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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
The official MGS4 logotype on E3 2006 stand.
Developer(s)Kojima Productions
Publisher(s)Konami
Designer(s)Hideo Kojima (producer, director, writer)
Shuyo Murata (director, writer)
Kenichiro Imaizumi (producer)
Yoji Shinkawa (director, character designer)
Harry Gregson-Williams, Nobuko Toda (composers)
Composer(s)
  • Kazuma Jinnouchi Edit this on Wikidata
SeriesMetal Gear
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
ReleaseQ1 2008
Genre(s)Stealth-based game
Mode(s)Single player

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (commonly abbreviated to MGS4) is the forthcoming game in the popular Metal Gear series. Directed by Hideo Kojima, Shuyo Murata and Yoji Shinkawa, Guns of the Patriots is currently being developed by Kojima Productions exclusively for the PlayStation 3.[1] The game is being designed around the motto, "No Place to Hide!" As with previous iterations in the series, MGS4 will be the 'last' Metal Gear Solid game developed by Hideo Kojima. Also, it has been stated that this will be the last game in the series starring Solid Snake.

Development

Initially, Hideo Kojima announced that he would be retiring as director of the Metal Gear series after Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater,and would leave his position open to another person for Metal Gear Solid 4, as he did after MGS and MGS2.[citation needed] As a joke, the new director was announced as "Alan Smithee", but in R, a 400-page book bundled with Metal Gear Solid 3's Japanese "Premium Package", the director was revealed to be Shuyo Murata, co-writer of MGS3 and director of Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner. He has also contributed humorous easter eggs to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel. However, it was announced that Kojima will be co-directing the game with Murata after substantial negative fan reaction, including death threats.[2]

Gameplay

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An elderly Solid Snake, aiming at hostiles.
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Metal Gear Mk. II.

The player (Solid Snake) must negotiate the game world in order to progress, using stealth and cunning in addition to traditional combat. It will utilize the series' traditional third person view with full camera manipulation, but also allows the freedom to play in first-person mode, as well as an over the shoulder view which can be switched from right shoulder to left for easy corner maneuvering. The Close Quarters Combat system will also be completely revamped. The player will also be able to interrogate guards for information and supplies.

Several elements from previous titles return in modified forms. Players will also utilize a new form of camouflage called "Octocamo", which replaces the camouflage system featured in Metal Gear Solid 3 and the Optical Camouflage seen in MGS1 and MGS2. Blue when disabled, the Octocamo suit allows the wearer to blend in with any surface within a few seconds. A new monocular device called "Solid Eye" replaces the various binoculars and image intensifiers from previous titles, and a steel drum replaces the series' traditional cardboard box disguise. It is able to deflect bullets, and can be rolled into enemy soldiers to knock them over.

Snake will also be partnered with a robotic drone, the Metal Gear Mk. II, which allows communication between characters, serving as a substitute to the CODEC radio system from previous games. It is also capable of engaging enemies using an electric shock, as well a providing excellent reconnaissance.[3]

Due to a lack of rumble feature on the PlayStation 3, Hideo Kojima has stated that the game was designed around a new feature: a white ring that vibrates when sound is made.[citation needed] He also stated that if rumble were to be implemented before the game's release, then they would have to choose between the two.[4] Rumble has been an important feature in the rest of the Metal Gear Solid series.

It has also been confirmed by Hideo Kojima that Snake's health will play some factor during gameplay. If Snake is injured on the battlefield, injuries such as cuts and burns remain on his skin.[5] However Kojima and his team didn't want to put the stress of Snake's health to the players, so he wears a muscle suit. The suit will allow the players movement to be a similar fashion to previous games. However, according to the storyline Snake is shown to be old and not as sharp as he was before.[6]

Plot

Fictional chronology
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Set in 2014 (5 years after the Manhattan Incident from Metal Gear Solid 2), Metal Gear Solid 4 portrays a world where the restriction of military intervention on foreign soil has eased, leading to demands on mercenaries to fight proxy battles for business purposes. This fuels the need for private military companies (PMCs), and leads to economic dependency on the conflicts they create. However, the five largest PMCs are owned by a single mother company named Outer Heaven (the name of Big Boss's mercenary company and fortified nation in the original Metal Gear), operated by Liquid Ocelot, which amasses a military equivalent in manpower to the United States', and prepares to launch an armed insurrection. With the world once again in crisis, an aging and disillusioned Solid Snake is deployed into the Middle East to terminate Liquid Ocelot.

