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    Gears of War 3

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Sep 20, 2011

    The third and final installment in the Marcus Fenix trilogy. Taking place on the apocalyptic planet Sera, 18 months after the ending of Gears of War 2, players will once again take control of C.O.G. soldier Marcus Fenix as he takes on the Locust threat and their Lambent rivals.

    biohazard92's Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360) review

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    Their are no words

    Let me start with this, I have not played a game that left me with so many emotions and wishing that it was not only a trilogy. Now on to the review (and probably one of my favorite ones I will do) I gave this game a 5 out of 5 for the obvious reason that I found nothing wrong with it at all. I have been a huge GoW fan since the first game came out in 2006. In the third and final installment one of the main protagonists (Marcus Fenix) finds out his father had not died but was actually being held hostage and forced to work for Prescott.

    This game really makes the series whole and had so many emotions, from the funny Cole Train to the very serious Dominic Santiago. The begin starts with Delta Squad on the "Ravens Nest" when they are suddenly attacked by the Lambent and are forced to leave when the Leviathan causes "Ravens Nest" to explode. After playing for a while the team ends up in Mercy which was Dominic Santiago and families home. After fighting my way through an army of human turned Lambents I came to a game changing experience, Delta Squad is being overrun by the Lambent and Dominic decided to take it into his own hands to save the Delta Squad. The following cut scene shows the heroic death of Dominic Santiago which I will not lie brought tears to my eyes.

    On a happier side I enjoyed every part of this game. Epic studios also incorporated Beast mode (Playing as a variety of Locust). The multiplayer is as fun and amazing as it was for Gears 1 and 2. I have no complaints about it. Also I have purchased the Epic edition which comes with a bunch of goodies. Epic has planned on making a nice amount of DLC but for 2400 MP or $30.00 you can purchase the Gears of War 3 Season Pass which gets you all of the DLC for Gears 3 free for a year.

    Pros

    1. To many to list

    Cons

    1. It's the end of the series

    Epic Studios has done just that, made yet another epic game and many of us are looking forward to more games from Epic, weather they be a side story of Gears or something entirely new. But from one game to others all I can say is this is a MUST HAVE GAME for any hardcore or even casual gamer. Many people would enjoy to have this along with other games wrapped underneath their Christmas trees this winter.

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      Well, I Know What Game I'll Be Playing for the Next Three Years 0

      Gears of War 3(Xbox 360) by apocralyptic on September 23, 2011

      As a critic, I’ve found the most challenging reviews to write involve games to which I have a particular emotional attachment, and this is certainly the case for the Gears of War franchise. As long as I’ve had an Xbox 360, Gears of War has been a constant and dependable companion. Sure, every once in a while I’d run off and have a fling when a sexy new Call of Duty game came along... but once the thrill wore off, I’d realize all those new frags were meaningless, and soon I’d be stomping Locusts ...

      5 out of 7 found this review helpful.

      Single Player Underwhelming *Slight Spoilers 0

      Gears of War 3(Xbox 360) by mistermollusk on February 18, 2013

      Once upon a time I chainsawed the hearts of a riftworm and rode a rampaging Brumak through Locust-infested caverns. The good memories I have of Gears of War 1 and 2 are those of exciting set pieces while the bad memories I have are any point where they try to flesh out the story and characters. We're all familiar with the commercial where Marcus is running through the destroyed city as Mad World plays in the background. Gears 3 feels like it tries to take that "war is Hell" motif too seriously ...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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