MGS 4 begins with a quiet lull as you are reintroduced to Solid Snake and his allies. Slowly it picks up speed, pushing through the first act with an introduction to your foes. As it turns the corner of the second act the game accelerates to tremendous speeds with a boss fight that could be one of the best of all time. The twists and turns of the story grip you tightly and never let go until the very end. And thats just the story. The game play is easy to learn, yet difficult to master. Halfway through the the third act I was still excitedly learning new moves that had been there since the beginning. The game has the ability to be played as a straight FPS, or the sneaking game that it was in the beginning, or both. The B&B core creates a set of boss battles that leave you both exhilarated and terrified. The stories for these enemies are frightening anecdotes that has you truly feel sympathy for the characters. I believe that this is the first true movie-game. A hybrid of entertainment giants. It is like being able to watch the summer blockbuster, and play it as well. This game will leave its mark on the gaming market and will be remembered as the game that began this new genera that I am coining as Movie-Games. Kudos Kojima, this is a masterpiece.
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