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| Game Details | Released
17 November 2006 | | Format
Xbox 360 | | Developer
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Gears Of War
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Earth is under attack and only a handful of surly guys in chunky suits of power armour can save the day. It’s hardly an original premise but then nobody is going to play Gears Of War for its story – it’s the incredible visuals and non-stop action that are guaranteed to rope you in here. Unlike the majority of shooters, tactical use of cover is key here with the game encouraging you to duck behind scenery and assorted debris to avoid showers of bullets before returning a similarly deadly response. No punches are pulled with the game’s brutal violence either, chainsaw attacks cleaving through enemies like butter and sniper shots popping skulls left, right and centre.
From a visual standpoint, Gears Of War is, in a word, stunning. By far the best looking game on the market today, everything about the game oozes quality and the intense action is relentless from start to finish. A selection of superb online modes (including the ability to play through the whole campaign cooperatively over Xbox Live) round off the package perfectly, making Gears Of War the only true must-own title on the console to date. The second generation of 360 games officially starts here.
Reviewer: Luke Albiges
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Average user rating for Gears Of War
| Gears of War | | | The best game on 360? Probably. Great graphics, Great soundtrack and the best action game in a long time. The fact you can hide behind cover makes a realisitc atmosphere and co-op is always a blast. It's a shame that the game is rather short and gets slightly repetitive but still a must own title. ... Read More
| | | MovieWatcher45 About me | | 17:43, 11 December 2008 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Gears Of War | | me is savage! just got it there afew days ago! graphics are amazing! ... Read More
| | | Topher182 About me | | 00:52, 09 October 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | A fully Geared up Game, awesome. | | | . ... Read More
| | | David G About me | | 11:51, 30 September 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Gears Of War | | Sorry, Epic.
Still my opinion on the gameplay still stands ... Read More
| | | /Clarence\ About me | | 13:20, 25 August 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Gears Of War | | L: /Clarence\
Its a good play, but in my opinion thats about it, the graphic are great as you would expect from a microsoft made 360 title.
I just got quite bored with the gameplay to be honest.
Oh, i did reallylike the way the running system worked though, very cinematic.
t's not made by Microsoft, it's made by Epic.
... Read More
| | | Sexual Harassment Panda About me | | 21:01, 23 August 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Gears Of War | | Its a good play, but in my opinion thats about it, the graphic are great as you would expect from a microsoft made 360 title.
I just got quite bored with the gameplay to be honest.
Oh, i did reallylike the way the running system worked though, very cinematic. ... Read More
| | | /Clarence\ About me | | 16:28, 23 August 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Gears Of War | | | I played round a mates and thought the graphics were good but as with many 360 games the execution of the gameplay was poorly done! ... Read More
| | | theslinker About me | | 19:49, 28 July 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | The... | | | ... best 360 game to date! But, there are other must own titles! ... Read More
| | | JokerJr About me | | 14:57, 10 July 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | The... | | | ... best 360 game to date! But, there are other must own titles! ... Read More
| | | JokerJr About me | | 14:57, 10 July 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | | | As soon as I played this game it pipped 'Ocarina Of Time' as my favourite game EVER!!!! Now I know that they are two different games, but anyone who has played 'Ocarina' will know what I mean! ... Read More
| | | tallaght24 About me | | 15:11, 06 July 2007 | Report This Post | |
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