Gears of War: Judgment

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 966 Ratings

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  1. Visitbr
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    jogo muito divertido, personagens são ótimos, a história é bem legal, tem ótimos gráficos pro 360
  2. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!
  3. MayconAlex
    Jan 28, 2023
    7
    Jogo bacana, jogue ele todo em coop, pena que achei ele um pouco curto e o final meio paia
  4. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  5. Netherghul
    Mar 6, 2022
    5
    Worst Gears of War ever made. It is not entirely unplayable. But wanting to say this for years.. Well it launched with a handful of maps lost its soul and its charm. The story wasnt bad in fact that is why I didnt give it lower than a 5. But the Multiplayer was AWFUL.
  6. CloudStrife05
    Aug 19, 2021
    7
    I enjoyed this Gear of War prequel more than most. I like Baird as a lead protagonist.
  7. DoctorMojica
    Aug 13, 2021
    7
    Judgment gives you a good Gears of War experience, specially for GOW fans. It tries to innovate with new weapons and with different gameplay. Unfortunately, it transforms a great suspense action game into an arcade game which is only interested in times and not interesting objectives. The enemies and bosses are now really easy to beat, even in hardcore and insane difficulties, which takeJudgment gives you a good Gears of War experience, specially for GOW fans. It tries to innovate with new weapons and with different gameplay. Unfortunately, it transforms a great suspense action game into an arcade game which is only interested in times and not interesting objectives. The enemies and bosses are now really easy to beat, even in hardcore and insane difficulties, which take away a lot of the emotion of gears shooting strategies. Definitely, is the worst game of the franchise but you can enjoy it for a great 2021 price if you are a fan of the franchise.… Expand
  8. Mindkiller7522
    May 17, 2021
    7
    2/2/21-2/2/21 100% Story and DLC

    I was pretty psyched to hear that they had a Gears game centered around my favorite character from the main series, but the did make a few changes to the format that weren't really for the better. The story is mostly shown through flashbacks, book-ended by Baird and his crew explaining how they ended up being on trail for some terrible crime. Each    2/2/21-2/2/21 100% Story and DLC

    I was pretty psyched to hear that they had a Gears game centered around my favorite character from the main series, but the did make a few changes to the format that weren't really for the better.

    The story is mostly shown through flashbacks, book-ended by Baird and his crew explaining how they ended up being on trail for some terrible crime. Each chapter has you controlling a different member of Kilo squad while they try to justify their actions.

    Half of the squad has already been a part of the Gears-verse for a while (Baird and Cole) and even though this is a prequel, they are still pretty fun characters. Of the two new characters, Paduk seems to be the more interesting. He's an older, tough-as-nails veteran of the previous war (before the Locusts) who has now switched sides to fight a common enemy. The other addition, Sofia, is a very stereotypical female character in a shooting game. It really didn't feel like she had a lot of depth.

    They also changed the format to make the game a bit more arcade-y, making each level shorter and adding a scoring system. This kind of took away from the reason that I usually like the other Gears games. It makes the whole game much shorter, for one thing. Also, some of the missions really felt repetitive in this format. There are a lot of base defense missions, which are the worst.

    The shooting is still very well done, with a few cool new weapons, but there isn't much difference between each of the characters you control-which would have been neat to see.

    I did play through the DLC as well, which was more my speed. It is essentially a deleted chapter from Gears of War 3. Baird and Cole catch up with Paduk in order to find reinforcements for the final battle in Gears 3. Even though it was a little short, I really like the idea of tying these characters in to the overall world.    … Expand
  9. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 29, 2020
    6
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    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful
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    ☐ Decent
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    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

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    ☐ Very good
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    ☐ It‘s just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

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    ☐ Eargasm
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    ☐ I'm now deaf

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    ---{Difficulity}---
    ☐ Just press 'W'
    ☐ Easy
    X Significant brain usage
    ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

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    ☐ No Story
    X Some lore
    ☐ Average
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    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It‘ll replace your life

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    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
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    X Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price X If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- X Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs    … Expand
  10. storygamer
    Oct 13, 2020
    7
    Gears Of War: Judgement presents the prequel to the story of the great shooter series. And for sure this game is great fun! But in comparison to its predecessors, it lacks a lot of innovation. I expected cool new weapons, a thrilling story and interesting characters. And I got it, but only partially. As well the campaign is too short, but nevertheless I recommend this game to every GearsGears Of War: Judgement presents the prequel to the story of the great shooter series. And for sure this game is great fun! But in comparison to its predecessors, it lacks a lot of innovation. I expected cool new weapons, a thrilling story and interesting characters. And I got it, but only partially. As well the campaign is too short, but nevertheless I recommend this game to every Gears Of War fan!… Expand
  11. RAYMANlegends
    Jul 17, 2020
    7
    De longe é o mais fraco da franquia,o jogo tem uma história boa,porém curta contando acontecimentos antes do Gears 1,a dublagem é ótima,os gráficos são lindos, utilizando o máximo do Xbox 360.Falando do Online, não posso opinar já que não se acham mais partidas Múltiplayer.
  12. BrandoNation23
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Judgment had fun game play and introduced some cool new ideas, but overall it fell flat, compared to the original 3. Would still recommend to fans of the first three games though.
  13. soldar
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Un juego que no es necesario para la saga, el gameplay es diferente a las demás entregas,sería mejor si no se llamase gears of war
  14. Jack09164
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    У этой части есть интересные идеи, связанные с построением уровней, геймдизайном. Однако, игра воспринимается как аркада, но очень динамичная, кровавая и адреналиновая. Здесь нет хорошего сюжета или действительно интересно моментов в плане сюжета, но геймплейно игра очень крепкая.У этой части есть интересные идеи, связанные с построением уровней, геймдизайном. Однако, игра воспринимается как аркада, но очень динамичная, кровавая и адреналиновая. Здесь нет хорошего сюжета или действительно интересно моментов в плане сюжета, но геймплейно игра очень крепкая.
  15. SWFan523
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Fun gameplay with such a nothing story. Really boring, predictable, and inconsequential.
  16. Rubiales
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Another good videogame from this epic franchise and a prequel to the first Gears of War with Baird and Cole as the protagonists, you will be entertaining with this game.
  17. mikemormai
    Apr 26, 2019
    7
    Although it’s in no way game changing, Gears of War: Judgment is a fast paced, satisfyingly violent, action shooter.Although it’s in no way game changing, Gears of War: Judgment is a fast paced, satisfyingly violent, action shooter.
  18. jelikey
    Jan 24, 2019
    7
    As somebody who is a very casual Gears of War fan, I thought i'd go out of my way and give this game a try, given how much I like Gears of War 3 and its predecessors. The game really doesn't do much to change things up, same gameplay and multiplayer. What did change however, is the story and survival modes. What I like about the campaign is that it's told in many different people's…
  19. Onask
    Dec 1, 2018
    6
    [ANÁLISIS DEL MODO CAMPAÑA]

    Precuela quizás innecesaria. Explica un poco más en detalle a personajes como Damon Baird y Agustus Cole Train, miembros del equipo Delta en un futuro junto a los legendarios Marcus Fénix y Dominic Santiago. He de decir que es el único juego de la saga en el que no consigo todas las chapas de la CGO (COG) y que no finalizo en dificultad Locura. Lo he    [ANÁLISIS DEL MODO CAMPAÑA]

    Precuela quizás innecesaria. Explica un poco más en detalle a personajes como Damon Baird y Agustus Cole Train, miembros del equipo Delta en un futuro junto a los legendarios Marcus Fénix y Dominic Santiago.

    He de decir que es el único juego de la saga en el que no consigo todas las chapas de la CGO (COG) y que no finalizo en dificultad Locura. Lo he jugado en normal con un compañero y aun así me parece que la dificultad del título es de risa.

    Lo poco de la historia de lo que me he enterado me ha parecido bastante mediocre y no creo que mezclar un modo horda en ciertas misiones de la campaña sea lo mejor. Por cierto, hay 6 actos y cada uno cuenta con unas 5-7 secciones. Estas secciones tienen una duración ridícula: hemos llegado a finalizar una en apenas 2 minutos, y el resto en no mucho más.

    Supongo que con el modo online mejorará bastante (como el resto de entregas).

    Sin duda, Gears of War: Judgment es la peor entrega de la saga con diferencia, en todos los aspectos (salvo el técnico por razones obvias).

    Recomendado solo a los fans de la saga.    … Expand
  20. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Sep 16, 2018
    7
    "Judgment" is the weakest "Gears of War" ever made. It was developed by People Can Fly, the team that created the first-person shooter "Bulletstorm". This installment feels a lot like that game since it features the same fast-paced, arcade-style structure. Levels are smaller in size and shorter in length than in the previous titles. Multiplayer was also seriously downgraded with only a few"Judgment" is the weakest "Gears of War" ever made. It was developed by People Can Fly, the team that created the first-person shooter "Bulletstorm". This installment feels a lot like that game since it features the same fast-paced, arcade-style structure. Levels are smaller in size and shorter in length than in the previous titles. Multiplayer was also seriously downgraded with only a few modes including the horde-like Overun. The story is a prequel to the original GOW with Baird and Cole standing in for Fenix and Dom. There's also a bonus "Gears of War 3" prologue stage that lasts about an hour. Overall, the game doesn't live up its predecessors. I would give it a 7.5 out of 10.… Expand
  21. CenkAlp
    Jan 3, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 6
    Oynanış = 9
    Grafikler = 7
    Sesler = 7
    Keyif = 6
    Atmosfer = 6
    Süre = 6
  22. BlakDak666
    Jun 21, 2017
    5
    If Gears of War 3 was the rising mountain of the Gears franchise (with the previous two providing the stepping stones), Judgment quite literally falls off the mountainside and soaks in such mediocrity that it floors me on why it even exists. It's truly difficult to say whether not Gears of War Judgment was really worth even making. Sure the prequel idea is cool, but the execution isIf Gears of War 3 was the rising mountain of the Gears franchise (with the previous two providing the stepping stones), Judgment quite literally falls off the mountainside and soaks in such mediocrity that it floors me on why it even exists. It's truly difficult to say whether not Gears of War Judgment was really worth even making. Sure the prequel idea is cool, but the execution is extremely sloppy. The story is a recount of testimonies that each squad member gives in the form of missions that make the overall story. In the end, it ultimately doesn't lead to anything and disintegrates after the fight with the final boss. The missions themselves are so widely varied on quality that it pains me to think that this was okay after coming off with a great sequence of events in Gears 3. The Declassified modifiers can be challenging to outright suicidal, creating mild to absurd levels of frustrations at every point. The new enemies and weapons are interesting, but create a time paradox of how the previous guns and enemies even showed up in this (for instance the Kantus were never shown until 2, they stayed underground as priests to keep the shrines in check, so seeing them in J was very confusing). Make it even more a pain with the Aftermath chapter, and just so happening to have those same enemies (claimed to be have killed and NEVER shown in 3) really hurts the overall universe of Gears.

    The scrapping and downgrade of Horde shocked me. Survival is a barebones 10 wave mode that feels incredibly lazy and does even worse than Gears 2 Horde (of all things) with no real sense of accomplishment. Overrun is the mix of Horde and Beast, but the experience isn't as satisfying then those modes individually. They complement themselves awkwardly, with cooldowns on COG forces instead of ammo packs and traditional Hordeitemsthat make the game play as this weird MOBA-like that feels so conflicting in a Gears game. The main competitive multiplayer even shoots itself in the foot with COG vs COG matches (what?)....how was this even consider a good idea considering Gears multiplayer was always COG vs Locust for the last 3 games?! It makes no sense and adding that with microtransactions with overpriced stuff, it just saps the goodness out of this game so much that it turns grey and lifeless.

    Gears of War Judgement was a massive disappointment and upset for me on every level. It is still hard to debate whether a mediocre score is even being too charitable, but ultimately the combat still felt good and intense to kill stuff onscreen. It was so forgettable and such a letdown for me that I felt bad that the Gears franchise essentially shotgunned its own face off and possibly laid dead instead of sticking to 3 and having a good final hurrah.    … Expand
  23. ladygaga93
    Mar 4, 2017
    6
    So far i played in Judgement and couple years ago a moment in first Gears of war on Pc . And first different what i found that Judgement is little arcade/fun. I played campaign with my friend, and was awesome, it wasn't hard - just pure fun. But annying part in this game is level design. But for us was a moment for taking a breathe. My friend Paulina still sucks thumb, we are admiredSo far i played in Judgement and couple years ago a moment in first Gears of war on Pc . And first different what i found that Judgement is little arcade/fun. I played campaign with my friend, and was awesome, it wasn't hard - just pure fun. But annying part in this game is level design. But for us was a moment for taking a breathe. My friend Paulina still sucks thumb, we are admired beatiful graphics,view, sculptures,architecture. Its amazing that its on xbox 360. I give 8 because co-op game is very nice, and for mini quest where you can increase emotions by taking a additional challenge as smaller amount ammo or more opponents etc. and that why because i love story where character talks about the past in the form of flashback.… Expand
  24. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    5
    Gears of War: Judgment is a 2013 military science fiction third-person shooter video game, developed by Epic Games with additional work by People Can Fly and published by Microsoft.

    + Fun Gameplay
    + Coop
    - Boring Story
    - Bad Characters
    - Repetitive
    - Boring Multiplayer Modes, boring Waves and Challenge
  25. josesueiro
    Apr 14, 2016
    5
    Gears of War: Judgment is a 2013 military science fiction third-person shooter video game, developed by Epic Games with additional work by People Can Fly and published by Microsoft

    + Fun Gameplay
    + Coop
    - Boring Story
    - Bad Characters
    - Repetitive
    - Boring Multiplayer Modes, boring Waves and Challenges
  26. True_Reclaimer
    Mar 17, 2016
    5
    Coming from Gears 3 I felt like this was a horrible reversal of all the things that made Gears great. So then I stopped seeing this as a Gears game and pretended it was a sequel to Dark Sector, and it suddenly was much more bearable. Too much COD corruption has ruined the pvp, however the Horde Mode 2.0 was the best yet. Tower defense meets beast mode, definitely the ONLY reason to playComing from Gears 3 I felt like this was a horrible reversal of all the things that made Gears great. So then I stopped seeing this as a Gears game and pretended it was a sequel to Dark Sector, and it suddenly was much more bearable. Too much COD corruption has ruined the pvp, however the Horde Mode 2.0 was the best yet. Tower defense meets beast mode, definitely the ONLY reason to play this game. Hope to see it return in Gears 4.… Expand
  27. somethingguy912
    Jun 23, 2015
    5
    Gears of War: Judgment is a prime example of changing way too many aspects of the game to make it more appealing even if the original aspects were fine on their own. "Star" bonuses that you get if you play the game in a certain way during the campaign which get amplified if you accept 'declassified' objectives that tie in exactly to enemy encounters, the absolute castration of theGears of War: Judgment is a prime example of changing way too many aspects of the game to make it more appealing even if the original aspects were fine on their own. "Star" bonuses that you get if you play the game in a certain way during the campaign which get amplified if you accept 'declassified' objectives that tie in exactly to enemy encounters, the absolute castration of the hammerburst, the exploitation of using the boomshield with every weapon, 'customization crates', and many other different things that will taste sour in the mouths of many fans of this somewhat obscure title. Now this is essentially the Gears of War version of halo: reach, taking place before the events of Gears of War 1 despite all the weapons included in GoW 3 still available and then some, but unlike Halo: Reach where you actually get to experience what the big deal Halo:Reach Was, Judgment takes a sort of ODST route where your 'squad' get a faux testimony to answer for what they did just prior to being absolutely inconsequential to the rest of the GoW story. Lightmass Missile? Karn? Halvo Bay? Who cares? None of this amounts to the fate of Sera or the success of the Cogs in anyway but just a notable anecdote of Cole and Baird's adventures. Throughout the Campaign you will occasionally get some more info fluff about the two new characters, Paduk (essentially Russian Stereotype) and Sofia (the easy to look at one) that try to show personality but aren't able to explain much more of their backstory before another onslaught of more samey Locust appear. The only new enemy introduced are Ragers which are essentially Mini-Zerkers from GoW3, and as for weapons, as I said, a lot of weapons have been changed for better and for ill. You can shoot two shots with the Sawed Off now, the Hammerburst is now Sem-Auto with huge recoil and no Ironsights aiming from GoW3, and the Boomshield can now be used for any weapon which essentially makes it overpowered considering that you can only carry two weapons now, also making the d-pad useless other than for Tacc Comms. Again, all of these different elements that may had been good on paper but otherwise was not necessary. Also, the campaign battles are glaringly repetitive even for a Gears game considering how the enemy encounters are directly tied to the Declassified appearances rather than the declassified being a side note, but otherwise declassified adds a bit of flavor to the repetition but it is only there to make more people gain those stupid 'stars' that makes the game more arcadey than improved from earlier. As a matter of fact, the Aftermath storyline is the best part of Judgment as it takes place around GoW3 as Cole and Baird were trying to find 'reinforcements', and also doesn't include annoying star gains or declassified bonuses as per with the GOW3 lore (even though