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While the game does have a codec system for Raiden's support staff, as well as 'Metal Gear' like items, and a handful of stealth elements, the core of the game is blade mode.

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The 'Metal Gear' trappings mean that the game's world is packed full of giant elevators, cyborg armies, and oddly personable and larger than life bosses. The upswing of this is that the story has just enough beats to let the player direct Raiden to his ultimate goal, slicing up enemies, and being the best at slicing up enemies. It's enough to know that Raiden is an electric katana wielding cyborg and a former child soldier who stumbles on a plot to make more like him. The mid-development shift in setting from pre- to post-'Metal Gear Solid 4' makes for a central character whose motivations are all over the place. And though the game is fraught with pieces that don't quite fit, the whole package is much better than it ought to be.įirst, of all, those unfamiliar with 'Metal Gear Solid' need not worry, as the story has a basic arc and is not its best feature. That Platinum Games was brought on to salvage the cancelled project should have meant disaster. There is an action dream sequence in 'Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater,' and it, along with 'Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII' are what came to mind when 'Rising' was announced.

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The PC version comes late to the game, but bundles together all the DLC, pre-order, and limited edition content into one package at a value price.Īs a long-time 'Metal Gear' fan, 'Metal Gear Rising' has had mess written on it from the start. With a veteran Japanese developer ('Bayonetta,' 'Vanquish,' 'Mad World,') at the helm and the trappings of the 'Metal Gear' universe (sans hours of cutscenes and stealth focus), 'Metal Gear Revengeance' was poised to be the spin-off that netted a whole new fan base.

After Kojima had shelved/cancelled the project, he enlisted another developer and in 2011, 'Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance' was announced as a game more attuned to new developer Platinum Games. Starring Raiden, the child soldier turned FOXHOUND operative of 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty,' 'Metal Gear Rising' was meant to showcase the action stylings of the new Raiden, whose appearance in 'Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots' featured a reinvented look quite similar to series favorite Cyber Ninja.

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Back in 2009, the game was unveiled as coming to the 360 and PS3 and being developed by Kojima Productions.

From Kojima Productions, Konami, and Platinum Games, 'Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance' is the 'Metal Gear Solid' spin-off that seemed doomed from the start.