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.
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Also known as: Unreal Engine 3 Project [working title], Project Warfare [working title]
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: November 17, 2006
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: January 18, 2007
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: November 23, 2006
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: November 17, 2006
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: January 18, 2007
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Publisher: Microsoft
Also available on: PC
1 DVD
Local Multiplayer - Cooperative: 2
Online Multiplayer - Versus: 8
Online Multiplayer - Cooperative: 2
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