Gears of War (PC Games, 2007)

Gears of War

Hopefully this game makes it to PC, it rocks!!! It's amazing on X-Box 360 and I can't wait to play in on my comp!

This game lives up to all the hype surrounding it. I started playing campaign mode right away, and was amazed by the incredibly fast load times, even the online play loads incredibly quick.

Now there are a lot of games on the next-gen consoles that look like they should be on the older consoles, some even look like they belong on N64 or Sega Saturn. Gears of War takes the potential of the Xbox 360 and runs with it. Simply put, this game is amazing.

Gears of War offers more than your typical run and gun, if you want to survive you must use objects to take cover. If you try to run and gun you won't succeed. There's no cross hairs unless you are holding the aim button, that kinda sucks, but you get used to it.

Pros:

- This game rocks
- Not just a run and gun, you need to think fast and act faster
- Fast load screens, even in multiplayer
- Graphics are superb
- Very easy controls, the "A" button does most of the work
- Weapon Selection
- Overall Gameplay
- Graphics, I know, I know, but the graphics are that good
- Playing in the harder difficulties is actually harder, the AI is smart and challenging, instead of the increase of enemies that is usually the solution in FPS games
- Chainsaw and curb stomp kills
- The end of the game pretty much tells you there will be a sequel

Cons:

- Unless you have an internet connection, you might be a little dissapointed with the length of single player mode
- Other than that... NONE!!!

Final Verdict:

Graphics 5/5
Audio 5/5
Controls 5/5
Gameplay/Story 5/5
Replay Value 5/5
Overall 5/5

Buy or Rent?: Buy, unless you dont play multiplayer, then you can rent and beat, but you still might want to own it.

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I think this game is amazing and fun,im so glad i bought this game i was in doubt,but no regrets fun 1player fun multiplayer all in all i give it a 10..and i like how microsoft did the LIVE so you can play agaist 360 players,I bought gears of war and crysis at the same time i have to admit in my opion gears of war is a better game with a great multiplyer..Buy it you will have no regrets..

First off, I have to say that this is the most troublesome and complex PC game I have installed, ever. EPIC did not plan very well for this release, but I have to admit that this game is outstanding. Since the game came out in 2007, there have been patches here and there to fix various conflicts. The main problem I had was installing it running a Vista Business OS. It took me about 3 and a half hours to install, and get it running. That is with reinstalling it 4 times. After I successfully installed Gears of War and started playing, I was hooked. I have seen videos and actual game play in person using an Xbox 360, and I thought that it was pretty cool looking. Once I installed it on my PC, the game seemed to really come alive. All of the features including the graphics and sound, to the controls and responsiveness were so much better than what I had seen on an Xbox. The graphics in this game are amazing, I just can't get over how awesome everything looks in comparison to the Xbox. Some people like to argue that Gears of War should be an Xbox only game, and it's so much better than the PC version. I beg to differ. It is all in what style of video gaming you enjoy the most. Yes, the controls of an Xbox/PS are simpler and less complex. But, what the PC version of this and other games offer is a more real experience. That is why I choose PC over a gaming console. With the system I am running, a PC version of any game will knock the socks off a console version graphics wise. Anyways, I highly recommend this game to anyone who thinks they would like this sort of game. It's very action packed, gory in parts, and tests your skills. I absolutely love this game, and am hoping they will release a Gears of War 2 PC version, although it is not likely. If you are willing to sit down and do a little troubleshooting for this game, I recommend purchasing it. Trust me, you will have a blast.

If you have any questions about anything at all, don't hesitate to send me an email. I will do my best to answer your questions.

The PC version has a fatal flaw that has been ignored by Microsoft. Countless hours looking for a fix or patch to resolve the unpredictable loss of the checkpoints, yielded nothing but evidence of dissatisfied and frustrated players. It appears that the PC version of GOW has been abandoned, and will not be repaired beyond the existing (and useless!) updates from the end of 2007 or early 2008. GOW may be a good XBOX game, but the PC port seems to have been a greedy afterthought.

the game does not work and he dosent do returns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Great packing fast service. Hope to do more buy from you. Thanks again, email me if you have anything else to sell.

The seller was great, no complaints there. However, after trying to download this game for over 2 hours, it kept giving error messages. After a little internet problem solving search, I came to find out that this game is notorious for a variety of downloading and/or playing problems. I tried multiple suggestions for getting this game operational, but to no avail.

I sent message to seller three weeks after I paid for the item and was told that they are out of stock.

If you have a computer that can handle this game, it is a beautiful and very intense game. I own a ATI 4850 and can get 60 fps most of the time (the game is capped around there) @ 1680x1050 resolutuion, all high settings, no AA. So if you cannot handle this game with your current rig, I advise against buying it as the fluidity of the game will be greatly diminished.

