Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance utilizes a thrilling blade combat system as players take control of cyborg Raiden. While this offers different thrills compared to the more tactical espionage in other Metal Gear games, Revengeance does a poor job explaining some of its most vital hand-to-hand gameplay components. This allows players to intuitively learn the combat for themselves, but some have found this to negatively impact gameplay. Nevertheless, Metal Gear Rising's memetic status has gained fame since its release, resulting in gamers continually returning to it.