Take cover, chainsaw and beefy co-op: Gears of War defined the cover-based third-person shooter on Xbox. RomWize re-ranks the best entries by its re-evaluated scores, each with its current score, its versions, their rarity and their collector value.
"Epic Games reinvent the cover shooter with the roll-and-slam cover system and a testosterone-soaked Marcus Fenix. Sera stays chilling, the Lancer's growl is unforgettable, and the 360 finds in Gears its obvious first flagship."
"Gears 3 closes the original trilogy with lavish staging, four-player co-op and an older but ever loyal Marcus Fenix. The campaign rubs shoulders with Hollywood spectacle and the closing notes hit with rare restraint for the genre."
"Gears 2 thinks big with an epic underground campaign, Brumak set pieces and a Horde mode that invents a now standard formula. Marcus, Dom and the crew remain endearing, and Steve Jablonsky's score lands straight in the heart."
"Judgment rewinds to Emergence Day with Baird and his squad. An arcade scoring layer joins the mix, which splits the faithful, but the action stays punchy and the destructible arenas still let off steam like few TPS of their time."