Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Eurogamer

Martin Robinson

9 / 10

Welcome back, Snake. You've been missed.

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IGN

Lucy O'Brien

8 / 10.0

While short, a Metal Gear game has never looked or played as good as Ground Zeroes. Bring on The Phantom Pain.

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Game Rant

Anthony Taormina

What might have seemed like a good idea to Kojima Productions at a glance instead comes across as a slight to fans. The limited scope and depth of the title scream cash grab, and the fact that Ground Zeroes' story is so razor thin makes that even more apparent. The game is a great showpiece for the FOX engine and for MGS 5's new stealth mechanics, but we definitely expected something more substantial. Even then, the short length or the price tag are not the issue here, it's the fact that Ground Zeroes feels incomplete, like somebody pulled a single mission out of a full game. That's what makes the game hard to recommend to any one but the most die hard fans.

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PC Gamer

Andy Kelly

87 / 100

A deep, entertaining stealth sandbox with endless scope for mastery. You kept us waiting, Kojima, but it was worth it.

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GamesRadar+

Henry Gilbert

Adding phenomenal, modernized improvements to the Metal Gear franchise, Ground Zeroes is effective at getting you hyped for the future of the series. Still, it feels like an expensive tease that only gives you a taste of what's to come.

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Metro GameCentral

Roger Hargreaves

7 / 10

A brief but entertaining prologue that is marred by the question of value for money and an empty story that has no resolution unless you buy the next game.

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Game Informer

Joe Juba

7 / 10.0

The content is too thin to be satisfying. It moves the Metal Gear plot forward so little that even hardcore fans could justify taking a pass

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Polygon

Russ Frushtick

5.5 / 10.0

Ground Zeroes feels more like a cash grab than a real follow-up

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