MGS4 receives top marks in early reviews

  • Posted May 27th, 2008 at 09:44 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Konami’s forthcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from the gaming press ahead of its worldwide debut on June 12.

The highly anticipated stealth adventure has so far received four straight 10s from a number of publications including both the US and UK versions of the Official PlayStation Magazine.

Complied by forum NeoGAF, the following is a list of review scores that the game has received thus far.

·  PlayStation Official Magazine (UK): 10/10
·  PlayStation Official Magazine (US): 10/10
·  PlayStation Official Magazine (Italy): 10/10
·  PlayStation Official Magazine (Dutch): 9.6/10
·  Level (Sweden): 10/10
·  Joypad (France): 19/20
·  Jeuxvideo Magazine (France): 18/20


Stay tuned for PSU’s own review of MGS4 in the coming weeks.

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  1. Gekidami | Gekidami

    • 9:54am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Very good indeed, the PSO mags scores may be considered unrelyable by some but the other 3 give it a damn good scores and have nothing to do with Sony.

  2. Sevket_Erhat

    • 9:55am BST - May 27th, 2008

    This is without a doubt what Playstation 3 needs.

  3. Emo-Mercenary | Clarky-132

    • 9:57am BST - May 27th, 2008

    I think Play Mag (UK & Ireland) game it a 10/10 aswell..

  4. Carl | almighty-slayer

    • 10:03am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Indeed, very very good.

     

    It will be one awesome game.

  5. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 10:12am BST - May 27th, 2008

    MGS4 will make the ps3 shine!  i'm glad it's getting early good reviews

  6. Fiddlesworth

    • 10:14am BST - May 27th, 2008

     Best game since MGS3.. or maybe even FFVII.

  7. jiajia | OopsItsMe

    • 10:21am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Its already gone gold ... sifnt release 1st of June .... sif 12th .. make us wait longer -.-"

  8. hyperslug | hyperslug

    • 10:21am BST - May 27th, 2008

    GTA IV all over again :-D

  9. zbamf

    • 10:29am BST - May 27th, 2008

    I wonder what IGN will give it?

  10. funItalian

    • 10:56am BST - May 27th, 2008

    MGS4 WILL be the biggest selling game ever. It will surpass GTA4, respectfully and any other game thereafter. Oh, and BTW...leave it to the French to be "different". JEEZ

  11. hotboy662 | shotta662

    • 11:00am BST - May 27th, 2008

    the greastest game of all time

  12. ScorpionT16 | ScorpionT16

    • 11:04am BST - May 27th, 2008

    I give it 10/10

  13. ScorpionT16 | ScorpionT16

    • 11:04am BST - May 27th, 2008

    I give it 10/10

  14. psycho_mantis | makaveli_71

    • 11:08am BST - May 27th, 2008

    the greatest gaming series ever!!! nothing beats mgs.

  15. Righteous

    • 11:17am BST - May 27th, 2008

    wow almost all OPM's gave it 10/10 i guess they're obliged to, or the game really do deserve it, but somehow i think xbots and cynics will think the former

  16. Doogal_UK | Doogal_UK

    • 12:15pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    hope it get 10 on ign, lots of people only buy ign's fav games

  17. tadpole3159 | faulkner8991

    • 12:19pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    oh god i aint gonna be able to get my hands on this with out a preorder am i? i need mgo again!!! i miss the beta!!!

  18. Cesarcsrf | Cesarcsrf

    • 12:37pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    Portuguese PSM give it 94/100 .. they wrote that MGS4 is a game for fans .. that gamer's in generaly will like it but basically a game for fans..

     

    i say send the reveiws ****... make u own... for what i think MGS4 is game to core/harcore gamer's but a casual/medium player will enjoy as the masterpiece i beleive it is..

    right now i only think if Snake is realy going to die....

  19. FoRsAkEn

    • 1:46pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    i give it 10/10 its the greatest game i ever seen and i finished them all and i am looking for that one

  20. bracomadar | bracomadar

    • 1:55pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    France ranks their games using 20 instead of 10.  I don't know why, but I find funny :)

  21. Solrac | Solrac7688

    • 2:56pm BST - May 27th, 2008

     i wasn't  surprised at the ratings, but honestly this game will live up to the hype unlike GTA4. 

  22. wocyob

    • 3:44pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    lets see what them butt holes at IGN will give it

  23. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 4:24pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    Well, I'm a fan and already paid for the game in full and don't care about reviews, BUT: Who cares if it gets glowing reviews from OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION MAGAZINES!!!! lol. I'm just waiting for IGN to give it a 3.7 for "general non-descript bugginess and other stuff".

  24. yungder | yungder

    • 4:38pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    only two more weeks!!!!

     

    PSN:  yungder

  25. jphuff | jhuff

    • 4:52pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    I wish they wouldn't publish those ahead of time.  I'm afraid this may put pressure on other American media sites and publications to rate it harsher to avoid looking like they are in agreement with or are copying other reviewers.  Not cool!  This game LOOKS to be a 10...but things like this could certainly influence the way people think about the game and then score it.  We'll see....

  26. SamTheSkater

    • 4:53pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    it seems to be as good as i expected. i hope IGN.com gives it a 10/10 as well!

  27. tillz | tillz

    • 5:10pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    woot ! a 10 from the uk. i knew this would happen

  28. Untildeath89 | willmakenewonesoon

    • 6:17pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    It wont surpass gta in sells as gta is as much hyped for and has atleast double the base of mgs. On the other hand saying it is the best game so far for ps3 i can agree on that.

  29. gingo | gingo

    • 6:31pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    psn id: gingo.... just because they are playstation mags it doesn't mean they have to give it a perfect score, i actually think mags that only do a certain consoles games are more reliable with their scores as they are fans of the console so know what they are talking about

  30. CHRISBOSH | tatti

    • 7:29pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    IGN is probably going to give it a 8 knowing them. The gametrailers about a week after will give it a 8.5 just to make a difference between scores.

  31. Uncool | Admodistrator

    • 7:36pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    ^^ You know what thats probably gonna happen. GT will give nothing higher then a 9.0 (thats being at the most unlikelihood of scenarios).

  32. Gen.Penguin

    • 7:40pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    this man knows how to make games i tell ya

  33. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 8:22pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    It can't beat GTA4 in sales because GTA4 had two platforms to sell on.  It's not like everyone with a PS3 is going to get MGS4...

  34. 1Two3

    • 9:38pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    Excellence is Kojima and the crew.

  35. lurkingshadow89 | DEATH555666

    • 10:30pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    Loved the online beta. just wished it was online more.

  36. playstnlvr | playstnlvr

    • 11:30pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    Please, oh please do not let them over-hype this game like they did with GTAIV >_<

  37. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 11:30pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    I hate to say it but I don't trust any reviews from single-console magazines.  They tend to be biased, though I'm sure this game will be deserving of these scores.

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