Volume review: charming MGS-inspired adventures of a futuristic Robin Hood

Rob from the rich, give to the poor, wipe an AI's memory and practice your stealth skills - Volume has it all

There are two types of Metal Gear Solid fans. Some love the game for its increasingly dense plot, rich with oblique references to philosophy, information science, and conspiracy theories, as well as developer Hideo Kojima's off-kilter sense of humour and love of easter eggs. For those people, September's Metal Gear Solid V is likely to scratch that itch.

The other type of Metal Gear Solid fan loves the series for its self-proclaimed "tactical espionage action". That's the aspect of the series I've always loved: stealth gameplay which verges on pure puzzles at times, throwing the protagonist Snake into a room full of cameras, guards and mines and tasking the player to get to the other side without being seen.