It received several awards and has been considered as one of the greatest stealth games of all time. The Phantom Pain shipped 6 million units by December 2015. The game's repeated missions and ending that left plot points unresolved, attributed with conclusive evidence of removed content, led some to label the game unfinished.

It received critical acclaim, with praise for its gameplay, player freedom, open world, graphics, themes, and performances its narrative and certain changes to the series formula divided critics, while the appearance of the character Quiet drew criticism. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on September 1, 2015. The game includes two separate multiplayer modes, Metal Gear Online and Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) the latter mode allows players to develop FOBs, which can then be invaded by other players. Enemy soldiers and resources found in the world can be transported to Snake's headquarters, allowing for its expansion and the development of further technology. Snake can use a wide repertoire of weapons and items and several AI companions that allows the player to combat enemies either stealthily or directly. The game is played from a third-person perspective in an open world which can be explored either on foot or by modes of transport.

Set in 1984, nine years after the events of Ground Zeroes, the story follows mercenary leader Punished 'Venom' Snake as he ventures into Soviet-occupied Afghanistan and the Angola– Zaire border region to exact revenge on those who destroyed his forces and came close to killing him during the climax of Ground Zeroes. Directed, written, and designed by Hideo Kojima (as his final work at Konami), it is the ninth installment in the Metal Gear franchise, following Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, a stand-alone prologue released the previous year. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a 2015 stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami.

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