With just a short time to wait before its release, “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” is getting a ton of positive reviews from several gaming websites. In fact, the scores for the game are either perfect or near-perfect, which makes “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” one of the best reviewed games to date.

“Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” will launch on all consoles including the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, and PC on Sept. 1. The hype for the game is making fans of the series excited, and with positive reviews, they are sure to get even more hyped up for the game. Gematsu makes a roundup of some of the websites that have reviewed “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain,” which are as follows:

  • 3DJuegos – 10/10
  • The Daily Dot – 5/5
  • Destructoid – 9/10
  • EGMNOW – 9.5/10
  • Eurogamer.it – 9/10
  • Everyeye.it – 9/10
  • Examiner – 5/5
  • Famitsu – 40/40
  • Game Informer – 9.25/10
  • GameSpot – 10/10
  • GameTrailers – 9.3/10
  • God is a Geek – 10/10
  • HobbyConsolas – 97/100
  • IGN – 10/10
  • IGN Espana – 9.5/10
  • IGN Italia – 9.7/10
  • Kinda Funny Games – “Amazing”
  • Kotaku (Pre-Review) – “The best 'Metal Gear' yet”
  • Metal Gear Informer – 10/10
  • Multiplayer.it – 8.8/10
  • Polygon (Pre-Review) – ‘Hideo Kojima’s name featured dozens of times throughout’
  • Power Unlimited – 97/100
  • Press-Start – 9/10
  • Respawn.ninja – 100/100
  • The Telegraph – 5/5
  • Time Magazine – “Full Marks, Easy”
  • USgamer (Pre-Review) – “An incredibly memorable game”
  • YongYea – “A very easy contendor for game of the year”

The scores are tough to beat and it may have even set a record for the best reviewed game, topping even the critically acclaimed “The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt,” which was released just a couple of months ago.

Majority of the websites conclude that “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” is the best entry in the series so far. One of its strong points is the setting of the game itself. Most of the hours playing in the game will be spent exploring the vast and near-barren desert seen in multiple gameplay videos of the game. Many reviewers note that even though the desert isn’t as action-packed as certain areas, there is a certain charm to it that gives the game a better sense of realism.

So far, only the single-player experience of “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” has been tested. Players have high hopes for the competitive multiplayer modes especially now that Konami has confirmed that the Forward Operating Base, or FOB, will not be locked by a paywall.

In other "Metal Gear" news, Kotaku reports that Australian retailer JB Hi-Fi has added Hideo Kojima’s name to the game through the use of a simple signage stating, “A Hideo Kojima Game.” Konami recently removed Kojima’s name from the cover due to internal conflicts.

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