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Mixed Impressions For Gears of War
jayintune writes "One of the writers from 2old2play had a chance to sit down with the multiplayer section of Gears Of War for a hands on review after a public screening of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The game comes off as a little less then stellar as the author sites controller issues and game mechanics as having some disappointing flaws." Richard at Aeropause, on the other hand, just loved the game when he played the title in Chicago. "The best thing about Gears though had to be that fact that it was a breeze to pick up and play. The controls were perfect and felt as if they needed no tweaking whatsoever. Moving from cover point to cover point was easy and a lot of fun." At least, if things go badly, the game was 'cheap' to make. Mark Rein of Epic Games is quoted as saying Gears 'only' cost $10 Million to make. While that's still a lot, it's much lower than the $30 Million some companies are claiming is required for next-gen gamemaking.
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is still one of the top selling and most popular Xbox 360 games, and its predecessors were very popular on the Xbox. While not as "simulation"-y as the Ghost Recon titles on the PC, it's a pretty hardcore shooter. So, no question, this type of shooter is very popular on consoles these days...or at least on the Xboxes.