiece, arguably the best in the series and – though many will fiercely disagree – ever so slightly disappointing. About 40% through, our notepad was scarred with breathless superlatives like 'Genius', 'Amazing' and 'Wow!!!' but by the game's conclusion, they'd given way to considered criticism and stark cries of 'WTF?'. Will you enjoy it? Yes, definitely, but while most hardcore fans will adore it, a tiny minority may be left slightly deflated by the weight of their expectations, despite the game's unarguable quality.

EUROGAMER.net ~ 8/10 - Read the review

EuroGamer said:
The first act is a tense infiltration of a war-torn Middle Eastern city, terrorised by the creepy Gekko biomechs and Liquid's personal guard, the sinister Frogs. The new enemies are great fun to gun down and outwit, and the sense of being part of a live battle-zone with several factions in play - as opposed to playing lone wolf against the guards - adds terrific atmosphere to the Metal Gear experience, even if it doesn't exactly revolutionise it.

EDGE ~ 8/10 - Read the review

EDGE said:
The year is 2014, and global warfare has been privatized, creating five military companies that constitute the world’s newest superpowers. Chairman of every board is Liquid Ocelot, Snake’s arch rival and now owner of over half the world’s armed forces. Worse, he’s managed to commander SOP, a system designed to control, through nanomachines, every weapon and soldier on the battlefield. Once again, Snake is pulled out of retirement to neutralize the threat – even though his body, bred from the genes of the legendary Big Boss, is dying on its feet.

Games Master Mag ~ 97% - Magazine Exclusive review

Games Master Mag said:
GM Loves
Battiling the Beauty and the beast units
The Octo Cam Suit
Stealthily sneaking around the middle east.
GM Hates
The Odd Lengthy cutscene
That It might be the last one!
Graphics
91% Mind-Blowing attention to detail brought to spectular life.
Gameplay
97% A near perfect refinement of MG's familiar stealth and shoot mechanics
Lifespan
90% Its the longest of the series and there are plenty of reasons to play again.

GameTrailers.com ~ - Watch the review (Coming soon)

GameSpot.com ~ - Read the review (Coming soon) - Watch the review (Coming soon)

Shamikebab · 12 Jun 2008 at 02:26

Can we not just have an official thread? Don't see the point in this :confused:

cheets64 · 12 Jun 2008 at 02:33

eh is this game that good or just fanboys going crazy over a good game???

Every thread is MGS this MGS that

Nismo · 12 Jun 2008 at 05:50

Why would you want to read multiple reviews if they are all basically saying the same thing?

wedgie · 12 Jun 2008 at 06:44

gamerankings.com is also good for exactly this.

Things change I've changed · 12 Jun 2008 at 07:06

I think 'Robert1986' just got a little too excited bless him.

Abooie · 12 Jun 2008 at 07:48

cheets64 said:
eh is this game that good or just fanboys going crazy over a good game???

Every thread is MGS this MGS that

I think we had 2 or 3 Heavenly Sword, Uncharted and even Lair threads, when FFXIII is released I'd even expect calls for a new sub-forum.

Every time a PS3 exclusive is released it's treated like the 2nd coming of the messiah.

Thesnipergecko · 12 Jun 2008 at 07:52

There were far more GTA4 threads.

T.

Stanners · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:12

Seems the complaints are coming from the die hard 360 boys, strange that.

Mobius 1 · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:27

i bought CVG last night, little did i realise the whole issue was on MGS4:GOTP. and all the other versions of metal gear/metal gear solid.

Abooie · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:30

Thesnipergecko said:
There were far more GTA4 threads.

T.

Aye true, and see how that game turned out

.. Zzzzzz

Now there's some games that are out that do deserve more coverage... I might start spamming the board with Boom Blox threads!

To the OP... games(tm) have reviewed MGS 4: 8/10; Eurogamer, Edge and games(tm) have all given the same score.

Inoshishi · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:48

Great games generate lots of attention, hence all the threads

Here's some more for you:

10/10 Official UK Playstation Magazine

5/5 Gamepro

40/40 Famitsu

10/10 GameInformer

9.9/10 IGN UK REVIEW

8/10 EUROGAMER

10/10 MERISTATION.COM

5/5 OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION MAG REVIEW

95% PSM3 UK REVIEW

97% GAMEMASTER

8/10 EDGE REVIEW

10/10 OFFICIAL US PLAYSTATION MAG

10/10 OFFICIAL UK PLAYSTATION MAG

10/10 OFFICIAL ITALY PLAYSTATION MAG

9.6/10 OFFICIAL DUTCH PLAYSTATION MAG

10/10 LEVEL (SWEDEN)

19/20 JOYPAD (FRANCE)

9.7/10 CHIEF (BELGIUM)

9.6/10 HOBBY CONSOLAS (SPAIN)

9/10 HARDGAME2

97/100 GAMEMASTER

10/10 PTOM (USA)

