Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Konami S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date June 12, 2008 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Kojima Productions GSC Game World
Publisher Konami GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.konami.jp/mgs4/global/index.html http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Average Playtime 20 hours 3 hours
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PlayStation PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 94 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (665 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible