Gears of War: Judgment

 Xbox 360
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5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 966 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 304 out of 966
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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. zpa7rick
    Sep 22, 2022
    2
    después de jugar los tres primeros venía con mucha ilusión a jugar este, me llevé una decepción total, en el primer acto ya estaba aburrido jugándolo
  6. mrtrollface
    Jun 29, 2022
    8
    Y'know, I like Judgment decently well. It's definitely not as good at the trilogy before it. My main issue is that they decided to change the controls a bit, and it was really annoying after 3 games of it being the same, and with no way to change them. Another issue I had was the wave defenses in the campaign were kind of boring and happened too often. And then the final fight in theY'know, I like Judgment decently well. It's definitely not as good at the trilogy before it. My main issue is that they decided to change the controls a bit, and it was really annoying after 3 games of it being the same, and with no way to change them. Another issue I had was the wave defenses in the campaign were kind of boring and happened too often. And then the final fight in the campaign was just as underwhelming as Gears 2's final fight.

    I know others have issues with MP and retconning, but I never cared for Gears MP (I only played a bit on the first one) so I have no opinion on Judgment's MP, nor did I know anything about what was retconned to begin with.    … Expand
  7. 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.
  8. CloudStrife05
    Aug 19, 2021
    7
    I enjoyed this Gear of War prequel more than most. I like Baird as a lead protagonist.
  9. 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
  10. Mirowave
    Aug 12, 2021
    10
    Today, this is one of the best Gears of War Games. Great Graphics on Xbox 360. Great Sound. And very good Story.
  11. Feprogamer47
    Aug 2, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse é um Spin-off antes do primeiro é bom mas foi feito pra mostrar como Baird foi de tenente a soldado… Expand
  12. zezeljmare
    Jun 22, 2021
    4
    EN:
    The weakest game in the entire series. A complete arcade. Bad characters, extremely repetitive missions and terribly bad challenges and MP mode.

    SRB:
    Najslabija igra u celom serijalu. Potpuna arkada. Loši karakteri, izuzetno repetativne misije i užasno loši izazovi i MP mod.
  13. 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
  14. iddqd4
    Apr 19, 2021
    8
    Чуть менее стильная чем предыдущие части, что обусловлено сменой разработчиков. С сюжетом который ты не запомнишь, но с все еще классным оружием, отличной стрельбой и системой укрытий.
  15. OMonarquista96
    Mar 16, 2021
    8
    Gostei de algumas mudanças, outras nem tanto. Mas é um bom Gears, com uma boa história. A dublagem em Português está excelente, um dos motivos de ter dado nota alta.
  16. yangfanhong
    Dec 7, 2020
    8
    A good Gears of War game, while the controller settings is a little bit different from its predecessors, which could possible to annoy some of the fans.
  17. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 29, 2020
    6
    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful X Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good X Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good X Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids X Teens X Adults ☐ All    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful
    X Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{Gameplay}---
    ☐ Very good
    X Good
    ☐ It‘s just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{Audio}---
    ☐ Eargasm
    ☐ Very good
    X Good
    ☐ Not too bad
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ I'm now deaf

    ---{Audience}---
    ☐ Kids
    X Teens
    X Adults
    ☐ All

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

    ---{Story}---
    ☐ No Story
    X Some lore
    ☐ Average
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It‘ll replace your life

    ---{Game Time}---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    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
  18. 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
  19. gkeeganofficial
    Aug 19, 2020
    8
    Gears of War: Judgement is a different experience from the other Gears titles. However, there is still a lot of fun to be had here. While I enjoyed fighting my way through hordes of locust throught the decently sized campaign, the story was very lackluster. Still, I think this was a good game. I think it is worth to play it if you are going through this series for the first time.

    This    Gears of War: Judgement is a different experience from the other Gears titles. However, there is still a lot of fun to be had here. While I enjoyed fighting my way through hordes of locust throught the decently sized campaign, the story was very lackluster. Still, I think this was a good game. I think it is worth to play it if you are going through this series for the first time.

    This installment of the franchise introduces a new gameplay system that changes the way the campaign is played. The levels are short, between 5 and 10 minutes each, and I think the point system is a bit strange and unnecessary. I expected it would become annoying in the beginning, but in the end it doesn't really change much about the core Gears of War experience. Each level introduces a challenge that spices things up. I thought a lot of them were fun and creative.

