After being pounded mercilessly again and again by gorilla-like Mastiff cyborgs in the sewers of a Mexican city, the unique rhythm of the game’s ever-deepening combat system finally dialed in. It came late for me, during the game’s second chapter (third, if you count the prologue). It seemed unapproachable though, with only the most basic of tutorials and no real indication of how to survive in this post-stealth Metal Gear world.

All of those insane Metal Gear Solid 4 cutscenes that featured the cyborg ninja kicking ass are realized in Revengeance as a fully playable action title from Platinum Games. The scope and scale of the game is impressive, no question. The normal difficulty setting serves up a frequently trying level of challenge during the dull prologue that sees Raiden using his HF Blade to gradually cut apart a hulking Metal Gear. Fitbit Versa 3Īfter an hour of playing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, I was ready to give up.