Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Old Snake shoots an opponent

The player assumes the role of Solid Snake , possessing the skill of stealth penetration, hand-to-hand combat skills CQC ( Eng. Close quarters combat ) and traditional military techniques ^[7] . The fixed camera used in the earlier games of the Metal Gear series was replaced by a third-person view. The player has the opportunity to switch the camera to "view from the shoulder" when aiming, as well as to the first-person view.

One of the innovations in the game is an indicator of stress. This indicator decreases with non-fatal attacks and depends on many things happening on the battlefield. Stress factors (such as temperature changes, unpleasant odors and pursuit of enemies) increase the level of Snake's stress, leading to unpleasant consequences: difficulty in aiming, frequent pain, and the likelihood of loss of consciousness upon impact. To calm down, the main character can eat, drink, smoke or read adult magazines ^[8] .

In battle, a set of gadgets is available to Snake. The OctoCamo suit allows you to reproduce the texture of any surface, which reduces the likelihood of Snake finding the enemy. The Solid Eye device detects objects and enemy soldiers, and can also be used as a night vision device or binoculars. The device also contains a map showing the location of the closest characters ^[9] . A threat indicator was included in the game, the indicator of which depends on the proximity of opponents to Snake.

Metal Gear Mk.II is a small assistant robot (later replaced by Mk.III), which always follows Snake and provides walkie-talkie and in-game menu functions. The robot can be used to stun enemies, reconnaissance and interact with the environment ^[10] . The prototype was the robot of the same name from the game Hideo Kojima Snatcher . The robot also appears at the beginning of each individual act of the game, although at this time its capabilities are not available to the player.

As soon as the player becomes available to the Drebin menu, he has the opportunity to exchange Drebin points for weapons, equipment and ammunition; they can be purchased anywhere and anytime. The price ratio between weapons and points depends on how intense the fights of the main character were with opponents (with a high indicator, prices are higher). In addition, Drebin can buy items at low prices from Snake.

The game has a virtual mode, similar to what was in previous games. It allows you to master the use of weapons and control of the protagonist ^[8] .

The action of the game Metal Gear Solid 4 takes place in 2014, 9 years after the events of Metal Gear Solid and 5 years after Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty ^[11] . The planet is mired in wars, which became the only way to resolve national conflicts; private military corporations wage wars. For ease of control, the Sons of the Patriots system was invented. Thanks to the introduction of nanomachines into the body of their soldiers, corporations can fully control their behavior on the battlefield, as well as prohibit unauthorized use of weapons. Liquid Ocelot is planning to kidnap the Sons of the Patriots system. Snake, now living with Dr. Hal Otacon Emmerich and Olga Gurlukovich’s daughter named Sunny, is aging rapidly as he is a clone and has less than a year to live. Former Snake commander Roy Campbell entrusts him with the final mission - to destroy Liquid. Snake agrees and goes to the war zone in the Middle East, where Liquid is hiding.

History

Snake enters the area where the Liquid Army is based and is ordered to meet with a nearby US Army unit. Dr. Emmerich supports Snake on the radio, and a small Metal Gear Mk II robot helps him in place. On the way to the meeting point, Snake meets Drebin 893, a black market dealer who injects Snake with nanomachines, making it possible to use weapons of the latest generation. Upon reaching the meeting place, Snake encounters a patrol squad led by his old acquaintance Meryl Silverberg and finds out about the location of Liquid. Snake moves on, but as soon as he finally manages to get to Liquid, he activates a signal that immobilizes Snake, patrol and other soldiers equipped with nanomachines. After the fall, Snake sees Dr. Naomi Hunter, who once gave him an injection of the Foxdie virus. Johnny Sasaki, the only uninjured patrolman, takes Snake to a safe place.

In a coded message, Naomi says that she was forced to do research for Liquid, and asks Snake for help. Snake travels to South America and encounters Vamp and the unknown cyborg. He then listens to Drebin’s message about the Patriots, a network of artificial intelligence products controlled by nanomachines.

