Gears of War

 Xbox 360
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  1. xlastovi
    Jul 24, 2017
    0
    This game on 2nd difficulty is incredibly difficult and unfair. I struggled 40 minutes at one place dying over and over, a few times getting instantly killed by birds without any warning (you can't tell if a spot you are standing is dark/light enough to be safe). After I survived that part some cinematic event started and 2 seconds later some objective was "failed" for no reason and I wasThis game on 2nd difficulty is incredibly difficult and unfair. I struggled 40 minutes at one place dying over and over, a few times getting instantly killed by birds without any warning (you can't tell if a spot you are standing is dark/light enough to be safe). After I survived that part some cinematic event started and 2 seconds later some objective was "failed" for no reason and I was forced to reload! I did not have a clue what was going on, seemed like some bug. Of course save checkpoint was missing in this part of level so all hard effort was lost.
    Game would be more fun if one could save anytime or at least it had proper checkpoints.    … Expand
  2. missael
    Jul 12, 2017
    10
    Han pasado mas de 10 años desde su lanzamiento en X360 y el juego sigue siendo muy divertido, gráficamente sigue viéndose de escándalo y aun se puede disfrutar a pesar de que se siente algo tosco en comparación con sus secuelas, Recomendado si disfrutas de los juegos de acción en tercera persona.
  3. angelss_13
    Jul 6, 2017
    8
    La jugabilidad es increíble. El arte es más que bueno. La historia y la música... transmite muy pero muy poco. Si buscas un multijugador adictivo, no busques más.
  4. BlakDak666
    Jun 20, 2017
    7
    Gears of War was a good game to look back on. Many saw it as a alternative to Halo on the Xbox 360 and begun a chain of competition tournaments that made a franchise over the span of a decade. For others (myself included), it was also a interesting and cool beginning for a franchise that could also deliver a fun campaign. I want to say that Gears of War had alot of problems (when lookingGears of War was a good game to look back on. Many saw it as a alternative to Halo on the Xbox 360 and begun a chain of competition tournaments that made a franchise over the span of a decade. For others (myself included), it was also a interesting and cool beginning for a franchise that could also deliver a fun campaign. I want to say that Gears of War had alot of problems (when looking to its sequels to see what improvements were needed and what was lost), but I enjoyed it as a potentially great game waiting to be unleashed when its sequel would come. I also want to say that I came late to the party years after release and through a party of competitive people, I grew a bit tired of the multiplayer despite it being the main selling point.

    The issues Gears of War had was its campaign was too short and reused too many enemies and the plot was convoluted with questions that did not answer. Multiplayer wise, P2P servers made host have the best connection and truly could annihilate whole teams by themselves if they had enough skill to prove it. It was the biggest sin the game could commit and I do not agree with veterans and fans of this game that its fair. The game also ran at 30 FPS on consoles, while PC was 60 which makes combat far too slow and it was easy to become frustrated with the input lag and slowness that its why some consider its fanbase one of the most toxic at one point.

    I want to say though that the game is still good. I love the violent bloody killing with the chainsaw Lancers, the reload active concept is very creative and a risk/reward system that works and the way co-op worked in the campaign was really fun for couch play. I do think a 7/10 means a game is good, but its potential is not fully realized and is lacking as a result. It would come to no surprise that the future titles (for the most part) improve on this and make it one of the Xbox flagships of modern day.    … Expand
  5. Tacticz
    May 26, 2017
    7
    Gears of War is a great game to play with friends via split-screen. The campaign is very fun and worth going through at least once. But where Gears of War lacks, is in it's multiplayer. As far as I'm concerned, it has one of the worst multiplayer modes I've played in a Triple-A shooter. I don't love this game like others do, but I do like it.
  6. ladygaga93
    Mar 20, 2017
    7
    If you play 10 years later and game still look great, specially chapter in Locust's tunnels, that mean its not casual product. Music is very climate, builds mood wherever you fight against enemies. Games has a scary moments too, and also what is very positive is not so monotonous like Max Payne 3 or Judgement. I gave 8 and if you play in Remastered edition you should add one more point toIf you play 10 years later and game still look great, specially chapter in Locust's tunnels, that mean its not casual product. Music is very climate, builds mood wherever you fight against enemies. Games has a scary moments too, and also what is very positive is not so monotonous like Max Payne 3 or Judgement. I gave 8 and if you play in Remastered edition you should add one more point to score. It's still worth check this game even so long after released.… Expand
  7. lalorocks
    Mar 9, 2017
    0
    Very boring game, all the time it's the same, very dark... and the music is also boring, I think it has good graphics but the storyline is awful, completely overrated
  8. Broyax
    Jan 24, 2017
    4
    Déjà à l'époque, ça ne m'avait pas beaucoup plu et le temps n'a rien arrangé à l'affaire, car il ne s'agit en fin de compte que d'un nouveau principe (le TPS à couverture) surexploité et repris sur bien des jeux plus tard, notamment les Mass Effect pour ne citer qu'eux (et avec quel brio pour leur part !).

