Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: Compare prices  Editors' choice

By Kevin VanOrd on 17/06/2008

More Konami reviews , RRP: AU$119.95

The good:

  • A brilliant mixture of storytelling and gameplay
  • Mind-blowing audiovisual presentation
  • Tight and compelling shooting mechanics
  • Gratifying stealth mechanics
  • Lots of cool gadgets and weapons that you can tailor to your own style of play

The bad:

  • Storytelling is heavy-handed
  • The single-player experience ends

The bottomline:

Metal Gear Solid 4 is an awe-inspiring synthesis of dramatic storytelling and entertaining gameplay.

Editors' rating:

10/10

Users' rating:

9.2/10
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