Where To Buy Gears of War (2-Disc Edition)

I came into the Xbox gaming a little later in its product cycle. I was always a PC gamer and play shooters on a controller with analog sticks seemed just weird to me. It took me a lot of getting used to as well. As of writing this review, I had completed the single player campaign on Hardcore difficulty (really no interest in getting into Insane mode) and a few multiplayer games. Most of my complaints about this game are about its shoddy single player campaign. Sure the graphics are brilliant for its time but there is only so much detail you can put in grays and blacks. The game is extremely linear. Each level progresses by going from point A to B. You find a bunch of walls/crates/doors to get to "cover" and kill a bunch of enemies, checkpoint, repeat. The moment you see objects that resemble anything like a place to cover, you are to expect some enemies ready to kill. It gets tiresome at times. Sure, there is a plot but its kind of an afterthought. I am probably in the minority when I say that the Single player campaign matters to the game. Most people would probably argue that you could get a lot of mileage from the multiplayer aspect of the game. There are still quite a few people playing this game. But some people like me want to experience the single player campaign and enjoy a little bit of story telling before we jump into the whole multiplayer thing.

Apart from a few rants about the single player campaign, I think it is a solid game. The controls work great and after a few niggles in the beginning, I got used to the controller very quick. This is the first game I bought when I got my Xbox. Don't buy it new, buy it used (you can get it for about $7 or less if you know where to look). Don't buy into the hype.. you will be disappointed. I would say it is worth playing once and getting all the achievements before people stop playing it online.

Note: The stuff on the 2nd disc in the 2-disc edition can be downloaded for free from your xbox. So don't fret if you can't find the 2 disc for a cheap price. Just buy the 1 disc version and download the free maps.Get more detail about Gears of War (2-Disc Edition).