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Gears of War (Xbox 360) | 
| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
New (1) Used (10) from £14.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  190 reviews
Sales Rank: 587
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 11 - 18 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: U19-00038
UPC: 882224260022
EAN: 0882224260022
ASIN: B000E543MW
Release Date: November 16, 2006
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Amazon.co.uk Review
In a nutshell:
One of the most highly rated games of E3, Gears of War is looking likely to be the Xbox 360's Christmas blockbuster with the best graphics yet seen on the system and a tactical twist on the usual shoot `em-up gameplay.The lowdown:
With Halo still at least a year out this is currently the Xbox 360's premier exclusive shoot `em-up. Using a third person, over the shoulder, view rather than the usual first person viewpoint the game emphasis the importance of cover and tactics rather than just running and gunning. The question of cover becomes particularly important given the impressively destructible environments you fight in, which create a constantly shifting battlefield for you to navigate. As you'd expect the game also contains an extensive suite of multiplayer and co-op modes for play over Xbox Live. Most exciting moment:
The graphics are stunning, nearly photorealistic, but the greatest guilty pleasure in the game so far is the "chainsaw bayonet" and the OTT spurt of gore it extracts from bad guys. Since you ask:
Gears of War developers Epic Games are also responsible for the Unreal Engine 3 graphics engine which is used in many other games from Assassin's Creed to Lost Odyssey. The bottom line:
Who needs Halo when the Gears of War are turning as smartly as this?
Harrison Dent
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 Best game ever! (And I don't say that lightly!!) December 12, 2008
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this game!
It's the only game we have that we have continued to play after completing it. We usually play a game and trade it in once completed, not this one!
The game is best played in co-op mode I think. Great graphics, fantastic handling and keeps you wanting more. I would have liked it to be a little longer, but I think they got the length right...long enough to keep you busy but short enough to leave you wanting more. And when you don't want to play the story, you can play against each other... or go online and play other people (or both!).
A great feature imo is the third-person view. I can't get to grips with first person as it never feels like natural handling.
There's nothing more satisfying that chain-sawing an alien or getting a head shot with your sniper. Everyone should have a copy of Gears!
I have Gears 2 under the xmas tree waiting for xmas day.....how I'm going to last that long without trying it out is beyond me!!
Just to balance it out a bit more, I've tried to think of some negatives... I don't like the level with the UV light, it's a bit boring and I want to get back out with the guns (not going to say any more in case of spoilers). A bit more AI would be good (but I hear the no2 does that). Would like more maps for the Vs feature... online play - I would prefer to not to have to play against experts who kill me in 2 seconds flat!! Needs a rating scheme (but again, I heard no2 has this..?) And it bugs me when playing online against people who are much much better than me...but still feel the need to communicate with their mates thru the headset and use dirty tactics (I've heard the 'dead' ones guide and tip their team-mates to find the other team's 'alive' players - not fair imo, once you're dead, you should be muted).
Umm.. can't think of any more!!!
Some flaws, but still outstanding November 27, 2008
Look past the childish design of the main characters (ridiculously muscular deep-voiced male stereotypes that look like they were designed by a 13 year old boy who reads too many army comics and ought to get out more and meet some girls) and there's an outstanding game in here.
There are flaws - until you get used to it, it's hard to tell your allies apart from your enemies, the combat is repetitive - take cover, keep popping out to fire, keep an eye out for enemies flanking you while you do the same etc. - and the minimal amount of storyline and backstory you get seems such a wasted opportunity when it starts with such a good sci-fi setting, and the easiest diffifculty setting, while not excessively hard if you're an exeperienced gamer, is a bit too hard in places - considering the easy setting is supposed to be for casual/inexperienced gamers, they should have made it more forgiving for people who want the easy setting.
But - it has to be one of the most enjoyable FPS/TPS games ever - the combat is so balanced and satisfying that you can easily forgive the flaws and just enjoy every minute of it, it really does feel close to how you imagine actually being in battle would feel (apart from both you and enemies being able to take numerous hits before dying). One of the few games where after completing it, I started playing through from the beginning again the same day, I was enjoying it so much.
Only a few days until the 2nd one... Still this is mind blowing November 2, 2008
Unbelievable, amazing gameplay, beautiful graphics, wonderful characters, stupendous voice acting, flabbergasting music, terrifyingly realistic enemies, good story line if you read the book which comes with it.
This game never gets tired, i've now completed it 7 times and i could still do it again and again...
toall 1star raters September 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
any one who rates this game as a 1star because its to gory can f$%k right off. if you want a fast very good online shoot'em up awsome hd cgi thats set the bar for hi-def gaming then this game is for you. if you dont like blood and guts then this game is not for you. this is a grate game with lots of extras which will take a lot of your time up because its more addictive then a crack filled cup of coffe. awsome game all round so buy it buy it now and then buy the second installment on the 7th of november which im more then sure will nock the nutts from your ball sack peace out from the sam man
Brillaint August 15, 2008
I owned this game sometime ago, and i have to say it was one of the finest single player games i've played in a longtime. The cover system works a charm and if you haven't played it buy it now before G.O.W 2 comes out.
By the way, little cheeky here but head to Blockbuster have just seen they're selling it for 9.99 brand new... can't believe the pre-owned version haven't come down in price yet...
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