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Gears of War (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/Squad-Based Shooter

RELEASE DATE

06/NOV/07

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language

DEVELOPER

Epic Games

PUBLISHER

Microsoft Game Studios

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Xbox 360, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/gears-of-war-ibm-pc-compatible-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/gears-of-war--limited-collectors-edition-xbox-360, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/gears-of-war-xbox-360, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/gears-of-war-xbox-360-1

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DESCRIPTION

Gears of War is a futuristic third-person shooter emphasizing tactical action over run-and-gun battles. Players are thrust in a climactic clash between what's left of humankind and a swarming underground race called the Locust Horde. The main protagonist is Marcus Fenix, a once disgraced soldier looking to redeem himself by leading a ragtag squad against the monstrous threat.

Since the alien army vastly outnumbers the team, players must use the post-apocalyptic world to their advantage, such as seeking cover behind dumpsters, pillars, cars, rubble, and other objects. The developer has adapted its award-winning Unreal technology to create interactive environments with a physics-based damage system. Players, for instance, can shoot down structures to forge new routes or opportunities to trap the enemy. Up to three squad mates will accompany Fenix in each mission, with basic commands such as "advance," "hold," or "freelance" available to guide them.

A behind-the-shoulder view similar to the one employed in Capcom's Resident Evil 4 is the default perspective in Gears of War. Weapons include an assortment of grenades, pistols, assault rifles, and other long-range blasters, many of which offer a means to engage enemies in melee combat. The Locust Horde is not averse to lunging, rushing, or gnawing at soldiers, so players have the opportunity to perform grisly finishing moves by quickly tapping specific button sequences during close encounters. Cooperative support for two players is offered throughout the campaign, and players can battle each other in team-oriented modes via Internet connection. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Gears of War (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/Squad-Based Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

06/NOV/07
TOP TRAITS:

third-person shooter, Post-apocalyptic, marcus fenix
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SeLeXeL earned achievements in Gears of War on 24/SEP/11

“Beat General Raam on insane AT LAST !! Took 4 grenades, emptying lancer clips in between. Couple of torque bow shots, and for him to drop his defences by sending kryll after me a few times. ”

created 25/SEP/2011

Gears of War (PC) by: PeaceMaker-ARG

“Nice game play, story and graphics. Loved the chainsaw ^^”

created 02/DEC/2010

Gears of War (PC) by: fnook

“Great game completely RUINED by being on the PC. If you don't have the pc version of the 360 controller, then you have to put up with some seriously gimped keyboard controls. Also, this game is actually a few years old now even for pc. So then why...”

created 24/JAN/2010

fnook played Gears of War on 23/JAN/10

created 24/JAN/2010

timyadeadhomie was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I agree with you, on the 360 this game was awesome but it fails spectacularly on the PC, I was so disappointed when I played it.”

Clidante was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I'd have to agree with you too... was a fun game on 360, but the PC version is the less than ideal way to play it, control and performance wise. It's just a bad port. ”

enzer was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I haven't played this game in years, but when I did it was on the 360. The multiplayer was so glitchy I just couldn't play it. I'm assuming it's been fixed for a few years by now though. I must also say that it's hard to find a good port some times, it seems like a lot of developers are just lazy and don't even change things like "press LB to do this!" and you end up wondering which button equates to LB, but it's usually much worse then that. My least favorite instance of button switching is the PC RE4 where it just gives you numbers because they expect you to play with a gamepad AND know which button is which number.”

timyadeadhomie was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@enzer I loathe when games say to press a number, I never know what I'm supposed to press and usually lose...”

fnook was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Here's what I don't get. After getting frustrated with this game, I patched & tried Unreal Tourney 3. Same engine, but runs perfectly on my pc. It just shows that the Games for Windows label does NOT mean a higher quality standard for PC games. See... THIS is why I've become a console ONLY gamer. At least the games for consoles perform as the devs intend them to.”

timyadeadhomie was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@fnook Sounds like someones pretty biased....”

fnook was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@timyadeadhomie - biased against what? PC games? I own a gaming pc, ps3, & a 360. I'll tell you exactly what I'm biased against, it's games that don't friggin work after I install them. I'm biased against the entire concept of second guessing a game purchase for fear of it's performance on my machine. With consoles I know it'll work exactly how the devs intended. I'm basicly sick of the BS I have to put up with trying to play PC games. I'm done with them. I'll stick with my PS3 & 360 for my games. ”

timyadeadhomie was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@fnook sounds like your trying to say that console games never have bugs or glitches.”

fnook was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@timyadeadhomie - Of course console games do occasionally have bugs. But my point is at least console games bugs will be at worst the online features don't work for the first week. But WILL be patched to work perfect within the week. Will a console game still have a crash to desktop, or glaring graphical error more than a month after release? No! ”

timyadeadhomie was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@fnook If the game was as good as they hype would we be arguing about this? no”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Can't you customize your keys? It's been years since I've seen a PC game which doesn't let you customize your keys.”

enzer was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Yeah, I don't think I've seen a game where you couldn't, but my statement before was that they still show the buttons from the console on some ports or even worse number buttons from a gamepad even without one installed so you truly have no idea which key is mapped to what button in either case. I'm sure you could figure it out eventually in these cases, it's just a nuisance that should be tackled more often and when not, shows (in my opinion, as one who has never ported a game) lousy workmanship.”

Pepsiman was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Two games where you can't remap the keys - Sega's ports of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes to the PC. You can redefine the mouse control to a very limited extent, but oh well.

The games on the other hand weren't buggy or such, but still, kind of a bad idea for a port. ”

Linked713 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“@fnook WOW. I never thought they would eff up a game control like that. - Thinking about it, Halo 2 port to PC was really bad too.”

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“I just thought this was a sick pic.”

Added by: timyadeadhomie
Date: 05/JAN/2010
Views: 271
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created 05/JAN/2010

Changed my Xbox/GfW Live Gamertag-name to Pavementman by: Pave

“Like the tittle says. Now I'll just hunt the old Gamertag all over the internet...”

created 23/NOV/2009

Pave was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“If the tittle is messing around again, the current Gamertag of mine is PaveMentman.”

Iztli earned achievements in Gears of War on 18/NOV/09

“just finished playing MP on gears pc..man that game never gets boring..BOOM HEADSHOT XD...”

created 18/NOV/2009

Ashbelthor earned achievements in Gears of War on 13/NOV/09

“Anyone wants to pass the co-op campaign on hard with me? I hate the comp A.I.”

created 14/NOV/2009