Gears of War

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:45 pm

the reviews are flooding in, its a classic.

prepare for co-op!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:57 pm

click on - hi-res

http://uk.media.xbox360.ign.com/media/7 ... ids_1.html

amazing... next-gen is here (1 year later)

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:32 pm

Still dun' feel all that excited.. for some reason. Surely not only for the Microtaffy box?

We'll see.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:41 pm

Its made by Epic, and they are owned by MS. so unless MS sell Epic to Sony or Nintendo dont expect to see it any place else other then the 360 or a PC.

You might be excited but no other game to date has been getting review results like this the last AAA titles, Halo 2, Zelda etc..

GameSpy ** 5 / 5 Nov 7, 2006
IGN ** 9.4 / 10 Nov 7, 2006
GamePro ** 4.75 / 5 Nov 7, 2006
Computer & Video Games UK ** 9 / 10 Nov 7, 2006
TeamXBOX ** 9.6 / 10 Nov 7, 2006
Eurogamer ** 8 / 10 Nov 7, 2006
Yahoo! Games ** 4.5 / 5 Nov 7, 2006
Games Radar ** 10 / 10 Nov 7, 2006
1UP ** 10 / 10 Nov 6, 2006
TotalVideoGames ** 9 / 10 Nov 8, 2006
Daily Game ** 9 / 10 Nov 7, 2006
PopCultureShock ** A+ Nov 7, 2006
GameTrailers ** 9.1 / 10 Nov 7, 2006
GameBrink 97 / 100 Nov 7, 2006
Game Informer ** 9.5 / 10 Dec 1, 2006
Play Magazine 10 / 10 Dec 1, 2006
Official Xbox Magazine UK 9 / 10 Dec 1, 2006
360 Gamer Magazine UK 8 / 10 Dec 1, 2006

Wake up!

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:59 pm

It looks really good, hopefully it will fill my multiplayer needs!

I'm more excited about Twilight Princess though.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:04 pm

Im excited about TP too - hopefully it will fullfill my Zelda needs! Which it will im sure.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:09 pm

I've been waiting for this game for a long time....But now, with Marvel Ultimate Alliance taking up my time, and a need to go buy a $100 wireless XBox adapter before I can take it o/l, I guess I might have to wait a little while longer.

But once I'm there, we're SOOO playing.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:26 pm

Are those wireless jobbys a $100 - ouch, i got my 360 hardwired to my router.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:20 am

Apparently my friend tells me that even though I have a wireless router, it should have regular ports as well as wifi, so our laptops can have wifi, and I can run Xbox Live through an ethernet port. Sweet!

Same friend is coming to town tomorrow with his copy of Gears of War so I can check it out. Double Sweet!

Post by **Best First** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:09 am

looks really cool, but i'm not sure if i spend enough time playing games these days to justify buying a 360.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:12 pm

good point - If I didnt want to spend much cash id buy a wii with Zelda this xmass - think that will cost about £210 total.

MachanikalAnimal · Post by **MachanikalAnimal** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:18 pm

I'm picking it up this afternoon. My gamertag is Tavinos if anybody wants to play later.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:32 pm

I should wait till next friday but im buying it on import on saturday £20 over price... sod it!!!

MachanikalAnimal · Post by **MachanikalAnimal** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:55 pm

Bought it this afternoon and have been playing it all day. Kicks so much ass

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:10 am

I love this game soooooooooooo much!

brillant! - buy it on friday chaps!

I paid my extra £20 because I couldnt wait and im loving it, like maccy'D's

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:44 pm

Well, not to go out of my way to drudge this thread out of the muck, but I finally got around to renting this game a couple weeks ago. Admittedly, it DID take over my roommate and I's lives for a while there, I haven't really felt compelled to buy it, even though I had only beat the game on the normal difficulty and only had a few solid hours of online play under my belt. I was really dissipointed there wasn't any kind of CTF gametype.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:53 pm

its to be added in a download in a few weeks - which will be capture the 'cog-tags'

Post by **Best First** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:07 pm

Best First wrote:looks really cool, but i'm not sure if i spend enough time playing games these days to justify buying a 360.

Still, i bought one anyway. Nooch.

Duggertron is online.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:59 pm

is that your gamer tag? and what games u playing?

download the crackdown demo, tell us what u think.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:17 am

that is indeed my gamer tag.

only got GoW so far, and playing old games quite a bit (Halo 2, Half Life 2 & KOTOR) as i have not cracked them out for ages.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:54 pm

good stuff, christ having all thos demos on Live! available now must seem daunting.

how u likeing GoW? - Its amazing stuff online, shame theres not more of us here to cut each other apart... co-op is good tho.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:13 pm

i've only played offline so far - atmosphere is amazing but i get the impression that the 1 player game is pretty short.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:18 pm

yeah its only fault is the length of the game, if played on its normal diffaculty setting I think its ok but it probably should be one level longer...

it is very good whilst it lasts tho, best shooter thing ive played in a long long time.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:26 pm

yeah, def - love the duck and cover stuff, very well done indeed.

only complaints are that having to press a button to pcik up ammo seems a bit redudant and sometimes you swap a weapon by accident and can't seem to get the better one back.

Got Perfect Dark in a bundle with my box as well...

. How the mighty have fallen.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:59 pm

Its depressing, especially when u have GoW to compare it too... the pick up button is slightly odd but I guess it stops u chaning guns by accident if u roll over one?

My friend and I play on hardcore, co-op, its just brillant, some of the gun battles take real co-operation to overcome, mega, I just one more...

On a side note im playing STALKER on the PC now, just got into the beta, amazing...

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:18 pm

that reminds me, i got to dig out my old atari 2600...

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:45 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:Its depressing, especially when u have GoW to compare it too... the pick up button is slightly odd but I guess it stops u chaning guns by accident if u roll over one?

i'd just have the button for chnaging weapons and make the ammo an auto feature assuming you have a compatible weapon i reckon.

do you use the headset? I'm not sure i can bring myself to!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:28 pm

At first I thought Headsets were completely toss-pot but after a while u just sort of get used to being able to talk to your team mates etc... Now when I play a game online where I cant speak I think its odd!

One thing I love in GoW is the reload feature, I think thats so cool, somtimes I just Jam it because it looks cool... "NICE!"

Post by **Best First** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:32 pm

Ok, got Crackdown demo - seems cool but there are times when i found the controls a bit funny, especially trying to swicth targets.

gonna have to give it a few more goes before i decide whether to get it or not.

any other recommendations?

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:26 pm

Yeah, thats the one area I think they could have worked on but otherwise, in co-op, good stuff. Does come with a Halo 3 MP beta disc...

Driving games, choose either PGR3, looks incredible, loads to do in it, great driving models.
or
Test drive unlimited, this is like a car simulator, u buy, lets say, a new Lambo Gallardo, u choose everything right down to the factory settings of seat trim etc.
Create your online avatar and meet ppl online, in your car, for races and such. all based in Hawai (literally all of the island to explore)
Its a driving MMO.

I personally really enjoyed Lost Planet, bit short tho

big mechs!

Oblivion, top RPG, lose your life utterly, there so much u can read about this online ill stay quiet, really should be looked at!

Viva Pinata - sounds rubbish but it really isnt, bizzare but great fun.

Were lucky because Mass Effect is only around 1 month away now... cant wait.