@ Destroyer - Maybe you like the Monkey? :P Seriously, if you are going to play MGS4, you might as well play the Main MGS's as I believe MGS4 will be bring alot of characters from the past games :D which will be great.

I'll admit it, MGS4 is what made me finally get the MGS games.

I first experienced MGS with a demo of MGS1 for the ps1.  I beat it a couple of times, and loved it.  I then rented VR missions.  However, I could never afford the game.  When MGS2 came out, I wanted it, but vowed not to get it until I bought and beat 1.  Same with MGS3.

When I first saw the vids for MGS4, I was like, okay, enough of this BS, and I bought MGS3 for $9.99 at K-mart.  I was cool with getting that one first as I knew it was a prequel.  I beat it, loved it, and immediately went on Ebay and did a "buy it now" on a brand new, non greatest hits copy of MGS2 for $45.  I then surfed ebay for a few days trying to find a new, non-GH copy of MGS1 for a reasonable price, but after a week of only seeing them for $100+, I did a "buy it now" on a used copy for $25.  It said mint, and the picture looked great, but the case was slightly cracked. I didn't mind too much, though.  I played MGS1, beat it, then played MGS2 and beat it back in July/August.

I can safely say that MGS is now my second favorite series after Zelda.  Well, maybe third, after Mario.   Either way, it's one of the best!

I would give you details, but the most interesting detail would totally spoil the book.   It involves nanomachines heavily, though.

Ah yes ! I think MGS deserves a little more cred, its a wonderful series

 yep been meaning to pick them up once i can find brand new copies for a decent price, either that or mint condintion pre-owned.

 Haha, exactly like me. :P

Ah.. so you're the type of guys that like the sentimental feel of a new fresh game of a great series.. I know how ya feel..

 From the back of the book...

"In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong.  A cloud of nanoparticles - micro-robots - has escaped from the labratory.  This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing.  It is intelligent and learns from experience.  For all practical purposes, it is alive.

It has been programmed as a predator.  It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.

Every attempt to estroy it has failed.

And we are the prey." 

And if you don't know Michael Crichton (and if you don't, shame on you), his past works include Jurassic Park, Congo, Timeline (the movie was shitty, but the book was ace), the Andromeda Strain, etc.