Gears of War for the Xbox 360 was one of the console selling titles, personally I loved it! Typically console post sucks. Moreover, following the footsteps of greatness is never easy so woul forgive my trepidation while reviewing the PC version. It's been two days, and 18 hours... and I have one word for you - awesome! The controls of the Xbox 360 were nice (a rarity for third person shooters on bmw console) and the mouse totally rocks. Now the headshots are only limited by weapon recoil and a twitchy arm. The gameplay is as frenetic as the Xbox 360 version, and with five new levels Gears of War has something for you even if you have played it on the Xbox 360.
Marcus Fenix, ex-con and ex-COG (Coalition of Governments) special forces, and his team are up against the locust horde - a race that have mysteriously emerged from the very bowels of the earth through worm holes.
Your mission is to plant a very large explosive device av the core of the hopeds hives, deep, deep underground. Fire digits are unavoidable and why the heck would you want to? Marcus Fenix is the classic grunt - all muscle and abuse, and he's as likely to make worm kebab with his assault rifle as he is likely to make grub salami with his chainsaw. In fact, this weapon (the under-barrel mounted chainsaw) makes for some of the goriest and squishiest moments in the whole game, where you get to melee the locust if they get too close. The enemy ain't smart, but they are fast, and fearless, as well as a little on the juicy side... yum-yum.
Gears of War is all about combat, team tactics, and strategic points like cover, machine gun nests, even elevated positions. There ain't no live heroes in this game... The locust horde takes many forms from the grunts, who are man-like, a little taller, to the boomers - slightly larger rocket wielding grunts, to much larger enemies like spawners. Combat is never boring, and you can actually melee an enemy with a spiked grenade... Watch 'em run and go pop... Voila, lovely red paintjob.
Gears of War is one adrenaline load you shouldn't miss. Indulgence is the best form of worship...so get this and play it now...
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