Gears of War 3

9.4 Overall Score
Gameplay: 9/10
Graphics: 10/10
Sound: 8/10

Great multiplayer | Amazing story

Same game concept as the first 2 games

Game Info

GAME NAME: Gears of War 3

DEVELOPER(S): Epic Games

PUBLISHER(S): Microsoft

PLATFORM(S): Xbox 360

GENRE(S): 3rd-person shooter

RELEASE DATE(S): September 20, 2011

Gears of War 3  is here and its a bloody mess.  You wanted more blood, violence, gore, and f bombs? Epic Games more then delivers.  Gears 3 is beyond epic with its amazing visual graphics and smooth gameplay.  It has a the same basic concepts of the first two Gears games right down to the loading and moving on to the next levels.  In Gears 3 you start where the second game  left off.   The action kicks off in only about 5-10 minutes in.  Remember when you used the Hammer of Dawn in Gears 2 on your own people just to eliminate the locusts?  Well you will get to play through the aftermath of that destruction and its a little disturbing with what remains of the people and the children.  

In this installment you can play solo, split screen co-op, or  4 player online co-op.  There is also Standard Mode or Arcade Mode, which in the latter you can use cheats that you unlock throughout your playing time.  Solo game play is what you will want if you are looking for a challenge. Co-op is what you want if you and a friend are trying to beat the game in certain modes like hard or insane and 4 player co-op is what you will do if you are just looking for the quick game run through.  The playable characters as normal are Marcus, Dom, Cole, Baird and of course another Carmine brother, but they added a few characters as well with Anya Stroud, Samantha, and Jace.  The game is just like you would expect it to be, but they do a great job in answering  all the loose ends from the previous two games.

 

Multiplayer mode is a lot smoother than its predecessor.  This game mode has a clean look and flawless motion.  In the multiplayer mode, you will have a few options to choose from:  Team Deathmatch, Warzone, Execution, Capture the Leader, King  of the Hill, and Wingman.  If you have played other online multiplayer games then you know what team deathmatch and king of the hill are basically about.  Warzone is where each player gets one life per round.  Execution is where you must eliminate the opposing team with executions only and just like warzone you only get one life per round.  Capture the leader is just like it sounds, your goal is to capture the other teams leader while protecting your own leader.  Wingman is a team of 2 players trying to eliminate the other three teams of 2 players.

Horde mode on this game has the same feature as the story mode.  You can choose to play it Standard Mode or in Arcade Mode.  Regular mode is way more of a challenge because you have to constantly keep up with ammo and  your fortifications to survive all 50 waves.  Arcade mode can but just as challenging, but like i said in story mode, you can use cheats that you have unlocked throughout your time playing, like infinite ammo, instagib melee, super reload, and etc…, which can make playing insane feel like normal.  There are quite a bit more levels of horde this time around and with all the map packs they have released and are releasing in the future, it just makes that many more levels to play.

There is also a new game mode called Beast Mode.  Basically you are the locust trying to kill the humans.  This addition is a great concept and is a difficult task to do solo or even with a co-op player.  The challenge in this mode is great because you only start with one minute and as you defeat humans or destroy a fortification you gain time.  You also make money for all the destruction you cause.  And with the more money  and experience you gain, you will unlock better locust creatures.  You can start off as a ticker or a drone and eventually make your way into becoming a berserker or many others.

All in all, if you’re a Gears fan, you will no doubt love this game.  I believe this game to be the best of the saga.  The music is great (comes and goes with the locusts), the visual effects are amazing, the blood and gore make me thirsty for more, and if you thought sailors cursed a lot then be prepared to blush.

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