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After The Fact: Reviews Revisited

Update: New online mode
Posted: May 10, 2009 9:38 pm PT
On 1/27/09, Konami added a new, free mode to Metal Gear Online called Bomb Mission. In this mode, the offensive team attempts to detonate a bomb at a targeted location, while the defending team must protect its stronghold and prevent bombs from exploding.  

142 Comments

  • dsan224

    Posted Nov 8, 2009 9:04 am PT

    mercenaries 2 was awesome!

  • jazzfan4

    Posted Nov 2, 2009 3:30 pm PT

    Merc 2 is insane, I loved it!

  • comfnumb82

    Posted Oct 12, 2009 1:39 pm PT

    how did mercenaries 2 beat out too human? too human was FAR worse....and how in gods name was force unleashed disapointing? i personaly loved it

  • Latarax

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 2:02 pm PT

    if everyone says mercenaries 2 was a horrible game why wasnt it in the least improved sequel category

  • pendal18

    Posted Sep 14, 2009 1:34 pm PT

    star wars was a good game but iron man suckedddd!!!

  • kaynefart

    Posted Sep 13, 2009 1:41 am PT

    haze SUCKS omg it failed so much

  • vidbusters

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 10:59 pm PT

    so i can't download the update, I gotta buy a whole new game to get it all?

    what's up with that?

  • StuntMan96

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 12:09 am PT

    Force Unleashed was an awesome game. Bu it could've been better

  • teefe

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 2:19 pm PT

    why is mercs 2 the worst i think it was way better than the first especially with the tactical nuke

  • Dr_Manfattan

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 5:13 pm PT

    i really enjoyed star war tfu, i thought too human was a good game- just not as good as it could have been, and mercs 2 was great apart from the occasional glitch

  • hamzah1235

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 2:15 pm PT

    i was really looking forward to haze, but its still pretty fun though

  • AmazedTony123

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 1:21 pm PT

    lol iron man sucks

  • Darbius

    Posted Jul 28, 2009 12:40 pm PT

    I have a different opinion for most disappointing. Because Too Human had so much potential I would say it sucking was by far the most disappointing. It was certainly the biggest gaming disappointment I've faced in a long while.

    And mercs 2 was meh. They should have just stuck with what made the first one great.

  • fedepal

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 12:30 pm PT

    why is it star wars up there?? could someone explain??

  • dropless2002

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 12:38 am PT

    What about Madden as the worst sequell -that game has been the same since SEGA

  • Americanluau197

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 9:50 pm PT

    ELEMEEENTS!

  • AmazedTony123

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 1:17 am PT

    wait, why was star wars the force unleashed in here? that game rocks!!!

  • lightleggy

    Posted Jul 10, 2009 7:49 pm PT

    ok I dont get it, the best game no one played, the winner was air trafic chaos, really, I can remember it clearly, and now it's world of goo? which waesnt even nominated?

  • ali_hamza

    Posted Jul 8, 2009 2:01 am PT

    what do you expect from an m an ms game srsly

  • Setsuka13

    Posted Jun 20, 2009 12:57 am PT

    Doesn't look all that bad. Pretty noice. Pretty noice.

  • alan7000

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 7:33 pm PT

    I've just finished mercs 2, it was ok, kinda a guilty pleasure suppose.
    loads of flaws but at times alot of fun.

  • Wackybananas

    Posted Jun 12, 2009 5:51 am PT

    I've only ever noticed two glitches in mercs 2. one i crashed into a car and flew through a build ing and got stuck and the other one i jumped into a helicopter and it just exploded. both only happened once so i'm pretty pleased with the game. at least it didn't advertise all that other crap or suck as bad as iron man.

  • robertcain

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 9:20 am PT

    Haze was supposed to be a great shooter for PS3 But the AI sucks and it's too buggy

  • martman14

    Posted May 28, 2009 2:28 pm PT

    shaun white snowboarding was the worst game ever!!!!

  • JackHoleFace00

    Posted May 20, 2009 12:20 pm PT

    I bought Lock's Quest and loved it. It's a tower defense game but adds a story and some unique real-time combat. That sucks that it didn't sell well!

    Instead I've seen (in a Best Buy yesterday) that tons of shelf space is dedicated to games like the "Imagine" series for things like "Baby Sitting" and "Wedding Planning." Ugh! C'mon people! Is this really where we want gaming heading?! It's sickening.

  • Glokwerk

    Posted May 12, 2009 8:21 am PT

    How did iron man lose to Bejing 2008? That game was horrible, I only rented because I had been told it was absolutley terrible and they were right. That garbage should have never been made.

