Comments on: Review: Gears of War

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:21:28 +0000

Are you contridicting yourself?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:48:10 +0000

Ye gears of war had the worst single player game but its ok online it would be better if it didnt laag and glitch so fucking much a meen a took ma 360 back and im now playing a good console wif a good game the ps3 free online unlike its unworthy rival the xbox 360 who wants to pay £35 a year anyway just to play online wif laag and glitches …. £425 for a ps3 isnt a lot compared to the £270 xbox 360

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:44:55 +0000

ye sure gears of war is ok but the glitches are *ucking terrible thats the reason i took my 360 back the Game and got my ps3 now im playing resistance finally dont have to pay £35 a year for online …..

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:58:01 +0000

GOW is one of the best shooters to date. The graphics are amazing as you are immersed quickly into battle with many dangerous foes. This game has surprisingly surpassed the greatness that we have put onto “Halo 2″. This is the new generation of shooter where blindfire is needed but not over used and where co-op is avaible online and offline, so that you can harness your abilities with a close friend or even with a complete stranger. The $59.99 is worth it for this game because of a lot of replay value.

By: Praetorian

Praetorian — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:58:28 +0000

Righto, I was skeptical as well about this a bit.

Then I played it. I have finished single player, player hours of co op and a whole evening of multiplayer on every map. My opinion? 10/10, awesome game. Pips Halo out of the top spot for me. Graphics are amazing, gameplay is fresh and the levels are really well designed. There are problems with it yes, but Halo had a few bugs (if anybody remebers) as do many games. I never came across a game breaking bug, in fact my only gripe is that in single player ‘dom’ gets himself killed far too often.

Still, this game is awesome. At least rent this baby, please!

PS: anybody with lag: make sure your not using wireless as this can SOMETIMES cause lag (did for me) and also make sure your the only person using your connection. Also, go for UNRANKED games if you want a secure connection. Follow these rules and online is a piece of warm tasty pie.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:31:42 +0000

Yeah, I gotta get this!

By: Mzero1twoX

Mzero1twoX — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:20:58 +0000

no sorry nambo only two player co-op and two player on xbox live if u have another xbox live account

By: Mzero1twoX

Mzero1twoX — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:18:54 +0000

yea they don’t bother me but graphics between cod2 and cod3 are a bit different and i didn’t really like it…probably because i played gears of war first anyway gears of way kills call of duty 3

By: Curry

Curry — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:19:28 +0000

Read the link behind the score. Since we refuse to use a more granular scale than plain 1 to 10: we - do - not - reserve - 10 - for - perfection - since - it - does- not - exist.

By: Nambo

Nambo — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:30:41 +0000

Can you have 3 players on co-op? What about two players split screen and one on Live?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:39:17 +0000

It’s an amazing game, worth every dollar. Anyone who owns a 360 should be buying this game. It is THE game, and lives up to the hype. I can’t stop playing the damn thing, it really sucks you in!

By: Tucky

Tucky — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:59:03 +0000

i cant wait to play it but i dont think any game should get 10/10 cos thats saying its perfect, all games can be improved therefore at best 9.9/10 cos as you read all the problems u realise they could be sorted thereofre improving the game, cant wait till i get it tho

By: mu

mu — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:12:03 +0000

“the guns aren’t polished?”

that is a VERY weird complaint. cod3 currently is awaiting a patch, but other than that, the game looks like it will be very good once it has been healed. currently, the online component has been shot in the foot, but when you do get in game, it is fun. the game might not be worth getting for multiplayer yet, but it certainly has potential. and the clean guns REALLY don’t bother me.

- mu

By: Mzero1twoX

Mzero1twoX — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:29:45 +0000

Cod3 is not worth getting because gow owns it… in cod3 everything is to wierd cause in real war i don’t think guns are polished am i right??? and in cod3 it look like crap compared to this.. made me wast 60 bucks cod3 was way not worth the hype.Well if anybody hates gow SHAME ON U!!!!

By: Mzero1twoX

Mzero1twoX — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:24:31 +0000

nah man it just freezes for some messed up reason also when u push xbox live button it freezes but sumtimes u just have to wait.(Get the intercooler it is worth getting cause if u don’t you can cook eggs on it its only a tiny bit louder if u put it right way(it makes dif. sounds) its cold as ice.)

