I played on emergence day

Friday 17th of November 2006:
Putting the Game into my XBOX 360 - Watching a boring EPIC LOGO fly over the screen of the HD TV at home - Entering GEARS OF WAR main menu.
Me and my girlfriend began with the CO-OP campaign. The first pictures we saw weren't really impressive, but....

...just a few seconds later we were stunned by a graphical perfection we have never seen before and a really cool movement and camera system.

I won't tell you much about the story, but I can tell you that it is worth watching the cutscenes. (everything made with this great ingame graphic - Unreal3 Engine Rocks!!)

The gameplay is really really cool. Keeping your head down is the only way to survive. Hiding behind walls, cars, or anything else that's big enough and jumping from a safe place to the next. You can just fire some shots blind out onto the field or stand up for a second to get some precise shoots. I think my words can't explain how great this feels and looks. You have to do it on your own.
The Locust Horde - your enemies - aren't only ugly big and brutal they also act very tactical. You will never see one of them standing in the field just waiting for you to end its virtual existance. They are allways hidden behind something that's big enough and just lean out to do a few very pricise shots or to give one of the other enimies cover.
Sounds difficult? Sounds like a lot of fun!

Multiplayer:
JUST GREAT! Playing with some other guys a 4on4 deathmatch in a photorealistic enviroment with endless tactical possibilities is so much fun.
XBOX-Live really does a good job. Nearly no lags and very high framerate.

I played nearly all the time this weekend and I am really looking forward to play more multiplayer matches this week and finishing the Campaign in CO-OP next weekend.

EVERY WHO IS LOOKING FOR A REASON TO BUY A XBOX 360 - GEARS OF WAR! One of the best games ever.

I PLAYED ON EMERGENCE DAY