Snake finds Naomi, who says that Liquid is going to use Big Boss biometric data as a key to the core of the Patriots system and take control of the Sons of Patriots weapon system. After completing the test, she concludes that Snake’s rapid aging is due to genes, and the FOXDIE virus will kill him within six months. Snake uses the new deadly FOXDIE virus sample, turning into a walking biological weapon. With the help of Drebin and Ryden (who became a cyborg ninja), Snake and Naomi manage to leave the country. After a tense battle with Vamp, Raiden, despite severe damage, runs with Snake.

Naomi explains that the remains of Big Boss are in the hands of a resistance group from Eastern Europe. Snake brings a member of the resistance to their leader, Eve, now known as Big Mom. She says she is a surrogate mother of Snake and Liquid, created as part of a cloning project. The Liquid forces are attacking Snake, and Big Mom, meanwhile, is about to move the remains of Big Boss to a safe place. Snake helps Big Mom escape to the river (this is where the remains of the Big Boss are actually stored), but is confronted with the Liquid ahead of him. The Liquid says that he no longer needs the Big Boss body, and that he has already managed to enter the “Sons of Patriots” system thanks to the Trojan program . Emerging US forces order Liquid to surrender, but he disables their weapons system and destroys them.

Liquid throws Big Boss's body into the fire, Big Mom tries to save him. Snake’s attempt to save her ends with a severe burn. Liquid and Naomi are running, but the Emmerich robot successfully transmits the video signal from the Liquid boat. The liquid plans to destroy the core of the Patriots system by delivering a nuclear strike against it from a Metal Gear REX gun, and then gaining control of the system itself. To do this, he needs a nuclear warhead from a warehouse on Shadow Moses Island.

Snake enters Shadow Moses Island. Having reached the hangar where REX is stored, he discovers Vamp and Naomi there and finds out that the gun was stolen. Raiden joins Snake and kills Vamp. Naomi says that she is sick with cancer and the nanomachines in her body held back the disease. Exhausted by remorse from her mistakes, Naomi disconnects his nanomachines and dies. Snake and Raiden use the still-functioning REX to leave the crumbling hangar. As soon as they reach the port area, Liquid arrives there, piloting Metal Gear RAY . Snake engages in battle with him.

After the destruction of both robots, Snake is immobilized, and the Liquid shows Outer Haven - a huge submarine that can realize his plan. The Liquid orders the submarine to crash into the pier where Snake lies, but Raiden saves his comrade. The appeared ship USS Missouri (BB-63) begins shelling Outer Haven and forces the enemy to retreat.

On board the Missouri, May Ling (now the captain of the U.S. Navy) gives the order to intercept Outer Haven . Taking advantage of the moment, Snake, Meryl and Johnny get on board the submarine. Enemy soldiers go on a fierce attack, Meryl and Johnny decide to detain them so that Snake can go to the core of the system. He overcomes the last defensive line, but invariably loses his strength. Having reached the kernel, the protagonist uses a robot to load the virus into the system and disable it.

The virus destroys not only the artificial intelligence created by Liquid, but also the entire system of "Patriots". Snake rises to the Outer Haven Tower. Between Snake and Liquid, the last battle begins, the main character defeats his opponent.

In the end, Meryl reconciles with her uncle Roy Campbell, and later marries Johnny. At the wedding, Drebin talks about his past and the role of the Patriots in the plans. He says that the patrol squad Meryl involuntarily followed the orders of the "Patriots", but now all the members of the squad, as well as Drebin, are free. Dr. Emmerich sees how Sunny has fun at the wedding, and decides to provide her with a normal life. Ryden is reunited with Rosa, having previously learned that her relationship with Campbell was just a cover to protect the Ryden family from the Patriots. Snake arrives at the cemetery and, standing at the grave of Big Boss, tries to commit suicide in order to avoid becoming a biological weapon. However, he cannot shoot himself. Big Boss and Zero appear at the grave, an immobilized person in a wheelchair; Snake is surprised that Big Boss is still alive. Big Boss explains that the body burned in Eastern Europe belonged to his third clone, Solidus Snake, and the Patriots were originally an interpretation of the will of a former Big Boss mentor. The Patriots organization was established by Major Zero, Eve, Ocelot, Sigint, Para-Medic and Big Boss. Their power grew over time, but soon the organization was divided into two opposing groups: the Zero group, who wanted to have complete control over what was happening in the world, and the Big Boss group, who wanted to create a military world. Big Boss also reports that Ocelot deliberately used nanomachines and hypnotherapy to incorporate the identity of Liquid. Having said that, Big Boss disables Zero's life support.

