Ok so I've had Gears of War 3 now for close to two weeks and I'm engulfed in the multiplayer experience that Gears offers. It's streamlined right from the get go to where you can invite any of your friends into a party from the main menu and get started.
First let's talk about the actual game modes now within Gears you can play any game mode with multiple people from the campaign right down to Beast Mode everything can be done with anywhere between 2-10 people depending on game mode. Now that's awesome in itself but the one thing I really want to emphasize is TEAMWORK or lack there of in some cases. I've played through all the different game modes and of course Horde is quite possibly the most addicting, but that's my opinion. In Team Deathmatch its 5v5 with a respawn count rather than a score system. The team that runs out of lives first loses in a best of 5 series. Now I don't know if people are so accustomed to Call of Duty's run and gun style but that DOES NOT WORK IN GEARS PEOPLE!!!! There's a reason this game has set the standard in terms of using cover because it works awesomely but people don't seem to know how to use it in TDM. I've come across plenty of teams who know how to work as a team and I commend them but for some reason I get stuck with players who just don't get it. It's definitely a game in which your friends will work better than random players. In Execution its pretty awesome that you get to learn and experiment with the various forms of execution available in the game. Besides its the only way to kill an opponent. Warzone the classic mode returns one life per player. King of the Hill domination style gameplay which players control different sections on the map when they pop up. Wingman is a blast to play with a friend 2v2v2v2 it really shows how much you can dominate with a teammate. Capture the Leader is ok if you have a team thats dedicated to protecting the leader of the team.
Now onto Horde which is freaking awesome because of the added ability to fortify a command post for your team. Now with each round you earn cash based on your performance in said round leading up to the 10th round aka the Boss Round which is by far the best round, anyway you build spikes turrets sentries all kinds of things to help protect you from the locust. All of these can be upgraded once you use them enough I love the turrets and the wires that you can get. All of the fortifications that you can obtain work very well. Now the difficulty is ratcheted up this year and it works well especially with a good squad behind you. Its easy to get lost in time playing this mode alone and with DLC coming soon it gives the game endless re-playability.
Beast mode on the other hand while fun is taken away because there's a time limit on seeking out COG's to kill and since it seems no one plays Beast mode its hard to get a team together to see how well it can work. And I've only played it alone and the fact that main characters have to be executed and in addition COG's can revive their fellow COG's it really adds an element of strategy.
All in all multiplayer in Gears is addicting and fun and can be enjoyed throughout the whole game it makes the game's lasting appeal really awesome. If you have any questions I haven't covered let me know i'll answer them.
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