Gears of War (Xbox 360) (Xbox 360 Games)

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Product Age Average review date: 13-02-2008

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May, 2012

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Gears of War 3

By A Customer (sofacinema.co.uk) Read the full review

I am a big fan of the gears of war franchise and have high hopes for this one. This is where they will pull out all the stops to make this the best one yet. If your not convinced then give it at least a rent and i promise you wont regret it. Cannot...

Jan, 2011 2011-01-27   5

Gears of war

By Chinaman (sofacinema.co.uk) Read the full review

Gears of war is one of the best Tactical shooters, The Campaign is Okay, Nothing amazing. What really keeps me hooked on this game is the Online Multiplayer its really fun, Especially when playing with friends, the ammount of ways you can get kills and...

Jan, 2011 2011-01-17   3.5

Gears of War

By Hayley Moran (sofacinema.co.uk) Read the full review

Set in the future, this game is AWSOME, blood, gore, action, lots and lots of shooting involved, if u like shooting big guns and being on the edge of your seat then this is the game for you. Loved it.

Jan, 2011 2011-01-14   4.5

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Manufacturer's Description

Gears of War an Xbox 360 exclusive that blends tactical action with survival horror, 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. Lead war hero Marcus Fenix and his fire team as they face the onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. A revolutionary tactical combat system and breathtaking, high-definition visuals from the Unreal Engine 3 immerse you in...

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alaTest has collected and analysed 1348 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the story and graphics.

We analysed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Xbox 360 Games the Gears of War (Xbox 360) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-23 alaScore 89 4.5

Gears of War - Xbox 360 review - Pocket-lint

By Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

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Can Gears of War take on Resistance: Fall of Man on the PS3?

Graphics, gameplay, gore, detail

Gears of War is not only visually stunning, but great fun to play

Gears of War is not only visually stunning, but great fun to play

Nov, 2006 2006-11-20   4.5

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Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)

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Emergence Day comes early.

So Gears of War 3 barely makes any mistakes. Obviously if the idea of running forward shooting things sounds awful to you then you may not like it but for everyone else this is an incredibly polished experience which improves on every aspect of the...

There’s a meaty campaign which can be played with three others on multiple difficulties, other co-op and online adversarial modes to keep you playing, with unlocks spread out to keep you interested and I’m sure there will be DLC to add more (not...

Sep, 2011 2011-09-29   4.5

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Gears of War 3 – Review

By Brandon Hofer (totallygn.com)

The final part of Marcus's saga is now upon us with Gears of War 3.  Humanity is desperate and has one final shot to try and rid themselves of the Locust and the Lambent.  Jacinto, the last human city, has been sunk and now the COGs are stranded.  Not...

Gears of War 3 is...

Sep, 2011 2011-09-15   4.8

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Gears Of War 3 (2011)

By Sebastian Williamson (empireonline.com)

After a teary six-month delay and plenty of reassurances from the mighty Cliff Bleszinkski on the Jimmy Fallon show, Gears of War 3 has finally found its way onto our Xbox 360 – and the end result is a bombastic finale for what is arguably the...

Sep, 2011 2011-09-16   5

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Gears of War 3

By Chris Matel (gamershell.com)

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There are two ways to look at Gears of War 3: it's the best of the series; and, it's not a disappointing ending. "

Sep, 2011 2011-09-16   4.3

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Gears Of War 3

By Point Blank (consolegaming.eu)

A fitting end for one of Xbox 360's greatest franchises.

There are plenty of videos on YouTube showing off the vault in action. It looks a lot better in real life and when playing in the dark, the infected omen really does shine like a lighthouse!

Sep, 2011 2011-09-25   4.8

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Gears Of War 3 Xbox 360 Review

By Adam2208 (gameon.co.uk)

Brothers to the end. A slogan that signifies the unity that you feel fighting alongside your fellow COG soldiers across the war-torn plains of Sera; a phrase that shows the dedication your team feels as you fight endlessly against the seemingly...

The 360's best looking exclusive yet ; An fantastic story that concludes the trilogy well ; A brilliant online multiplayer ; An overall epic feel ; The 360's best looking exclusive yet ; An fantastic story that concludes the trilogy well ; A brilliant...

The campaign is longer but it's still not long enough ; Not everything is answered, but enough is to feel satisfied

But at the same time, it's also a saying that means that this is the end of a trilogy that has changed third-person shooters as we know it while throwing out a killer app for Microsoft's console. This is it. This is the end of the story. The finale.

Sep, 2011 2011-09-27   4.8

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Gears of War 3: Multiplayer Beta

By Lee Bradley (play.tm)

Meaty. That's always been the best word to describe Gears of War. From the tree trunk-necked protagonists, with their hefty physicality, to the slabs of flesh that flop to the floor after encountering the wrong end of a Lancer, the series has always...

