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Gears of War 3: Raam's Shadow

201175/100
Shooter

Military · Sci-Fi

Raam's Shadow inverts the power fantasy of the core trilogy by casting you as the unstoppable Locust general, RAAM, and his Kryll-shrouded advance. The DLC's primary draw is this brutal, methodical power trip, where you command the battlefield with a single button press to unleash your swarm, shredding Gears from behind an impenetrable curtain of blades. It’s a short, sharp experiment in villain-as-protagonist gameplay that recontextualizes the series' cover-shooting fundamentals into a terrifying display of oppressive force.

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RAAM's Shadow is the second installment of downloadable content for Gears of War 3. The pack features a three-hour campaign set before the original Gears of War, following the exploits of Zeta Squad (Michael Barrick, Minh Young Kim, Tai Kaliso, and Alicia Valera), and also contains six multiplayer character skins, one weapon skin set (Chocolate) and additional achievements worth 250 Gamerscore.

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