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Gears of War for Windows

Friday May 09, 2008
AUD
$61
Price at time of review.

A much-hyped console epic comes to the PC, but unlike others that have made the move this deserves its press.

For: Brilliant Graphics and gameplay, graphically rich setting, online co=op play Against: Barely-there plot

Gears of War for Windows
Gears of War for Windows, Mac

Genre: Shooter, Publisher: Microsoft, Platform(s): Windows, Mac, ESRB Rating: M - (Mature), Media: DVD-ROM

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.

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