Perhaps the most enticing reward, however, is Thrashball Cole. A new character skin that sees cult-favourite shouty-man Cole decked out in his American football-esque Thrashball outfit, you can unlock this particular bauble by completing 50 beta...

Mar, 2011 2011-03-19 No rating -0.1

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Order of War

By Luke Guttridge (play.tm)

Consider Japanese publishing powerhouse Square Enix and you're most likely find yourself thinking about hardcore Japanese RPGs such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. However, with 'serious' Japanese gaming fading in the face of social and casual...

Accessibility is the key, and in 'easy' mode it will be impossible to lose we're told, while 'hard' will require players to try really quite hard in order to overcome the title's AI. As part of the cinematic theme you'll also be able to turn the...

While the game will be set in the war-torn fields of Western Europe for the most part, there will be some more mountainous tussles in the south of France, with once again the attention to detail being very noticeable

May, 2009 2009-05-18 No rating -0.1

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Gears of War

By Matt (ultraninjas.com)

As winter blockbusters go, Gears Of War always seemed something slightly awkwardly placed to me. In the build up to the game being released over the pond numerous attempts by myself were made to finally crack into what all the excitement was about, yet...

Having finally sat down and completed Gears – twice – the opinion I originally forged has changed somewhat, but possibly not as much as it could have.

May, 2007 2007-05-01   4

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alaTest has collected and analysed 205 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from amazon.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Feb, 2006 to Jul, 2010. The average user rating from amazon.co.uk is 89 out of 100.

  190 Users positive 15 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 101 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from ciao.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Nov, 2006 to Sep, 2009. The average user rating from ciao.co.uk is 93 out of 100.

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review of Gears of War

Gears of War was the first game Ive gotten really sucked into seance the legend of Zelda Link to the past when i was six. The game consist of a war be

Gears of war

Gears of War is a FPS third-person sci-fi, produced by Epic Games and released on 7 November 2006, initially exclusively for Xbox 360. It was first re

Best game on 360 (Gears Of War (Xbox 360))

I bought an Xbox 360, solely based on the TV advert for Gears of War. The graphics looked fantastic, the gameplay looked great, I really couldn't wait

it gets better , but a great start

GOW / Gears of war ... what can i say ? Its fricking brilliant , 1st of a the campain is very long and very intresting , while being quite frightaning

  99 Users positive 2 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 3 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from nowgamer.com. The user reviews were collected from May, 2009 to Sep, 2009. The average user rating from nowgamer.com is 99 out of 100.

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“Epic - Set the standard”

When EPIC games announced Gears of War I doubted them, afterall their previous titles were fading sequels with no change but perhaps all they needed w

“An Epic Game ”

Gears of war is an all out brilliant game with an amazing storyline and multi-player that will keep you locked in your house for days for anyone with

“Great start!”

This game in my opinion has started of the gears of war storyline pretty well and i hear there may be a Gears of War 3. Very excited...

  3 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 486 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from play.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2001 to Apr, 2010. The average user rating from play.com is 93 out of 100.

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Get in to Gear

This is a great game and well worth picking up at the classics price. Plenty of shooting and killing, but also tricky enough to keep you interested.

10/10 one of the biggest landmark for the xbox 360

this game is excellent, i believe it is one of the best games for xbox 360 every should play or get this game, it well worth the price i would pay muc

One of the Best

This game is a must for every owner of XBOX 360

German language available

When I first put the game into my Xbox I was pleased to see (and hear) that it uses German language as I'm from Germany.

  469 Users positive 17 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 16 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from sofacinema.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Jul, 2009 to Jan, 2011. The average user rating from sofacinema.co.uk is 86 out of 100.

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Gears of War 3

I am a big fan of the gears of war franchise and have high hopes for this one. This is where they will pull out all the stops to make this the best on

Gears of war

Gears of war is one of the best Tactical shooters, The Campaign is Okay, Nothing amazing. What really keeps me hooked on this game is the Online Multi

Gears of War

Set in the future, this game is AWSOME, blood, gore, action, lots and lots of shooting involved, if u like shooting big guns and being on the edge of

locust blasting joy

brain dead script one trick pony gameplay and all the better for it brutal and stunning this game is one of the best at what it does.

  15 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 84 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from cnet.com. The user reviews were collected from Nov, 2006 to Oct, 2008. The average user rating from cnet.com is 91 out of 100.

