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RetroBlast

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Hi all, ever want to let others know what you really think of a game? This is your opportunity to write an in depth review ... to get us started, here is my review of Gatling Gears ...

GATLING GEARS

Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Vanguard Games
Platform / system: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Genre: 3rd Person 3/4 Overhead Perspective Shooter
Number of Players: 1-2
Game Modes:
Singe Player Campaign
2 Player Online Co-Op
Release Date:
US: June 28, 2011
MSRP: $9.99
Digital Download Only
E10+ for Everyone 10+: Violence



A MUST HAVE !!! Gatling Gears does what many video games today fail to do, it squarely hits the mark on all fronts ... GAME PLAY, GRAPHICS, SOUND, & REPLAY VALUE. From the moment you open this DUAL STICK shooter, you will be hooked. Immediately you will be sucked in by the STEAMPUNK graphics ... think modern contraptions if they existed in the Victorian age and were run by steam. You will navigate lush environments with the left stick and shoot in any direction with the right stick. The controls are tight and that's a good thing because fighting your way through each level is not an easy task. But unlike many shooters, it is not impossible, there is a good balance here, not too easy, not too hard. As you journey through each stage in the 3/4 overhead perspective, your walking mech can pick up between one and three bars of gold. This gold is then used in the shop located at the beginning of each level to upgrade your lasers, rockets, grenades, and shields. You are not locked into your choices of upgrades once you buy them because at the start of each level you can change things up. As you progress through the game you also gain experience points which can be used the shop for graphic upgrades changing the appearance of your walker or adding a pet that follows your walker around. Reach the max experience points, and get a VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE!. I can not stress how beautiful the visuals are in this game, in fact, this game won BEST VISUALS and was even up against KILLZONE 3! The sounds and music are perfect as well ... with a great score and rumbling explosions ... at the end of each level when you are graded and awarded a metal depending on how you did, you hear the tiny clickity clank sounds of gears grinding, with a resounding clunk as you are awarded your metal ... giving you a great sense of accomplishment. After you have played a while and earned gold and upgraded your walker, you will not be able to resist returning to previous levels to blast through them with your advanced walker ... Yep, this game has true replay value, a rarity today, you simply can not resist replaying the levels. A MUST HAVE GAME, still reading this review? You should downloading the Demo on PSN, VANGUARD has managed to put together the perfect package, CANT WAIT FOR GATLING GEARS 2 .... BRING IT ON!

RATING: 9 OUT OF 10

RATING BASED ON PS3 SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN ONLY, NOTE: DUAL ANALOG CONTROL PAD REQUIRED FOR PC GAMING.

The rating system is based on a 1 - 10 system, one being the worst and 10 being the best. Prices are based on MSRP ... this is a download only game, no used price available.

IGN VIDEO REVIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl1-Ki8kXHY
 
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