A third-person tactical shooter from Epic, running on the Unreal Engine 3. Gears of War thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet.
Unlike other shooters, Gears of War is all about teamwork in a big way. All game modes, levels and scenarios are designed specifically to encourage co-operative play, whether it be with A.I. partners or human players (with A.I. teammates designed with specific strengths, weaknesses and personalities.) On top of that, voice recognition will be available for players, and obviously voice chat to discuss strategy with your friends. In addition to voice chat, gamers will be able to experience individualized matchmaking, view player statistics, earn player achievements, customize their games, and build and personalize their gamer profiles over Xbox Live.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel 2.4 GHz+ / AMD 2.0 GHz+ | Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 1.83GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ |
| CPU SPEED | 2.4 GHz | |
| VRAM | 256 MB | |
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows XP or Vista | Windows 8 64-bit |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA Geforce 6600+ / ATI x700+ | nVidia GeForce 7600 GT 256MB / AMD Radeon X1900 Series |
| Direct X | 9.0c | DX 9 |
| SOUND CARD | Yes | |
| HDD Space | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Game Analysis | Gears of War is a tactical third-person shooter. Gears of War takes place on Sera, a planet inhabited by humans, who have warred over a phosphorescent, low-viscosity fluid known as "Imulsion" highly valued as a source of energy. Over several decades, the Pendulum Wars took place between various human countries, and ended with the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) taking control of the planet. | |
| High FPS | 200+ FPS ( GTX 1060 ) | |
| Optimization Score | 10 | |
The beer.
The game.
Naturally it’s just testosterone fueled violence and duck and cover style shoot outs with soul-less enemies, no good story, no real skill needed. That, however, is probably the reason it works so well as a drunk-gaming game. ‘Draming(c)’ if you will.
Conclusion: With your mind switched off and a good mate beside you to go ”hur hur, I just cut this guy in half, f*cking awesome” it is pretty good fun, but then again so is most things in that situation. throwing stones at abandoned cars or homeless people for instance.