Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review

Usually, when I write a video game review, I break the game down piece by piece, explaining what is good and bad about each aspect. Playing Metal Gear Solid 4 changed all of that. If I were to break this game down, not only would it take several pages to explain everything, but it would do this work of art no justice. Instead, I will let my emotions write this review for me, while my brain reflects back on what is not only a game, but an experience.

For those who have followed the Metal Gear series since its inception, you can skip this paragraph. For those who haven't, let me explain the premise for this game as best I could. You play as Solid Snake, who because of a genetic coding when he was cloned from his father, is way older than his age number indicates. Struggling with life, Old Snake, as he is now known, is thrown into a war of the near future (2014) that is driven by war and technology. His final mission is to find Ocelot, and old foe now controlled by Snake's brother's arm (yes its confusing if you've never played the sequels) and stop him from taking over the world. Do yourself a favor and at least read up on the stories of Metal Gear Solid 1, 2 and 3, as well as the original Metal Gears before playing this game. If you haven;t played the previous games, the emotions and fan service strewn throughout the game will be almost completely lost.

For those of you who have played the other games, Metal Gear Solid 4 is the complete ending and fan service that a true hero such as Snake deserves.