I've played all the Metal Gear's since the first one on PS1 and even those on the Gameboy etc. The first one was brill. Had it in Japanese then when it was released in English, sat down for 10 hours straight and clocked it in one sitting. It had lots of cut scenes back then, but the story plays a big part in the game. I've completed everyone except for snake eater, but I got bored and did not think much of it. Playing MGS 4 now..thing I am on act 3 and im enjoying it, great game. Major cut scenes, but some are very action packed and good to watch. When actually playing, the game is still very good. Once I have finished it, I wll then go online a bit more. Really getting into the story at the moment...gone back to shadow moses, where the first MGS started on the PS1! You get to play a little PS1 emulator aswell LOL Oh and dont expect it to be ported to XBOX 360. It has been designed work exclusively with the PS3 system. And by the way, play a PS3 with HDMI input on a HD TV 1080p then you'll see. But great graphics a lone dont make a great game.