Video Game Reviews: Xbox 360
Gears of War
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Gears of War
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Ace Gamez
I haven't seen hype like this since the lead up for Halo 2! Somehow, be it clever marketing, word of mouth, fantastic video releases, or whatever, Gears of War has obtained the kind of anticipation and hype that is usually reserved for sequels such as
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Games First!
It has been a goddamn agonizing year of waiting for Xbox 360 owners. More so, it has been waiting for what Microsoft has been promising since before the Xbox 360s launch. So we waited, helpless to the arduous pace of time. Way back in January, there were
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The Laser
Finally arriving on shelves after years of frenzied anticipation, Gears of War is an intense shooter developed by Epic Games and designer Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski. Taking place on a war-torn, raved planet, you are cast as a soldier looking to destroy
...read the complete Gears of War review at The Laser
Game Industry News
Chainsaw bayonets, gorgeous visuals, and the return of Terry Tate. What more could you ask for? It looks like Halo 2 has finally met its match on Xbox
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Jive Magazine
Before getting started, this has to be said. Gears of War is gorgeous. The game is visually stimulating. Special detail is paid to almost every aspect of the game. The attention to detail is mind numbing. From the movement of your soldier’s mouths to
...read the complete Gears of War review at Jive Magazine
Gameplanet
OK, EVERYBODY CALM DOWN, we know you have been eagerly waiting, and now the wait is over for the biggest reason to join Xbox Live since Halo 2. Microsoft, in conjunction with Epic Games, has given us, the Xbox faithful, our first taste of the future of
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Totally360
In Gears of War cover is your best friend, its your lover, its your mother and if you want to live longer than 10 seconds it is the most essential part in surviving the world of Gears of War. Microsoft Game Studios and Epic partnered to bring us the
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HonestGamers
A wave of oppressive sound that rolls over the battlefield. Defiant cries of charging Locust warriors as they jump concrete barricades and shelter behind the burnt out husks of cars, bullets pinging off the rusted metal shells. Osculating sonic screams
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PopCultureShock
Let’s skip all the foreplay and get straight into the rough stuff. You want to know whether or not Gears of War is worth all the hype it’s received the past year and a half. Well, quite frankly I’d say the title hasn’t received enough hype or had
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UnderGroundOnline
If you had asked me two years ago what the biggest Xbox 360 game of 2006 would be, the answer would've started with an H and ended with an ALO. But, due to delays and Microsoft's eternal patience, it seems that folks will have to wait for Bungie's
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Games are Fun
I think most of us remember the little itty bitty trailer shown at the E3 '05 Microsoft press conference for Gears of War, mashed in as around 5 seconds of footage in a montage of other games with some huge monster bursting through a wall and charging
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Xbox Addict
With over 10-million dollars put into the project, publisher Microsoft and developer Epic Games had a lot to do to justify that kind of payroll. On top of that all the hype the game has garnered over the months would leave most other games shivering in
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Video Game Talk
Around late October of 2005, when all three next generation video game systems were nothing but a collection of promises, one the Xbox 360's biggest promises was Gears of War. The game, developed by Epic, the makers of Unreal, boasted astounding
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GotNext
With the release of Epic's latest masterpiece, the haters and fanboys may officially shut up; if the next-gen promise means anything to anyone, Gears of War delivers. Whether you're chainsawing your Locust enemies or simply looking around the
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G4
Think back to when you were a kid and the latest greatest videogame came out, featuring some new graphical or technological advance that seemed so mind-blowing at the time. You marveled at things like 16-bit graphics or a controller with three buttons on
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AceGamez
brighter than any of the grim graphics in the game. One section for instance, during Act 2, has flying creatures spewing out into the night sky from manholes and any other underground entrance, attacking anything that moves in the darkness (including enem
...read the complete Gears of War review at AceGamez
Detroit Free Press
Thunderbolt
comes along. If you can handle a bit language and blood, GOW is the best thing you can play on the 360, by yourself or with friends. Oh, and did I mention it looks absolutely incredible?Thunderbolt score: ten out
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Sydney Morning Herald
emerge from holes in the ground.The technical wizardry in Gears of War raises the bar for future 360 games. You will definitely show this one off to your friends and the inclusion of co-operative play means they can join in on the epic, apocalyptic action
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Gaming Target
and exciting gameplay that shooter fans will die for make GoW a true AAA title that not only lives up to, but surpasses its massive hype. And considering the heights the hype reached, that’s no small feat. The magnificence of this title can’t be overstate
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GameSpy
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that
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Games Radar
- a swerve which fulfills the promise of next-gen like no other title yet. When you try to guide hero Marcus Fenix over a rotted-out wooden floor without dropping him into a nest of bloodthirsty Locusts, you'll know the definition of innovation.That is, i
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1UP
(that horrible noise they make will haunt you for days). Or when the blind, hulking berserker was stalking me by sound and smell alone. Or the part where I was defending my old home from a Locust onslaught (it felt like a smaller scale, more domesticated
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Entertainment Weekly
was so popular that it raked in more money in its first three days on store shelves than any movie did over the same opening weekend. But the new Halo game on the vastly more powerful Xbox 360 won't be out until sometime next year. This leaves Gears of Wa
...read the complete Gears of War review at Entertainment Weekly
Game Chronicles
Electric Playground
from cover to cover could easily flank that sniper and put them down. Melee combat certainly has its place, and a lot of close combat encounters are settled with a chainsaw to the chest. And the curb stomp is rapidly becoming the number-one choice of taun
...read the complete Gears of War review at Electric Playground
Voodoo Extreme
Epic Games' biggest success has been as a middleware provider these days, hawking the Unreal Engine 3 to just about every developer and next-gen publisher known to man. Of course, it makes games here and there, too.
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Wham Gaming
With the North American release of PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii imminent, the Xbox 360 needed an absolutely spectacular piece of software to counteract these two big hardware launches. At this point, Halo 3 is nothing more than a distant gleam in
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Console Game World
There have been trailers, E3 demos, million dollar ad campaigns, and even an MTV special (maybe even two) about Epic Games' newest release, Gears of War. With all of the publicity behind it, Gears of War is the video game equivalent to a big-budget
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Console Gameworld
GamingExcellence
Next Level Gaming
Microsoft has finally found another cornerstone franchise that they can add to the XBOX lineup right along side Halo. Gears of War launched with tons of hype and high expectations selling nearly 2 million units within a 6 week timeframe. In my opinion
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WHAM! Gaming
360-exclusive ‘Gears of War’ is a ferocious, brute, unrelenting soldier for Microsoft to take into battle during the console wars that begin this holiday season. Chances are, if you’re any more than a casual gamer, you know the hype surrounding Gears, a t
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Xbox 360 Advanced
GameSpot
In Gears of War, a slab of concrete is your best friend. And if that slab of concrete isn't around, you can always make do with burned-out cars, piles of metal, huge columns, or even the ever-popular wall next to a doorway. Why are these inanimate
...read the complete Gears of War review at GameSpot
VGPub
the insane hype it created. Your Xbox 360 collection won’t be complete without Gears of War in it.Author: Dale Kulas aka: Gruel
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GamersMark
When people talk about the success of game systems they always discuss "killer apps". For those of you who don’t speak the lingo, a killer app is a game which sells systems. When you speak the name of a game system, you should think of this game
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Gamerz-Edge
Gears of War. The name has resonated in Xbox 360 discussions for well over a year now. One of the most heralded games at this year’s E3, Gears of War made every gamer anxious for Emergence Day. Having spent the better part of a week with the game now,
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