Well I broke down and got my copy of Metal Gear Solid 4: Gun's of the Patriots. At first I thought to myself, this is probably going to be another overly hyped game with monotenous gameplay and crummy story line ((ALA metal gear solid 2)). To my joyful suprise, it was far from my assumptions. The game itself feels like I'm watching a over the top high class movie that's playable. The characters are well fleshed out as well along with the settings. A thing I enjoyed was the fact that you really did seem like a tactical espionage spy, war between to dueling factions while you are put right in the middle. The controls are very responsive with little learning curve, so it won't be hard for someone who has yet to play a MGS game to pick it up and have fun. Aiming is rather responsive and gives you the option of an over the shoulder style, to the classic first person (by pressing the triangle button). The story line is another gem in his game, it's rather indept. Of course be prepared as some cutscenes are loooonnnnggg! Still, despite the length, you won't want to leave your television as for fear of missing crucial parts in the story. Oh another thing, some parts of the cutscenes gives you the option to press the X button to see flashbacks as the scene goes on. It's great because they also tie in ALL the past games and really do close major plot holes and questions that where left opened and unanswered from the previous games. Such questions as "why does vamp appear to be immortal?" and "how are the patriots running things if they've been dead for over 100 years?" At the end, which blew my mind out the water" You are treated to a very long ending. Which am I the only one that actually misses good damn endings? The ending is fantastic as it can, and probably will, spark emotions in pretty much anyone. The ending gives you a bit of a shock )I WON'T spoil it for you( as well as a good feeling. All in all, MGS4 is worth every penny to buy. The story line is fantastic, the gameplay is far from repetitive, and the replay value is rather good. You'll spend lots of time playing it again just to get all the other secret goodies and items you can recieve by beating it a certain way.