Epics incredible third person shooter was rightfully praised upon its release as being one of the finest Xbox 360 exclusives available to gamers. The game centred on humanitys fight against the reptilian Locust who were systematically taking over human settlements. The threat of these formidable aliens may have been great, but Epic armed its gamers with the tools needed to aid humanity in its last stand. Gears of War implemented a superb cover system which added a rich tactical layer to the game. Rather than rushing out and blasting away your enemies as in most shooter games, the 2006 title forced you to move between different cover positions while popping up to take shots or firing blind to suppress the enemy. It should come as no surprise that the creators of Unreal Tournament should also kit their sci-fi shooter out with a long list of incredible weapons. Though the ranged weapons were all suitably potent, the most graphic kills in Gears of War came from the close-combat options. The game's basic weapon, the Lancer Assault rifle, came equipped with a ridiculously powerful chainsaw bayonet. If you rushed in on an enemy position you could rev up this purveyor of gore and use it to shred a locust in half, blood splattering the screen. Similarly, approaching a downed enemy would allow the player to curb stomp them with those gigantic armoured feet, making the ill-fated enemy wish they had died in the first place. Both of these highly graphic kills were available in the games excellent online mode.
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