all the weapons are still as they are and you can still find the 4 new weapons introduced). As for new weapons, the Marzka and Breechshot are welcome additions to the rifles of GoW, as the Marzka is a more semi-automatic high clip rifle and the Breechshot is a much more powerful, lower clip locust variant of it. As for the Booshka, it's a Boomshot with weaker grenades and grenades with a fuse timer that usually is kind of weaksauce even up close. The Tripwire Crossbow is only used to hold positions and not for combat, which I may also add there is a lot of 'turret defense' segments of the campaign as well that I honestly don't care about. Multiplayer is also severely crippled with the effective horde being a barebones Survival mode, and overrun being the only gamemode to versus locust and cog together (for some reason). But to summarize, this was not really needed as a new title. A story that isn't so lame but is absolutely inconsequential to the main story of GoW, weapons that either got too overpowered or got sodomized, a whole new system that makes the game more 'gamey' rather than good, and just generally changes that weren't needed. That's my judgment of this.… Expand
  28. HJ100
    Jun 5, 2015
    7
    This is one heck of a masterpiece,shut up and take my money developers!the campaign is good,story's good but damn that last boss fight tho,frustrating as heck.this deserves a score above average,I actually technically completed the game 10 times.i have. A problem with the absolute mess of swearing but it's not that bad anyway.if anybody likes COD buy this game,I think it's worth to buy itThis is one heck of a masterpiece,shut up and take my money developers!the campaign is good,story's good but damn that last boss fight tho,frustrating as heck.this deserves a score above average,I actually technically completed the game 10 times.i have. A problem with the absolute mess of swearing but it's not that bad anyway.if anybody likes COD buy this game,I think it's worth to buy it in full price.trust me it's worth it.this game deserves a solid 7/10!… Expand
  29. GearsIsBadAss
    Apr 7, 2015
    7
    Consider this a multiplayer review.
    Gears Judgment is NOT in a way bad. It is kind of like a Gears 3 re-skin with no hoard (which is really fun in the Gears franchise) with much gore. The only thing people may dislike is the overuse of shotguns. I had a funny message war with someone about him being a noob with the Gnasher shotgun, but then that would make EVERYONE a noob, so I tried it    Consider this a multiplayer review.
    Gears Judgment is NOT in a way bad. It is kind of like a Gears 3 re-skin with no hoard (which is really fun in the Gears franchise) with much gore. The only thing people may dislike is the overuse of shotguns. I had a funny message war with someone about him being a noob with the Gnasher shotgun, but then that would make EVERYONE a noob, so I tried it and is actually a good shotgun. So shotgun haters such as myself, here is a message to you- BEWARE. I haven't played story yet so I can't say much about that. I would say get it cheap or get it while it is free for gold members on Xbox 360. I bumped it to 7 due to no hoard and the main use of the multiplayer modes such as Free for All is a shotgun fest plus you don't get as much weapons to start out with in a multiplayer match as you did in Gears 3.    … Expand
  30. lilcs420
    Jan 23, 2015
    6
    The single player campaign is good. The Campaign is short though. Aftermath is extremely short and a let down. The Multiplayer is Horrible, nothing like the last few games.
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#44 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2013
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 81
  3. Negative: 0 out of 81
  1. Hyper Magazine
    May 9, 2013
    70
    It's Gears 3, minus pacing and ambition. It's still fantastically enjoyable, but it's easily the least interesting Gears game. [June 2013, p.64]
  2. CD-Action
    May 7, 2013
    80
    Judgment shows that the People Can Fly team knows its way around triple-A titles. They managed to squeeze a lot out of Unreal Engine 3 – the game looks great even compared to Crysis 3, which set new standards in terms of visuals, also on consoles. And when the technology restrained them, they creatively found a way around limitations. [CD-Action 05/2013, p.60]
  3. GameFocus
    Apr 21, 2013
    78
    Judgment feels a bit like an excuse to provide the Xbox 360 with one last first-party game for what is likely to be its final year as Microsoft’s flagship game platform.
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