Product Description

Gears of War thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing story of humankind's epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. players live and breathe the role of Marcus Fenix. A disgraced former war hero, Marcus seeks Personal redemption as he leads his fire team against an onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. Gamers immerse themselves in an experience so intensely emotional and gut-wrenching that playing will be like controlling a blockbuster action movie. Control Marcus Fenix and his fire team as they pit advanced human technology against the overwhelming and horrific Locust Horde.Limited Edition features:Destroyed Beauty, the Gears of War hardbound art book; "Art of Gears of War" trailer; an inside look at the making of Gears of War; Mini-doc -- "Gears of War: The Race to E3."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3635 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: 26261
• Released on: 2006-11-21
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Xbox 360

Features

• Next-generation visuals - Experience beautifully rendered interactive environments and lifelike characters
• Engaging and disturbing cinematicstory - Massively scoped worlds, memorable characters and an epic story line play out like an intense and unsettling blockbuster action film
• Fire team co-op action in all game modes, levels and scenarios; gamers will experience richer cooperative gameplay than ever, through unique characters that require cooperation to survive
• To survive, gamers can create and take cover using interactive and dynamic environments, suppress the enemy with blindfire, and use their weapons and teammates to outwit and outfight their terrifying enemies
• Next-generation Xbox Live action - Gamers will be able to experience individualized matchmaking, view player statistics, earn player achievements, customize their games, and build and personalize their gamer profiles

Customer Reviews

Good game, just not as good as its cracked up to be.
Lets get the obvious out of the way, yes the game is overrated. With all of the hype and hope that went into this game, and with the responsibility of the beginning life of the 360 resting on its shoulders its going to be overrated. Ok, now for some actual reviewing. The graphics are gorgeous, although they did use some cheap tricks like pre-rendered backgrounds and only using three colors to make it look better than it really should, but it still gives the effect of looking good, which is all that really matters. The sound for the guns and explosions was good. For the life of me I can't even remember the music, which can't really be saying a good thing about it now can it? The storyline is kind of a ripoff of the two biggest shooters of our time. It is essentially Killzone meets Halo, but in all honesty its a shooter, story is nice to have, but is not a necessity. Plus these days, it is nearly impossible to come up with an idea that hasn't already been used. The action is pretty fun and the cover system works very well. There are some good deteriorating effects on the cover as well. The multi player is interesting at first, but gets boring fast. All in all I liked this game. If you want a solid, well put together shooter with nice graphics and a fun campaign, then I recommend you at least try it if you have a Xbox 360 or a good PC.

Better than Halo 3
I got this game and wasnt sure if i would like it because i am a pretty big halo fan and i didnt think anything could be better. Gears of War definitly was. The boss battles are insane and the gameplay is absolutly stunning along with the graphics which look great. The online play isnt as great as halo but if youre in the mood for a "find cover and shoot" game like Gears of War is than youll definitly love the online play. The story is awesome because it drags you right in and wont let go. A must have for the xbox 360 owner.

More fun for hardcore gamers
As mentioned in my other GOW review, I prefer the first-person HUD perspective rather than over-the-shoulder. I did not like GOW as much as the Halo series.