The MGS forums huh? Well whats interesting about that is that my MGS4 sales predictions were somewhat higher than those of many PS3 fans.

And they were made BEFORE any bannings............

That my friends, was the sound of fail.

Edit:  Do you see what your trolling does?  It makes me resort to childish fail jokes

I've noticed a few people calling out Konami for placing restriction on the reviewers.
You do realize they just stated not to mention the cut-scene's length or spoiling plot points on people who reviewed the game early? I'm all for anti-censorship, but if you're to review someones' game earlier than its release date, its certainly reasonable that they tell you what not to say, as it shouldn't affect opinion or numerical score.

With that said, it's a decent review and a good score. I don't quite get the inconsistency though.
For example, this passage: "But it is faithful to its fans, its premise and its heart, delivering an experience that is, in so many ways, without equal. In years to come, as people stand before the grave marked ‘Tactical Espionage Action’, they’ll feel little choice but to salute."
And then they give it an 8? Which is still a great score, coming from a usually-critical Edge, I just don't get the score based on that comment.

Either way, can't wait for this game, reviews be damned.

My god, MGS4-boys are just as pathetic as Marioboys boycotting Ubisoft, jeez.

So in short: If a review gives MGS4 a 10 it's a good site/mag if it gives it an 8 it's a biased, nonworthy review.

So based on this: Official PlayStation Magazine > Edge?!?!?!

I swear the world will end one of these days.

That bolded part was an enormous contradiction.

Your all for anti-censorship, but a negative in a game shouldn't affect reviewers scores or opinions if the publisher says its not allowed too? 

 Whenever I'm down and need a laugh, I just turn to you, Rock on. You're comedy gold.

You misunderstood me.

Forcing reviewers to refrain from mentioning the cutscene length and plot points should not affect how the reviewers perceive the game, nor should it affect the numerical score they give out. In short, not mentioning the literal specifics of a games huge flaw doesn't mean you can't still give it a 5/10 and mention that it has a huge flaw in the gameplay/story/pacing/cutscene length.

I don't necessarily agree with Konami doing this, but they aren't forcing reviewers to give it a certain score or say a overly-positive or false thing, and in that way they aren't restricting anything but minute specifics.
Either way, their attempt seems to have failed anyways, since several publications have already mentioned the length of the longer cut-scenes.

Anyways, this is neither here nor there, I was just trying to emphasize that Konami's restrictions hasn't had any effect on the scores this game is receiving nor the opinions of the reviewers.

Who cares what your sales praditions are. Walking into a thread and posting:

Is the kind of bullshit that got you banned, and I am sure will get you banned again when, again, it gets out of hand. And I am glad I have the kind of power over you that allows me to controls your actions. Maybe you should work on that ;)

Mr Mafoo does have a point....

In what sense? 

Do you agree with Konami's actions?

Because THEY, and NOT MGS4, are what the post he quoted is clearly alluding to.