Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots cover
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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First release
Jun 12, 2008
Publisher
Konami
Genres
Adventure, Shooter, Tactical · Action, Fantasy, Survival, Historical, Stealth
Platforms
PlayStation 3

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.

Also known as MGS4, Metal Gear Solid IV

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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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Jun 12, 2008
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
22h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
modern warfare, ghosts, helicopter, assassin, motorcycle
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At a Glance

Critic Score
84
Main + Extras (IGDB)
22h
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  • Englishaudio, subtitles
  • Deutschsubtitles
IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026
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Language data: IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026