Engaging and disturbing cinematic story: Massively scoped worlds, memorable characters, and an epic storyline play out like an intense and unsettling blockbuster action film.
Fire team co-op action: All game modes, levels, and scenarios are designed for cooperative fire team play (A.I. or human).
Unprecedented visuals: Gears of War ushers in the next generation with unprecedented visuals.
Hyper-realistic and intense combat: The battlefield is a lethal place—to foolishly stand out in the open is to die.
Xbox Live® action: Gears of War will embody the next-generation Xbox Live experience and extend it even further.
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Gears of War® is the first game developed by Epic Games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios and Xbox 360™. Gears of War thrusts you into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet.
In this third-person tactical action/horror game, live and breathe the role of Marcus Fenix. A disgraced former war hero, Marcus seeks personal redemption as he leads his fire team against an onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. Immerse yourself in an experience so intensely emotional and gut-wrenching that playing will be like controlling a blockbuster action movie.
Gears of War utilizes the breathtaking new Unreal Engine 3 to create cinematic, high-definition visuals for a gaming experience that truly ushers in the next generation. Experience beautifully rendered interactive environments and characters so lifelike they appear to be made of flesh and bone. The next-generation visuals create a world in which the tiniest detail is vivid in the largest battle.
Gears of War unites next-generation technology with classic, emotional storytelling and a revolutionary tactical combat system, engrossing the gamer in a horrifying epic story of war and survival.
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great game gears of war is a terrific game but playing single player alone sometimes gets boring but playing online will keep gears of war inside your 360 until gears 2 comes =)
Greatest game ever made! This game is Amazing almost year and half later it still is Number 1.
Nothing can match up to it's greatness!
It looks sick plays sick and lasts and lasts Get it now!trust me you will be on here
doing the same thing as me... Bring it on!
clara(30) on 20, Dec. 2007 18:57 (HKT)
After playing this for longer.... I rented this and ethused about it, not sure if I got a glitchy copy but I then found the two choices at the start make no difference to what route you get.....and it didn't seem possible to replay from where you had left off, without just getting flooded with unkillable enemies.
But then I've discovered that I hate tactical shooters anyway, so take that into account. They aren't like House of the Dead and Operation Wolf and the first Doom.
Gameplay-Wise biggest game after Half LIfe 2 This game rocks. It has some of the most engaging firefights seen in video game history. Basically no other weapon can compare the visceral feel of lancer rifle. Play it to believe it !
Chainsawing people is just plain fun. This game is a very gritty, dirty, viscereal and overall satisfying third person shooter with Halo3-equalling co-opness and Ai. Grab a bargain and chainsaw some locust.
Mind blowing Graphics I never played anymore then the first few minutes before getting bored of the game, but quite simply this game looks beautiful on a HD screen, it really is one of the greatest looking games ever made
You play as Marcus, you were locked away for some reason, but one of your squad mates releases you, hands you a BIG gun, and you have 2 choices on routes you want to take on the first level, one each one i died, so you at least need some skill, but needless to say, this game is next gen, and worth taking a look
clara(30) on 05, Nov. 2007 00:33 (HKT)
I need a strategy guide book! I'm even newer to tactical shooters than I am to next-gen FPS, but I know a great game when I play one, and this is such a great game.
Even better than a guide book would be a superplay DVD.
You can't just run and gun here - you need to know what to use, and how and when, and where from.
A must have tittle One of the first games i have in 360, and i have to say that is a really great and fun game.
Any way for this price you must purchase it.
Stands the Test of Time when i first played through the game back in january, i wasn't blown away or anything. however, some months later, i have to say that i am thoroughly impressed with this game and i regard it as a must-own after having logged many, many hours with it. i have never had so much fun playing co-op in anything. this is the spiritual successor to contra. this game's online/system link/spli-screen co-op makes it worth every penny and then some. i have played through it on every difficulty and even sought out the cog tags. this is extremely rare for me. everything about this game is spot on. my only complaint is that there is not enough color in the game world. aside from that, you've got yourself, simply put, the most enjoyable co-op experience to be had in gaming.
No title Cool graphics, addictive gameplay (if you play in cooperative) but very boring story: you are very strong and serious guy with a big gun. You must kill 10 000 enemies using big bomb. Is it XXI century? I don't think so... But if you play in coop with your friend (split-sreen or xbox live) at hardcore or insane difficulti (DO NOT TRY EASY MODE!!!) you must use a tactic to win this war.
Of course this is one of the best games on xbox 360. So if you have this console you must buy it.
Graphics - 10/5 ;-) (unreal engine 3 is best!)
Gameplay - 5/5
Story - 3/5
Gears of War Marcus Fenix is the new Master Chief. No, scratch that. Marcus Fenix will own Master Chief. As first, ot third, person shooters go, this violent and enjoyable new gun in town is the next generation killer game that Microsoft has been waiting for that is not called "Halo". Epic's new masterpiece puts you in the boots of disgraced soldier Fenix, who is released from prison by an old teammate to fight the Locusts, a group of underground monsters who have just about destroyed the planet Sera. While the story is far from inspiring, the new gameplay on Gears Of War puts a fresh spin on what was becoming a repititive genre.
Winning is not about charging, dodging or bunny hopping over the enemy in some lucky attempt to take him out. Instead, think more of the actual arcade shooting games where you have to take cover and aim well to make your mark. Hiding is not for the weak as without the walls, barriers and objects aplenty for use, the Locusts will easily take you down if you're dumb enough to be standing out in the open. Running around like a headless chicken, even with guns blazing, is pure suicide and Epic has masterfully delivered easy to use controls to make it easy to hide and pop up for quick salvos. And these Locusts aren't fools.
Designed with an impressive artificial intelligence, they can target you with deadly accuracy and employ teamwork in flanking your position as well. Stay in one spot for too long and your four-man team will be surrounded. Making a hook from the side while your teammates lay suppressive fire on the enemy is as important as knowing when to advance, while at the same time studying the environment to know which cover to move to. To make things more irresistible, one of the best weappons you have is a chiansaw which cuts straight to the bone. Unfortunately, it is a challenge itself to get close enough to an enemy, muc
