The Phantom Pain was the twenty-third game—and the third in the Metal Gear series—to ever receive a perfect 40/40 review rating from Japanese magazine Famitsu.
The Phantom Pain a fost cel de-al 23-lea joc—și cel de-al treilea joc din seria Metal Gear—din toate timpurile care a primit scorul maxim de 40/40 din partea revistei japoneze Famitsu.