Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has been out in the wild for enough time now that most fans will have at least plowed their way through the core story, though given how much Hideo Kojima has given players to do, perhaps not. The game for the most part doesn't come with traditional health bar-driven boss fights, but instead opts to give more power to the player in deciding how to engage in (or perhaps avoid) a given fight. Even so, it's clear to see what the game's major encounters are, and as such they've been included in our comprehensive breakdown of all 48 boss fights throughout the five core Metal Gear Solid games, because with the franchise's future very much in doubt right now, what better time? Though not every fight is especially memorable and some are down-right agonising, on the whole Kojima should be proud that he's managed to come up with so many white-knuckle, imaginative encounters over the last 15-plus years. He's made us laugh, cry and want to throw our controller through the window, so here are Metal Gear Solid's boss battles ranked from worst to best... Let us know your own favourites in the comments below.
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