Snake has arrived at this mysterious facility to rescue Paz and Chico, a couple of kids Snake met in Peace Walker who have since become followers of the man who will one day be known as Big Boss. The entirety of Ground Zeroes is set in Camp Omega, a loose yet obvious riff on Guantanamo Bay. Ground Zeroes' sole level is meticulously engineered, and sorting out its secrets remains engaging long past when the end credits roll. That being the case, Kojima Productions has done its very best to prevent that from happening. Naturally, it pairs well with Ride of the Valkyries. In the options menu you can tailor the soundtrack for when the chopper arrives. Sure, there are banal-sounding trials like competing on the leaderboards for who can tag all the enemies the quickest, and you can tackle harder difficulties or scavenge for hidden trinkets, but there's only so much one map can support before a sense of ennui wears in. Taking these bonus missions into consideration roughly doubles the two-hour playtime, but it's after that where things get lean. Irritatingly, the two best side missions are split between console-exclusive bonuses and are stupidly difficult to unlock, but more on that later. All range between 15 and 45 minutes, and come with their own truncated end credits sequence as well as the series' trademark cryptic audio easter eggs teasing further plot revelations upon completion. Some flesh out the series' incredibly convoluted narrative, while others are silly one-off scenarios. Some of these are entirely combat-focused, while others are stealth-based. Upon completing it, you'll unlock four side missions set in the same environment. But here's the twist: Ground Zeroes' main mission is only a tiny sliver of what the game has to offer. It took me about two and a half, when I played it at Konami's camp in Nasu, Japan. Under these conditions it could last upwards of four hours. Others will take it slow, experiment and maybe start over every time they're spotted. Depending on one's play style and a bit of luck, this could realistically be completed in under an hour.
Ground Zeroes' main campaign is a single mission. The good news? After eight hours, it remains fun - if only just. For a lot of players it will be even shorter. What do you want first: the good news or the bad news? Let's start with the bad, shall we - Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes' main campaign isn't two hours long.
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