Metal Gear Online

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Jun 12, 2008
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 72 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 72
  3. Negative: 10 out of 72

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  1. davidprice
    Aug 3, 2009
    4
    the game was good... until i kept on getting disconnected from the network and eventually i couldn't even get to the online menu. then everytime i picked MGO from the game menu my gam ended an i ended back on the PS menu. game is good but too long on getting it started and it has too many errors and glitchs.
  2. DanK.
    Jun 28, 2008
    1
    I don't see why this is getting high ratings. First of all, it's incredibly slow paced. You move around like you're walking. It's hard to aim and the recoil on the guns is too high (making it even harder to aim). The user interface looks like a Nintendo game. The form you sign at the beginning is annoying (why do I need 2 usernames and passwords?). You can't I don't see why this is getting high ratings. First of all, it's incredibly slow paced. You move around like you're walking. It's hard to aim and the recoil on the guns is too high (making it even harder to aim). The user interface looks like a Nintendo game. The form you sign at the beginning is annoying (why do I need 2 usernames and passwords?). You can't change the look of your character after you've created it. You can't play as a female. The skills take FOREVER to level up and there are only 3 levels for each. When you die, there's no replay of how you died. It just shows what your killer is doing now. It takes like 5 full seconds to kill someone from body shots but a single bullet to kill someone with a head shot. I can go on and on, but this is the most important detail: The game is amazingly nonaddictive and unrewarding. I have literally played free flash games that kept my interest longer than this.… Expand

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#41 Best PS3 Game of 2008
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#44 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#75 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Games Master UK
    92
    A brilliant game youi get for free with "MGS4." What's to complain about? [July 2008, p.64]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    80
    The slower pace might frustrate those used to COD4's adrenaline-soaked battles or Warhawk's arcadey clashes, but it's still a thrill. As a Metal Gear game it works beautifully, capturing the series' essence perfectly. [July 2008, p.108]
  3. Eurogamer
    70
    If, however, Konami plans to turn this into an ongoing spin-off with commercial potential then it needs serious work to either shape it into something outlandish that could only be done online with the Metal Gear series, or to better blend the Metal Gear elements into the established tropes of the multiplayer action genre.
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