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Xbox 360 | Action | Gears of War

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Gears of War 92 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 5.00
  • SOUND: 4.50
  • CONTROL: 4.25
  • FUN FACTOR 4.75
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.5
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.8
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

Gears of War Description

The latest game from Epic, Gears of War is a sci-fi action shooter promising some of the most impressive visuals seen on a home console to date.

Mature Titles rated "Mature (M)" have content suitable for persons ages 17 and older. These products may include more intense violence or language than products in the Teen category. In addition, these titles may also include mature sexual themes.

Recently Added

News: GP Exclusive: Hollywood writer talks Gears of War movie

GamePro get a first update on the upcoming Gears of War movie...and what we learned might surprise you!

Cheats: Gears Of War - Gears Cereal!

Check out this funny easter egg in Gears Of War!

News: Gears of War grinds out more multiplayer Achievements

Xbox Live prepares for another Gears of War update, which will improve roadie run, tame exploits, and add eight new achievements to the game.

News: Epic's Mark Rein promises another Gears update

Gears of War is likely to receive another gameplay update in the future, which will improve the roadie run, as well as add new achievements pertinent to both Annex and the new Hidden Fronts maps.

Screen Update: Gears of War

Get ready to fight your way through the new Hidden Fronts maps!

Review

Review: Gears of War

Gears of War is here, and GamePro has full coverage of everything you'll need to know for Emergence Day.

Previews

Screen Update: Gears of War

Get ready to fight your way through the new Hidden Fronts maps!

Screen Update: Gears of War

Mix some nasty aliens with the last surviving human colony and you've got yourself a messy ho-down.

Screen Update: Gears of War

Gears of War screens from the E3 2K6 trailer.

Screen Update: Gears of War

7 Gears of War screens that will make you crap your pants! Click away!

Hands-On: Gears of War blows us away

Bro Buzz and Lunchbox become believers in Microsoft's and Epic's outrageously entertaining action shooter after engaging in an exclusive hands-on gameplay session.

Screen Update: Gears of War

Not for lily-livered gamers!

Hands-On: Gears of War

So far Epic's third person action game is shaping up to be one of the more promising 360 titles.

Screen Update: Gears of War

This game looks incredible. Do we have a Halo killer?

Screen Update: Gears of War

Check out this handfull of amazing screens of this upcoming shooter from Epic.

Cheats

Cheats: Gears Of War - Gears Cereal!

Check out this funny easter egg in Gears Of War!

Cheats: Gears of War - The Frag Tag

There's nothing that really warms the soul like exploding Locust into rejected Taco Bell meat. Wait, they don't reject anything.

Cheats: Insane Difficulty

Think you're hot stuff? Try out Insane difficulty in Gears of War.

Cheats: Secret Gamer Pics

Secret pics to feast your eyes on. You deserve them, after all.

Cheats: Finding Hidden Cog Tags

Between mutilating your enemies, why don't you do a little cog-searching.

Cheats: Achievements

These achievements will boost your game score and make you an even more hardcore Locust-killer than you were before!!

News

News: GP Exclusive: Hollywood writer talks Gears of War movie

GamePro get a first update on the upcoming Gears of War movie...and what we learned might surprise you!

News: Gears of War grinds out more multiplayer Achievements

Xbox Live prepares for another Gears of War update, which will improve roadie run, tame exploits, and add eight new achievements to the game.

News: Epic's Mark Rein promises another Gears update

Gears of War is likely to receive another gameplay update in the future, which will improve the roadie run, as well as add new achievements pertinent to both Annex and the new Hidden Fronts maps.

News: New Gears of War map pack hits tomorrow; screens inside

Microsoft and Epic will soon offer a new pack of four multiplayer maps for the smash-hit game Gears of War.

News: Xbox Live's Gears of War tournament delayed

Due to complications surrounding the Gears of War leaderboards, the Gears of War tournament has been delayed temporarily until Friday.

News: Incoming: Gears of Wars update goes live today, adds new mode

Today, at 4:00pm PST, the eagerly awaited Gears of War update will go live on Xbox Live, adding several enhancements including a new multiplayer game mode.

News: Whoops! Microsoft goofs on Gears of War update announcement

Contrary to previous reports, the Gears of War update will not be released on Monday, April 9th, but on a date that still has yet to be determined.

News: New info released on upcoming Gears of War update

According to the Gears of War forums, new details have been released on Annex, Epic's newest addition to the game's multiplayer modes.

News: Free Gears of War update on the way

Epic announces a new update for Gears of War for the near future, including a new multiplayer mode, which will be available for download free of charge.

