Gears of War 3 Review

Information about the game: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/gears-of-war-3/77663

The third and final installation to the Gears of War series is everything I thought it would be and more. Epic Games had a giant budget for this game due to the success of the series, and they show it in Gears of War 3. Epic does not disappoint with their blockbuster conclusion to the heralded series.

The game plays the way you would expect, it's still the same Gears game with the same controller layout. They have built on their strong foundation with some new additions to the game, like the use of user controlled mechs. The graphics on the Unreal engine continue to impress and build upon some of the best graphics on consoles. Now there is much more space on the screen for more action because the new engine can handle hundreds of enemies on screen at a time without any performance issues. Gears has never been a fast paced shooter like Call of Duty, but it leads to some unique situations you wouldn't be faced with in a game where you just fly in guns blazing. Every now and then during game play I felt as if  the game became a scary movie. The story mode and multi-player provide you with some moments that will make you jump out of your skin. That has been a unique thing about the Gears series no other shooter can offer that.

You find yourself advancing through the unpredictable story line until you reach the spectacular ending. Throughout the ten hours of story mode game play I found myself wondering what kind of twists or turns would happen next. Video game story modes seem to be slowly getting closer to matching the depth and creativeness of today's movies. Gears continues the growing trend that companies continue to increase the hours of story mode game play and provides some moments gamers will never forget.

Epic seems to have improved their cover system once again, now when you hit the A button to take cover you hardly ever find yourself mounting to unintended surfaces. The new moments in story mode where you must fight off hundreds off enemies at a time show off the new game engine. Epic added plenty of new enemies and weapons that will please any fan and give them some spectacular looking enemies to shoot at.

Gears three is the perfect ending for a revolutionary series that has shaken up the video game landscape. Most players will be happy shelling out the $60 needed to purchase the game and it is very hard to say a game is a must buy in today's market, but Gears of War 3 is just that. They will be stupefied while they are exploring the huge world that Epic Games has provided us. Epic has continued to smooth out the game play and also expand on the Gears universe while also ending this legendary series in rightful fashion, with a large gory bang.