Gears of war for pc release date
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Performing a test-fire with the mouse steadied at one point on a wall sent a spray of bullets straight up to the sky. Though the game won't accept simultaneous input from both, you can move with the controller, stop, aim with the mouse, and fire on either.
"Control Freaks," quipped Epic's Cliff Bleszinski, always ready with the witty achievement titles. The Epic developers had earlier remarked that there should be a special achievement for doing so. In fact, at one point I was playing with an Xbox 360 controller in one hand and a mouse in the other, the recoil changing in real-time. To counteract the increased accuracy of the mouse-which very well could have ruined the challenge of the game, let alone the multiplayer balance-Epic has in turn increased the weapon recoil for mouse users, applied automatically upon detection of input. In an interesting bit of programming, the game's tooltips will actually change on the fly depending on the current control input. This feels almost as natural-if not moreso-than the Xbox 360 version, and takes only a minute of practice to warm up to. Double-tapping "W" put my character into the crouched hustle, followed by a simple tap of the spacebar to slide into cover. I found a combination of both controls to be optimal, as did some of the Epic crew. It's not nearly as complicated as that sounds.įor instance, double tapping the "D" key will send you diving to the right, while a single tap of the spacebar while holding "D" will do the same. The "A for All" setup of the Xbox 360 version-which allowed users to dive, run, and enter cover using only the "A" button-has been converted into a "Spacebar or Double-tap WASD for All" option.
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However, rather than relying wholly on the gamepad to deliver the authentic Gears experience, Epic has taken us keyboard and mouse users into full account. Of course, when using an Xbox 360 controller for Windows, the game feels virtually identical to the Xbox 360 version. Though it adds new content in the form of five singleplayer chapters, three multiplayer maps, and some improved visuals, it all really comes down to the controls-and thankfully, developer Epic Games has nailed that aspect in every way. All of this works wonderfully.īut much like Resident Evil 4, Gears of War was a deliberately paced game, and not one that would immediately take to the PC platform. Even the PC version's achievement points can be carried over to your Xbox 360 score.
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The multiplayer operates in much the same way, with matchmaking supported by Games for Windows Live, supporting the same local and online cooperative options. The game's menu looks nearly identical to the Xbox 360 version. Here is a textbook example of a smooth transition to the PC. Don't pay any attention to the detailed architecture and solid level design. Ignore the visceral melee combat and punched-up violence. Forget the fun cooperative firefights and the flanking maneuvers. Take the original game's content out of the picture for a moment.
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Download the manual for this game by locating the game on and selecting “See Game Manual".Winter approaches.
The Games on Demand version supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese.