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http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/game-of-the-year/
GameSpot's Best Games of 2008 Editors' Choice Winner
Some may criticize Metal Gear Solid 4 for being just as much a movie as it is a game, but that very facet of this extraordinary package is what makes it so remarkable. Never before has one entertainment experience so flawlessly combined storytelling and gameplay, yet the game's most cinematic moments aren't those you watch, but those you partake in. An exciting motorcycle chase with larger-than-life consequences, a stealthy search in the foggy streets of an eastern European village, your first glimpse of a mechanical Gekko as it emits its bloodcurdling moo--these experiences get your blood pumping and stay with you for days, weeks, even months later. Yet as tremendous as each of these sequences are, two split-screen moments are bound to be etched into your brain, including one so emotionally taxing that you may emerge just as exhausted as the aged and fragile Solid Snake himself.
Yet Metal Gear Solid 4 is more than just an intricate plot and a series of intense, scripted scenes. It is also an exciting action game that, more than any MGS game in the past, lets you play in your own style. If you wish to sneak past your enemies, you might hide under a barrel and slowly eke your way past, though you should be careful, lest an alert guard come to investigate. Or perhaps you would rather go in guns a-blazing, firing one of many terrific Metal Gear Solid 4 weapons, which you can tailor to your specifications with interchangeable sights, grips, and silencers. Or simply combine the two by shooting a soldier's neck with a tranquilizer dart and slipping past, or taking out your now-unconscious adversary with a headshot to make his silence permanent. Each solution is equally viable, for though the series' stealth-focused gameplay is as strong as ever, both the sneaking and the shooting are equally rewarding, and neither mechanic suffers in light of the other.
Capping the action are the insane boss fights versus the four members of the Beauty and the Beast Corps. Whether you're facing Crying Wolf during a blinding snowstorm or lobbing rockets at Raging Raven, the boss battles are long and intense, and they perfectly crown the levels that they conclude. Yet don't take that to mean that the standard enemies are run-of-the-mill. The acrobatic FROGS leap from wall to wall, forcing you to stay constantly focused as they flit about, and the monstrous Gekkos tower above, though they aren't impervious to that powerful railgun in your inventory.
All of this extraordinary gameplay and storytelling is wrapped in an exceptional technical shell, delivering an immersive experience brimming with heartfelt emotion. If there is one game you will remember in 2008, when the lights are dimmed and the curtains close, it will be Metal Gear Solid 4. Even in one of the greatest years ever for video games, its compelling action, moving story, and stunning visuals bring the series to a haunting close and will rightfully join the ranks of one of the greatest games ever made.
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MGCN谍海游龙独家翻译，译者：Elohim，蝙蝠侠
有些人可能会批评《潜龙谍影4》比起游戏来更像是一部电影，但正是在那独特的包装方式下显得它是如此的与众不同。在此之前，从未有一个能将故事性和游戏性这两者完美结合的娱乐体验，游戏中大部分过场动画并非你所看到的这个游戏的全部，而只是冰山一角。一场刺激的将生死置之度外的摩托车追逐战，在一个被雾气所笼罩的东欧小镇上进行悄无声息的跟踪搜索，当你首次遇到发出令人毛骨悚然的嚎叫的“月光”机械时，这些体验会让你心跳加速并持续上好几天、好几个星期甚至好几个月，上下分屏的过场让人记忆犹新，其中就包括你自己艰难地在脑海中浮现情感画面，就好比年迈而又精神脆弱的索利德·斯内克一样。
然而《潜龙谍影4》不仅仅只是一个错综复杂的阴谋和一系列紧张刺激的剧本场景的结合。它依然是一款令人兴奋的动作游戏，比起以往的《潜龙谍影》系列游戏，它更多的允许你用你自己所想要的方式来进行游戏。如果你想用潜行来避开你的敌人，你可以藏在油桶下并缓慢前进，你必须小心翼翼以免出发警报让敌人前来调查。也许你更愿意用《潜龙谍影4》所提供的诸多精良武器的其中之一来杀出一条血路，你还可以对手中的制式武器的瞄准镜、握把和消音器这类可互换部件进行更换。或者是简单地将两件事相结合，把镇定镖射入士兵的脖子并将其拖走，或者是考虑对尚未有所警觉的敌人来个一枪爆头，以让其永远沉默。每种方法都是可行的，尽管在游戏过程中和过去的系列作品一样依然注重潜行要素，但射击要素被提高到了同等重要的地位，并且两者互不干扰。
整个战斗部分包含了与四名疯狂的BOSS组成的美女与野兽战队的对抗。无论你是在遮天蔽日的暴风雪中面对哀嚎雪狼或者是向狂怒渡鸦发射火箭弹，这些BOSS战都是漫长而紧张刺激的，她们的确名副其实。但这并不代表那些普通士兵都是泛泛之辈。蛙女部队在墙壁之间杂技般的穿梭跳跃，迫使你时时刻刻地保持对她们动向的警觉，还有巨大的月光等，当然它们对于那强大的轨道炮而言都是不在话下的。
所有这些非凡的游戏过程和叙事都包含在一个特别的技术表层里，它们提供了一种身临其境而又满怀真情实感的体验。当华彩落幕的时候，如果你将要回忆起2008年的一款游戏，那唯有《潜龙谍影4》。就算是在对于电子游戏而言最伟大的这一年里，它那引人入胜的战斗，令人感动的故事，以及炫目夺人的画面都为这个系列画上了难以忘怀的句号，并能当之无愧地跻身于最伟大的游戏的行列。 |
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