In the current atmosphere of war and international conflict, more game companies seem to be creating games that put you into a gritty life of frontline conflict. Lately, games seem to take their wars and set them in a different time period or even a far off planet.
‘Gears of War’
Easily the greatest game released for the Xbox 360, Rare has developed the killer app that should be under every Christmas tree this holiday season – for those over 18 who own a 360.
This masterpiece takes military tactics to a whole new level with its third-person, duck-and-cover style of gameplay. You’ve got to SWAT roll around corners and flank your opponents to stay alive in the action-packed 36-hour storyline set on the planet Sera.
Mankind has been all but removed by an underground alien menace known as the Locust Horde. Take your newly formed squad into the vast environments as you sneak or just lay waste to the scores of nightmare creatures that want every last human dead.
“Gears of War” earns its mature rating with profanity-laced dialogue and a chainsaw-bayonet that can very graphically tear your opponents apart.
The entire game plays like a R-rated action movie you can’t look away from.
‘Call of Duty 3’
Set in the Normandy Breakout, the 88 days leading up to the liberation of Paris during World War II, “CoD3” puts players in the roles of American, British, Polish and Canadian soldiers working to take the city of lights from four sides.
The online multiplayer makes for endless fun, with up to 24 players buzzing around in a richly-detailed environment echoing with the yells, pops and explosions of combat.
The Wii version of the game, however, is lacking this feature. This was a poor move on their part, seeing as how the online aspect has been the mainselling point of the game since the franchise began. The Wii version also uses the motion-sensitive nunchaku controllers to aim your weapons, giving the title the feel of a light-gun arcade game.
Compared to some of the other shooters on the market, “CoD3” can’t compete. But for the WWII buff, this is a must-have.
Inside info
‘Gears of War’
Publisher: Micosoft
Rated: Mature
Price: $59.99 (Xbox 360)
‘Call of Duty 3’
Publisher: Activision
Rated: Teen
Price: $59.99 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), $49.99 (Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintento Wii