  • MrGuy1565 posted May 6, 2009 8:45 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    MrGuy1565

    Posted May 6, 2009 8:45 pm PT (hide)

    Why does gamespot bash mercs 2 so badly. It is one of the funnest games i have ever played, even though there might be a few bugs gamespot needs to lighten up a little on their reviews

  • havocmerc

    Posted May 2, 2009 7:43 pm PT

    I like Mercs 2, but I really hate Ironman.

  • Soviet1232

    Posted Apr 25, 2009 8:27 am PT

    Spore got pretty good ratings across the board, and it looks like it's pretty fun.

  • allotheabove123

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 11:26 am PT

    MnMs cart racing really?

  • Sin-Thesis

    Posted Apr 13, 2009 9:06 pm PT

    mercs 2 was really fun, i dont care what anybody says, and the flat out wost game was Too Human, im glad i wasnt one of the ppl who was really anticipating it

  • Psy_m_on

    Posted Mar 29, 2009 9:50 am PT

    Best game no one played is intresting. I checked world of goo and its really original.

  • RAD_RADIO

    Posted Mar 17, 2009 6:56 pm PT

    Yeeaaaaaaaah... Too Human...
    Playing that game for the first time after waiting roughly 6 years of my gaming life for the release, Literally almost made me decide to give up video games all together.
    BTW - the first Mercenaries game was NOT "really good" it was so mediocre.
    Not changing Ninja Gaiden II too much, was the best thing they could have done for the game. What they added to the game was perfect though... dismembering, WOW come on, that's just so fun.
    On the subject of Rainbow Six Vegas 2, that game was not a true sequel. It didn't even improve the first one, I thought the first one had less glitches, bugs, and was all around more polished.

  • Rockking123

    Posted Mar 14, 2009 7:25 am PT

    No matter how many times I played iron man, It still stinks something bad.

  • Amnesiac23

    Posted Feb 28, 2009 6:34 pm PT

    lol For some reason this is always my favorite part of the "Best of..." series on GS every year

  • Cleaver426 posted Feb 26, 2009 10:49 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Cleaver426

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 10:49 pm PT (hide)

    -aoehridudiufuduidjudifhodhgodhfodjg

  • Mr_Versipellis

    Posted Feb 17, 2009 1:49 pm PT

    I don't care what they say, but I love the dubious honours every year!
    I can never wait!!!

  • Mr_Versipellis

    Posted Feb 17, 2009 1:45 pm PT

    SPORE WAS THE MOST DISAPPOINTING GAME EVER!!!!!!!!
    My little brother actually calls it revolutionary. But then again, he is 11.

  • jamesknoxpolk posted Feb 14, 2009 3:23 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    jamesknoxpolk

    Posted Feb 14, 2009 3:23 pm PT (hide)

    saints row 2 is the best game ever!!!!!!!! good job not saying it sucked!!!!!!

  • VK001thunder

    Posted Jan 31, 2009 3:04 pm PT

    wow ADS!!! why?

  • jazzfan4

    Posted Jan 31, 2009 8:15 am PT

    Air Traffic Chaos?!?!?!?!? how on earth could that game be even close to decent?

  • themarkman2121

    Posted Jan 23, 2009 9:21 pm PT

    lol i think that Shaun white snowboarding was only made to advertise target and for target to make some extra bucks

  • themarkman2121

    Posted Jan 21, 2009 5:45 pm PT

    wtf???? who would buy mm kart racing, lol just looking at made me laugh

  • sk8erwarlock

    Posted Jan 13, 2009 7:39 pm PT

    mophead, mercs 2 was fun, and it still is because im still playing it and so are alot of people..

  • mophead14 posted Jan 7, 2009 2:23 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    mophead14

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 2:23 pm PT (hide)

    iron man and mercs 2 are so bad why did anyone buy them.

  • AncientDozer

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 1:23 pm PT

    Sometimes I think gamespot (and many reviewers) systems are flawed. Bugs are bad, yes, but they can be fixed and if they are? What happens. Does the score change?

    And worst games? These are B level games.

    I will agree that Culdcept and Viva Pinata and World of Goo are games people should play.

  • ISolidAssassinI

    Posted Jan 3, 2009 10:59 am PT

    stop freakin out people, when they say disappointing they don't mean that the games are nesicarilly bad,they just didn't live up to the expectations and all of these games were huge disappointments. The only game that's genuinly bad on this list is haze.

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