We all know that Kojima loves to tease the fans. In MGS2, players were dismayed to discover that they spent most of the game in the role of a novice pretty-boy who was more interested in a spat with his girlfriend than in getting the job done. All the while, Snake moved through the background, doing deeds worthy of a hero.
But in MGS4, Snake is an old man suffering from fatigue and decay. Raiden, on the other hand, is the latest cyborg ninja, dancing nimbly among hordes of Gekkou, the Metal Gear derivatives employed by Ocelot's PMCs, and facing off against Vamp in hand-to-hand combat. However, it's been made clear that Raiden will not be playable in this game.
So the question is: Will MGS4 do the unthinkable and make us wish we could play as Raiden?