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"Great game that will never be forgotten"

Bottom line, this game is perfect. Graphics a...  This game is perfect. It's almost going to be 2 years since it was released and Gears of War 2 will

Great game that will never be forgotten

Bottom line, this game is perfect. Graphics are great. Big Guns. Buckets of Blood. Creative and just will not get old. Gears of War 2 - Game of the ye

"Gears of War Disappoints..."

So after putting off buying the game that was...  Setting graphics, story line Awkward controls, boring guns, repetitive gameplay

"Oh yeah, baby....Oh yeah...."

For not being a "real" gamer--I'm blown away ...  Superb action sequences. Thrilling pacing. Literally heart-pounding suspense. Fantastic graphics. Y

  79 Users positive 5 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 24 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from cnet.com.au. The user reviews were collected from Nov, 2006 to Feb, 2009. The average user rating from cnet.com.au is 94 out of 100.

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Gears of War- Xbox 360

Great game,I love this game.ITS AWESOME! I say its even better then the Halo trilogy! Nice game. Nice graphics ; Finding Cover ; Nice story line ; Go

Gears of War- Xbox 360

I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SOOO AWSUM!!!!! EVERYTHING NOTHING!!!! except maybe a lil hard for virgins to xbox

Gears of War

Great game,I love this game.ITS AWESOME! I say its even better then the Halo trilogy! Nice game. Nice graphics The story line is a little bit short

Gears of War

I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SOOO AWSUM!!!!! EVERYTHING!!! NOTHING!!!! except maybe a lil hard for virgins to xbox.

  24 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 44 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from newegg.com. The user reviews were collected from Jul, 2001 to Apr, 2012. The average user rating from newegg.com is 88 out of 100.

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Excellence

There aren't many games that can keep a good story and gameplay going for 3 releases, GoW definitely does that ; As usual Epic did an excellent job re

It's Gears

ummmm it works ummmm i get one shot by kids

This is the best game to date I have ever played !

All is Great One small one when walking up to open doors it sometime requires you to back up to get the blue x to press to open the door

Great Game!

Awesome graphics ; Awesome animation ; Awesome voice work ; Awesome everything ; This is the first game in a long time that I was unable to put down a

  41 Users positive 3 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 5 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from deeko.com. The user reviews were collected from Nov, 2009 to Feb, 2010. The average user rating from deeko.com is 92 out of 100.

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Innovation Mastered

Last year when I decided to purchase an Xbox 360 despite already owning a PlayStation 3, it was because of a select few games that remained exclusive

a must have

this game is amazing i am still playing the co-op mode i give it a 9.7/10

Post Apocalyptic Action

After hearing all kinds of rave remarks about this game, I figured it was high time my friend and I tried it out. Gears of War basically just throws

One of the essential Xbox 360 titles

Gears of War, one of the first big titles out for the 360, had the unenviable position of justifying the console to gamers who were still months away

  5 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 4 user reviews of the Gears of War (Xbox 360) from epinions.com. The user reviews were collected from Aug, 2006 to Jan, 2009. The average user rating from epinions.com is 65 out of 100.

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one of my favorite madden game

when i got my XBox 360 i decided to to get one of my favorite sports game for my console, NFL Madden 07, every football fan desreve to have the # 1 ga

After Further Review....The Call on the field stands. This is a solid game.

Ok, I have been a Madden gamer ever since I bought 99 for computer long ago. Over the years I have seen it develop, but recently it seems as though EA

Same old same is still same fun!

This years showing of EA Sports Madden NFL Football franchise is a small step up from last years edition which stumbled onto the Xbox 360 after appear

EA once again refuses to improve Madden!

It's funny reading "professional" reviews dance around the one cold hard truth about Madden 06 for the Xbox 360: it was one of the worst games of all

  3 Users positive 1 Users negative

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Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Gears of War (Xbox 360): product specifications

Game
Context
Science-fiction
Elements
Action - third person tactical shooter
ESRB Rating
Mature (17+)
Online Play
Built-in
PEGI Rating
18
USK Rating
Freigegeben ohne Altersbeschr
Header
Compatibility
Game console
Manufacturer
Microsoft
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Line
Gears of War
Miscellaneous
Package Type
Retail
Software
Category
Games
Distribution Media
DVD-ROM
Licence Category
Shrinkwrap
License Pricing
Standard
License Qty
1 user
License Type
Complete package
Subcategory
Games - Action
Type
Microsoft Xbox 360
Software Family
Microsoft Family
Games

Manufacturer's Description


Gears of War an Xbox 360 exclusive that blends tactical action with survival horror, 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. Lead war hero Marcus Fenix and his fire team as they face the onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. A revolutionary tactical combat system and breathtaking, high-definition visuals from the Unreal Engine 3 immerse you in a horrifying story of war and survival.

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