This is a game I have been anticipating for about 2 years now. With the outrages price tag with which this game comes on the Xbox360, I have only recently conceded and bought this game. Now I must tell you a couple of things first. I was sick (main reason why I got it - needed to play something and not feel bored). Secondly, I LOVE gears of war 1 and 2. Third, my wife is a RPG fanatic and hates shooters.
Now let me tell you, we played this game senseless. We finished the campaign within the first 24 hours (we played like 9-10 hours straight). This is an extremely good game with outstanding graphics, good production quality, good story line and addictive gameplay (both campaign and mercenaries mode).
Mercenaries mode especially is addictive. I am a bit GOW horde fan. But this is better for me. I found some parts of GOW 1 and 2 campaign a pain to get through, but not this game. I would rate this game better than GOW and that is saying a LOT.
This was the first time for my wife in a 3rd person shooter, but she is hooked. She has gone from a newbie to playing this game on veteran difficulty.
Just two warnings to all gamers who want their girlfriends/wifes to play with them:
- Watch out for shiny things lying around in the game (like ammo, treasure etc). You may think she is covering your back, but beware. You will find yourself alone in mob of zombies while your wife is going "Oh! Something Shiny!".
- DO NOT give your wife a grenade or rocket launcher. This is peril and should be attempted with high risk. Avoid small areas. She will not distinquish between you, the zombies, white, black, asian, doesn't matter.... My advice: duck and cover!!
So in summary, this is a brilliant game which is very additive and is worth the price tag. I would rather pay the extra bucks and get a game of this quality rather than one of those cheap 'ass' movie games (you know what I am talking about... everyone has made that mistake...).
So dig in, save and join the carnage.
