Gears of War

[fire1811]

i guess im one of the only ones that isnt crazy about GoW

Your are correct

[Pneumagger]

Your are correct

seconded.

[gibby]

Yep Steely...I need to pick this game up myself. My gf got me a 360 core for xmas but I'll be exchanging it for a premium soon. I'll hit you up when I get myself set up with Live and the game.

[Pneumagger]

1 year XBL is worth every penny for Halo 2 and GOW alone.

[turbo chicken]

great game but I sold it for viva pinata ... wife said I can get gears of war again after she get an account so we can play together ... she so friggin rocks!!!

but the game rocks we played thru it on hardcore the first day ...

[BeaverEater]

GOW is good, but its really not that amazing. I havent played in since the first week i got it. Theres much better games out there.

[sbpyro]

Got it for christmas

Can't wait to try the co-op mode. That is the one thing I really don't like about COD is no co-op mode. Up until now I've been playing Ghost Recon and Marvel ultimate alliance.

[rkjunior303]

I have ghost recon but i haven't really played it yet. i bounce between COD3 and Saints Row. To be honest, our favorite game in the house is Table Tennis.

Saints Row is more the mindless game when i want to kill an hour..

[bentothejam1n]

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[Pneumagger]

One thing I like about GOW is the level playing field. There is no "overpowering weapon". The weapons in the game make it such that no player really has a huge advantage in most combat. Other than sniping from a long distance... everything is pretty leveled out and with most weapons matchups... the win goes to the better player moreso than guy with the best weapon.


Plus the different user controls like sprinting and diving, having to actually pick up ammo if needed, and getting wounded really complete the experience. Having great maneuverability skills is usually more important than the weapon matchup in most any fight.Single life matches also eliminate the type of player that bum rushes the opponent to just try to take somebody out.

Machine gun: Standard Starting weapon. If you can hit what you aim at well - this is pretty much devastating. Decent range and good close up.

Saw (part of the machine gun): Probably the best close combat gun and stealth attac weapon. reall yonly usefull for when the enemy is too close for a rifle.

Shotgun: Balances out the dominance of the chainsaw. A little tougher to use... and ineffective at any distance.

Sniper: great for long ranges. A head shot is a kill. Lack of assisted aiming makes this a tough cookie to master. And the one shot bolt action really limits it's use in many situations and allows the enemy a fairer fight to approach you.

Pistol: This is the backup weapon. Although smaller and less firepower... if you can hit heads - it can be as good as any other gun out there.

Hand Shotgun: Basically a small hand sized shotgun. Useful up close, worthless otherwise

Smoke grenade: Everyone has 'em. They are great for laying down an anti sniper blanket

Frag grenade: Good to toss. Good to attach to people and run away. This is probably more useful up close combat due to the sticky feature. Just smack somebody and run.

Bow: Probably one of the most powerful weapons. However it fires extremely slow and takes alot of skill to use.

Rocket launcher: More of a rocket lobber. This weapon is tough to hit opponents and has 2 shots before gone. Powerful, but as with the Bow, it can be very vulnerable.

Hammer of Dawn: More or less a sattelite strike that you guide with the gun. By far the most powerful killing machine. However, it takes quite a bit of time, line of sight weapon, only works on people outside in the open, and can fry yourself just as easily as everyone else.

[fire1811]

great game but I sold it for viva pinata ... wife said I can get gears of war again after she get an account so we can play together ... she so friggin rocks!!!

but the game rocks we played thru it on hardcore the first day ...

I tell you what I never liked "Sim like" games but I got Viva Pinata for X-Mas and have to say its addicting as hell. Good fun

[etjoyride]

I am going to have to renew my subscription to live in a month. My two most commonly played live games or Halo2 and GOW, i need to get COD3 now...

[Pneumagger]

COD3 = COD 2 with minor changes. Same Graphics engine, so no change there and very minor game play changes. Basically, same guy different battle. Even gamer magazine said it's probably not worth the upgrade to COD 3 unless your bored of COD 2. It sounded more like an expansion to COD2 than a new game in the review.

[rkjunior303]

I enver played COD2 so I didn't mind playing COD3. I'm just about finished with it then I'll try to beat it on hard. I won't buy GOW until I beat COD3.

[Pneumagger]

I'm not saying COD3 is bad or anything as it should still be a lil bit better... just that those who are content with COD2 might be better off saving $60 and getting another game.