    The story is boring save from a few parts towards the end. Maybe I just missed Marcus, Dom, Anya and the rest of the classic characters. The new crew doesn't leave you as attached or interested in their story. Because Baird and Cole appear in the other Gears games, this prequel doesn't have many stakes. The most interesting thing I found in the story was the overarching jury plot. The final act was amazing, with a very intense bossfight. Overall I enjoyed Gears of War: Judgement.    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. SWFan523
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Fun gameplay with such a nothing story. Really boring, predictable, and inconsequential.
  25. MrRager1129
    Jun 16, 2020
    9
    A misunderstood gem.

    This is both the best and the worst Gears game. If you go in expecting a big cinematic campaign experience akin to the first 3 you will be disappointed. However, Gears combat has absolutely never been better. Before or since (I’m including 4&5 here). The controls have been streamlined and are much more fluid and reactive, the ai uses an adaptive spawn system similar    A misunderstood gem.

    This is both the best and the worst Gears game. If you go in expecting a big cinematic campaign experience akin to the first 3 you will be disappointed. However, Gears combat has absolutely never been better. Before or since (I’m including 4&5 here). The controls have been streamlined and are much more fluid and reactive, the ai uses an adaptive spawn system similar to Left 4 Dead that makes every encounter unique and unpredictable, and the “declassify” system enables challenging rules such as limited weaponry and time countdowns that make the combat much more intense. You always feel like you’re scrambling and fighting with whatever you can get your hands on and as a result the combat becomes much more energetic and desperate feeling than other games in the series. In fact, the predictable ai patterns of the mainline games is downright boring in comparison once you get used to Judgement... All in all I would say that if you can look past the uneventful story and focus on the strong gameplay mechanics, you’ll likely find your favorite Gears game. It certainly is mine!    … Expand
  26. drlowdon
    Apr 29, 2020
    8
    When Kilo Squad is put on trial for various crimes by Colonel Ezra Loomis, they are given the opportunity to explain their actions...

    Despite enjoying the Gears of War trilogy, particularly the original, as co-op games I never got around to playing Judgement upon it’s release due to the mixed review scores and the fact that I’d had my fill of the Gears formula. With the game free on    When Kilo Squad is put on trial for various crimes by Colonel Ezra Loomis, they are given the opportunity to explain their actions...

    Despite enjoying the Gears of War trilogy, particularly the original, as co-op games I never got around to playing Judgement upon it’s release due to the mixed review scores and the fact that I’d had my fill of the Gears formula. With the game free on Games for Gold I belatedly got round to playing it online with a mate, and I have to say it is a very good game.

    Few titles have ever matched the gunplay of Gears of War and People Can Fly, creators of the excellent and sadly over looked Bulletstorm, have taken the classic gameplay of previous titles and put it into short missions of between five and fifteen minutes in length that award players with stars based on their performance. The clever twist (one I’m surprised more games haven’t copied) is that at the start of each mission players can choose to make it unclassified. This basically increases the difficulty by doing things like adding a time limit, making the enemies more intelligent, reducing visibility as a result of poor weather etc. This really helps to keep things fresh throughout the 42 Judgement campaign missions and the short length of each, as well as being ideal for online co-op, really encourages repeat plays in order to try to earn more stars.

    Once enough stars have been earned a further campaign is unlocked which acts as an hour and a half long prelude to the Gears of War 3 storyline and is an enjoyable, if rather brief, reminder of the older Gears titles.

    The only real negative in the whole package is the competitive multiplayer which is just as uninteresting as it has always been and not something I bothered spending all that much time with. Overall though Gears of War Judgement is a great package that can now be picked up for virtually nothing. I’d highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good shoot em up, particularly fans of previous games in the series.    … Expand
  27. Peedonkus
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    This game sucks, man. It just sucks. The star collecting system sucks, the declassified mission objectives are just completely unfair sometimes, the squad AI is dumber than a bucket of water and the story is so poorly written. This game shouldn't exist and the guys who made it should feel bad.
  28. 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.
  29. KlaatuHorror
    Apr 15, 2020
    8
    I don't know what happens to you against this gears. It is as good as the rest of the saga. Perhaps my problem is that I did not touch the online. I really liked the campaign.
  30. iKen
    Apr 12, 2020
    8
    Played on XBOX 360.
    Gameplay: GOOD.
    Story: GOOD.
    Graphic: GREAT.
    Music/Sound: GREAT.
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: GREAT.
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#44 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2013
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Metascore
79

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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