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7 Things You Should Know About Gears of War 3


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Gears of War 3 oh I can’t wait to you
this ship I’ll get the popcorn number 1
the plot the final chapter takes place
18 months after the fall of Jacinto and
the apparent defeat of the Locust Horde
having experienced a quiet interlude the
remnants of the human resistance have
formed a new base of operations on a
remote island however the emulsion
filled lambent soon begin to emerge from
the ground to eradicate the remaining
human and locust survivors leaderless
and forced off their new island home the
COG is disbanded parting ways to seek
out the last remaining areas that can
provide refuge as a result Delta Squad
has joined survivors aboard a naval ship
called the sovereign while the others
seek out safe areas on the mainland
here’s three isn’t about taking back the
planet it’s too late for that now it’s
all about survival while Marcus tries to
find his father who may still be alive
number two Delta Squad while Marcus and
Dom’s stick together
the rest of their team has splintered
off separated from Baird and Cole for
much of the narrative players will
switch between their stories before
eventually meeting up for the finale as
a result this adventure will give every
character a fleshed out story and time
to shine throughout the campaign number
3 co-op campaign despite the four-man
team having broken off into twin units
this will be the first game to feature a
four-player cooperative campaign as a
result Marcus and Dom are joined by
their gun-toting dispatcher Anya who if
you recall was Marcus’s love interest
from the previous installments and a
newcomer named Jay Stratton at the same
time two new allies fight alongside
Baird and Cole one of which includes
Clayton carmine the brother of Anthony
and Benjamin who appeared in the
previous games number four weapons and
gameplay low on ammo and supplies the
remaining gears are forced to use items
left over from the pendulum wars an era
when humans fought each other these
weapons include blade bayonet Lance
as well as modified labor exoskeletons
called Silverbacks that have been
outfitted with artillery more so than
ever before this game will leave you
desperate for any form of ammo as you
struggle to down unstoppable enemies in
humanity’s eleventh hour
shockingly gears 3 will force you to
flee from battles struggling to reload
your gun and find defendable cover
number 5 the enemy’s far more terrifying
than the locust forces
it’s emulsion corrupted members have
mutated to become zombie like lambent as
a result these aggressive creatures are
tougher to kill and can mutate
mid-battle
they burst from the ground and root like
structures and won’t go down easily
exploding with a burst of emulsion when
they do these include lambent that fling
fireballs and tiny spider like creatures
that emerge from wounds of larger
enemies a sign of the times even the
locusts are on the run salvaging weapons
to fend off land and and human forces
alike number 6 or 22.0 having previously
popularized the iconic mode gears 3
packs an improved version of hoard
called org 2.0 this awards players with
cash for their kills enabling them to
purchase weapons items and emplacements
such as target decoy dummies and silver
backs at the same time it packs its own
twists such as having you take on
devastating boss battles number 7
beast mode a first for the series you
can now play a hoard like mode from the
perspective of the locust called beast
mode here you face off against waves of
humans starting off as weaker enemies
such as weaponless wretches before
gaining access to more powerful troops
here the goal isn’t to survive the
rounds but to eliminate all of the
humans before the timer runs out
available exclusively for the Xbox 360
Gears of War 3 ups the ante in every
possible way
providing a dire yet visually stunning
conclusion which now includes
stereoscopic 3d and for a primer on the
earlier installments of the franchise be
sure to check out our Gears of War
franchise retrospective over a
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