Big Boss tells Snake that the nanomachines introduced to him by Drebin contain a new strain of the FOXDIE virus designed to eradicate old virus samples. Therefore, the presence of Snake can kill Big Boss, and he himself is not threatened with turning into a biological weapon. Big Boss makes peace with Snake and dies in his arms. Snake decides to live peacefully with Emmerich and Sunny and vows to live as long as possible to see the new world, in the creation of which he played a significant role.

Storyline

The storyline of Metal Gear Solid 4 is divided into 5 acts, supplemented after the final credits with an epilogue-debriefing, successively called “Liquid Sun” ( Eng. Liquid Sun ), “Solid Sun” ( Eng. Solid Sun ), “Third Sun” ( Eng. Third Sun ), “Two Suns” ( Eng. Twin Suns ), “The Old Sun” ( Eng. Old Sun ), “Naked Sin” ( Eng. Naked Sin , also “Naked Son”, Eng. Naked Son ).

The game was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2005. It was presented in the form of a humorous and abstract machinima depicting characters from the game Metal Gear Solid 3 ; the slogan sounded "No Place to Hide" ( Rus. There is no place to hide ).

Hideo Kojima wanted to create a new style of gameplay, the action of which will unfold in a full-scale war zone. He also wanted to keep all the elements of stealth in the game, and so the development team had to abandon the original concept of “No Place to Hide”. The Middle East was originally named as a military zone. The introduction of several locations into the game emphasized Kojima's initial intention to portray a full-blown world conflict.

During the development of Kojima several times officially stated that the game will be created exclusively for one console, however, these statements were periodically called into question. Doubts among players who did not have a PlayStation 3 remained even after the release of the game ^{[12] [13]} .

After the release of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Hideo Kojima announced that he was leaving the position of project manager for Metal Gear , and Metal Gear Solid 4 would be developed under the direction of another person. As a joke, Alan Smithi was named the new leader, and then it was reported that Shuyo Murata, co-author of MGS3 and creator of the game Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, was appointed to the post. He also created Easter eggs in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel . After a negative reaction from the fans of the series, information appeared that Kojima would lead the creation of the game with Murata ^[14] .

In January 2008, the project, according to the developers, was almost completed and moved to the beta testing stage ^[15] . February 26, 2008, Sony announced that the game MGS4 in a special edition will be released June 12, 2008 for markets around the world ^[16] .

It was stated that Guns of the Patriots is the first PlayStation 3 game to occupy 50 GB on a Blu-ray Disc ^[17], even with file compression applied.

In the initial stages of the development of Kojima, an ending was conceived in which Snake and Otacon became criminals and subsequently sentenced to death ^[18] ; the idea was rejected by other developers.

Patch

In August 2009, when asked about whether a trophy patch for the PlayStation Network service would be released, Kojima Productions employee Sean Aystone asked for "patience." This statement gave reason to believe that the composition of the updated version of the game will include a patch that reveals a reward for achievements ^[19] . On November 3, 2010, MGS4 's Greatest Hits art collection was published, in the upper right corner of which was the inscription “Trophies” ( Russian Trophies ). However, then it was said that it was a typo ^[20] , and in subsequent print media the inscription no longer appeared. Often (usually on the Internet) false messages appeared about the imminent release of a trophy patch ^[21] . However, on July 11, 2012, a patch was announced that included rewards for achievements in the game. The patch was released on August 6, 2012. In addition to trophies, the patch made it possible to fully install the game on the hard drive, thereby removing downloads between acts ^[22] .

