Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Its the best action game ever made if you're looking for a hardcore game!

Excellent graphics and violent game play. A Very popular game on XboxLive. More weapons are needed and downloads need to more compressed.

I am pleased to say that the hype of this game was well deserved because it is a true masterpiece! From the instant you start playing you will notice the textures on everything look superb! And everything from the gun battles to the simply wanderings of the map look brilliant! The music is great to really build up the suspense, the mini sequences that appear from time to time will make you jump! The control system is brilliant! Oh and you will greatly enjoy playing Gears Of War online as have i.

Definitly one the best FPS games i've ever played.

Well my first thought was that this was going to be a huge lemon. And no I don't mean that I was expecting to find a squished up lemon inside the case! Usually hype and video games go hand in hand with divided opinions... On the one side people end up loving the game due to the hype and then get suckered in. And on the other side people get worked up with the hype and get massively disappointed. Well I am pleased to say that the hype with this game was well deserved because it is a true masterpiece!

The first piece of good news when I saw this game was that I saw it was made by Epic and published by Microsoft Game Studios... and before you "say no to corporation" neigh sayers out there start groaning bare this in mind... The xBox 360 is made by Microsoft right? Therefore who do you think would be able to get the most out of the console when making games? ... Got it? That's right it's Microsoft Game Studios! And I have the feeling that they definitely lent a hand in pushing the console to the limits with this beauty!

From the instant you start playing you will notice the textures on everything look superb! And everything from the gun battles to the simply wanderings of the map look brilliant! The music is great to really build up the suspense, the mini sequences that appear from time to time will make you jump!

The control system is brilliant! Picture ghost recon advanced warfighter... remember how complicated and involved the interface is? Well... good news is that this is nothing like that! Practically all of the duck and cover controls are used with one button! It's not complicated at all and I firmly believe that anyone can get the hang off it! One thing that they have done on this game is that they try and make everything satisfying, even reloading is fun, you have a little bar and if you stop the marker right (think golf games when you take a swing) you will get a perfect reload and get a power bonus! If you screw up your character will get annoyed and often swear! Good times! Id personally say the most satisfying part is when you pull off a chainsaw attack!

The story is cool enough to compel the player to continue, albeit a little thin!

Another really cool thing is that the main character Marcus Fenix is voiced by the same guy that does Benders voice in futurama!

Now I shall move on to the not so great aspects of the game! No game is completely perfect, this game is very grey scaled and lacking in colours, I assume it must have something to do with all the high textures but I'm no expert in these matters! The maps can also look similar but I am guessing this may have something to do with the fact that it's not very colourful. It's not very good for multiplayer either, to fully utilise this you would need two consoles because if you play a 2 player death match on one console, it's literally one on one, you cannot add any extra cannon fodder.

I am racking my brains to think of anything else but I cannot, this game is a MUST HAVE for the 360 owner, if you do not have it WHY NOT. If you do have it then good on you!

I do recommend Gears of War, Excellent graphics, sounds and gore, but in my opinion annoying controller settings, one of the best xbox games on the market still though!

I never had so much fun on a game in my life it is worth buying again the best version is the special edition box set which i said on some of my other reviews cause you get the in this some art work in a book and a collectors disc showing the making of this game and its great to watch how the human mind can come up with a masterpiece like this. Plus Rumor has there is a movie following this which I can not wait for so the game is worth having.

One of the best games ever made. The graphics are top notch and I'm yet to find a glitch anywhere on the game. Gears of War may be gory but the language is probably worse but still its a quality game. It's an extreme test of your skill on hardcore and insane, and casual is great for first timers and still offers challenges so it isn't a game you complete once then just walk it next time. THE BEST GAME THE GAMING INDUSTRY WILL PROBABLY EVER SEE!

Gears of War is a brilliant action packed adventure in which you annihilate grubs, wretches and behemoths with explosives, machine guns, chainsaws and satellite laser beams. The graphics of the aliens are astonishing and the blood and guts spill out in a spectacular mess. The camera modes are really good and when the chainsaw is used, the ultimate camera mode is initiated. GoW is the best 360 game yet and will be the main rival with the highly acclaimed Halo 3. GoW has the amazing abilities of blind firing and taking cover while still having visual on the target. GoW's storyline may be short and the levels sometimes rather pointless but the overall build up to the end level is great and the cinematics are usually very, very gory. The voices and interactions of the characters are very realistic if not too optimistic during a war. The weapons used contains machine guns, shotguns, exploding arrows and the laser weapon known as "The Hammer Of Dawn" that targets satellite beams that annihilate all - Including yourself! Overall Gears of War is a MUST BUY and a game that will cause ultimate joy and bloodthirst if not forever.

A MUST BUY.

Really good game. If you haven't got it already go buy it. I've already completed on insane and it is a really great storyline, I love the online multiplayer. Very addictive. You must go and buy this game... 11/10