{"id":51979,"date":"2013-03-18T14:35:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T12:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=51979"},"modified":"2013-03-18T14:37:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T12:37:31","slug":"gears-of-war-judgment-a-curb-stomping-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/51979-gears-of-war-judgment-a-curb-stomping-success","title":{"rendered":"Gears of War: Judgment a curb-stomping success?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gears of War: Judgement releases this week, and if you\u2019re looking to pick up the new series&#8217; prequel and want to know a bit more, the reviews have gone live for People Can Fly\u2019s attempt at the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The Xbox 360-exclusive currently has a Metascore of 80, while holding down a 80.65 percentage on Gamerankings.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like Judgment is continuing the high-scoring lineage that the series has become known for, but what are the critics saying?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.ign.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/18\/gears-of-war-judgment-review\" target=\"_blank\">IGN<\/a>: <strong>9.2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;People Can Fly is exactly what Gears of War needed. The Bulletstorm developer brings a bold new energy to Epic Games&#8217; excellent (but overly familiar) action series.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/gears-of-war-judgment-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Games Radar<\/a>: <strong>4\/5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Judgment evolves the franchise, giving it a strong, new identity without diminishing the events of the original trilogy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/review-gears-of-war-judgment-248919.phtml\" target=\"_blank\">Destructoid<\/a>: <strong>9\/10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Epic&#8217;s latest is still a very worthy purchase for fans of the series, and does enough new things that the previously uninterested may consider looking into it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51981 aligncenter\" title=\"Gears of War Judgment screenshots 2\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-2-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Gears of War Judgment screenshots 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-2-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-2-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-2-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerandvideogames.com\/394337\/reviews\/gears-of-war-judgment-review-as-drum-tight-as-ever-if-overly-familiar-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">CVG<\/a>: <strong>8.5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;In single-player, Judgment &#8216;s almost like a segmented series of challenge rooms, making it a tad artificial but inarguably the best way of giving fans what they want: combat scenarios with fresh weapons and new enemy patterns. A fine game, then, even if you have seen it before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxm.co.uk\/51054\/reviews\/gears-of-war-judgment-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">OXM UK<\/a>: <strong>8\/10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest compliment I can pay Judgment is that it feels like a game born of a distinct philosophy, rather than something snapped together last-minute from old parts to hold the fort while Epic&#8217;s next-generation projects take shape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2013-03-18-gears-of-war-judgment-review\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer<\/a>: <strong>8\/10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Even with the pall of over-familiarity lingering over it, Gears of War: Judgment is a timely reminder that ruthless focus on gameplay, generosity towards players and good old-fashioned design craft can still pay dividends at a time when big-budget action games are at risk of fragmenting into splinters of mindless busywork. &#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/reviews\/gears-of-war-judgment-review\/1900-565\/\" target=\"_blank\">Giant Bomb<\/a>: <strong>3\/5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t let its story get in the way of its action, and the declassified modifiers had me playing Gears in ways that I normally wouldn&#8217;t, making for a more interesting challenge than the typical difficulty settings offer. But the lack of maps just sucks every last bit of life out of the multiplayer, regardless of its new modes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51983 aligncenter\" title=\"Gears of War Judgment screenshots 4\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-4-600x349.jpg\" alt=\"Gears of War Judgment screenshots 4\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-4-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joystiq.com\/2013\/03\/18\/gears-of-war-judgment-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joystiq<\/a>: <strong>4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Bringing People Can Fly in was a good choice, because the developer has managed to make fighting the Locust feel dangerous and new again, despite this being my fourth trip to Sera.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videogamer.com\/reviews\/gears_of_war_judgement_review.html\" target=\"_blank\">Videogamer<\/a>: <strong>7\/10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;On the whole however Judgment is a solid effort that, in some ways, changes the Gears formula for the better. Whether it will be remembered as anything other than a stopgap is questionable, but small qualms aside, it&#8217;s a good one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/5991012\/gears-of-war-judgment-the-kotaku-review\" target=\"_blank\">Kotaku<\/a>: <strong>&#8220;Not Yet&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Gears of War: Judgment feels like more of the same, only without the same attention to detail.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-51979 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl 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width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-8-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/51979-gears-of-war-judgment-a-curb-stomping-success\/attachment\/gears-of-war-judgment-screenshots-9'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-9-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/51979-gears-of-war-judgment-a-curb-stomping-success\/attachment\/gears-of-war-judgment-screenshots-10'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gears-of-War-Judgment-screenshots-10-96x68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Gears of War: Judgment<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/videos\/50805-gears-of-war-judgment-multiplayer-trailer.html\">Gears of War Judgment multiplayer trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Free Gears 1 with Judgment pre-order in SA\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/50039-free-gears-1-with-judgment-pre-order-in-sa.html\"><strong>Free Gears 1 with Judgment pre-order in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/41481-gears-of-war-judgment-release-date-confirmed-overrun-detailed.html\">Gears of War: Judgment release date confirmed, OverRun detailed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/40041-gears-of-war-judgment-will-be-really-really-hard-promises-cliff-bleszinski.html\">Gears of War: Judgment will be really, really hard, promises Cliff Bleszinski<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39597-gears-of-war-judgments-lead-character-a-no-brainer-says-bleszinski.html\">Gears of War: Judgment\u2019s lead character a \u201cno-brainer\u201d, says Bleszinski<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39458-epic-explains-gears-of-war-judgement-setting.html\">Epic explains Gears of War: Judgment setting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Judgments are in, is it a fair 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