By: Mzero1twoX

Mzero1twoX — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:21:37 +0000

oh yea i don’t kno if i got the update i think i do… but if u want to play me this is my gamer tag so if u want to challenge me i will grenade stick u also i can only play on weekends all the time.(Play me only if your good cause lots of people suck)

By: Mzero1twoX

Mzero1twoX — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:19:08 +0000

One thing really messed up is on multiplayer when u join a game half the time or 3-4 people can’t hear u. Oh yea the chainsaw makes you freeze in one place but u can still shoot just not move.(i have a problem joining games also.) I LOVE GEARS OF WAR!!!!! COME GET SOME

By: mu

mu — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:59:51 +0000

vogayer2k seems to have an extra copy he’s not using. or is he busy hunting for glitches?

- mu

By: Curry

Curry — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:08:06 +0000

More intuitive than the Lost Planet demo imo

By: StGermain

StGermain — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:00:08 +0000

How are the controls? I can handle the controls in the Lost Planet demo fine but have significantly more troubles getting around in Halo 2 coming from a long time mouse addiction How do they compare?

By: Dirty Duck

Dirty Duck — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:58:28 +0000

Mine has arrived from the states today so when i get in from work today i know what i’ll be playing!!!

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:37:01 +0000

PS. Voyager, dude you are on crack or something. This game is amazing, and whatever minor things that are happening which I haven’t noticed are irrelevent. I haven’t played a game in years that sucks you in, and makes you want to play it over and over again. It’s simply a great game. End of discussion, and it’s worth every dollar!

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:33:02 +0000

Amazing game, I give it a 10, and haven’t had any problems to speak of. It’s one of those games you can play over and over, because you can attack it from many different angles, and flanks while going through the game. It’s addicting, like Christmas coming early, and it really sucks you into the world!!

By: Curry

Curry — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:57:23 +0000

No, I’m saying “this Ferrari has a few scratches in the bumper, which is a shame, but thank god those scratches do not affect the fact that it’s still the l33test car in town and will get you all the chicks.”

By: Lotus 111s

Lotus 111s — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:37:47 +0000

I would love to be able to comment on the game but can’t until i get it. What i will say is that there has been many a top game released with bugs in it, i think we all should just accept that bugs are now part and parcel of modern day games(and old ones to be honest) and if they don’t fundamentally ruin a game then just play and enjoy. Now roll on Friday so i can finally play this damn game.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:43:07 +0000

He does have a point though.
Your review basically says, “the game has bugs, it doesn’t matter”.
Which is the same as saying, “Give us more buggy shit, we don’t care”.

By: Curry

Curry — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:26:09 +0000

So am I a fanboy for recognizing the game’s immense superiority despite its small number of flaws? Is my review which clearly highlights those flaws a piece of fanboy material, because in the end I, as the reviewer, deem those flaws irrelevant to the fact that it is a great game you must own without any doubt?

Don’t count on me coming back on this grade in a few weeks… Before I received the review copy I was expecting a great game. I got more

By: soul2soul

soul2soul — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:50:01 +0000

Great score! F*ck the haters and complainers bububbubu

By: Voyager2k

Voyager2k — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:22:37 +0000

Whats really interesting is how ppl talk about the game. There are basically 2 groups arguing:

1) The fanboys, yes FANBOYS … 99%

2) ppl who didn’t get caught in the hype and don’t pray 5 times a day to the Epic God of Games CliffyB. Them who chose to see past the shiny bright light of hype

No matter where you go, you have a small minority pointing out the many problems of GoW (which are FACTS) and asking what’s so special about it. That group usually rates gow still very high (85%-90% even) but questions it’s status as “gamers heaven on earth”.

And then there is the large number of GoW fanboys who simply cannot tolerate any opinion diffrent from their own. Anyone questioning the game must perish, must be bashed, eliminated … EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! (if you get that reference).

It’s almost impossible to have a decent discussion about the game because the fanboys denie the facts and try anything to convince the other group of gamers of their own views and opinions. They don’t even listen and just make up excuses for anything brought into the argument.

GoW has significant problems in it’s gameplay, yet the majority of gamers simply denies it and says “it’s not so bad, all games have bugs” or “you get used to it”.

What the fucking hell ? Other games get ripped to pieces for bugs and we do pay for bugfree software after all. I EXPECT a game to be bugfree and I have ZERO tolerance for bugs if I have to pay an avg. of 60 Euros per game.

