Where can I start with a game like Gears of War. This game has
everything you could want in an FPS. It has an awesome single player
campaign that you will play over at least 10 times. And a
great online component where you can play up to 8 people (4 on 4). In a
variety of game types from warzone to assassination they are all
fantastic.
You can also do co-op both with one system and online. In
which you play the single player campaign with a buddy. This is a great
way to get the achievements due to the fact that if you die your squad
mate can revive you. This game also has a variety of great weapons in
your arsenal. From the lancer to the boomshot they are all awesome.
However the weapon you will be using the most is the lancer. Why? Well
if you are asking then you have no sense of entertainment. First off
the lancer is just great machine gun that really packs a punch.
However this is not why it is so awesome. The lancer has a chainsaw
bayonet on the bottom of which if timed properly can indeed cut your
enemies in half.
The points in this game are pretty good.
Some are very easy while some seem damn near impossible to get. You get
points for completely acts on various difficulties and for completing
the story mode on various difficulties. You also get points for doing
the active reload well and for collecting cog tags. Now the active
reload is an awesome idea. In most FPS you just press a button and your
gun reloads. Pretty boring right. Well not in Gears of War. When you
hit the right bumper on your controller a little
mini-game pops up underneath your HUD. If you hit the bar in the white
zone you will get a speed boost and your bullets will do double damage.
If you hit it in the gray zone you will just get a speed boost. However
if you hit it outside of either of those zones your gun will jam and it
will take longer to reload. It is just a neat idea that you get
rewarded for doing this well and as I mentioned you can get points for
doing it well. However it is not that hard and easy to get very well at
it.
In all Gears of War is one of the best games if not the best games
of the year. If you have an Xbox 360 you need to get off of that chair
and get it NOW!