    Le gros souci ne réside pas tant dans son caractère bourrin (bien au contraire)    Déjà à l'époque, ça ne m'avait pas beaucoup plu et le temps n'a rien arrangé à l'affaire, car il ne s'agit en fin de compte que d'un nouveau principe (le TPS à couverture) surexploité et repris sur bien des jeux plus tard, notamment les Mass Effect pour ne citer qu'eux (et avec quel brio pour leur part !).

    Le gros souci ne réside pas tant dans son caractère bourrin (bien au contraire) mais dans sa maniabilité pataude, son imprécision terrible à la manette (pas le choix pourtant, il est censé avoir été conçu en ce sens !) et cette phase où on doit jouer à cache-cache avec un monstre qu'on ne peut pas tuer et qu'il faut attirer à l'extérieur : un vrai calvaire.

    En effet, la caméra qui fait de la merde lorsqu'on court, l'angle de vision limité et la lenteur du gros con sont rédhibitoires. En outre, pourquoi une telle phase au juste ? le "rayon de l'aube" est déjà une belle connerie en soi mais s'il faut se taper une séance de roulades dans des salles exigües, ça devient vraiment ridicule. Pourquoi ne pas assumer le côté bourrin jusqu'au bout ? Bref, ça en fait des soucis !

    Cela dit, Gears n'est pas entièrement mauvais (en dehors du fait qu'il n'est qu'un long couloir scripté bien entendu) et le principe de la couverture reste excellent, les graphismes superbes, les effets sonores sont au poil et la VF hilarante. Si Gears s'était cantonné au jeu de gros beaufs qui tache au lieu de s'éparpiller dans des conneries de rayons et de roulades, il aurait pu être un honnête divertissement. Quel dommage !    … Expand
  9. Iky009
    Oct 20, 2016
    8
    I remember I played Gears for about 20 minutes and not enjoying it, I was wrong, the game is cool, it has an interesting plot, good characters, a gameplay frantic action, and not counting the final boss that is very insane (damn General Raam a very great pdf). It's a good game.
  10. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    7
    Gears of War is a military science fiction third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft.

    + Fun Gameplay
    + Good Cover Mechanics
    - Bad Story
    - Stupid Characters
    - Repetitive
  11. Pat2003reveiwer
    Aug 12, 2016
    1
    This game is overrated I finished this game like 5 years ago and its BOOORRRRIIING AND BLAND EVEN FOR 2005 STANDARDS EVEN SHADOW THE HEDGHOG IS A BETTER SHOOTER TEN THIS BLAND BORING FACTORY ROOM OF CRAP the controls and graphics are grea BUT THOSE DONT COUNT THE GAMEPLAY IS BLAND AND **** AND SOMETIMES NON RESPONSIVE SO I GUESS THE CONTROLS ARE BAD this game has a god kill me kinda storyThis game is overrated I finished this game like 5 years ago and its BOOORRRRIIING AND BLAND EVEN FOR 2005 STANDARDS EVEN SHADOW THE HEDGHOG IS A BETTER SHOOTER TEN THIS BLAND BORING FACTORY ROOM OF CRAP the controls and graphics are grea BUT THOSE DONT COUNT THE GAMEPLAY IS BLAND AND **** AND SOMETIMES NON RESPONSIVE SO I GUESS THE CONTROLS ARE BAD this game has a god kill me kinda story (its s **** boring) and its short and the game is to easy on hard mode and too many skills that make the game boring and when u don't use your skills THEN WHAT THE **** THE POINT OF PLAYING (I'm sorry for comfusion) in total this is a VEEEEEEERRRRRY overrated game with nothng bedsides good graphics TO OFFER!!!… Expand
  12. BaronMonaco
    Jul 1, 2016
    8
    Gears of War is THE franchise of the Xbox 360 but did it aged well ?
    First let me say that this review concern only the campaign as the multiplayer for the 360 version is dead by now.
    Technically the game was astonishingly beautiful when it came out, really ahead of its time, but the lack of colours will still make you think that you're playing with a "sepia filter" that can be annoying    Gears of War is THE franchise of the Xbox 360 but did it aged well ?
    First let me say that this review concern only the campaign as the multiplayer for the 360 version is dead by now.
    Technically the game was astonishingly beautiful when it came out, really ahead of its time, but the lack of colours will still make you think that you're playing with a "sepia filter" that can be annoying by today standards, but really if I didn't know it I'd never guess the game is from 2006.

