10 All Time Greatest Boss Battles From Metal Gear Franchise

2. Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots)

Now this, this was something really special.

A boss fight at the end of the game should be epic, and man, did the one at the end of Metal Gear Solid 4 deliver.

The fight in question is between Liquid Ocelot and Solid Snake atop Outer Haven, Liquid's fortress. In a homage to the original MGS, the fight is a hand-to-hand battle; this time, however, it's much more cinematic and filled with all the CQC elements that are introduced in later games in the series.

Fighting with Liquid Ocelot is pretty badass in itself, but it's the way the fight is presented that makes it truly something else. Throughout, the fight will routinely reference all of the other games in the series, including changing names to Naked Snake and Ocelot, playing different musical themes from the series' history

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Dan Curtis is approximately one-half videogame knowledge, and the other half inexplicable Geordie accent. He's also one quarter of the Factory Sealed Retro Gaming podcast.