| Now that an original Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer made | | | | what game comes out in 2008, Metal Gear Solid 4 will |
| its debut, it is time to dissect it. The new trailer was | | | | be the game of the year. I wish I had a time |
| available at a video game convention in Germany, and | | | | machine that I could use to go to the year 2008. |
| it was brilliant. Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid game | | | | That would eliminate waiting for Metal Gear Solid 4. |
| creator) accentuated four brand new menacing foes | | | | Konami does have an exemplary marketing strategy |
| that Solid Snake will encounter. The four adversaries | | | | with Metal Gear Solid 4. They are teasing Metal Gear |
| were named Crying Wolf, Raging Raven, Laughing | | | | Solid gamers just enough to stay interested, but not |
| Octopus, and Screaming Mantis (possibly the same | | | | enough to divulge the entire storyline. There is also |
| boss from the original Metal Gear Solid). Crying Wolf | | | | some speculation that another trailer will be revealed |
| was the machine with four legs, hence the name | | | | during September. Metal Gear Solid players can only |
| Crying Wolf. Raging Raven was the boss that was | | | | hope there is some shred of truth to this, and it is |
| airborne throughout most of the trailer. Laughing | | | | not fabrications. I will be having a countdown up until |
| Octopus was the opponent with tentacles (ala Solidus | | | | the release of Metal Gear Solid 4 in every blog post. |
| from Metal Gear Solid 2). Screaming Mantis was the | | | | Starting with today. The countdown to Metal Gear |
| rival who seemed to be ordering Crying Wolf, Raging | | | | Solid 4 has begun. Seven months until Metal Gear |
| Raven, Laughing Octopus. It looked as if Screaming | | | | Solid 4. |
| Mantis was the leader of the group. Regardless of | | | | |