    Concerning the gameplay once again when the game came out there was a lot of innovations (cover system, great IA) but its unpolished and by now we've see much better, the cover system doesn't respond perfectly every time, the enemies need way too much bullets and the feeling with the weapons is pretty much the same for each gun. Concerning the game design its pretty good and there is a nice rhythm between each situation .

    But the big disappointment for this game it's its story beside being very short (6 hours top), it's pretty bad, the characters are bad-asses cliche with stupid dialogs, 0 backstory etc. And that's why the game didn't age well, the graphics are logically outdated, the gameplay is unpolished and a lot of other TPS (including Gears sequels) do better and the story is simply not an argument.

    So if you're asking yourself if the game is worth a purchase today, the answer is still yes because you can find it pretty cheap and it's a good TPS so if you like the genre and want to try this famous title go for it. But if you're looking for a good story or only the best in the genre, you can find better.    … Expand
  13. Aliengamer96
    Jun 2, 2016
    10
    juegazo uno de los mejor shooters del mundo de los videojuegos.
    Buenas mecanicas,buenos graficos,buena historia...
    y un magnifico multijugador comprarlo merece la pena
  14. josesueiro
    Apr 14, 2016
    7
    Gears of War is a military science fiction third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft

    + Fun Gameplay
    + Good Cover Mechanics
    - Bad Story
    - Stupid Characters
    - Repetitive
  15. Gerard51MX
    Apr 12, 2016
    9
    Gears of war fue la razon por la que me pase de nintendo a microsoft. Me impresiono con sus videos de lanzamiento, aunque veia imposible que lograran esas graficas... cuando puse el juego me quede asombrado, todo funcionaba. Me esperaba un shooter bueno pero fue mas de lo que esperaba, epic games logro revolucionar el genero con sus dinamicas de cobertura, de camara. La historia no sera laGears of war fue la razon por la que me pase de nintendo a microsoft. Me impresiono con sus videos de lanzamiento, aunque veia imposible que lograran esas graficas... cuando puse el juego me quede asombrado, todo funcionaba. Me esperaba un shooter bueno pero fue mas de lo que esperaba, epic games logro revolucionar el genero con sus dinamicas de cobertura, de camara. La historia no sera la mejor pero no deja de ser buena. La jugabilidad es excelente y aunque hay uno que otro bug, no opacan para nada la accion. El apartado de audio es de otro nivel, silencio en momentos suspensivos y al llegar los enemigos entra esa musica epica que eriza la piel y te hace adentrarte al juego.La inteligencia artificial es ridicula en niveles bajos y muy exigente en los modos mas altos, en el nivel locura te acostumbraras a ver ese craneo y engrane rojo... El multiplayer tiene bastantes errores pero ofrece variedad, reto y competencia. Altamente recomendable y obligado si tienes 360… Expand
  16. bulletchan
    Apr 11, 2016
    9
    Wowzers 0_o...the multiplayer is so good that I was pretty much speechless. The chainsaws, bombs, brain-plattering headshots, and gore are just the beginning of what is truly a tactical TPS game that defines what Next-Gen means. Props to MS and Epic for giving us such an awesome game and I can't stopping thinking about it as I'm typing this...must go play now.
  17. InkstaindWretch
    Jan 28, 2016
    9
    At first glance it is hard to tell what exactly differentiates Gears of War from other military shooter action games. It's kind of hard to tell at second glance too.

