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| Gears of War | 
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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $24.95
You Save: $5.04 (17%)
New (42) Used (10) from $18.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 1245
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
nv:Software Type: Games
MPN: U3100015
UPC: 882224531900
EAN: 0882224531900
ASIN: B000VBFW7E
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Factory sealed case. NOTE-plastic is torn on bottom. Case still sealed with security strip-guaranteed. ** Check out my other items **
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fantastic January 7, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been blown away by the storyline, action, graphics, and intense gameplay in GoW. I would definitely recommend this for anyone looking for the PC version of this game. But it does come with bugs out of the package, and I was forced to manually update Windows Live multiple times to resolve crashes. But it performed flawlessly after applying the patch .Overall this is a very good buy for anyone into FPS games and do not have a 360 like myself. Not to mention the extra chapters in the PC version.
Also, there is a crash bug if you try to launch from the CD instead of the deskop.
 Painful because the game is actually cool. January 6, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purposely got the pc version (windows vista) of this game instead of xbox 360 version just b/c I like playing FPS or any shooting games with mouse better than a controller. Also, windows version of GoW has better graphic than xbox version if you have a good graphic card and has more single campaigns.
Anyway, I've had so much expectation for this game. It took about 1 hour for me to install the game, but it wasn't a big problem for me. The problem started when I started playing it. The game crashed every 5 ~ 10 minutes and therefore impossible to progress. I searched for solution by googling and solved the problem by running the game "as administrater." But that wasn't all. I got to Act 3 of 5 after playing a few hours. The next day, I pressed "continue campaign" but it told me that there was no saved games. I was shocked and pissed. Indeed, it was painful to start all over again. I tried to find solutions online but still no luck.. This game could have been a great action-filled shooting game, but those critical flaws killed it. I recommend getting xbox version, or other better FPS games such as Call of Duty 4, etc.
Lost saved games ruin an otherwise excellent port January 4, 2008
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is an exceptionally good game. The cover mechanic is one of best implemented to date, the enemy AI is decent, it is beautiful, the weapons are interesting and feel solid, the boss battles are jaw-dropping, and most importantly it's a lot of fun. They even managed to make reloading your weapons compelling. The characters are a little over the top and the dialogue reflects that. But the storyline is suitably grand and it serves to move the campaign along well enough. This should have been a slam dunk must-have PC port of the XBox game.
But it's not. Saved games disappear. The save system is not only an offensively straight port of the console check-point system, but you have to create a Windows Live account to save your progress at all. What? Why? Don't answer that. I know why, and it has nothing to do with the gameplay experience.
I knew there was no quicksave feature when I bought the game, but I didn't know that the game would routinely lose all of my saved progress and achievements. There's a 40 page thread on Epic Games forums about this problem that's been around since the PC version's release in November. If there has been an official response from Epic or Microsoft I haven't been able to find it. That is too long for a massive problem like that to go unacknowledged and unresolved. Unless you have the time to finish the game in one sitting, don't buy this game until they fix the vanishing save games. Go play Half-Life 2, Bioshock, or some other game with a quicksave feature instead.
Exciting game, only disapointment is that it ends December 31, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before my review I will like to show my system specs:
Dell dimension E521( I made some changes LOL)
AMD Athlon 3200+ 2.00 Ghz
3GB RAM
Windows XP SP2
Nvidia XFX Geforce 8600GTXXX (256MB)
Before I even bought this game I downloaded and installed the latest version of Games for Windows live, I have had this game for 2weeks now and no technical issues.
This game is amazing, I havent had any technical issues with it and the gameplay is phenomenal. I haven't had this much fun with a game since Half Life 2, you actually feel like you are in charge of Alpha squad. The graphics are great if you have the right hardware (With updated drivers of course).This is truly a great game, I didnt beat it just because I wanted to see the ending or because I wanted to be able to say "I beat Gears" I beat this game because the players get immersed in the gameplay, the environments and even the characters of the game.
The only complaint I have is not about the game per se but the LIVE package which you get free for a month and have to pay for after its expiration. I think it is an unfair deal that takes away from the game itself,online gameplay is fun and addicting and to be honest, I am contemplating the renewal of my Live package. Although the online component of the multiplayer aspect of Gears is by subscription, users can play Gears of War for free on a LAN configuration.
This is a game I will recommend to everyone, I bought this game for the full price plus tax at an EB games and I have no regrets.
 What a great game December 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is truely amazing, with everything from the graphics to the character models. Yes the game does have bugs, but if you use the update EPIC released already and if you have a decent PC to run the game you should be alright. I have a 7600GT AGP card and i run all the settings on high except the textures they seem to make the game shutter horribly, and i am consistantly getting 20+ frames per second.
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