It comes packed with visceral gun-battles, ear-splitting explosions, bucketloads of blood and you use a good old-fashioned control-pad to play it. Oh, and it’s also one of the best games released all year. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Joystiq <\/strong>5\/5<\/p>\n On one side, it represents a powerful elegy, a close to a series that has done much to define this console generation. It’s a melancholy thing, seeing a solid conclusion for characters that a lot of us liked despite ourselves, that make themselves even more understood in the end. But Gears of War 3 does it with respect and grace, and even subtlety, for a fantastic experience from start to finish. And it bestows a postscript of one of the most full featured, fun, and polished multiplayer experiences I’ve ever played. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n Giant Bomb <\/strong>5\/5<\/p>\n It answers questions. It leaves things in a dramatically different place than they were at the start of the game. If this were to be the final game in the Gears franchise, it’d be a satisfying place to leave things. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n Game Informer<\/strong> 10\/10<\/p>\n Doesn’t do anything radical, not that anyone expected it to. Only the staunchest Gears haters will find much fault here, though. This is the best execution yet of an idea that spawned one of the biggest modern franchises in all of gaming. What’s not to love? Read more <\/a><\/p>\n Gamespot <\/strong>9.5\/10<\/p>\n Concludes an excellent trilogy with engrossing cooperative play, taut competitive action, and a masterful campaign. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n 1UP<\/strong> A-<\/p>\n Gears of War 3 is an amazing game, jam packed with things to do. It’s designed from the top down to ensure that you never stop playing it. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n IGN<\/strong> 9\/10<\/p>\n Every third-person, cover-based shooter from here on out will likely be compared to Gears 3, and it provides a fitting and poignant– if sometimes cheesy — closing chapter to the trilogy…The noted hitches, design decisions and ‘been-there, done-that’ feel of much of the content colors the overall experience, but it certainly didn’t keep me from having one hell of a good time. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n Video Gamer<\/strong> 9\/10<\/p>\n Few games offer up as much as Gears of War 3, and even fewer manage to do it this successfully. This is quite easily the best Gears of War yet, weaving excellent core mechanics together with the renewed perception of an ever-maturing developer. Once again, Epic has successfully iterated on a series that most other developers are still desperately trying to imitate. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n CVG <\/strong>9\/10<\/p>\n There’s no doubt the series has grown with every instalment, and number three sees Epic at its unsurprisingly best…Original or not, the solo campaign is solid in every department and brim with class, while the Versus, Co-Op, Horde, Beast and ambitious DLC plans should see Gears live on for years – even if this is the last time Epic has to use that chainsaw gun. For the record, we hope it isn’t. Read more <\/a><\/p>\n Eurogamer<\/strong> 8\/10<\/p>\n In its multiplayer, all you could have reasonably asked for; in its visuals, new heights reached, while cracks of old age are papered over; in its story, a fitting conclusion; and in its campaign, though short of the consistent brilliance of its predecessor, a mostly rousing and memorable spectacle. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Destructoid<\/strong> 8\/10<\/p>\n A great game indeed, one that fans will most assuredly adore. It does lack that unique, intangible spark that the past two games had, but that does not mean it’s a poor game in any way. I have my disappointments, but I cannot claim I had a bad time. That Gears of War 3 doesn’t quite live up to expectations is only a testament to how high Epic raised the bar in past efforts. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Gears of War 3 is scheduled to hit local shelves on 20 September<\/p>\n![](\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/campaign_bridge_01a_hero_597778854.jpg\")
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