The single player campaign is one of the most action-packed, intense games I have ever played, and will likely keep me coming back to the title. I have completed the single-player campaign over 3 times already and it has yet to get old. Takes 7 to 15 hours to complete, depending on skill and difficulty. However, the multiplayer has many flaws and very few hosts. Like the 360 counterpart, matches are hosted by the players rather than dedicated servers. With that in mind, there are few servers to choose from, and worse yet, the lag on some of these servers are unbearable and will leave you furious at times. Also, no one plays co-op. I've tried hosting a co-op game, but no one joined for 3 hrs. So there it is. The single player is the shining gem and is worth it though.

Excellent product, the game is fantanstic, plenty of actions, excellent graphic. I strongly recommend this game.

I used to have GOW for xbox 360, but sold it because I wanted to buy GOW 2. I kinda wanted to buy GOW PC for my custom PC, but couldn't find in any retail stores so I found this item on eBAY and bought it. I had fun again to play it on CO-OP campaign with my friend and also on multiplayer matches as well. Overall, it is very good game and I recommend this for any FPS/3rdPS gamers!

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I wanted the game because it was recommended by friends. I haven't been able to play it because it hasn't come to the house yet. It has been over three months. They sure as heck got my money though.

Awesome game! By all means buy it!
If it were me I wouldn't spend more than $35 on it but even still that is a lot.

Graphics: If you are someone who loves great graphics like Crysis and Far Cry 2, you will like this game.

Game-play: The things I like were that you could use cover and flanking manovers to defeat the enemy. The only down side is that there aren't any vehicles to drive lying around like in the other 2 games. You do get turrets though.

Physics: Decent, not as good as Crysis but better than Far Cry

A.I. : Very good

Storyline: OK, pretty much it is as much as you get with Crysis, decent but not great

Weapons: Very cool, some of the best I've seen. I like the satellite gun that sends rockets to the ground at any targeted location.

Texture: Very good. rate it a 9/10 barley better than Crysis but not much at all

All in all, I would take this game any day over Halo but as for the best I would rate it about a 8 out of 10 because some-times it does get a little repetitive but all in all it's a great game. I hope that this was helpful.

I DONT KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY BUT PLSSSSSSSS DONT BUY THIS GAME GEARS OF WAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING IN ALL PC IF YOU WANT STILL BUY THIS GAME THEN MAKE A VERIFIE AND THEN BUY....................

I have played both the PC and Xbox 30 versions and was impressed with how well the game had been ported to the PC. If your running a decent gaming machine you will be blown away by the graphincs and the intense gameplay was impressive.

The first time I saw it when i was 6, i saw the case and said ''I wanna play that one!'' and i loved it.Its actuly my favorite game today. takes a while to download but its worth it!

Referencing the word "wonder" in the review title, I was really referring to the fact that I was starting to wonder if I would ever get to play the game. This was probably the worst piece of software that I ever had to deal with regarding installation and having to search forums to find out what file to download to even get the game running in the first place. The game itself is pretty good, minus a couple of places where your character gets stuck, resulting in you having to go back to the last checkpoint. One last complaint before I move on to the positives --- I hate the fact that there is only 1 save slot for the entire game. I have played some games with my son playing in parallel, and using the normal multiple save slots to save progress for both of us. This is not possible with this game -- unless I assume that each person has to log onto their own Windows Live account. What a pain!

On the good side, gameplay itself is awesome. The movement and attacks are slightly different from the norm -- a nice change of pace. There are multiple modes of play, from the normal fighting on foot, to maneuvers using vehicles. The gameplay is challenging, as are the bosses. There are a variety of ways to finish off the bosses, with some smarts needed to finish the job. Graphics are decent, though a little color could have been added to change things up throughout the game.

Overall, a game well worth buying, though do some research first to see the file to download off their website so that you don't have to wait 3 hours to start playing the game once you bring it home like I did.

la la la laaaa it was fun oh so fun and delicious playing this game so fun lots blood and fun and fun and awesome fun

Gears is a terrific game. The graphics are great for this style of game,being low lit,but not dark,grey-black mettalic platinum shiny armor,and plenty of splashing blood. The levels are well written,and the dialogue is gritty and campy at times. I would suggest this to anyone who likes FPS/action games.

I received my item on a timely fashion, on time,and in good condition.
Thanks. I never have any problems ordering thru ebay. Ebay is good and nice.

Was very quick delivery! Best prices on the market! 10/10 .

graphics are awesome and the gameplay is pretty cool. waay better than the 360 version that was released. an the campaign is really long too. not a game you can just beat in a day