A Nightmare from Below.  A Hero from Within.

As Marcus Fenix, you fight a war against the immense Locust Horde, which not only out powers but outnumbers you, your squad, and the entire force of the Coalition of Ordered Governments. Gears of War is the only game to blend a deep and disturbing story of human survival against an endless mass of nightmarish creatures, a next-generation tactical combat system, and unsurpassed visuals and special effects. The story unfolds as a ragtag group of soldiers use every last ounce of strength to survive the onslaught from the forces of evil, which begins on the historic Emergence Day.

The planet lies in ruin - cities crumbling, Man's greatest works fallen.  Humanity is cornered, nowhere to run.  The Locust Horde has risen, and they won't stop coming.  They won't stop killing.

The Coalition is desperate for soldiers.  The sick, the wounded, the imprisoned are all that remain.  Inmate Marcus Fenix, once left to die, is now charged with keeping humanity alive.  He can take comfort in but one fact: The human race isn't extinct. Yet.




Gears of War for Windows, a third-person tactical action/horror game, features the amazing tactical action and multiplayer excitement found in the Xbox 360 version, but also adds a variety of all-new content, including three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer mode, game editor, five new game chapters and DirectX10 support.  Gears of War thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet.

With Gears of War, Epic returns gamers to the massively scoped worlds, memorable characters, co-operative gameplay, and hyper-realistic combat that gamers have come to expect from the franchise, plus a few new surprises.

• 1 Free Month Live Gold Trial
• All playable downloadable content from Xbox LIVE Marketplace

• 5 New Game Chapters
• 3 New Multiplayer Maps
• Game Editor
• New Multiplayer Game Mode
• 50 Additional Achievements

• "Take cover and return fire!" with the intuitive one-button cover system to blind fire, evade, flank, and ultimately destroy the nightmarish Locust Horde.
• Lead your ragtag squad as Marcus Fenix, or recruit a friend to play squadmate Dominic Santiago and complete the full cinematic campaign cooperatively online or off.
• Dominate online in Human vs. Locust squad-based multiplayer.  Eliminate downed enemies with a kick to the head or a taste of your chainsaw bayonet.

• Windows XP, Vista
• 2.4+ GHz Intel, 2.0+ GHz AMD processor
• 1 GB of system RAM
• 12 GB available Hard Disk space
• NVIDIA GeForce 6600+, ATI X700+
• Sound Card, speakers or headphones required for audio
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
• DVD-ROM drive