9.5/10 PLAYFRANCE

9.6/10 PSW

9/10 GAMEREACTOR

9/10 JEUXVIDEO

10/10 PLAYSTATION BEYOND

9.5/10 MAXI CONSOLES (PORTUGAL)

10/10 EMPIRE ONLINE

10/10 PELAAJA MAGAZINE #69

9.5/10 IGN AUSTRALIA

5/5 PS MANIA 3.0

9.5/10 GAME REPUBLIC

10/10 PSM

97/100 PLAY GENERATION

9.5/10 GAMERS REPORTS

10/10 PLAYR TV UK

5/5 TTP

9/10 SPANISH ELITE GAMER

10/10 NEOCRISIS

mcwildcard · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:51

Man I'm so bummed that I have an exam in two weeks, otherwise I'd be all over this like white on rice.
Must... exercise... restraint...

msmalls74 · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:55

Abooie said:
Aye true, and see how that game turned out .. Zzzzzz

Now there's some games that are out that do deserve more coverage... I might start spamming the board with Boom Blox threads!

To the OP... games(tm) have reviewed MGS 4: 8/10; Eurogamer, Edge and games(tm) have all given the same score.

5/5 Game pro
10/10 Game informer
40/40 Famitsu
9.9/10 IGN UK REVIEW
8/10 EUROGAMER
10/10 MERISTATION.COM
5/5 OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION MAG REVIEW
95% PSM3 UK REVIEW
97% GAMEMASTER
8/10 EDGE REVIEW
10/10 OFFICIAL US PLAYSTATION MAG
10/10 OFFICIAL UK PLAYSTATION MAG
10/10 OFFICIAL ITALY PLAYSTATION MAG
9.6/10 OFFICIAL DUTCH PLAYSTATION MAG
10/10 LEVEL (SWEDEN)
19/20 JOYPAD (FRANCE)
9.7/10 CHIEF (BELGIUM)
9.6/10 HOBBY CONSOLAS (SPAIN)
9/10 HARDGAME2
97/100 GAMEMASTER
10/10 PTOM (USA)
9.5/10 PLAYFRANCE
9.6/10 PSW
9/10 GAMEREACTOR
9/10 JEUXVIDEO
10/10 PLAYSTATION BEYOND
9.5/10 MAXI CONSOLES (PORTUGAL)
10/10 EMPIRE ONLINE
10/10 PELAAJA MAGAZINE #69
9.5/10 IGN AUSTRALIA
5/5 PS MANIA 3.0(REVIEW BY OUR VERY OWN TTP / ITALIAN)
8/10 Games (TM)
9.5/10 GAME REPUBLIC
10/10 PSM
97/100 PLAY GENERATION
9.5/10 GAMERS REPORTS
10/10 PLAYR TV UK
5/5 TTP
9/10 SPANISH ELITE GAMER
10/10 NEOCRISIS

There are 3 scores that stick out at the moment...
Edit
lol beaten by ino

Inoshishi · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:58

msmalls74 said:
There are 3 scores that stick out at the moment...
Edit
lol beaten by ino

I haven't read the games(tm), Eurogamer or EDGE reviews, out of interest what did they mark the game down on?

8/10 is still a good score but seems a little lower than the rest.

KNiVES · 12 Jun 2008 at 09:03

Inoshishi said:
I haven't read the games(tm), Eurogamer or EDGE reviews, out of interest what did they mark the game down on?

8/10 is still a good score but seems a little lower than the rest.

Bad ending, bad plot and too many cutscenes were the complaints by the reviews that marked it down.

mcwildcard · 12 Jun 2008 at 09:03

Inoshishi said:
I haven't read the games(tm), Eurogamer or EDGE reviews, out of interest what did they mark the game down on?

8/10 is still a good score but seems a little lower than the rest.

I read the Eurogamer one and it appears they chose a reviewer who isn't a fan of the series by his own admission. So getting 8/10 is actually a decent achievement in that case.

Inoshishi · 12 Jun 2008 at 09:05

KNiVES said:
Bad ending, bad plot and too many cutscenes were the complaints by the reviews that marked it down.

So because they didn't like the plot they mark it down?

What happens with a game like Boom Blox that has no plot, do they mark that down too?

Strange.

Nismo · 12 Jun 2008 at 09:07

Inoshishi said:
So because they didn't like the plot they mark it down?

What happens with a game like Boom Blox that has no plot, do they mark that down too?

Strange.

I think a game like MGS is supposed to have a decent plot, seeing as it's one long story. Boom Blox is a puzzle game, not quite sure how you can have a plot there?

KNiVES · 12 Jun 2008 at 09:09

Inoshishi said:
So because they didn't like the plot they mark it down?

What happens with a game like Boom Blox that has no plot, do they mark that down too?

Strange.

No, because Boom Blox isn't plot-centric, and something like MGS4 is. If a focal point of a game is the plot and it underdelivers, expect it to be marked down. Just as you would expect a racing game to be marked down if its cars handled like trolleys.