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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.

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

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    Chainsaw bayonets are rad and so is this game.

    Shank a bitch with your Retro Lancer, slice people in half, run fast with your head in your ass, it's Gears of War folks. This is totally the best 360 exclusive since Halo: Reach and certainly the definitive third person shooter of all games until Uncharted 3. Graphical beauty and nasty-ass grub slaying is all here as any Gears fan would want and expect it, only it's pretty much a lot cooler than before.

    First of all, the campaign is ill. I don't know who the fuck wrote this game's story, but it sure as hell wasn't the dudes that did Gears 1 or 2. Sure there's some "MARRRIIAAA" cheesy moments, but it's just way better now. SPOILER ALERT there's a part where a dude dies and it's actually sad. Also Ice-T is a guy and he's pretty crazy. He's like an oil tycoon pimp who treats his workers like prostitutes and farms Immulsion like no other. Yeah, you know. Ice-T. Level design and all that shit is supreme, weapons are cool, story is actually really good, it's got a nice and long length (HURHUR DICK JOKE), and 4 player co-op is sick.

    Multiplayer and co-op shit is really good too. Dedicated servers are the best thing ever and I love them. Horde is still cool and Beast is a neat little Locust version of Horde. Weapons are balanced, maps are good, and chainsawing dudes is still the most fun thing in the world.

    You know what's totally fucking lame, though? Yeah you know. THE FUCKING DLC. What the fuck is all this gun skin horse shit? It's pants on head retarded and a gross-ass business model. Thirty mother-fucking American dollars for gun skins? And ones that are already on the disc to boot? Who the fuck at Epic decided that their customers sucked and deserved this Ethiopian treatment? And then they call their season pass for $40 a fucking bargain. Shove it Cliffy B, ten bucks a map pack is still ridiculous, it's not a fucking bargain because CoD maps are $15. If you bought any gun skins that weren't for a Quick Look you're an idiot and should consider selling your game so the next person who buys it used from Gamestop absolves your sins of being a weak consumer.

    Three fucking stars because of that DLC shit. Buy hey, other than that, the game is really tight, so check it out.

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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 ...

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      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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