Music

The musical accompaniment for the original game was created by Harry Gregson-Williams (this was his third soundtrack for the Metal Gear Solid series ) ^[23] and Nobuco Toda, the creator of the music for the games Metal Gear Acid and Metal Gear Acid 2 ^[24] . Also, Konami employees Shuichi Kobori, Kazuma Dzinnoti, Akihiro Honda and Sota Fujimori participated in the creation of the soundtrack ^[25] . In the later stages of game development, GEM Impact employees Yoshitaka Suzuki and Takahiro Izutani joined the project; their work was led by Norihiko Khibino ^[26] . In an interview, Hibino said that composers wrote a total of 90 minutes of music for the game scenes, but only 15 minutes of the entire material were included in the soundtrack ^[27] .

Two main musical themes were created for the game. The opening song "Love Theme" was created by Nobuko Toda, and was performed by Jackie Presti. Ennio Morricone's closing theme, “Here's to You,” was written by Lisbeth Scott. Before the official release of the game, the song “MGS4 - Theme of Love - Smash Bros.” was created. Brawl Version ”, previously intended for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Shadow Moses level) ^[28] . The song "Metal Gear Solid Main Theme" was not included in the soundtrack. In an interview with Electronic Gaming Monthly, Norihiko Khibino said that the company had difficulties with “Russian composers who considered that this musical theme was stolen”; he described a case in which a group of Russian journalists from the Igromania magazine presented Hideo Kojime's composition of George Sviridov and accused the developers of plagiarism. Khibino emphasized that “they really didn’t do anything like this”, and yet the company “took the situation with understanding” and decided to exclude music from the game ^[29] .

The official soundtrack of the game was released on May 28, 2008 by Konami Digital Entertainment (catalog number - GFCA-98/9) ^[30] . It consists of two discs and includes 47 tracks. The soundtrack album was supplied with a limited edition of the original game ^[31] .

At a press conference on May 13, 2008, Hideo Kojima announced the start of a marketing campaign and announced the conclusion of agreements with several companies that agreed to promote the game. The game features Apple computers and monitors, and one of the in-game items is the iPod , which is used by the main character to listen to music. ReGain Energy Drinks products were used as enhancers of Snake's mental state. Naomi and Vamp use Sony Ericsson mobile phones ^[32] . In addition, the game contains motorcycles of the Triumph Bonneville and Speed ​​Triple brands.

With the assistance of Ubisoft , the game included the costume of Altair, the character of Assassin's Creed, which was opened during the passage. Initially, this innovation was conceived as an April Fools' joke, but later Kojima said that the costume would be in the game ^[33] .

Konami initially planned to hold events in Tokyo to release the game, but some employees refused, citing the "safety of the participants" (in the light of the June 8, 2008 massacre in Akihabara ) ^{[34] [35]} .

On June 15, 2009, a year after the release of the game, Konami reissued MGS4 as part of the Sony's Greatest Hits collection ^[36] .

Limited Edition

The limited edition was released simultaneously with the regular one and was an extended version of the original. The limited edition included the Guns of the Patriots game, an artbook with drawings by Yoji Sinkawa , a Blu-ray disc with a history of creation, part of the game's soundtrack (only songs written by Harry Gregson-Williams). The limited edition was distributed only by the GameStop distribution network in the USA, EB Games in Canada ^[37] , and Play.com in the UK ^[38] .

Console Kits

The North American edition of the game, which came with the DualShock 3 wireless controller, went on sale June 12, 2008 (priced at $ 499). On the same day a regular edition was issued ^[39] . In Japan, there was also an edition of the game called Guns of the Patriots Welcome Box , which included the DualShock 3 and Sixaxis controllers ^[40] .

Sony also announced a pre-order limited edition of Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition . The announcement in Japan took place on March 18, 2008 (the announced price for the kit was 51,800 yen ) ^[41] , and the kit went on sale March 25 ^[42] . The same kit became available for pre-order in North America on May 19, 2008 at a price of $ 600 ^[43] . David Reeves announced that a limited edition of the game will also enter the European market.

