Oh come on, I'm almost at the end and I've had over 50% of my play time be cutscenes...Story is great, and gameplay is good too but there is not enough of gameplay. This is a videogame afterall isn't it... Roger Ebert should review this game as much as IGN.

If you took the story and mission creativity from MGS4 and added some stealth elements from splinter cell and gunplay of Gears of War...youd have a game thats rated 10.

MGS4 perfect reviews from!

10/10 from kombo
10/10 from gamespot
10/10 from IGN
10/10 from Playstation Official Magazine UK
10/10 from GamePro
10/10 from Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
10/10 from Game Informer
10/10 from Gameplayer
10/10 from Console Monster
10/10 from PSX Extreme
10/10 from AceGamez
10/10 from Famitsu
10/10 from MeriStation (Spain)
10/10 from PlayStation Beyond
10/10 from Empire Online
10/10 from Fox News
10/10 from Rise of Games
10/10 from pocket-lint
10/10 from gamespot(UK)
10/10 from JeuxVideo.FR
10/10 from bingegamer(BG)
10/10 from PSU
10/10 from Dubious
10/10 from 411
10/10 from X-Play
10/10 from PlayStationLifeStyle.net
10/10 from TheSixthAxis
10/10 from Thunderbolt Games
10/10 from Sci Fi Weekly
10/10 from Giant Bomb
10/10 from Maxim Online
10/10 from Sl!ceGaming
10/10 from ReelGamers.com
10/10 from 360-Entertainment
10/10 from Eurogamer Portugal
10/10 from Loot Ninja Review
10/10 from PST
10/10 from ME Gamers
10/10 from JV.org
10/10 from Player TV UK
10/10 from PTOM (USA)
10/10 from PSM Italy

p.s. it`s MUCH harder to get PERFECT 10, then any other score.

And that's exactly why you shouldn't say things like:

Q.E.D.

I finished GTA, and I'm 3/4ths of the way to MGSIV. I'd not give either of them a 10, since neither of them is even the best game in the franchise. That said, the last GTA was better than Metal Gear, as a game. It is uglier, its story doesn't match the mechanics, but in the end, the actual playing was way more fun.

The story drags Metal Gear down like a rock. It's a sequel and it shows. By itself, it doesn't provide a compelling storyline. The BBs were such a caricature they were completely uninteresting. Liquid is a horrible villain. Otacon gets lamer in every game.

This is the first Metal Gear that made no sense by itself, and it continues the main storyline of MGS2, the weakest of the lot. What in the world was Kojima thinking?

A  Game can't be as stealthy as splinter cell and as full frontal as Gears OF War , I think MGS4 manages to achieve a god enough blend of the two. Your just asking for the impossible.

Neither game deserved to be ranked that high. Both have glaring faults. The problem is, that lately whenever a highly anticipated game from a big developer turns out to be a good game (it doesn't have to be great), it pulls 10's all over the place. Within the past year, 10's have been handed out like there was a close-out sale on them.

I give this thread a 9.7.

If they found flaws why give it a 10/10... but is just a review...

doesn't really matter to me, i know which one i prefer. MGS4 hands down!

Astute observation you made there.  Very inciteful, indeed.

I've played neither game, so I don't feel comfortable giving my opinion on this one.

There are many games out there where you see reviewers praising the entire game then talk about one little flaw that would hurt the rating. That seems to have gone out the window here, what with all the hype for this game and money pumped into it, why wouldn't konami do something to ensure it gets a perfect 10? I have a can here, and it's full of worms. It seems that I'm on the verge of opening it :)

Come on seriously, soooo many great games have come out in the past, none really as hyped as gta4 & mgs4, yet it seemed so far off from a perfect 10 (and i mean the past games were good for its time, don't compare it now to these 'perfect games').

I take reviews with a pinch of salt now.