Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Features

• Although little is known, MGS4 is being touted as the final installment in the Metal Gear Solid series.
• Chameleon-like camouflage system, Octacamo, blends Snake into his surroundings.
• Loads of characters from previous Metal Gear Solid installments will return in this final chapter.
• Slated for simultaneous worldwide release in June 2008, Konami has released very few details about MGS4.
• Built for the PS3, the game is expected to be the finest representation of the console's graphics

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, is a next-gen experience complete with top-of-the-line graphics and surround sound designed for the Sony PlayStation 3. Featuring the most revealing display of Kojima Production's premier title, MSG4 details the world where Snake must under go his final mission. In a world overrun by private military companies (PMCs), wars are no longer fought over nations or ideologies. Instead, the wars of the future are micro-managed by overarching PMCs, right down to the bullet. New gadgets and abilities fuel Snake's journey deep into the enemy domains of the Middle East, South America, and beyond. New gear includes "Metal Gear Mk. II," the ultimate reconnaissance tool, and "Solid Eye," which gives Snake real-time information on enemies and his surroundings.

Old timer Snake returns for what is slated as the final installment in the Metal Gear series. View larger.

New and old characters abound in MGS4. View larger.

PMCs have run amok and the world is at war. View larger.

Octacamo will help Snake blend into surroundings. View larger.

Joined by a familiar cast of characters, Snake must once again return to the battlefield to confront his lifelong rival, Liquid Ocelot, who is manipulating the world's wars from the one world where soldiers will always have a place. But Liquid Ocelot is not the only one who will be able to manipulate the world's wars--Snake can destabilize opposing forces by working behind the scenes, supporting the local militia as they fight PMCs, creating a smokescreen that allows Snake to move freely within the war-zone.

MGS4 is a next-generation adventure set in the aftermath of MGS2: Sons of Liberty. The concept behind the latest Metal Gear Solid project is "no place to hide," and this edition in the series will force Snake into unexpected circumstances with an all-new storyline that breaks away in some ways from the previous MGS franchise entries. We don't want to spoil it for you, but, producer Hideo Kojima did reveal some very juicy tidbits about the game and the storyline when it was first announced at E3 of 2006. "Until now," said Kojima, "we've released two entries of the MSX2 Metal Gear series, and three entries in the Metal Gear Solid series. Add to this Portable Ops, and you get a total of six titles. All mysteries will be cleared up in Metal Gear Solid 4."

Kojima was very clear about the finality of MSG4, leaving gamers to wonder, "Will Snake die?!" When asked if the story will come to this sort of an end, Kojima responded without the slightest bit of vagueness, "It will come to an end." The MGS4 E3 trailer showed a number of characters from the Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid histories. This final installment is sure to deliver loads of cameos, in fact, it is rumored that nearly all the characters from the series will make an appearance.

In addition to a return of classic Metal Gear Solid characters, the gameplay systems from part three are also expected to make a comeback. The camouflage system from part three will make it into MGS4, with the addition of "OctoCamo," Snake's most advanced stealth suit to date. The name appears to be formed from the words "Octopus" and "camoflauge," and players will be awestruck by the chameleon-like camo that changes with the surroundings. OctoCamo allows Snake to blend in with his environment as it digitally manifests nearby textures in real time. Think if it this way, if Snake is standing next to a wall worn out with holes, he too will appear to be riddled with holes. It has also been revealed that MGS4 will have online play, but no specifics have been released. Although very little information is known about the game's visuals, rumor has it that MGS4 is expected to be the finest representation of console graphics on the PS3, and it is expected that they will just get better and better as the game nears its release date

Customer Reviews

LA CONCLUSION
Bonjour/Bonsoir,

Je me nomme Daniel Fortin.
Je joue à cette serie depuis 1987 avec ces début sur la console NINTENDO , et lorsque 10 ans plus tard j'ai vu cet article dans un magasine de jeux video avec le titre : METAL GEAR SOLID , je n'ai pu m'empêcher de revivre les émotions que le premier jeux m'avais donné 10 ans auparavant!!! Ainsi...je suis devenu ce que l'on nomme un ''fanboy'' et même le plus grand collectioneur en Amérique du nord!!!

je suis aussi la seule personne connu et reconnu ayant recu le fameux et désormais célebre ranking : ''BIG BOSS'' sur MGS 1 (version PSX)!!!
(Un exploit d'habileté manuelle et intellectuel atteint à la ''OLD SCHOOL''...pas de cheats , codes) Exploit qui restera à jamais gravé dans mon coeur!

Ceci étant dit,
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 : Guns of the Patriots sera l'apothéose de la serie en dévoilant enfin le secret derrière les ''PATRIOTS''!!!

LA PLUS GRANDE SERIE DE JEUX VIDEO DE TOUT LE TEMPS!!!

LONG VIE AU ROI !!! (hideo Kojima)

SOLID SNAKE

Les Enfant Teribbles
This is it...This will finally tell us the secrets that we have been dying to know since we played Metal Gear for the NES.

What we soon know...

The secret behind Olga's child
The real fate of Snake, Otacon, Meryl, and Raiden
The truth behind Liquid's death
If there is a cure for FOXDIE
The secrets of the Patriots
and the real secret behind the Shadow Moses incident...


It will be worth buying the Playstation 3 to play this final chapter in what I call, the greatest video game series of all time...

Metal Gear Solid IV:Guns Of The Patriots
I have been a fan of Metal Gear ever since i bought MGS2 last summer to see what was so great about it,and boy I loved it,I managed to complete it 100%,which means i complted the game on every difficulty(starting with Medium),i discovered every secret and easter eggs and overall finished the game 22 times.I bought MGS3:Snake Eater with some of my birthday money in November 2005 and i loved that game even more,so to complete my understanding of the story i bought The Twin Snakes for my GameCube,finshed that although it dissapointed me a little as teh cutscenes was overdone and the game was so short,but i manged to complete it 100% like the otehr two games.The conclusion was that MGS3 was teh best in the series yet,for me.
Now roll on Metal Gear Solid 4:Guns Of The Patriots(MGS4:GOTP) a PS3 game which is going to be the conclusion of teh series(or so they say).It is said that its release date is 7/7/07 seeing as thats Metal Gear`s 20th Annerversery.
MGS4 will be set 6 years after the events of MGS2 and Solid Snake is yet again finding himself in combat against terrorist teams and METAL GEAR robots or more primarily the Patriots have set up a plan.
Solid Snake will be old in this game,but the game only takes place 6 years after MGS2,it is because Snake is a clone made out of 1970`s technology and is also infected with the FOXDIE virus which will give him pains and increased fear rate.He only has 6 months to live as told by Naomi Hunter.
I am not buying a PS3 just for this game,i want plenty of others-But when i do get my PS3 this will be a game i will definately get.
I have seen all MGS4 screenshots,seen all trailers and teasers and also have seen the Famitsu poster which features Snake,big Boss,Meryl,Vamp and Naomi Hunter,not to mention have read all teh info about it off interviews and Kojima`s Blogs.So i`ll keep up to date about the game.
So anyone who is buying a PS3 and likes stealth combat,all i can say is buy MGS4 when it comes out! Surely it will get good reviews such as 8`s and 9`s seeing as the rest of the series did.
Not to mention MGS4 is one of PS3`s highly anticipated games,you can`t go wrong with a successful series unless you are not a fan of the genre.
MGS4 WILL ROCK!

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