Business Performance

According to Konami, on the first day of release, game sales worldwide exceeded 3 million copies ^[44] . According to Enterbrain , Guns of the Patriots' sales in Japan totaled 476,334 copies in the first four days, making it one of the best-selling games for the PlayStation 3; complete with copies of the game sold console PlayStation 3 ^[45] . The sales rate of the console itself, which at that time was about 10,000 copies, increased to 77,208 units after the first week of release ^[45] . The game took 11th place as the leader in sales of computer games in Japan, with a circulation of 686,254 copies ^[46] . According to Chart-Track , Guns of the Patriots became the second fastest-selling PlayStation 3 game in the UK, losing to Grand Theft Auto IV ^[47] . Konami reported that MGS4 sales in Europe exceeded 1 million copies in the first week, and 25,000 limited editions “were sold out immediately” ^[48] . In the USA, MGS4 was recognized as the leader in sales for June 2008, selling 774,600 copies; PS3 console sales doubled compared to the previous month ^[49] . By December 2009, sales of the game worldwide exceeded 5 million. To date, the game is still among the leaders in sales ^[50] .

Reviews and criticism

Игра Metal Gear Solid 4 получила немало положительных отзывов со стороны критиков, рейтинг игры на сайте Metacritic составил 94 % ^[52] , а на Game Rankings — 93,56 % ^[64] . Первый обзор был опубликован в британском журнале PlayStation Official Magazine , где было сказано, что « MGS4 постоянно меняет тактику прохождения и с каждым разом становится всё совершеннее и совершеннее» ^[65] . От журнала Game Informer игра получила оценку 10/10 ^[66] ; на сайте GamePro ей была поставлена оценка 5/5 во всех категориях (графика, управление, звук и сюжет) ^[67] . Игра также удостоилась высших оценок от PlayStation: The Official Magazine (5/5) ^[68] , Famitsu (40/40) ^[69] и Empire ^[70] . На IGN игра получила оценки 9,9/10 (Великобритания) ^[71] , 9,5/10 (Австралия) ^[72] и 10/10. В видеообзоре IGN отмечалось, что MGS4 — «одна из лучших игр, которые когда-либо существовали» ^[73] . В журнале Edge ^[51] и на сайте Eurogamer ^[53] игра получила оценку 8/10. Оценка на GameSpot составила 10/10, там же говорилось, что Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — «наиболее технически совершенная игра среди существующих» ^[74] . MGS4 стала одной из пяти игр, получивших высшие оценки одновременно на IGN и GameSpot , и одной из семи игр, которые получили от GameSpot высшую оценку.

Обозреватели особо хорошо отнеслись к манере, в которой игра завершала серию. На Eurogamer по этому поводу говорилось: «Вы можете даже не искать более забавного, толкового, честолюбивого и вдохновляющего конца» ^[53] . На IGN было сочтено, что результат «совершенствует формулу серии MGS и вносит много новых идей» ^[72] . В журнале Edge говорилось, что «игра неизменно понравится поклонникам, ведь она не имеет себе равных» ^[51] . Кроме того, игра была названа лучшей среди всей серии ^[71] .

Игру также называли необычно печальной и унылой для видеоигры. На сайте Kotaku говорилось: « Metal Gear Solid 4 весьма необычна в том плане, что заставляет их интересоваться чем-то ещё, например прямым ходом к поражению или интерактивной трагедией» ^[75] .

Новая система управления («идеальный баланс между интуитивностью и спектром возможных действий») ^[51] , система камуфляжа ^{[51] [71]} , переход геймлея в более свободную форму, реиграбельность ^{[51] [71]} были высоко оценены, хотя и с небольшими оговорками ^[72] . Также в качестве достоинств отмечались разнообразие событий и детализация интерфейса ^{[51] [71]} . На Eurogamer помимо общего похвального мнения было сказано, что одна из частей игры может показаться «тоскливой», хотя и ненадолго ^[53] . Обозреватель Edge был разочарован тем, что отряд «Beauty and the Beast» совсем не похож на отряд «Кобра», основных врагов из предыдущей игры ^[51] .

