 "as casual gamer's perspective.." | 2009-11-03 |
| - Reviewed By ihardeman |
| by casual i don't mean wii - i play games when i need a diversion from the day to day bs. i like sci-fi, i like a good story and i like good graphics. this game sux, and this is not coming from a halo fanboy or a killzone fanboy or anything else. i think halo sucks too (though for different reasons) and it's the only other pure fps i've every played, but that's beside the point. the cover system in this game gets in the way of the combat. i don't know how many times i've gotten stuck on either side of a doorway when all i wanted to do was go THROUGH the doorway. that REALLY sucked the first time i fought the berserker. also it really sucks to have to take cover behind an obstacle before you can jump over it. i've learned how to do that without too much trouble but it still smacks of bad design. and this is not even to mention the ridiculous stupidity of battling through a warzone that is completely literred with broken highway median concrete slabs. how on earth did they get so far from the highway? this next statement i mean completely literally: when you play this game you end up fighting the controls as much or more so than the enemies. i've only just gotten to the the part of the game with the kryll but i'm just about ready to say screw it. and the story in this game really really really really sucks. all i know about what's going on is that i'm sposed to be finding group of people and getting them out. some games tease you buy just parsing out story details slowly but surely. and this works if the game designers themselves care about the story. i write short stories quite often. a story can be short and spare but still pack a serious punch. this game feels like the designers took maybe a couple hours sticking it together and then moved on. they obviously cared more about the the guns, monsters and boom designs than they did about their story - which is a shame cuz the graphics aren't that cute. they made a ton of money on the game though which is good for them, but still, you know what this game like? a missed opportunity. |
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 "Gears of Wars" | 2009-11-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A102MU6ZC9H1N6 |
| My son really has enjoyed this game. He likes to play online with his friends. The game arrived in very good condition and he has had no problems with the performance of the game. He's really happy I ordered it for him. |
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| "Better late than never." | 2009-10-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A25S4PI8ECOWD8 |
| Heard about this game when it first came out 3 years ago. So im 3 years late in playing it. But... better late than never. The game is surprisingly good. Realllly reallly good. It is the only game that i've ever played that made me feel as if I was watching a movie, and playing as the main character in that movie. The game is really just that good. The graphics, gameplay, music, voice work are great. The enemy AI is really impressive, but main thing that I liked about the game was the camera.... it didn't suck. In a few games that I played, I was faced with camera issues that ruined game play and the experience of playing the game a bit. But as I played this game, I didn't have any annoying camera issues that drove me nuts, and I was able to have fun playing the game, especially during combat. A 100% very high quality produced game. Kudos to the team that put this one together. Well done. Looking forward to playing Gears of War II. |
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| "Genius. And I disagree with others: it is not too short" | 2009-09-13 |
| - Reviewed By xposhboy |
This is one amazing game. Three years later it has lost none of its jaw-dropping power. I suppose it could be considered short by some, but the fact that each element of gameplay and graphics is so meticulously crafted, the visuals are so richly detailed, and the combat is so intense, I'd say it is the perfect length. If it was much longer I think players would get tired of mowing down hordes of similar enemies.
If the game has a flaw, though, that is it: that the enemies fall into about 4 categories, and you've seen them all by the middle of the game, so by that mid-point, you don't really have to learn any new tactics or modify your gameplay style at all. I would have liked to see something new after a while.
