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Xbox 360 | Action | Gears of War

Boxart for Gears of War
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

Review: Gears of War

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

Table of Contents

Review Page 1 - "The Great Blood Red Hope"

Review Page 2 - "Shifting Gears"

Review Page 3 - "Destroyed Beauty"

Review Page 4 - "Big Gears Keep on Turnin'"

"Shoot to Thrill: Gear of the Coalition" - A Weapons Guide by Tenacious Moses

Glorius, eye-scorching screenshots!

After you're done reading our review, check out these other GamePro.com Gears of War features as well:

Gears of War - See for yourself: Watch as Vicious Sid blasts his way through Gears of War

Tenacious Moses' ScreenThru Guide to Emergence Day: Tenacious Moses takes you through Gears of War's first level.

And don't forget to join in the discussion on our forums. Make your voice heard!

Full Disclosure

I tried hard to hate Gears of War, I really did. I think it was those commercials. You know, the ones with that weepy song from Donnie Darko playing in the background? Puhh-lease.

But aren't reviewers supposed to be objective, you ask? Not precisely. Video game reviewers are flesh-and-blood people, too, and we have opinions and predispositions and biases just like everyone else. At the end of the day, you're only human, and you need to be convinced.

Well, I'm convinced. For all its faults, Gears of War is the real deal. Here's why.