Characters and voice cast

Many of the Japanese voice cast from Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty will be returning to reprise their roles in Guns of the Patriots, with the notable exception of the late Kōji Totani, the voice of Revolver Ocelot, who died in February 2006.[7] Totani will be replaced by Liquid Snake's Japanese voice actor Banjō Ginga, who provided the voice of "Liquid" Ocelot in the game's official trailer. It has also been confirmed that Houko Kuwashima and Kikuko Inoue will reprise the roles of Mei Ling and Rosemary respectively for the game.[8][9] Inoue also confirmed that she will play another character in the game whose identity has not been disclosed. Japanese film director Shinya Tsukamoto will provide the Japanese voice for Vamp, replacing original actor Ryotaro Okiayu. An elderly EVA, from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, will also appear, and her voice will be provided by singer Mari Natsuki.[10][11]

English voice-acting work is being recorded in tandem under voice-director Kris Zimmerman.[12] David Hayter returns as Solid Snake, with Quinton Flynn (Raiden), Paul Eiding (Roy Campbell) and Christopher Randolph (Otacon) reprising their roles from previous titles.[13] Cam Clarke (the voice of Liquid Snake) will not do the voice of the Liquid Ocelot, the role being given to Patric Zimmerman instead (the voice of Revolver Ocelot). In an interview between Ryan Payton and Kris Zimmerman, Kris denied allegations of nepotism, and even though she thought Cam Clarke was a very talented voice actor, she explains that Kojima always intended for the character to use Ocelot's own voice.[14]

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The characters Vamp (left) and Raiden (right) stare each other down.
Character Japanese English
Solid Snake Akio Ōtsuka David Hayter
Raiden Kenyū Horiuchi Quinton Flynn
Hal "Otacon" Emmerich Hideyuki Tanaka Christopher Randolph
Naomi Hunter Hiromi Tsuru Jennifer Hale[citation needed]
Colonel Roy Campbell Takeshi Aono Paul Eiding
Liquid Ocelot Banjō Ginga Patric Zimmerman[14]
Meryl Silverburgh Kyoko Terase Debi Mae West[15]
Vamp Shinya Tsukamoto Phil LaMarr[14]
Mei Ling Houko Kuwashima TBA
Rosemary Kikuko Inoue TBA
EVA Mari Natsuki TBA
Screaming Mantis TBA Fred Tatasciore (Beast voice)[15]
Crying Wolf TBA Fred Tatasciore (Beast voice)[15]
Laughing Octopus TBA Fred Tatasciore (Beast voice)[15]
Raging Raven TBA Fred Tatasciore (Beast voice)[15]

The Beauty and the Beast Unit

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The Beauty and the Beast unit.

Four new characters are also introduced: Screaming Mantis, Laughing Octopus (a complete rip iff of Dr Octopus from Spiderman), Raging Raven, and Crying Wolf, of The Beauty and the Beast Unit. Their animal names openly reference characters from the original Metal Gear Solid. All four of them are women who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder. The only way they could cope with the damage done to their minds was to become war machines. Their inner human side is referred to as "Beauty", while their outer appearance is referred to as "Beast". The character Screaming Mantis has two marionettes on two of her four robot arms; a closer inspection reveals that they are Psycho Mantis and The Sorrow. Four real life models were chosen for their in-game appearances as their "Beauty" side: Lyndall Jarvis, Scarlett Chorvat, Mieko Rye, and Yumi Kikuchi. The English voice acting for the characters is done by having the female voice actors perform the lines, while a male voice actor (Fred Tatasciore) over dubs the female performance, creating the split voices effect that the characters have. [15]

Soundtrack

The score to Metal Gear Solid 4 is being composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, his third Metal Gear Solid soundtrack, and Nobuko Toda, who provided music for Metal Gear Ac!d and Metal Gear Ac!d 2.[16][17]

Metal Gear Online

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Metal Gear Online Beta Testing.
Main article: Metal Gear Online

Metal Gear Online is the online component to Metal Gear Solid 4. The game will feature 16-player online stealth battles, encouraging players to engage heavily in teamwork. Though the method of distribution has not yet been decided by Konami, it is strongly believed that the game will be distributed separately to Metal Gear Solid 4, perhaps by digital download via the PlayStation Network online service.

The game was recently in beta testing in Japan only, lasting from August 20 to September 3, 2007.[18] Around 3,000 people joined the test sessions.

References

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  4. ^ "Feature: Talkin' Metal Gear With Hideo Kojima - Kotaku". Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  5. ^ "EGM Hideo Kojima MGS4 Interview". GamersReports. 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2007-09-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Exclusive Q&A: Hideo Kojima talks Metal Gear Solid 4". GamePro. 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2007-09-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "HIDECHAN! ラジオ　第42回 （06.04.03）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  8. ^ "HIDECHAN! ラジオ　第53回 （06.04.28）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  9. ^ "HIDECHAN! ラジオ　第29回 （06.03.03）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  10. ^ "Live Coverage of Metal Gear's Anniversary Party news from 1UP.com". Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  11. ^ "Metal Gear Party: Party Talk Liveblog - Kotaku". Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  12. ^ "i-revo The KP Report Session 034 マイポータル". Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  13. ^ "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots: MGS4 Voice Cast Announced - Kotaku". Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  14. ^ a b c "i-revo The KP Report Session 052 マイポータル". Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "i-revo The KP Report Session 055 マイポータル". Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  16. ^ "TGS 06:Kojima On Metal Gear". Gamespot. 2006. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Kojima Productions - M4 Show Maybe?". Konami Computer Entertainment. 2006. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ https://mgo2web.konami.com/jp/mgo2/t4176020/mgo_beta/
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