News: Get your chainsaw on in next month's official Gears of War tournament

Microsoft and Epic announce a brand new Gears of War tournament over Xbox Live, with the grand prize being a trip for two to Prague.

News: Mark Rein talks Gears of War downloads, UT3 on PS3

GamePro editor Vicious Sid recently spoke with Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, on the future of Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3.

News: Gears of War the movie: rights awarded to New Line

The movie rights for the Gears of War franchise have been auctioned off, and New Line Cinema has walked away as the winner.

News: Epic denies talks on Gears of War sequel

Gears of War creators Epic Games refute claims that discussions on a planned sequel to the renowned FPS took place at GDC

News: GDC: Gears wins Best Game award

Epic Games' epic game Gears of War grabbed three awards at last night's GDC awards, while Okami and Wii Sports followed close behind with two each.

News: Activision licenses Unreal 3.0 for next-gen game

The worldwide publishing giant has recently announced the licensing of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 to power one of their future games.

News: Epic issues Gears of War Xbox Live challenge

Cliffy B. and the rest of the Epic crew have offered up their Gamertags for an all-out Gears of War fragfest this Saturday.

News: Gears takes top honors at DICE

The Academy has spoken, the winners have been announced, and Gears of War smokes the rest of the competition with a total of eight awards.

News: Cheap: Epic says Gears of War cost less than $10 million

Epic vice president Mark Rein talks Gears, Unreal Engine 3, and maybe just a little ZZT

News: Gears of War hits triple platinum

In just ten weeks, Microsoft's gruesome Gears of War has reached the 3-million-sold milestone.

News: Two free Gears of War multiplayer maps hit Xbox Live

Wednesday update offers something old and something new.

News: Patch, free downloadable maps hit Gears of War

Epic's Marc Rein has announced the multiplayer patch for Gears of War, released today, will precede the new maps via download on Wednesday, January 9th.

News: Smash: Gears of War sells 2 mil worldwide

Gears of War became the clear hit of the 2006 holiday season on news that it sold 2 million copies in just over a month.

News: It's Official: 1 Million Copies of Gear of War Sold

Microsoft's PR gang sends along word that Gears of War has crossed the one million unit mark worldwide, three weeks after its U.S. release.

News: EA Not Impressed By Gears of War, Says it "Lacks Innovation"

You know you're either in the Twilight Zone or you've got something big on your hands when the black hole of creativity known as Electronic Arts says your product offers nothing in terms of innovation.

News: GamePro Q&A: Cliffy B Talks Gears of War

Fresh off his success with Xbox 360 smash hit Gears of War, Epic's Cliff Bleszinski talks with GamePro concerning the future of the series.

News: Gears of War Sequel?

Gears of War has yet to launch, Emergence Day is tomorrow, November 7th, and Epic President Mike Capps is already hinting at a sequel.

News: GamePro Schmoozes with Celebs at Gears of War Launch Party

One GamePro editor's tale of a night on the town with K-Fed and Lindsay Lohan at the Gears of War celeb launch party.

News: Gears of War Goes Gold for Xbox 360

Microsoft today announced that work on Gears of War has completed, and the game has shipped to the disc manufacturing plant.

News: Gears of War Cost Microsoft $1 Billion

Mark Rein, Vice President of Epic Games, says Gears of War set the standard for 512MB of RAM in the Xbox 360, costing Microsoft $1 billion.

News: New Gears of War Screens Exposed

Six new screens from the highly anticipated Gears of War, exclusively for the Xbox 360, fell into our lap today, and we thought we would share the love.

News: Epic Games: Sony PS3 Claims "Bullsh!t"

Epic Games's outspoken vice president has lashed out at Sony's claims that the next generation of video gaming starts with the PS3.

News: Gears of War to Launch November 12th

Microsoft and Epic Games announced in a press release today that 'Gears of War,' the much anticipated Xbox 360 exclusive, will hit store shelves on November 12, 2006.

News: Retailers Give Gears of War November Release

Epic's sci-fi Xbox 360 shooter is listed for November release on EB Games and GameStop

Features

Feature: GP Q&A: Mark Rein talks Gears of War downloads, UT 3 on PS3

GamePro editor Vicious Sid recently spoke with Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, on the future of Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3.

Feature: ScreenThru Guide to Emergence Day

As if it weren't bad enough Emergence Day is here and there are tons of Locust Horde popping up left and right to try and take over the world, but you don't even have an Xbox 360 to get in the fight. We at GamePro give Gears of War the stamp of approval, and bring forth a screenshot guide to the first level for those that can't experience Emergence Day in its glorified debut.