However, that's a small grievance and shouldn't detract at all from the overall glee that you will experience as you dash from cover to cover blasting the living hell out of hordes of truly despicable aliens. This game makes you feel like you are inside the biggest action movie ever made: Aliens, Predator, Starship Troopers, whatever-have-you, this game lets you "live" your fantasies with more action and intensity than even those movies depicted. An amazing achievement and a truly satisfying entertainment experience. I would suggest this for anyone remotely interested in action games. |
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| "Addictive and Challenging" | 2009-08-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A24S493RYKIL7V |
| This game is full of fun. Its not as simple as your other shooter games. Provides thrills and plenty of chills. Even the most macho man will jump several times in fear. Great fun! |
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 "They will keep fighting, and they will win" | 2009-03-30 |
| - Reviewed By wingzeroy |
Ever wanted to play "Starship Troopers" or a Michael Bay movie? Well for the zero of you that wished that now you have your wish
The game starts 14 years after "E Day" and we meet our main man Marcus Fenix who is voiced to perfection by John Dimaggio *aka Bender from Futurama* sitting in jail and rescued by his teammate Dom. Soon after we break out and get to know the world of "Gears of War" and get familiarized with it's cover and fight game play, it's raw in your face attitude, and it's never ending horde of various baddies dubbed..... "The Locust"
Visually the game is something to behold. It has this grey almost black and white look to it, and in fact if you pause the game or try to give command to your squad it does go black and white for a second. The creatures, the characters, the expansive environments as well the weapons all have a sharp quality to it that makes one feel like they were watching a live action movie. I only have a standard TV and looked this good so I can only imagine how it looks like on HD. I read this game was responsible for the 360 having a 512 ram and it takes full advantage of every bit of it. Amazing looking game.
Only slight complain about the visuals is that when you first start to play the game it's a bit difficult to tell who you're suppose to be shooting at since the baddies look identical to your teammates. I have that same problem with the "Call of Duty" games. Yeah you get use to their sight after the first couple of levels, but overall when there is a big battle going on it becomes very difficult to know who is who till they start biting or shooting at you.
The cut scenes in the game are a lot of fun to watch mainly for the over the top characters and their cliched demeanor. My personal favorites are the opening one in which after Dom tells Marcus; "Welcome back to the Army", his response is "S**t" and another favorite is the very last cut scene with The Queen making a dire warning to mankind.
My problem with the cut scenes is that I wish they had let the player actually play most of the cut scenes instead of just putting the controller down and watching some of the lengthy well animated scenes. A great example would be the last level in which you just watch the climatic ending. It would have been great to have played that cut scene instead of watching it but hopefully that problem will be fixed with the many sequels I'm sure is to come. "Half Life 2", "Resident Evil 4" and "Prince of Persia" all actively involve the player in the cut scenes and that makes them unique. Makes you feel like a part of the world
The audio goes hand in hand in hand with the excellent visuals and delivers a blistering track that stays very busy. The gunshots have a nice low end effect to them when you fire them that coupled with the shaking of the controller makes for a very satisfying shooting experience. The howls and screams from the creatures fills the speakers quite nicely and the "boom" from the Boomers gives the already busy subwoofer some work to do.
The music however is terrible in the game and I can now understand why they went with Jablonsky for the 2nd game. This is a game that plays and feels like a Michael Bay movie and yet the music is just lazy brass and a lot of non melodic noise. I actually had to turn off the music from the menu screen because it got too distracting but glad they have someone on board to get that "Media Venture" sound that the game called for.
There are lots of clever level designs in this game that require clever thinking and planning. The level with The Berseeker is a great example of this. Here is a level in which you have to be quiet because if this beast hears your footsteps he'll run at you and rip you to shreds, but on the other hand you need him to run at you so he can break open a hole in the wall for you. It's probably my favorite level in the game and I had to play it quite a couple of times to finally beat the guy.
The level with the birds that kill you in a heartbeat if you step in the dark is also a clever one. It forces the player to think before they move which is a welcome notion for me. You just don't run, shoot and cover, but you to apply some strategy here and there if you want to make it to the next chapter.
My big complaint and what keeps me from hailing this game as a masterpiece is that it's pretty much the same thing on every level and gets a bit tiring after a while. The first time you play it's great but the 2nd time it gets a bit tedious, but that's what multiplayer is for I guess. Where the game lacks in replay value for the single campaign, it makes up for with Co-Op play and online play, but it still would have been nice if the game offered a bit more in terms of what you had to do on every level.
It's a very short game with great visuals, great sound, and some occasional clever level designs. May not be the greatest game ever made, but it sure is a lot of fun
A must have for all 360 owners
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