Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3 is the spectacular conclusion to one of the most memorable and celebrated sagas in videogames. Gears of War 3 plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival and brotherhood. In Gears of…
Gears of War 3 is a shooter developed by Epic Games, released 20 September 2011 on Xbox 360. The main story takes about 9 hrs to finish.
What Gears of War 3 is
Gears of War 3 is a shooter game developed by Epic Games and released in 2011. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on Xbox 360 only. It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gears of War 3 is a 2011 third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the third installment of the Gears of War series, and final game in the original trilogy. Originally due for release on April 8, 2011, the game was delayed and eventually released on September 20, 2011. The story was written by science fiction author Karen Traviss.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Gears of War series
Gears of War 3 is the fourth of 12 entries we hold in the Gears of War series. It arrived 3 years after Gears of War 2. The next entry was Gears of War 3: Limited Collector's Edition in 2011. Its critic score of 97 is 14 points above the series average of 83. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Gears of War 3 holds a critic score of 97 out of 100. That places it above 100% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 29 points above the year average. Players rate it 89, 8 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 1,986 hrs, roughly 220.7 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Gears of War 3 launched on 20 September 2011, within three weeks of Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), The Binding of Isaac and Resident Evil 4. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), The Binding of Isaac, Resident Evil 4.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gears of War 3 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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