The game is amazing. I did not get the "Day One Edition". I feel a bit betrayed by this, as I chose this version to buy for that reason. I normally have had excellent results from Amazon, but that was not the case this time.

I got this a month ago, the main reason I got the Xbox was for the call of duty black ops 3 game. It has got to a point in the game and clearly has a glitch and will not allow me to move any further along in the game? Very unhappy with the experience.

From the start to the end this game keeps you wanting more. Big Boss has never been better and mother base has never been bigger. the metal gear series has been needing an open world and with this installment of the series we've gotten what wanted.

It's a joke that doesn't get old. Tens and tens of hours into Metal Gear Solid V and I still occasionally let out a small snigger as I launch some poor unconscious soul hundreds of feet into the air attached to a balloon; their cheering, screaming or baaing gradually fading as they disappear into...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ($59.99), the final Hideo Kojima-helmed game in the long-running stealth-action series, is easily the best game in the franchise—in terms of gameplay. Kojima Production's move from a linear design structure to one that's more open-world enabled the development team to create a game that involves true infiltration. That said, The Phantom Pain's story, a tale of loss and revenge, is a mixed bag. Kojima and company get lost in the themes, which results in a game that raises more questions than it answers. Still, The Phantom Pain is an achievement, and one of the best video games released for this console generation. We played The Phantom Pain on Xbox One($200.00 at eBay)(Opens in a new window), but the game's also available on PlayStation 4($799.95 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window), PC, and last-generation consoles. Kept You Waiting, Huh?The Phantom Pain continues where its preamble, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes($19.99 at Humble Bundle)(Open...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's deep, open-world stealth and troop management, fun music, and excellent combat add up to an absorbing, stunning experience, despite some significant flaws.

Absorbing open-world stealth and Mother Base management; Gorgeous graphics and presentation; Enormous world to explore; Great original soundtrack and licensed 1980s music

Gross pay-to-win model for online mode; Server issues affect the single-player mode; Doesn't support custom music like the PC version; Uneven story

If ever there was a time to get into Metal Gear Solid , The Phantom Pain is probably it. By far the most accessible from a gameplay standpoint, it shares a similar level of intimidation and scope as its predecessors, while expanding the ways in which it approaches combative gameplay.

+ Deep customisation; + Mother Base development; + Great gameplay fundamentals; + Nice balance between action; stealth

- Story lacks cohesion; - Moments of visual beauty let down by bugs and an unstable engine; - Repetitive missions

'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain' isn't just great a stealth experience by 'Metal Gear' standards, it's a great stealth tour for this generation of gaming. The devs have built on the great prequel series and made an extremely sympathetic character of Big Boss.

Here it is: review impressions spliced with final conclusions. We're finally ready to offer our verdict on one of the year's biggest games.

+ Huge open world; plenty to do; thought-provoking; new ideas well implemented

- Some recycled content in the second act

I have experience with MGS from MGS1, 2 played to death, MGS3 didn't like, didn't play MGS4 because of that. So when TPP was coming out I wasn't interested. I then played Ground Zeroes, read the previews/reviews of TPP and knew I had to give it a go. I was certainly not disappointed.

(Reviewer's Note: This review covers only the single player aspect of MGS V: The Phantom Pain, as the online component, Metal Gear Online was not available at the time of this review.