New Metal Gear Solid 4 footage details some of the new weaponry

by Nick Doerr { Jan 8th 2008 at 9:00PM }

If you've been looking for some Metal Gear Solid 4 footage, you may have stumbled upon the above footage from the English demo. If not, enjoy. Back at TGS, Hideo Kojima said there would be about 70 weapons in the game and the new demo shows many of those new weapons in action. It also shows Snake in a variety of, uh, situations where the weapons come in handy. It's looking great and we're excited to get our hands on it at some point this year!

[Thanks NukeAssault!]

Tags: hideo-kojima, konami, metal-gear-solid-4, mgs4

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jae29one @ Jan 8th 2008 9:07PM

Nice vid.. I like how Sony did a presentation today a CES on MGS4 and on the top of the demo video it say "Playstation Exclusive" Lol Keep dreaming WetSox 360 lovers

Jdaman @ Jan 8th 2008 9:37PM

Why is the FPS shooting so awful? There is no retical when you are shooting. On top of this the down the site mode works in 3rd person with the gun getting in the way making it almost useless. I thought they were taking time to test the game in America. Come on get first person mode right.

kingofwale @ Jan 8th 2008 9:46PM

I'm just taking a wild stab here..

maybe it's because this ISN'T a FPS game?

joey2joey @ Jan 8th 2008 10:01PM

1. Try shooting a gun in real life. Notice how there is not a reticule when aiming, this is called reality. Use iron sites for accurate aiming in the game and real life. Also in 3rd person view it goes to the side and you can switch sides (like GRAW2) so it is usefull

NukeAssault @ Jan 8th 2008 9:52PM

Im so excited for this game... you have no idea! >_

TinyTim121 @ Jan 9th 2008 5:26PM

You and me both!!

TeeHero @ Jan 8th 2008 10:05PM

haha he just pulls a rocket launcher outta nowhere!
carrying it around in his back pocket!
they should have just let this game die.

Popfrogs @ Jan 8th 2008 10:43PM

Don't look now but someone's jealousy is showing.

Rooslin @ Jan 8th 2008 10:01PM

at jdaman have u played cod4 or other various fps's the down the site of the gun is quite common now so suck it up and also has anyone else noticed that the gun models seem to be shit? maybe its the quality of the vid but the models seem to be very little detailed

Dahk @ Jan 8th 2008 11:06PM

I agree, the gun models look bland and not detailed enough (though like you said, it IS youtubed lol). Previously I would've said something along the lines of, eh, maybe they're still working on all the weapons and whanot. But now its already 2008, and I'm pretty sure they're pretty far into QAing and testing, where most of the models should be done by now.

I think Harry Gregson Williams needs to do his magic once more to up the adrenaline a bit with some awesome soundtracks. OH! I recently found out (after finishing Cod4 and watching the credits) that he did the scores for that too! No WONDER why the music was sooooo incredible.

Organic_Shadow @ Jan 8th 2008 10:27PM

Part of me is boner for their being SO MANY WEAPONS.

Part of me is kinda sad, because MGS had what.... 6 weapons? Not counting grenades?

Either way I suck at MGS games, but I HAVE TO GET THIS GAME.

JOtheHOBO @ Jan 8th 2008 10:48PM

WTF how were do all of the weapons go. and it looks like there is somthing wrong with his back, he might need to check that out.

pkilla @ Jan 8th 2008 11:10PM

The weapons are miniaturized ala transformers all spark. Snake in this one is 87 and a 1/2 yrs old so he can't move like he used to.

jango fett @ Jan 9th 2008 12:00AM

he looks stiff dont he. lol

Popfrogs @ Jan 9th 2008 2:01AM

There is something wrong with his back. Earlier videos showed him holding his lower back and standing up stiffly like his back really hurt. Also he has to keep injecting himself with something to stay healthy...he coughs stuff up once in awhile. What do you expect, the dude has been doing impossible black ops his entire life.

ComicShaman @ Jan 9th 2008 5:40PM

I'd lay odds that somewhere along the way, you switch characters. Hopefully Kojima will pull this off in a better fashion than he did with Raiden, but I get the feeling that Snake is going to pass the torch in this game before we get to that scene from all the previews where he eats barrel of his .45.

jango fett @ Jan 8th 2008 11:03PM

if theyr hoping to cash in on the whole fps spree that we have seen this generation with the weak fps of snake then forget it. this game will rock tho. when it drops its gonna rule the world! I hope to god that there is no loading or at least minimum, and they get the frames to 60. i payed a damn lot for my console and i was told that this game could only be done on it because it was the mightiest thing ever. i hope they live up to it. i mean doesnt blu ray has the space for it? come on yall whos with me?!

mgsfan @ Jan 9th 2008 5:56AM

Don't you think it looks to easy to kill off the enemy? In earlier Mgs games it was more about stealth, but he's probably just goofing around testing all the weapons, it would surprise me if you can shoot your way through the whole game, would be boring.

Popfrogs @ Jan 9th 2008 9:25AM

From what I saw in this video, it looks a little easier when you're outside on the battlefield. When he went inside a building...well we're not sure what happens then.

evilJaze @ Jan 9th 2008 9:28AM

*yawn*

Don't get me wrong, I love my PS3 but I just don't see the appeal in this game. Pretty much looks like any other wartime shooter. Not really enticing video if you ask me.

I'm sure there will be more interesting stuff coming soon though.

proArchy @ Jan 9th 2008 11:59AM

apparently you've never played an mgs before? hint: they're not like other games. expect a lot more than this in the copy you buy

proArchy @ Jan 9th 2008 11:58AM

apparently you've never played an mgs before? hint: they're not like other games. expect a lot more than this in the copy you buy

evilJaze @ Jan 9th 2008 2:46PM

I'll probably rent it or play someone else's copy. But yeah, they just aren't my cup o tea. I played a bit of the last one on PS2 and didn't like it much.

Paul Brown @ Jan 9th 2008 12:20PM

PS3 Exclusive = Awesome!!! Anything that is against Micro$oft is a good thing!

Bran @ Jan 9th 2008 5:54PM

Maybe next gen, when a grenade, bomb, tank shell or RPG hits a wall or the ground, it will make a dent, scratch, hole, or something severely scuffed up.

Abortimus Prime @ Jan 9th 2008 5:41PM

Is it just me, or did I hear one of the ally soldiers say "You're the man now, dog" just after Snake destroys the APC?

smack @ Jan 11th 2008 3:33AM

I dunno -- was it just me, or was that just hmm...so bland. Maybe I've been too hyped over the cinematics and trailers, but that gameplay just didn't seem as intense. CoD4 seems way more alive and frenetic -- perhaps a more vivid example of "being in the battlefield". And maybe KZ2.

And wtf is up with Snake? Why is he "running" so damn slow? Oh, I get it...he's "Old Snake". But I'd rather have hyper realistic over the realism of playing as an 80 year old fart who can barely move across the battlefield. Might as well play him in full sneak mode rather than bother with FPS.

I'll still definitely get this when it comes out (the whole reason for my PS3's existence -- well, that along with Blu-Ray playing) -- but I suspect I'll just end up playing it if only just to watch the cinematic cut scenes.