Игра также была похвалена за техническую составляющую и за артистичное исполнение; в Edge персонаж Отакон описывался как «настоящая звезда» и «революция в играх»; кроме того было сочтено, что игра превосходит многие голливудские кинокартины. Некоторые недостатки (например, детализация текстур), по мнению редакции журнала, не снижают качества всей игры ^[51] . На IGN UK отмечалось, что чёткая детализация как визуального оформления, так и звукового сопровождения, «выполнена блестяще»; подчёркивалось введение в игровой процесс инноваций, например разделённого экрана ^[71] .

Критике подверглась сюжетная линия, которую рецензенты сочли местами запутанной ^{[53] [72]} и недоработанной ^[71] ; на IGN UK игрокам был дан совет ознакомиться с ранними играми серии ^[71] . Тем не менее, в окончательных вердиктах игру хвалили за эмоциональную привлекательность и актуальность; было отмечено качество прорисовки персонажей, например Ликвида Оцелота ^{[51] [53] [71]} . Было признано, что, несмотря на чрезмерный объём внутриигровых сцен (занимающий «больше половины всей игры») ^[71] , стилистика игры вряд ли разочарует поклонников серии ^[51] . Добавление функции паузы было высоко оценено ^{[53] [71] [72]} .

В публикациях Edge и Eurogamer было сказано, что хотя игра и представляет собой апофеоз стиля всей серии, она не сможет оживить серию, и у неё не появится новых поклонников ^{[51] [53]} .

Rewards

Помимо признания критикой игра Metal Gear Solid 4 завоевала множество наград «Game of the Year» ( рус. Игра года ) от многих международных изданий, включая GameSpot , Gamezine ^[76] и PALGN (где игра также была удостоена наград за сюжетную линию, графику и озвучивание) ^[77] . На GameSpot игре были присвоены награды «Game of the Year», «Best PS3 Game» ( рус. Лучшая игра для PS3 ), «Best Graphics (Technical)» ( рус. Лучшая графика ), «Best Boss Battles» ( рус. Лучшие бои с боссами ), «Best Story» ( рус. Лучший сюжет ), «Best Voice Acting» ( рус. Лучшее озвучивание ), «Most Memorable Moment» ( рус. Самый запоминающийся момент ) и «Best Action/Adventure Game» ( рус. Лучшая приключенческая игра ). От редакции IGN игра получила награды «Best PS3 Game of 2008» ( рус. Лучшая игра для PS3 2008 года ), «Best Graphics Technology» ( рус. Лучшая графическая технология ), «Best Original Score» ( рус. Лучшая оценка ) и «Best Action Game» ( рус. Лучшая экшн-игра ). От PALGN игра получила «Game of the Year», «PS3 Game of the Year» и «Best Visuals» ( рус. Лучшие визуальные эффекты ). Игра также удостоилась награды «Game of the Year» от редакций журнала PC World , немецкого сайта 4PLAYER.de , NeoGAF , португальского подразделения Eurogamer ^[78] . От Playfire игра удостоилась наград «Game of the Year», «Best Action/Adventure Game» и «Best Graphics». Награды GamePro : «Best PS3 Game of 2008» и «Best Action/Adventure Game». Награды 1UP.com : «Game of the Year», «Best PS3 Game», «Best Action Game» и «Best Audiovisual Experience» ( рус. Лучший аудиовизуальный опыт ). На Fox News Channel игра получила «Best PS3 Game of 2008» и «Best Game of 2008»; на GameSpy — «Best PS3 Action Game». Награды Gamezine : «Game of the Year» и «Best PS3 Game». Награды Giant Bomb : «Best PS3-Only Game», «Best Graphics» и «Most Satisfying Sequel» ( рус. Наиболее удачное продолжение ). Согласно голосованию читателей журнала PlayStation Official Magazine , игра получила 5-е место среди лучших игр PlayStation ^{[79] [80]} .

