Gears of War (2-Disc Edition)

10 Review to this product

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  d-berg17
  September 7th, 2008 on 9:37 pm

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  Plain and simple, this game will give you one of the greatest gaming experiences of all time, and the sequel, available Nov. 9, 2008, is sure to mend any loose edges and built upon Gears 1. This game is at the top with the likes of Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4.
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  Justin Mayer
  October 18th, 2008 on 4:06 pm

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  The game is amazing ive beat it a million times and the 2 disc gives you a few extra maps along with a new online mode!
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  R. Higgs
  October 27th, 2008 on 9:17 pm

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  Gears of War shouldn’t be a stranger to any gamer’s ears at this point. It’s won an absolute truckload of awards and is far and away one of the best shooters available today. It’s really a game that should not be missed.

  Enter the 2-Disc edition, which with it’s reduced price and bonus content is perfect for those that didn’t get to jump on board the first time around. A lot of this content is available to download from Xbox LIVE, however as a new purchase its nice to receive all the maps and such already in the box. Also you’ll get the exclusive “Emergence Day” gamer themes and pics that were only available at a limited time during the launch in 2006.

  If you’re already a Gears owner, then this is not the package for you, but as someone looking to get in on the action before the fall of Gears of War 2, this is a great package at an awesome value.
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  P. morales
  January 16th, 2009 on 6:04 am

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  good price,alot of action, sci-fi,old game- came out a few years ago i would recommend it.part 2 is out now.
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  H. Fisher
  January 27th, 2009 on 3:46 am

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  Pro’s
  
  You quickly being to build a relationship with many of the characters
  
  Hell breaks loose every step you take, never a dull moment.
  
  Graphics are dark and gritty, giving you a chilling vibe
  
  Controls are smooth and easily adaptable
  
  This game will keep you busy for at least a few days

  Con’s
  
  2nd Disc is pointless now that the XBOX Live content is free (map packs)
  
  Hardcore and Insane difficulty are rediculous, they will make you cry
  
  AI has an IQ of 25, you’ll die a lot cuz of your comrades
  
  Storyline isn’t very informative
  
  Those damn wretches! RAAM is a panzy compaired to these little devils

  This game is well worth the buy and will leave you a challenge, you must add this to your collection

  5 out of 5
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  Nelson Martínez P.
  February 12th, 2009 on 9:50 pm

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  Very cool game, charged with lot of action and good story, this title has to be part of your game collection!

  And also get the second part!
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  D. Jones
  March 2nd, 2009 on 1:06 pm

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  For anyone with an Xbox 360, Gears of War is a must own title. For those with a PS3, buy an Xbox 360 for this title alone.
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  Connor E. Lovejoy
  May 25th, 2009 on 12:56 pm

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  Gears of War emmerses you in a war between the COG ( Coalition of Ordered Governments) and the Locust Horde, a subtarrainian race that invades Sera on E Day. The campaign has beautiful visuals and gameplay. Marcus Fenix is a perfect hero who has been wronged by the very force he’s fighting for. The online gameplay is smooth and VERY competitive. The third person view is beautiful. I have fallen in love with third person games. It is a must own and one of my all time favorites. I used to be a hater of the game before I ever played it. But once I actually played the game, I became hooked, it is now the game I play the most. I hear Gears of War 2 sucked, I’ll have to check it out.
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  Gustavo Mendez (Costa Rica)
  December 16th, 2009 on 1:39 am

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  This game is the best game witn Gears of war 2, both are excellent, and the history of the game is so original y great!!! Thanks Amazon for this amazing game, the deliver was fast and secure, THANKS a lot!!!!
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  B. McLain
  February 1st, 2010 on 1:45 am

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  I say that only because I think I’m one of the very few who did not play this game. As a matter of fact I was a little leery about it. Shooters on consoles aren’t exactly my thing. I grew up with Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Heretic. So I’m not new to FPS games and playing online hasn’t sent a shiver up my leg since the original Unreal Tournament. Not to mention the seemingly disturbing trend of companies that think every game needs to be a ‘first-person-combat-simulator-multiplayer’ type game. I really didn’t think I was going to like it. With that being said, this is a GREAT game. I don’t know what actual combat feels like, but I would say that if there has been a more accurate depiction of combat in a game I wouldn’t know what it would be. Everything happens at once. One minute it’s quiet and the next all Hell breaks loose, bullets flying over head, your teammates shouting, explosions here and there, you’re running for the nearest position of cover. And all you can think about is how to survive. This game plays like an action movie, there’s really no plot to get in the way, not to mention the voice acting is awesome and some of the lines of dialog made me laugh out loud.

  There are five acts, this at first made me think, “Oh, great a single player campaign that was tacked on.” But when it was over I wasn’t sad. Admittedly I only played casual and I have no great urge to play on a setting above that (yet). I was rather satisfied with the game as it went. As you have read before I’m not exactly new to this genre but some of these battles are incredibly ham-fisted even on casual. Luckily there are plenty of checkpoints in the game, so it’s pretty rare to have to replay more than 5-10 minutes before you died. There were one maybe two points that I thought they could have added another checkpoint, but nothing to gripe about. Not to mention you’ll be doing good thinking “Yeah I’ve got it down now! I’m ready to rock!” then you’ll have your head handed to you. That’s just the way this game works, and it does it well.

  If there was one thing that I hated about this game it’s the Beserkers. The first one you come across was insane. Seriously, follow with me. You spend the entirety of the first act learning that in order to survive you must take cover, run to take cover and don’t be a hero. Beserkers are the antithesis of this. You must put yourself into harms way while forcing you to walk and lead this freight train to where you can kill it, and did I mention it was timed? Yup timed against a beast that is all but invincible and if it touches you you’re dead. My heart sank when I found out that I had to fight three of these things during the course of the game. Luckily the other two were a bit more pleasant. But I hated these things. To give an example I died about two dozen times in the first battle with these beasts. The next one I died twice and the last I got through without one death. Looking back I probably just got lucky on the second one

  One of the things I really liked about the game was the AI of your friends. When I first started I was under the impression I was going to have to do all of the ‘dirty work’ not so. During most non-boss battles I actually found myself racing my AI comrades, as they would actually kill locusts before I was even there. It was almost like playing with real people, and I loved this aspect, I never really felt alone. (Except for the one or two times when you really are alone, but these are so short that it didn’t effect me.) They also did a remarkable job covering me while I concentrated on the main task. The enemy AI is just as good and to me at least seemed to ‘learn’ what I was doing and adapt. This again added to the coolness of the game. There were more than a few times I thought I knew all of the enemy tricks and was surprised. This added to the intensity of the game and deserves to be lauded.

  Like others have said 90% of what’s on the extra disk can be gotten straight from Live without paying for it. On the other hand I did like having the extras on a physical disk which was nice. If you like action and own a 360 pick this up. I doubt that you will be disappointed.