Epic Games struck gold by creating Gears of War and I mean it, because it's so addictive and filled with eye-candy that it will probably damage your social life seriously. Marcus Fenix is a great character, but he has one of the toughest jobs in the world: destroying the Locust Horde. He will not do that alone, as some other COG soldiers will stand by his side. I had a hard time adjusting to the Xbox 360 controller and died many times till I got the hang of it. Gears of War is a pretty challenging game and a few tips and cheats would surely hurt no one.
How about some unlimited ammo? Here's how you do it:
- Enter this combination while playing the game: up, down, up, down, left, left, A, B, X, Y, A.
No one claimed that Gears of War is the perfect game, as it has some glitches. Here's one of them: while being the host of a multiplayer game, you'll be able to chainsaw yourself if you have the lancer equipped and quickly press B and X, soon after.
There's also an Easter Egg in Gears of War, that can be easily spotted if you let the game idle for some time, at the start screen. A video will start and after that, the background music will be different.
Is this game too easy for you? Are you playing it blindfolded already? Try unlocking the Insane difficulty mode by completing the game on Casual or Hardcore difficulties.
Since we're set on unlocking stuff you might want to unlock a secret gamer picture by beating the game on the Insane difficulty level. The second picture can be unlocked by 10,000 kills in the ranked multiplayer and that also awards you with a “Seriously...” achievement. The third picture is available once you've finished any ranked versus match.
Good men never leave their comrades behind! That's the case for Marcus Fenix as well and he'll collect COG tags throughout the game. Usually, you should search for the Gears of War symbol (red skull inside a gear). Once you've seen one, there's surely a tag in the area.
Want to know the health points of your enemies? Here's a list, and the points are listed from casual (left) to insane (right) difficulty modes:
Drone(has a chest piece): 250, 550, 650
Grenadier(no chest armor): 250, 550, 650
Sniper: 75, 150, 150
Boomer: 1750, 2500, 2500
Theron Guard: 350, 850, 900
Wretch: 75, 150, 150
Dark Wretch: 75, 200, 200
Nemacyst: 15, 25, 25
Seeder: 5000, 5000, 5000
Beserker: 6500, 8500, 12000
Corpser: 10000, 10000, 10000
Reaver: 750, 1500, 1500
RAAM: 3500, 5500, 7000
Marcus: 300, 300, 175
Dom: 300, 300, 175
Kim: 450, 450, 650
Carmine: 450, 450, 650
Cole: 450, 450, 650
Baird: 450, 450, 650
Jack: 750, 750, 750
Here's a few more unlockables for the die-hard fans to toy with:
A Dish Best Served Cold (30) - Defeat General RAAM on Hardcore Difficulty.
A Series of Tubes (20) - Host and complete 50 ranked matches.
Always Remember Your First (10) - Finish playing a versus ranked match.
Around the World (30) - Win a ranked match on every versus map.
Broken Fingers (30) - Defeat a Corpser on Hardcore Difficulty.
Can't Touch Me (20) - Win 10 ranked matches without losing a round.
Capital Punishment (20) - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with an execution.
Clusterluck (20) - Kill 3 enemies at once 10 different times (on any difficulty).
Commando (30) - Complete all acts on Insane Difficulty.
Don't Hate the Player (10) - Finish with the highest points in a ranked match.
Don't Hurt 'Em (20) - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the Hammer of Dawn.
Don't You Die On Me (10) - Revive 100 teammates in ranked matches.
Fall Down Go Boom (20) - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the Boomshot.
For the Fallen (30) - Recover all of the COG tags (on any difficulty).
Honor-Bound (20) - Recover two-thirds of the COG tags (on any difficulty).
Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:25 pm