A Big Boss/Snake adventure has never looked or played better, and in it lies incredible promise for its enormous big brother.' GameInformer - 7.0/10 While I’m unconvinced that Kojima is quite ready to tackle more controversial narrative material, for the most part Ground Zeroes represents a new, more sophisticated era for Metal Gear. 'Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes is a short but challenging game, and those willing to cast aside conventional expectations will find a lot more here than first glance might suggest. In the purity of its systems and the focus of its action, it's not just an antidote to the glut that had begun to weigh down Metal Gear Solid but also to the bloat that weighs down so many of the series' big-budget peers.' IGN - 8.0/10 As a precursor to Phantom Pain, it suggests that greatness awaits, but even on its own terms Ground Zeroes is something special. 'The very best thing about Ground Zeroes is how the series has cast away so many of its cinematic pretensions and fallen in love with being a video game all over again. When your only playground is a military base, it's easy to find new ways to entertain yourself in Ground Zeroes.' Eurogamer - 9/10

If this were a more linear experience, perhaps the allure of this contrast would wear thin, but there are so many ways to tackle individual missions, be it the path you take or the weaponry you choose, that there's almost never a shortage of new tactics to explore. One moment you can hear a pin drop, and the next, you're bolting across a chaotic military base with bullets whizzing by your head and desperation clouding your focus.

'This dichotomy between stealth- and action-oriented gameplay lends itself to fear, tension, and excitement. Here's what the critics have to say in their Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes reviews: GameSpot - 8/10

Regardless of all that, though, it's clear that Ground Zeroes is a significant departure from the series' traditional tropes and routines, and the first MGS title on PS4 and Xbox One also provides a glimpse at the kind of game The Phantom Pain will be when it is eventually released.Īt time of writing, the PS4 version of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes has a 75 Metascore on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has arrived, and it's the first home console outing for Big Boss since Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was released for the PS2 way back in 2004.īilled as the prologue chapter for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Ground Zeroes has found itself embroiled at the center of an argument over length, with many reviews of leaping into that debate on either side.

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