Ограниченная версия от Konami

В нескольких публикациях сообщалось ^{[81] [82] [83]} об ограничениях версии игры, предоставленной компанией Konami рецензентам для дорелизного обзора; публиковались дискуссии о коротких внутриигровых сценах и малом размере файла установки. По причине получения такой версии игры журналом Electronic Gaming Monthly был задержан обзор на игру ^[81] , вместо которого сначала была опубликована долгая дискуссия об игре ^[84] . Представитель Kojima Productions Райан Пэйтон впоследствии объяснил, что «некоторые вещи устарели и требуют подробного объяснения». Он также подчеркнул, что ограничения были созданы намеренно для предотвращения спойлеров ^[85] .

После этого заявления на игровом сайте GameSpot были опубликованы претензии со стороны обозревателей, считавших невозможным сделать обзор на всю игру. Статья предполагала, что отсутствие обзора связано с возникшими противоречиями между GameSpot и Kojima Productions ^[86] .

За день до того, как ограничения должны были быть сняты, обозреватель Electronic Gaming Monthly Джереми Пэриш в качестве их причины назвал добровольный отказ редакции на создание обзора, тем самым опровергнув слухи о разногласиях между Konami и EGM ^[87] . Вскоре после этого на веб-сайте журнала появился его обзор на игру ^[88] .

Metal Gear Online

Metal Gear Solid 4 включает в себя стартовый пакет для игры Metal Gear Online ( MGO ). MGO поддерживает командную игру с участием до 16-ти игроков и включает в себя некоторые элементы геймплея из Metal Gear Solid 4 , например систему SOP, которая позволяет игрокам видеть позиции товарищей по команде и их боевой статус ^[89] .

MGO также позволяет полностью настраивать персонажей. Стартовый пакет предоставляет возможность участвовать в шпионских миссиях, где Олд Снейк и Metal Gear Mk.II собирают специальные метки, вести игру в стандартном режиме Deathmatch (одиночном или командном), а также в нескольких других режимах ^[90] .

Расширенные пакеты предоставляют новые карты и новых играбельных персонажей (Мэй Линг, Мерил, Акиба, Ликвид Оцелот, Райден и Вамп), которые становятся доступны через строку меню «MGO Shop (PlayStation Network)» или могут быть приобретены на Konami's shop. Для приобретения через меню используется PlayStation Wallet, а для Konami's shop — кредитная карта ^[91] .

Сервис был окончательно закрыт 13 июня 2012 года.

Metal Gear Solid Touch

Игра Metal Gear Solid Touch для платформ iPhone , iPod Touch и iPad представляет собой «сенсорный шутер», в котором сохранён сюжет оригинальной игры, а все действия производятся через сенсорный интерфейс ^[92] .

Metal Gear Solid 4 Database

19 июня 2008 года компания Konami выпустила базу данных Metal Gear Solid 4 Database для сервиса PlayStation Store в Северной Америке и Японии ^[93] , а спустя неделю — в Европе. База данных — скачиваемое приложение для PlayStation 3, в котором каталогизирована вся информация из проектов серии Metal Gear (считающихся каноническими ), начиная с первой игры Metal Gear и заканчивая Metal Gear Solid 4 ; информация представлена в форме энциклопедии (по алфавиту и категориям), временной шкалы и диаграмм отношений между персонажами. Подсвеченные слова в каждой статье переносят пользователя на связанные статьи, ранее прочитанные статьи выделяются. Для предотвращения спойлеров в базе данных скрыта информация связанная с игрой MGS4 . Для доступа к данной информации пользователь должен воспользоваться файлом сохранённой и полностью пройденной игры MGS4 .

LittleBigPlanet

Разработчики игры LittleBigPlanet 23 декабря 2008 года выпустили расширенное издание своей игры, основанное на Metal Gear Solid 4 . Оно включает в себя форму Олд Снейка, Райдена, Мерил и Мантиса, а также настройку уровней под Metal Gear

Risk: Metal Gear Solid

В октябре 2011 года компании Konami и Hasbro создали специальную версию игры Risk , которая была частично основана на сюжетной линии различных персонажей из Metal Gear Solid 4 , а карты боя созданы на основе Outer Haven . Персонажи оригинальной игры также могут выступать в качестве союзников ^[94] .

• Game on the official Konami website