Gears of War (2007) PC

One of the few shooters that in 2007 fully met the expectations of fans of the genre. There is everything that is required from a high-quality action movie: strong and harsh heroes, rapid firefights, spectacular melee scenes. Gears of War is one of the few games ported from consoles to PCs in proper quality.

From prison to the battlefield

Humanity colonized the planet Sulfur, but did not share the resources. Two opposing camps started a war, but then a third party intervened. The local inhabitants, nicknamed "locust", are tired of maintaining neutrality: thousands of humanoids crawled out of their underground dwellings and began to destroy people indiscriminately. While the Earthlings realized, they had suffered enormous damage.

At this time, a former soldier of the elite detachment, Marcus Phoenix, is serving time in the colony for non-fulfillment of an order. He and several other prisoners are released to fulfill an important mission: it is necessary to make a plan for the underground tunnels of the "locust" in order to blow them to smithereens with a powerful bomb.

Hide or die

Marcus and his partners are hefty men in hundred–kilogram armor, but they can't stay in the open for a long time, because the enemies are not asleep. So you have to constantly make instant dashes and hide behind shelters, and then shoot from there. Wounds received during the battle can also be healed in a secluded place.

Thanks to the interactivity of the environment, characters can flip objects, open doors, and engage in close combat. The latter is most effectively realized when using an assault rifle with a built-in chainsaw: pieces of flesh fly away from enemies and bones crunch.

Features of the game

• availability of co-op and multiplayer;
• savvy virtual partner;
• the presence of forks in the story campaign;
• unique level design, made in shades of three colors;
• the view from behind the shoulder of the protagonist