Accepting those bugs and problems as “normal” sends a very wrong message to developers and publishers about their QA efforts.

Fanboys defending a flawed product like GoW justify hyping a game to hell and back because they will tolerate lacking QA and just make excuses for bugs and problems.

Again, GoW is not a bad game. It’s presentation is excellent (but a bit boring after a while) and it certainly deserves high ratings. But in my opinion the vast majority of gamers highly overrates it currently because of the hype.

Once that is cooled down a bit and you can look back a few weeks you’ll probably realized that you were excited a bit too much

By: Curry

Curry — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:13:37 +0000

For perspective, consider that I have played this game in 1080i on 37″ LCD-TV with Ambilight, connected to a 800W 5.1 system. The sound and music are simply great, with the sound of the chainsaw bayonet slicing up Locust scum reigning supreme over anything you can compare it to

By: Voyager2k

Voyager2k — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:05:41 +0000

My 360 never crashed, not once. Dunno what you ppl are doing to your consoles to crash or kill them Are you blocking the air in/outtakes somehow or blocked the airflow inside by some mods ?

By: Voyager2k

Voyager2k — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:01:16 +0000

That only worked once for me and in that case it wasn’t really a script/ai problem but more of a blocking/pathing problem.

By: Voyager2k

Voyager2k — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:49:24 +0000

So far no title could convince me to buy a gold subscription for my GT’s. If I had one I’d get stuck in a few nice covers for you and let you chainsaw me for the hell of it At least there should not be any connection issues between you and me.

I actually did play GoW again for a bit last night to see if some bugs can be replicated at diffrent points in the game and I am proud to say that I am now somewhat of an expert in the field of messing up the AI (squad and enemy)

By: Laban

Laban — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:42:14 +0000

How is the sorround sound effects?

By: Curry

Curry — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:35:54 +0000

Shouldn’t every review be placed in its proper timeframe? I’ve been gaming for 20 years now, and I most certainly remember games like Eye of the Beholder, Robocod and Sensible Soccer getting 90+ scores. Are those still relevant? If not, why would a year old Xbox 360 review still matter?

For example, we gave GRAW a 9 back in March. Were it released 3 months after Gears I’m not exactly sure it would’ve still earned that grade. But in March it most certainly did.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:24:52 +0000

Cool.
Didn’t read the scoring link. It properly covers your arse on the 10 issue.
At some point it might be worth revisiting some of the games you review since your system can become dated for anybody using archived reviews. Not a major deal though.

By: Curry

Curry — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:07:01 +0000

As Cage points out, we don’t reserve 10 for perfection on purpose because it would mean we can’t even use the highest grade. A 10 means “excellent”, and that’s exactly what Gears is.

Actually a game of comparable quality could get an 8 or 9 in a year from now, because Gears simply set the standards and we keep expecting improvement

To quote the rest of the scoring guide linked behind the score:

Note that we do not reserve the highest mark for ‘perfection’. Perfection doesn’t exist, and especially in fast-moving technology a perfect product may already be surpassed next week. We can rate 10, and it would mean there’s no better product on the market in its niche at that very moment. We could very well give another 10 the month after to another product that is just slightly better again.

By: Cage

Cage — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:33:14 +0000

Phantom.. Have you read how games get ranked here? And I quote “10. Excellent: As close to perfection as can currently be. It may be surpassed by later products, but at the time of writing it was king of the hill. Spend your dough now.”
So if a game comes out which is as good or better it deservers a 10 also ’cause it will be as close to perfection at that point in time. It’s not that hard to understand

By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:18:51 +0000

Any problems at all means the game isn’t worthy of a 10.
What are you going to award a game that’s as good as GoW but doesn’t have any problems whatsoever? Eleven out of ten?
Because if you do that your GoW review doesn’t tell the full story, does it?
Two games, both score 10. Except one’s buggy and the other isn’t.
When you review something you don’t just take into account the past and the current for context, you also have to take into account the future. You have to ask yourself, “could this game have been better?”. The answer is obviously yes, because of the bugs.

By: Jasonic

Jasonic — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:18:06 +0000

Minor bugs aside, This game is a true masterpiece and not to be missed by anyone who calls themselves a gamer. Or anyone else for that matter. Amazing stuff on and offline.
No multi play problems here..So far..
I agree with the 10/10.
To me, This is one game that lived up to the hype..And then some. IMO