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Gears of War 3

201197/100
Shooter

Horror · Post-Apocalyptic · Sci-Fi

Gears of War 3 perfected the cover-based shooter's rhythm, locking you into a brutal, tactile dance of roadie runs, active reloads, and intimate chainsaw duels. Its four-player Horde mode became a genre benchmark, transforming wave defense into a strategic fortress-building marathon with deployable barriers and turrets. The campaign's weighty, chunky combat and operatic, character-driven stakes cemented a feeling of fighting for a lost home with brothers-in-arms.

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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 War 3, players fight on as Marcus Fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of Delta Squad. Eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface, a fearsome new threat is infecting the planet from within. With survivors scattered and civilization in ruins, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race.

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Killing Floor 2

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Fans of Gears of War 3's intense co-op combat against overwhelming enemy hordes will love this game's punishing difficulty and class-based teamwork.

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Earth Defense Force 5

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