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'''''Gears of War''''' is a tactical [[Third-Person Shooter]] video game developed by [[Epic Games]] and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game uses a [[Take Cover|"stop and pop" approach that heavily emphasizes the use of cover]]. There isn't a jump button and everything is angled towards making the combat as personal and violent as possible (the main gun used has a chainsaw built into the grip, called the [[Chainsaw Good|chainsaw]] [[Bayonet Ya|bayonet]]).
The general story centers on the soldiers of Delta Squad as they fight to save the human inhabitants of the fictional planet Sera from a relentless subterranean enemy known as [[Bug War|the Locust Horde]]. The [[Fun with Acronyms|Coalition of Ordered Governments]] (COG) is fighting back with their own soldiers they call "Gears" ([[Don't Explain the Joke|hence the name]]). The Locust are relentless, vicious, can pop out of the ground almost anywhere and seem to be numberless, but the COG have superior technology and the capital city of Jacinto is located on a plateau of solid granite, making it the one place the Locust can't tunnel up.
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On the way, they do [[Rated "M" for Manly|manly things]] like [[Made of Explodium|blowing stuff up]], [[Bond One-Liner|delivering one-liners]] and growing [[Beard of Sorrow|beards]].
Due to its success, the game was followed by four sequels, the first three developed by Epic Games. When Microsoft bought the rights to the franchise from Epic Games in 2014, development of further games was taken on by The Coalition.
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The game was praised for its beautiful visuals and innovative gameplay system. The most common complaints were a dull color palette but most especially an uneven storyline.
The game was re-mastered in 2015 by The Coalition for Xbox One and Windows 10 as ''Gears of War: Ultimate Edition''.
'''<big>Gears Of War 2</big>'''
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Released on March 19, 2013. A prequel from fifteen years before ''Gears of War'' focusing on Damon Baird's time as a lieutenant in Kilo Squad, with Augustus Cole and others under his command. In the tale, taking place early in the Locust War, the squad is accused of treason for stealing COG experimental technology on a mission.
'''<big>Gears of War 4</big>'''
Developed by The Coalition and released on October 11, 2016, the game is set 25 years after ''Gears of War 3'' and focuses on JD Fenix, the son of Marcus Fenix.
A film adaptation is currently in the works, though plagued with [[Development Hell]], and the third game will be the last to feature Delta Squad. A series of comic books [[Expanded Universe|expand on the backstory and what happens between the games]], alongside a collection of five novels, with the final installment released in 2012.▼
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▲A film adaptation is currently in the works, though plagued with [[Development Hell]], and the third game will be the last to feature Delta Squad. A series of comic books [[Expanded Universe|expand on the backstory and what happens between the games]], alongside a collection of five novels, with the final installment released in 2012.
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* [[Abandoned Hospital]]: The New Hope facility and the multi-player level "Blood Drive".
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