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June 2010
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The editors liked
Highly produced and expertly polished in almost every way
Tons of engaging content for MGS fans of all stripes
Makes most PSP games look lastgen.
Comicbookstyle cutscenes feature gorgeous art
Lots more to do once you complete the main story
Stealth gameplay nearly perfectly rendered
Good storytelling
If a bit convoluted at times
Great for MGS fans
But lots to offer for those new to the franchise
Too
High production values
Great soundtrack
Plenty of diverse activities that invite extended play
Intense boss fights.
A full Metal Gear Solid game on your PSP.
It’s gorgeous
Well-written
Has good voice acting
Believable characters
A great soundtrack
A really interesting way of telling the story
The overall army building works better than it did in Portable Ops.
The editors didn't like
Boss battles lack the inspired style the series is famous for
Worse than that
Though
Most are impossible to complete unless you recruit a coop Snake.
Some controls not as intuitive as they could be (like aiming)
Suddenly difficulty spikes pretty much require coop to complete missions
It seems like I've said this a lot in my reviews lately
But I've never played a game in the Metal Gear Solid series before (gasp!). I suspect it's because I tend to favor fantasy
Adventure and puzzle games
(though it's not an FPS
Which I avoid because I'm
Occasionally fiddly controls
No checkpoints in the long story missions.
Minor control issues.
The camera controls take a lot of getting used to
Some of the robot bosses even as early as the first chapter can be a horrible headache
Abstract: As we prep for the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain this coming fall, let's stop to take a quick look at the entry that immediately precedes it in the franchise's chronology, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.It would be understandable why man...
Abstract: The Metal Gear Solid series continues on the PSP system. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker is the fifth action-based game in the series and the second action-based on the PSP. I haven’t really played a game in the Metal Gear Solid series before, but after ...
Abstract: When Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was officially announced in June of 2009, it was touted as a full sequel in the Metal Gear franchise by Kojima himself. Many found this hard to believe; how could a portable version of the series live up to the scale...
Abstract: Since its recent release I’ve been putting some time into Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. It, as you probably already know, is the most recent release in the MGS series and it’s on the PSP. The game is a big release for fans because it’s considered ca...
Abstract: After being burned from Hideo Kojima’s last outing within the Metal Gear Solid franchise on the PlayStation 3 (Metal Gear Solid 4), serious doubts arose when entering the world of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (otherwise known as Metal Gear Solid 5). ...
Abstract: The Metal Gear Solid series is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially popular video game franchises of the last twenty years. Even though there have been four games bearing the Metal Gear name on the PlayStation Portable, none of them ha...
Highly produced and expertly polished in almost every way; tons of engaging content for MGS fans of all stripes; makes most PSP games look lastgen.
Boss battles lack the inspired style the series is famous for; Worse than that, though, most are impossible to complete unless you recruit a coop Snake.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an interesting entry into the Metal Gear series. While adding new depth to the game on the PSP, Peace Walker adds an element many fans including myself would have loved to see in the game, and that’s co-op. Take your ...
Abstract: As the Metal Gear saga continues to unfold, Peace Walker is the turning point at which the franchise is coming full circle. From here, we start to see the saga's beginning with the events leading up to the original Metal Gear. This isn't a "Making of B...