Gears of War 3 - Xbox 360

&Rsquo;s single-player campaign, which we recently had a chance to go hands-on with, monotonous graytones have given way to a wider eye-catching color palette and antiquated old world architecture is replaced with an Ark-like Raven’s Nest. It’s one of the biggest, most fleshed out naval vessels I’ve ever playthrough in a videogame. It does help that the Raven’s Nest consists of three ships and an Imulsion rig.

This also makes it an unsurprisingly prime battlefield for the Lambent Locust as well as Delta Squad. This comes with the usual GoW abundance of exploding barrels, attack options beyond the Lancer, and of course, spots to duck and cover. And you’ll need all the cover you can find, because the Lambent Stalks are all over the place, dropping other Lambent. ’s first act also showed us the full version of the dual perspective narrative that we all saw in its abbreviated form at E3, where we saw how Cole Train's foursome aids Fenix's team in taking out the the Lambent Leviathan. While this takedown only took 10 minutes at E3, the true length of Act I is a much more drawn out affair that will take many players over two hours.

still fresh in our minds, it a nice change and contrast to return to more grounded yet equally sensational weapons with Gears. The "old pair of shoes" appeal of both Lancers doesn't get old, and it's addicting to get in those gruesome melee kills. This hands-on time also gave us the opportunity to operate both the exo-suit industrial forklift loader and its militarized suped-up version, the Silverback. As we saw at E3, this mini walking tank packs a punch and makes for a good shield for your buddies at the cost of swift mobility for the Silverback pilot The gameflow is much more engaging too, aided by the fact that many of Delta Squad’s first few goals are focused on damage control as the Lambent cause havoc on the ship. If it's not a helipad that needs to be raised, it's a literal fire that needs to be put out. Moreover, backtracking is kept to a minimum, focusing more on exploration of newer areas of this vast amalgam of ships. 's story that makes it stand out over the last two games, it's a greater emphasis on sentimentality. The subplot concerning Marcus' relationship with his dad actually starts off the game as a poignant prologue dream sequence. It's a light bloom-drenched playable scene that provides a brief refresher on the controls before the game starts proper. The fact that the scene involves Marcus defending his dad’s home from a siege of Locusts also makes for a finely blunt metaphor. Elian Fenix also factors into the narrative near the end of Marcus' Act I story arc where he hints at a discovery of the true importance of the Imulsion.

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