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Gears Of War Review (continued)
More User Submitted Gears Of War Reviews
Date: 2008-10-10
Adrenaline-fueled, Hollywood-style shooter!
I recently bought an Xbox 360 (yes, I'm late to the party). I've been hearing nothing except how great Gears of War is, and with a sequel coming out in less than a month, I decided to give it a try. Simply stated, the game was beyond my expectations.
Make no mistake, this is the gaming equivalent of a summer blockbuster popcorn flick. The story about a war against the Locust Horde was brilliantly told. When I first started the game, I couldn't put it down for hours. Solid story, very solid voice-acting, and a surprisingly great Star Wars-like musical score all add some much-needed substance to the shooter genre.
As far as gameplay goes, this game is top-notch. The controls are super fluid and easy to grasp. The difficulty is wonderfully challenging...even on "casual" mode. Also, this game features the best use of non-playable characters I've ever seen. The NPC's not only provide depth to the game, but they actually do help you! When they're injured, you actually feel compelled to help.
In fact, the only shortcoming I found was the graphics. While they're definitely not bad, they're also not great. I've never been a fan of Unreal Engine 3 (which Epic created and a huge majority of Xbox games use). The shadows look somewhat hokey and the edges are strikingly messy. It's a shame they couldn't refine it more. BioShock uses the same engine and they managed to make it look incredible. Gears of War 2 (which I will DEFINITELY buy) is said to use an upgraded version of the Unreal Engine, so I'm really looking forward to seeing how it looks.
All this aside, Gears of War is the game that no Xbox 360 library should be without (provided you're old enough, that is!). It's more of a killer app than Halo 3 by far.
Date: 2008-09-24
Sweet, sweet carnage
I continue to catch up on reviewing the games I've played over the last year or so (been too lazy to post reviews). In prep for Gear 2, I finally picked this one up and played it. There is SO much info on the game that I'll not bother you with details you already know, I'll just say that I thought this game rocked pretty hard. It wasn't a perfect 5, but damn was it close. Some say it's over rated, but I don't think so. Considering when it came out it was top of the line as far as graphics and gameplay go. The story was pretty shallow and thus the 4 score, but I still highly recommend this one for shooter fans.
Date: 2008-09-24
Possibly the greatest video game ever made
I remembered getting final fantasy 7 for playstation because of the hype. it took me weeks to finish it and when i did i didn't really want to play it again. that was like 10 or 12 years ago. I really didn't like the looks of the cover of gears of war. i thought it was too cartony looking; oh boy was i shocked. I start off by saying this game is very graphic. if you thinking about going into the service i recommend that you get this game. play online and really see how you fair with others. this game is a strategic, highly detailed game. it is also subliminal. I have over 50 xbox 360 games but i always seem to go back and play gears of war online. ie, I just got grand theft auto iv. played it for a couple of hours. even got the cheat codes for some of the cars but i go right back to gears and look for that head shot with my sniper. put it like this grand theft auto got a rating of 10 and i think it was because of paying off certain reviews. gears of war - no advertisment (such as Halo 3) easy gets a 12. this game is 2 years old however gamers still play it online - amazing for a video game that is 2 years old and with such a big market.
The greatest game ever made
hands down
Date: 2008-09-14
Fun, but not worth paying for...
Don't get me wrong. This is a great game. It is very fun. It's just too damn easy to beat. I'd recommend renting the game rather than purchasing it. Unless you can purchase it for $4.99.
Date: 2008-09-07
GEARS of WAR review
WOW! That was all I could say during every minute of playing this game. the stage design team deserves kudos and a bonus (hint hint EPIC)Seriously though not many games can compete in the graphics category on Xbox 360 with this game, even after nearly two years since its release it is still one of the best looking games on the system hands down and when pumped up to run in 1080 VISUAL OVERLOAD BUDDY! Graphics aside this game is kickass all around from the gameplay,multiplayer,though a standard deathmatch would've been awesome (HINT Cliffy B) The cover system took a little to get used to but, after 3 min into the game it becomes second nature. The weapons are wicked, surely you have herd about the chainsaw from somebody you know but there are other weapons that warrant notice IE: the Torque Bow! Trust me you will love this weapon. The AI puts up a good fight on the Casual level, you feel like you are making progress due to your hard work but on Insane difficulty, bring a buddy and a case of Red Bull because you are gonna be a while. Honestly I am good at veideo games but the last boss in this game is almost 99.8 percent impossible to defeat without a partner TRUST ME. Well enough rambling get the game, turn the lights off, the volume up and grab a seat, Planet Sera needs your help COG (you'll know get this when you get the game) GEARS of WAR gets a superb 10 out of 11 HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!
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