Why It Ranks
“The open-world stealth sandbox.” — The Stealth Sandbox. Scored 24/30.
Score Breakdown
The Review
Metal Gear Solid V has the best stealth gameplay ever created. The Fox Engine delivers a sandbox where every mission can be approached from any direction with any combination of weapons, buddies, and gadgets. Fulton-extracting soldiers, vehicles, and even animals to build your private army is endlessly entertaining. The story is famously incomplete due to the Konami fallout, but the moment-to-moment gameplay is so flawless that it remains the benchmark for tactical espionage action. Kojima's farewell to Metal Gear is mechanically perfect.
Fun Fact
The game's development cost over $80 million and contributed to the public fallout between Hideo Kojima and publisher Konami.
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