Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Released: June 12, 2008
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 3

Genres:

Shooter Tactical Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Fantasy Survival Historical Stealth

Player Perspectives:

Third person

Ratings

User Rating

87.2
Based on 661 ratings

Critics Rating

93.9
Based on 8 ratings

Total Rating

90.6
Based on 669 ratings

Summary

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the final canonical Metal Gear game to feature Solid Snake as the main character. The gameplay of the previous games have been kept along with some new features, such as the ability to roll on your back and also to hide in bins scattered around the environment. Most of the story and the relationship between the characters are explained through cut-scenes with a considerable length, so knowledge of the prior games is recommended to fully understand the story. The game also features a complex multiplayer mode entitled Metal Gear Online with some original missions based on the stealth aspects of the single-player games.

Storyline

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.

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Involved Companies

Konami

Role:
Publisher

Kojima Productions

Role:
Developer

Keywords

modern warfare ghosts helicopter assassin motorcycle cyberpunk bloody gravity disease ninja mech immortality vampire murder photography story driven dystopian death soldier military robots frog chicken doctor christmas hand-to-hand combat battleship insanity action-adventure cyborg war multiple protagonists bromance psychic abilities espionage online hostages building hiding artificial intelligence nanotechnology conspiracy snow wolf camera easter egg over the shoulder teleportation mad scientist slow-motion otaku climbing playstation network puppet no jumping one-man army boss fight explosion death match anthropomorphism monkey throwing weapons platform exclusive playstation trophies rivaling factions modern military alternate costumes customizable characters customization leveling up voice acting scatological humor developer voice acting ranking system mind control polygonal 3d mission briefing shopping upgradeable weapons breaking the fourth wall pop culture reference love triangle game reference rat motion control licensed soundtrack cameo appearance collectibles original soundtrack release unlockables motion blur red vs blue non-player character profanity fake in-game advertising sniping ragdoll physics escort mission checkpoints falling damage saving the world resistance duel downloadable content titular antagonist black market auto-aim melee kill feed a.i. companion male antagonist instant kill infinite ammo betrayal difficulty level wilhelm scream fake glitch self-referential humor multiple gameplay perspectives liberation movie reference vending machine interaction post-credits plot twist pack-in game political thriller respawning mercenary video game characters that play video games depression cheat code cover system destructible environment terrorists communism nuclear bomb punctuation mark above head leaderboard split screen event villain anti-hero been here before sadism suicide pacifist playthrough tentacles auto-scrolling levels clone live-action cutscene realism training mode surveillance camera merchants motion capture animation high definition graphics dynamic soundtrack pre-order exclusive plot twist team deathmatch quick time event stealth kill cutscene pause guerilla warfare camera control not-so-bad guys villain turned good rivalry game console recurring character meme origin androgyny weapon modification regenerating health in-engine cinematic levitation book adaptation ambient music inverted controls camera shift fan service flashback psychopathy button mashing matchmaking psychotherapy age progression invisibility vent crawling new game plus burning character models based on actual people telekinesis propaganda optional lore in-game advertising on-site procurement escaping imprisonment private military company dream sequence innocent people die context sensitive reversible cover art anarchism camouflage vigilante anti-villain playable boss terminal illness close quarters combat playing dead moving bodies developer commentary verticality contextual controller rumble playstation home tie-in tailing mission a.i. construct orphan secret history notoriety system timeskip god complex tragic hero fake game over screen super soldier product placement heroic sacrifice false death rail shooting segment war veterans dark past secret past reluctant hero retroactive achievements greatest hits machinima comic relief stealth camouflage nameless location metafiction team killing web integration sixaxis support tragic villain box art - half of face displayed infinite pockets initial install double agent ship deck battle uncanny valley grip mechanic memorial tokyo game show 2008 interactive achievement awards 2009 spike video game awards 2008 lgbtq+ male protagonist political cloud gaming

Alternative Names

MGS4 Metal Gear Solid IV

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