Gears of War for the Xbox 360 (Gears of War (Xbox 360))

Member Name: nehpets81

Product:	Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Date:	05/11/09 (6 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fast paced action, good use of scenery for cover, imaginitive enemies

Disadvantages: The "hero", Scenery is a bit dull

When it was first released, Gears of War was somewhat of a revolution. The basics of the gameplay involve taking cover behind a rock, car or anything else you can find and peeking round to shoot the Locust (an invading alien horde decimating Earth). As far as I am aware this cover system was not used in this way before this game came out.

There is more to this game than the cover system though, there has been quite a lot of thought put into the story of the game and when you first realise the scale of the infestation it really makes an impact. The design of the enemies is also well realised. The one design choice that I didn't personally enjoy was the main protagonist and his allies. He is basically a walking beefcake who shoots first and asks questions later ( hmmm... not the most original action hero I have ever seen)

The game is fairly challenging on the higher skill levels, which I think balances out the fairly short playing time of the game and without giving too much away, the final boss took me hours of joypad abuse to get the better of.

Another thing I should mention is that this game is certainly for a mature audience, the bad language and gore level are some of the highest I have seen in a game but once I dicovered one of the guns had a chainsaw on the end, I must admit I was grinning with sadistic delight!

In all, this is a good game but one that for some reason didn't capture my imagination in the same way that some others have. If you enjoy 3rd person shooters then there is plenty here for you.

Summary: This is a very good game that is a must for fans of the genre