    I mean, it's got the standard gruff, grizzled heroes who probably gargle with Drano to deepen their voices, involved in the standard gritty, pumped-up action that takes place in the standard wrecked grey-brown rubbled    At first glance it is hard to tell what exactly differentiates Gears of War from other military shooter action games. It's kind of hard to tell at second glance too.

    I mean, it's got the standard gruff, grizzled heroes who probably gargle with Drano to deepen their voices, involved in the standard gritty, pumped-up action that takes place in the standard wrecked grey-brown rubbled environments that you'd see in at least a dozen other series. By all rights, it ought to be too boringly familiar. And yet it *is* better than most of the others.

    Maybe its the fact that -- even for a game of its vintage -- the animations and textures are superbly done. Or maybe its the fact that the gameplay, especially in co-op mode, is fast, fluid and fun. Or maybe it is that writing and voice acting are top-notch, making the player really engrossed in the characters' stories. They even got Futurama's Bender to voice the main character, Marcus Fenix (Not that you'd notice, the actor sounds completely different in this).

    Or maybe it is that the characters' main weapon is a rifle that doubles as a chainsaw and that you can use it to tear the bad guys right in half.

    Come to think of it, it's probably the chainsaw.    … Expand
  18. Ser_Olly
    Nov 19, 2015
    10
    I remember receiving an issue of Game informer back in the early summer of 2005 with a first-look at this game. The screenshots displayed stunning visuals and a dark tone. Over the next year, this became my most anticipated release in quite some time. Finally, when the game was released, my expectations were surpassed. The story was simplistic, yet a lot of fun. The multiplayer was asI remember receiving an issue of Game informer back in the early summer of 2005 with a first-look at this game. The screenshots displayed stunning visuals and a dark tone. Over the next year, this became my most anticipated release in quite some time. Finally, when the game was released, my expectations were surpassed. The story was simplistic, yet a lot of fun. The multiplayer was as addictive as anything I had played up to that point. Hell, I even achieved the "Seriously...?" achievement of 10,000 kills. This game surpassed the hype and will always stand as an iconic masterpiece.… Expand
  19. ReubenIsAGod
    Sep 30, 2015
    2
    Yeah, I kind of understand why people would like this Macho-man Randy Savage **** simulator. But Frankly Mr Shankly, I think its easily the blandest video game I've ever played.

    Its just so god-awfully hollow as a game. Sure the multiplayer is rather enjoyable, but the setting, dialog, characters, environment is just so **** bland, I mean we never really get to understand or    Yeah, I kind of understand why people would like this Macho-man Randy Savage **** simulator. But Frankly Mr Shankly, I think its easily the blandest video game I've ever played.

    Its just so god-awfully hollow as a game. Sure the multiplayer is rather enjoyable, but the setting, dialog, characters, environment is just so **** bland, I mean we never really get to understand or emotionally feel invested in the struggles of the characters as they basically act as these walking talking beefy buff **** who basically slaughter the **** out these Aliens, of which I have no real idea as to why they feel as if its a necessary to take over earth.

    God I just really didn't enjoy this game I know visuals shouldn't be an aspect as to why not enjoy a game but the murky bland environments that are just grey is so ugly. I just really disliked this game.

    Like if your into hardcore bromance shooters pick it up and play it, by all means yall have a blast. But if your someone like me and really like beautiful colours and an interesting suspenseful story, with innovate gameplay, its not for you. I had no fun with Gears of War, absolutely none.    … Expand
  20. jelikey
    Sep 10, 2015
    9
    for a game thats loaded to the hilt with bugs and glitches its one of the most funest games ive played both online and off. the story mode is only about 5-6 hours long but its a fun 6 hours . with some of the best voice acting and diolouge in any game to date . it has a good cover mechanic and with 2 player co-op its a blast. not to mention you get a chainsaw on the end of your gun . thefor a game thats loaded to the hilt with bugs and glitches its one of the most funest games ive played both online and off. the story mode is only about 5-6 hours long but its a fun 6 hours . with some of the best voice acting and diolouge in any game to date . it has a good cover mechanic and with 2 player co-op its a blast. not to mention you get a chainsaw on the end of your gun . the animayions of cutting your enimy into little bits of meat just never gets old… Expand
  21. rhysmyself
    Sep 6, 2015
    8
    Played this through on the XBOX One (backwards compatibility with the 360) on split screen co op campaign, very good couch co op shooter and great to be able to play on revised controllers.

