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Metal Gear Solid 4

The fourth mainline entry in the Metal Gear Solid series, Guns of the Patriots puts players in the shoes of an ageing Snake and takes place in an alternate timeline in which the Cold War continued into the 1990s. The game introduced several new camera perspectives, including an optional first person mode while aiming weapons.

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

Franchise
Metal Gear
Platform(s)
PS3
Released
June 12, 2008
Developer(s)
Kojima Productions
Publisher(s)
Konami
Genre(s)
Stealth
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Blood, Crude Humor, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

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