Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a story-driven adventure game, with seasoned hero Solid Snake drafted for one final mission. Set across stages including the Middle East and South America, the now aged Snake has been asked to assassinate his old adversary, Liquid Ocelot. To do this, however, he must make his way through a series of battlefields, using his legendary stealth abilities and all-new OctoCamo suit to avoid detection and to reach his target. With series favorites such as Meryl Silverburgh, Raiden, Hal ‘Otacon’ Emmerich, Eva and Roy Campbell returning, and with all new gameplay features including a remote-controlled Metal Gear Mk. II and enhanced CQC (Close Quarters Combat) system, Metal Gear Solid 4 rounds out the Metal Gear saga with a fittingly cinematic and gripping final outing.
In 2014, the world is in chaos, the "war economy" plunging the world into never-ending battle. This fuels the need for private military companies, the five largest of which (together rivaling the power of the entire United States Army) are owned by a single mother company, Outer Heaven, with Liquid Ocelot at the helm. Liquid Ocelot, a fusion of the consciousness of Liquid Snake and the body of Revolver Ocelot, is once again set on world domination. Solid Snake, now also referred to a Old Snake due to his advanced accelerated ageing, is dispatched to assassinate Liquid Ocelot as a personal favor to Roy Campbell.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz or higher; Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher | AMD Six-Core CPU; Intel Quad-Core CPU |
| RAM | 4GB or more | 8GB |
| OS | Windows 7 and the KB3135455 platform update | Windows 8 (64-bit) or Windows 10 |
| Graphics Card | AMD Radeon 3870 or higher; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher | AMD Radeon 7870 or higher; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or higher; Graphics Memory: 3GB |
| HDD Space | 16GB | 24GB |
| Game Analysis | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a video game developed by Kojima Productions for the PlayStation 3 console. The game was directed by Hideo Kojima and made its worldwide release on June 12, 2008, ten years after the release of Metal Gear Solid and twenty years after the North American release of Metal Gear. | |
| Optimization Score | 3.3 | |
Metal Gear Solid Game Series [View Metal Gear Solid Full Game Series]
- Metal Gear Solid VR Missions
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Limited Metal Edition
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Slipcase Edition
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
- Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel)
As an “end” to the Metal Gear saga, it serves the franchise nicely with pretty much tying up every loose end possible, albeit sometimes in a little ham-fisted or possibly not 100% cogent or thought out way. But, regardless of the overwhelming fan-service, it manages to be extremely enjoyable the entire time. The graphics are some of the best on the PS3 and the scenarios are updated to give a taste of the majority of what came before it boxed up in a polished and slick game. At times, it almost felt too easy with the plethora of gadgets and weapons constantly available, but that didn’t diminish the fun had since there were many options for getting through each area. Ended up being probably the most accessible MGS there ever was, and a fitting finale for Snake and the gang. Will say, it got a little too long with the cutscenes though- like watching an entire movie sometimes!
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 7
Pacing- 8
Characters- 8
Originality- 8
Linearity- 7
Length- 6
Epicness- 9
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 10
Display- 9
Music- 9
Sound FX- 9
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 7
Innovation- 8
Replayability- 7