Gears of War

Advantages: Graphics
Disadvantages: Short Play Time

...the Xbox 360 game to get for Christmas, according to the hype. The hype is true. One way to describe Gears of War is "focused." There is very little wasted space here. It is fairly linear, so you spend very little time running around looking for red keys to open blue doors. The main beneit to this linearity is that it gives the developers the ability to tightly control the pacing. If you aren...

DevilsLore 12.05.2008 00:38 · Read review
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Review of Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Pretty sturdy, these Gears of War

Advantages: Gorgeous Visuals, Fresh Tactics, Co-op
Disadvantages: Gory, Short Campaign, a few stutters

...With the original X-Box clinging to life early-on solely thanks to the success of Halo, it was surprising to see the 360 lacking a decent shooter for the first year of its release. Just before the competition joins the fray, however, Epic Games caters to that large fanbase. Gears of War brings a few fresh tactics into the mix, coats them with gorgeous graphics and great cinematography, but it...

Magrippinho 24.11.2006 19:37 (24.11.2006 19:36) · Read review
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Review of Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Gears of war

Advantages: Stunning looking. Fun to play. Ace multiplayer
Disadvantages: A little short

...When the 360 was first shown off i have to admit i wasn't that impressed with what it could do. I though Perfect Dark looks stale and Kameo looked like nothing that couldn't be squeezed out of the xbox. Then i saw a little trailer for an unknown title called Gears Of War. It didn't show much, just a few action sequences. But bloody hell did it ever look good. No the 360 is in our homes...

doa1984 13.06.2007 15:34 · Read review
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