    Game play mechanics for a console shooter were very good, graphics looked great, sound was engaging and overall an awesome experience. Story was lets say minimal, but the focus of the title is the    Played this through on the XBOX One (backwards compatibility with the 360) on split screen co op campaign, very good couch co op shooter and great to be able to play on revised controllers.

    Game play mechanics for a console shooter were very good, graphics looked great, sound was engaging and overall an awesome experience. Story was lets say minimal, but the focus of the title is the game play. Campaign is a little short (5-7 hours), but actually worth playing through of different difficultly settings. Bugs and glitches (crash, loss of function, sound event disappearing) happened about 5 times each play through decreasing my overall score.    … Expand
  22. McGillotine
    Aug 14, 2015
    5
    Blood, guts and beyond the human refuse, no heart, with solid controls and game-play mechanics alongside a dark and suiting artistic style. The thing that fails to accompany all this is a good narrative to which to follow upon. Making you believe the only suitable use of this game is a stress relief simulator for children with ADHD
  23. Epik_Ninnja
    May 24, 2015
    8
    At nine years old, it still holds up as a fun shooter. I first played this game a couple years ago (when it was a Games with Gold game) and I enjoyed the single player thoroughly. Some parts were a bit frustrating and the shooting didn't feel quite varied or exciting enough at times, but I would say the single player is a solid 8/10 overall. The guns are fun, the mechanics work wellAt nine years old, it still holds up as a fun shooter. I first played this game a couple years ago (when it was a Games with Gold game) and I enjoyed the single player thoroughly. Some parts were a bit frustrating and the shooting didn't feel quite varied or exciting enough at times, but I would say the single player is a solid 8/10 overall. The guns are fun, the mechanics work well (switching cover, etc.) and it's very gory! The multiplayer is fun, too, but I'm not a huge fan of it. I'd give multiplayer a 7/10. Basically, it is what it looks like: an action-filled ultra violent game with stereotypical soldiers. It's fun, though, so therefore it's a good game.… Expand
  24. shock
    May 13, 2015
    10
    Mohaa (Breaktrough( 2003, Socom 2, Wolfenstein: ET, Gears of War 2006 are the best multiplayer teamplay and fun skillsfull games I have ever played. .
  25. ragsirhc
    Mar 24, 2015
    0
    If you like subpar action games with lackluster story and marginal gameplay, this is for you. The online is far surpassed in the sequel causing this game to be the only stain on the Gears legacy, if there is ever a HD collection this should be substituted for Judgement.
  26. Mudgerman
    Mar 24, 2015
    10
    Best game on the 360 by a milestone,this game defined what next gen is and what we should expect and if i could score higher than ten i would,absolutely stunning in every way and **** dark souls.
  27. youlouz
    Jan 19, 2015
    7
    This game starts off slow and boring and then gets very fun!

