I dont think its Fanboys that enjoyed this game
Im not really a fan of MGS type games (ie: Splinter Cell), and ive never played any MGS game... but this game, just blew me away the entire time, afterwards Ive had 2 friends play it (One played all MGS's), and they both agreed its the best game theyve played in a long time, if ever.
Its just a very well structured game, I'm not even sure how to explain it, the ending was the best ending ive seen in a game in a long long time.
and no, im not new to gaming, been gaming since Nibbles, Burger Time, Scorched Earth, Dig Dug, Sierra Games, etc :D