Platforms
- PCDec 18, 20147.9playscore8.07 Critics8.19.73K Players
- PlayStation 4Mar 18, 20147.8playscore7.437 Critics8.7133K Players
- Xbox OneMar 18, 20147.3playscore7.612 Critics6.91.16K Players
- PlayStation 3Mar 18, 20148.1playscore7.89 Critics8.86.26K Players
- Xbox 360Mar 18, 20147.7playscore8.26 Critics7.59.64K Players
59 critic reviews · 24 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a nice bite-sized piece of content that will help players get a good grasp on what to expect when The Phantom Pain is released sometime next year. It retains the stealth features hardcore fans have come to enjoy, while at the same time implementing various modern mechanics that will appeal to an even greater audience. This also marks the first time Kiefer Sutherland replaces David Hayter as Big Boss, cementing the actor’s place in the series.
Adam Beck · Dec 27, 2014 Reviewed on PCRead full review - A bit of irreverence to lighten the game’s otherwise dark tone. The meat is in the main mission and side ops, which took me 8 hours to complete. You might balk at the idea of paying almost £20 for a single level, but trust me: there’s a lot in here. With just one location, it’s deeper and more varied than games some publishers would charge £50 for.
Andy Kelly · Dec 18, 2014 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Sure being in this line of work now changes that, but fans will likely find plenty of stuff to do for $30. The ending is better than most full-priced titles, and I have easily squeezed out 8-10 hours of game play from this package. It may not be for casual fans of the series, but hardcore MGS fans like me cannot afford to miss this tease for Phantom Pain.
Ken McKown · Apr 02, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Ground Zeroes is a well executed stealth playground. The area is well-built and supports a number of varied approaches, and the gameplay that underpins it is hugely enjoyable. It’s a nice little palette cleanser that doesn’t have a huge amount of substance to it. The main mission could be stronger, but it’s a good enough framework to encourage fun improvisation. There isn’t a lot to Ground Zeroes on paper, and this stops it from excelling, but what is there is a lot of fun. It’s a game you will want to play a lot of, playing the main mission multiple times and completing all the side ops.
Stephen Gillespie · Mar 25, 2014 Reviewed on PS4, XB1, PS3, X360Read full review - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a piece of something great but it always felt short of something whole. Kojima released this to tease and whet the appetites of the Metal Gear fans that were begging for more. If you fall into that camp, then you have probably already have your mind made up. For anyone who has never played a Metal Gear game however, I can’t recommend that this be your first foray down the nanomachine-filled rabbit hole.
Chandler Wood · Mar 23, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Ground Zeroes is a strange product, appearing like such a bad deal initially but then more than making up for it with side content you can't access until later. But it looks gorgeous and plays great. If this game really is indicative of what The Phantom Pain is going to offer, there are some good reasons to anticipate Snake's next full outing.
Brad Shoemaker · Mar 21, 2014 Reviewed onRead full review - It’s short, there’s no denying it, but every moment spent playing Ground Zeroes shows a trace of progress for the genre itself, a way to interpret stealth alternatively and without any significant hindrances. If you simply play Ground Zeroes from start to finish, none of the most promising and progressive elements will be apparent. Whether or not this brief glimpse into the future of Metal Gear Solid is worth 20 or 30 bucks is up to you, but I can say without any hesitance that Ground Zeroes displays the biggest evolution of the series seen since the original Metal Gear Solid on Playstation
Alex Carlson · Mar 19, 2014 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - As a way to show off all these new controls and concepts, Ground Zeroes is a success. As a full game experience, Ground Zeroes doesn’t quite stand up. For everything Ground Zeroes does new and exciting, it’s just a glimpse into the future of the franchise, and isn’t a full-fledged game. ...There are just too many empty calories here, and despite all the new facets presented, Ground Zeroes left us wanting.
Luke Brown · Mar 19, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Still, the stage itself remains mostly the same, with enemy placement changing only slightly, and it's clear they're simply remixes of the same basic concepts presented in the campaign. It's simply too content-light, and as a result the experience feels more like a demo than a retail release. ...It's an intriguing taste of what might come, but this morsel is too small to satisfy in its own right. [7]
Steve Watts · Mar 19, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Still, if it’s a demo, Ground Zeroes is the best demo ever; if it’s a prologue, it sets up the story so well you’ll spend the next year thirsting for revenge; and if it’s a tutorial, the systems it teaches are so intriguing that the prospect of spending an entire game with them is irresistible. Ground Zeroes is a resounding success in every respect bar its price tag, but value is relative. Fourteen hours in, we’re still learning.
Edge Staff · Mar 19, 2014 Reviewed on PS4
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
The year is 1975, the age of détente. The Vietnam conflict is drawing to a close and the world is thawing in the wake of the Cold War. However, as tension among the world's giant superpowers eased, a tiny military force quietly took root in the Caribbean. A new type of military - an army without a nation, or any land to call home.
Lead by an enigmatic man known as "Snake," the clandestine group operated in the shadows as elite guns-for-hire, servicing various governments around the world. As their reputation grew, so did their funding and military might. Eventually, rumors began to spread that the group had attained nuclear weapons capability.
Developer: Kojima Productions