    PROS
    -Nice Graphics
    -Fun Guns
    -Nice Graphics

    CONS
    -Slow story
    -levels too long

    Worth checking out for sure!
  28. the_blueprint
    Dec 18, 2014
    3
    I've played Gears of War for the first time a couple of months ago. While there's some fun to be had, the controls are adaquate, it's also outdated and newer similar games control a lot more fluid. The graphics are average but everything, absolutely everything is dark and gray. I'd say this game, for modern audiences, deserves about a 5 out of 10. But, that's not taking into account theI've played Gears of War for the first time a couple of months ago. While there's some fun to be had, the controls are adaquate, it's also outdated and newer similar games control a lot more fluid. The graphics are average but everything, absolutely everything is dark and gray. I'd say this game, for modern audiences, deserves about a 5 out of 10. But, that's not taking into account the game breaking bug that never got fixed: the save games. It isn't enough that the checkpoints are too far apart to begin with, it's impossible to know when the game saves exactly. Not only that, we (I played with a friend in split screen) constantly lost our save game, having to play the same section over and over again. We never finished the game but we did see the berserker a couple of times, maybe that gives you an indication how far we were in the game.
    EDIT: as I've read that the sequel and threequel have the same save game bug I will definitely not be playing those unless it's for free. I would however give a new game for Xbox One a shot if this bug is fixed. I believe Judgement already fixed it.    … Expand
  29. flametail23
    Dec 9, 2014
    9
    THE GORE LEVEL IS OVER 9000 as you shoot your way through a very well executed story. The game is great and one of the first games to be exclusive to the Xbox 360.

    Verdict:
    Great game with a good story.
    9/10
  30. HellzAssassin
    Dec 2, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gears of War was one of the first games I played on the 7th gen consoles. I was fairly young at the time I played this (around 13 years old, I think?), and to this day consider Gears of War one of the best third person shooters ever developed.

    Story-wise, this game would be passed of as decent. But the story isn't the bread and butter of this game. No, the bread and butter is everything else. Atmosphere, voice acting, characters, enemies, chaos, blood and gore, guns, and controls/combat mechanics.

    Every stage in the campaign is memorable. I first played this game back in 2008 when I was thirteen. I'm nineteen now, and I can recite to you every single moment, every word that's said, and the layout of each stage. Why? Because this game is unforgettable. As mentioned before, the story is a bit flat, but the combat, dialogue, and atmosphere makes up for lack of story. Hell, it pretty much IS the story.

    The enemies are unique and terrifying. Take the Corpser for example. The Corpser is a giant spider-crab hybrid that digs huge tunnels for the rest of the Locust (the enemy) to travel through. Not to mention, it's strong enough to level entire buildings.

    The guns are another unique attraction this game offers. Take the Lancer for example. It's an assault rifle with a mounted chainsaw on it. Tell me, what other game has that?

    The developers hit it out of the park with the characters. Every one of them had there own personality. The developers also nailed the voice actors for them.

    The atmosphere of this game is dark and gritty, and leaves you wondering. There's destruction everywhere, monsters around every corner, and enough blood and gore to fill the ocean with.

    The game would be perfect, if it weren't for a few flaws. I'll list them now:
    -Sometimes, the fighting can be a little repetitive. However, there is always a way that makes the fight feel fresh. This is most likely because of the fantastic game design.
    -The game can feel a little too dark. Lighting isn't this game's strong suit, but many things make up for that.
    -The story isn't very well explained, and the ending doesn't bring everything together or reveal anything. But, many things make up for that.
    -The boss battles are kinda lame. For example: The battle with the Corpser was very disappointing. In order to kill it, you must push/fight it back into lava. The way to do this, is to stand still and wait for the Corpser to attack, and then shoot it in the mouth. Yeah, it was that easy.
    -I can't say much for the multiplayer of this game. I barely played it, mainly because I didn't have Xbox LIVE until Gears of War 3. However, I can say that in ALL of the Gears of War games, the multiplayer is ruined by just one gun: The Gnasher shotgun.

    Over-all, Gears of War is fantastic. While the lighting wasn't great, the boss battle laughable, and the story flat... the characters, voice acting, atmosphere, fun-factor, combat(while sometimes repetitive), and gameplay mechanics made up for them. I give Gears of War a sold 9/10.    … Expand
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#1 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#2 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 88 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 88
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 88
  3. Negative: 0 out of 88
  1. Yahoo!
    90
    The hallmark of Gears' weapon design is the balance of powerful tools with critical, exploitable weaknesses, and it's executed with real finesse.
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  2. 1UP
    100
    Each stage is memorable...They all combine for an unforgettable adventure through 36 hectic, desperate hours of a group of soldiers' lives...A visual and visceral masterpiece.
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  3. TeamXbox
    96
    If you're a graphics whore, you absolutely, positively need to pick this game up. To say that Gears of War features "next-gen graphics" is a gross understatement. It's got the most impressive graphics ever seen in a video game, and the stellar art direction only makes it more beautiful.
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