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Thursday, 15 December 2011



Game is still going well connection problems seem to okay know. Still fairly simple to find games plenty of people still playing it if anyone has had any problems or would like advise feel free to leave a comment.

Thursday, 8 December 2011


Gears Of War 3 is an online multiplayer game or single player game with a campaign (story mode) as well. The game was developed by Epic Games and also had two prequels which are gears of war and gears of war 2.

The game is only available on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 games console and pcs as it is published by Xbox.



The producers are Chris Wynn and Rod Ferguson. The release date for this game was September 20/09/2011. The game genre is a third person shooter and it has a rating of 18 years and above. The game has been worldwide advertised over television programmes through Xbox live, game conferences such as E3 which is worldwide and through Epic Game. The level of game difficulty can be adjusted from casual for first time users, to insane for people who are very good with third person shooter game types.



The game has many functions when installed. The campaign is 6 chapters long with up to seven acts per chapter. This also has four difficulty settings which are casual, normal, hardcore and insane.



The online aspect of the game goes in to much more depth with multiplayer consisting of various game modes such as beast mode, horde mode, team death match, execution, warzone, wing man, king of the hill, and capture the leader mode.


There are also various characters to select from such as all the original gears of war characters and many new

characters. These are all unlockable as you work your way through the game. There is also a large amount of unlockables throughout the game from mutators to executions, ribbons, and medals.



The mutators which are unlockable through carrying out certain moves online are only available on beast and horde mode. There are fourteen in total. The executions are all unlockable after earning so many kills with each weapon type. This can be done in online or offline mode and there is twenty four in total to unlock.



There is a huge amount of ribbons top unlock as you battle online or offline. These can be earned through each game type. There are also a vast amount of medals which range through bronze to onyx. Onyx is the highest level for the medals as you progress through your online or offline game play.

Achievable Ribbons

RIBBONS
 Always Remember Your First - Welcome to Versus! Completed one VS match. (+125)
 Antihero - Kill 5 Heroes in a round.
 Avenged - Killed your Wingman's nemesis.
 Bagman - Captured the enemy leader. (+100)
 Better Man - Won a sudden death showdown. (+75)
 Boombardier - Killed multiple opponents with a single Boomshot shot. (+125)
 Buttoned Up - Spent the most time in cover. (+50)
 Captivating - Captured the enemy leader.
 Carmine’s Star - Most headshot deaths in a match. (+38)
 Charge! - Retro charged 3 victims in a row. (+50)
 The Cleaner - Final kill in every round of a match. (+75)
 Clear! - Most revives in a match.
 Clusterluck - Killed multiple opponents with one grenade. (+50)
 Clutch - Killed 3 or more as last man standing to win the round. (+150)
 Combat Engineer - Worked on 5 fortifications in one deployment (+100)
 Contender - Most melee hits in a match. (+25)
 Coup de Grace - Final kill with an execution. (+50)
 Dead Ringer - Win a round of KOTH by shutting out the opposing team. (+125)
 Death From Above - Killed multiple opponents with a single HOD blast.
 Death From Below - Killed an opponent with a grenade while downed. (+25)
 Death From Beyond - Killed an opponent after you have died. (+50)


 The Double - Two quick kills in a row. (+50)
 Evasive - Least damage taken in a match. (+50)
 Executioner - Most executions in a match. (+50)
 Eye On The Prize - Most points earn in the ring. (+125)
 F.I.F.O - First to die in a round. (+25)
 Final Word - Final kill of the match. (+75)
 First Blood - Earn the first kill of the round. (+50)
 First to Fight - First kill in every round of a match. (+75)
 Founder - Established a COG Base (+50)
 Godlike - Kill 25 opponents without dying. (+500)
 Grenade Hug - Kill an opponent after being grenade tagged. (+100)
 Grenadier - Most grenade kills in a match. (+50)
 Guys? Hello? - Most time down but not out in a match. (+25)
 Hail Mary - Boomshot kill from over 200 feet. (+75)
 Hat Trick - Scored 3 headshots in a row without dying. (+125)
 Headhunter - Most headshot kills in a match. (+50)
 Indigestion - Kill an enemy with a swallowed grendate [Wild Ticker]
 Invincible - Kill 20 opponents without dying. (+350)
 Jammed Gear - Ended an opponent's kill streak. (+50)
 Just in Time - Completed a wave with only 1 second left.
 Kabooom! - Killed multiple opponents with a single Sawed-off shotgun shot. (+50)
 Killing Spree -  Kill 5 opponents without dying. (+75)
 Last Man Out - Last man standing on your team. (+50)
 Lead By Example - Kill 5 opponents as the leader in a round. (+100)
 Like a Boss - Survived a Boss Wave without going down or dying (+50)
 Longhauler - Completed all 50 waves in one session.
 Lumberjack - Chainsawed 3 victims in a row. (+50)
 Meatshop - Killed 4 enemies without dying [Butcher]
 Mech Jockey - Killed 10 enemies with a Silverback (+50)
 Medic - Revived 5 teammates in a round.
 Methodical - Five executions in a round. (+75)
 Military Intelligence - 5 opponents spotted ending in a kill. (+75)
 Mortarfied - Killed multiple opponents with a single Mortar shot. (+50)
 MVP - Highest point total for the match. (+100)
 Negotiation Over - Headshot an opponent with a meat shield. (+125)
 Nemesis - Killed same opponent three times. (+75)
 Never Had A Chance - Win every round in the match. (+125)
 Never Surrender - Come from defeat to win a match.
 No Smoking - Killed an opponent with a smoke grenade. (+50)
 No Wait - Killed an opponent while they reloaded.
 Not So Fast - Killed an opponent that is executing a teammate. (+25)
 Observer - Survived the wave but with no kills. (+25)
 Ole! - Grenade tagged a Retro charging opponent.
 Oscar Mike - Killed a roadie running opponent with a headshot. (+75)
 Pacifist - More revives than kills in a match.
 Personal Assistant - Assisted 5 kills in a round. (+50)
 Pick Up Artist - Most revives in a match. (+75)
 Pistoleer - Most pistol kills in a match. (+50)
 Point Man - Earned the most cash in the wave. (+25)
 Pop Goes the Weasel - Blew up 3 enemies at once (Ticker).
 The Quad - Four quick kills in a row. (+125)
 Quick Clips - Most perfect Active Reloads in a match. (+50)
 The Quinn - Five quick kills in a row. (+200)
 Rampage - Kill 10 opponents without dying. (+100)
 Ready for the Heavies - Unlock the final row of Locust.
 Rear Guard - Survived every round of Wingman.
 Retribution - Kill your nemesis. (+50)
 Ring Breaker - Break opposing ring 3 times in a round. (+125)
 Ring King - Captured a ring 3 times in a round. (+125)
 Roadblock - Stopped a Retro charge with the Sawed-off shotgun. (+50)
 Rope-a-Dope - Killed 3 enemies in a wave that are attacking a decoy. (+50)
 Rough Day - Most deaths in a mach. (+38)
 Sapper Star - Killed an opponent with their own planted frag grenade.
 Secret Service - Most leader rescues in a match. (+75)
 Smooth Operator - Highest K/D ratio in a match. (+75)
 So Close - Killed while recovering from DBNO.
 Solid - More kills than deaths in a match. (+25)
 Special Delivery - Killed an opponent with a bag & tag.
 Spray And Pray - Most blindfire kills in a match. (+50)
 Stay Down - More downs than kills in a match.
 Stop Thief! - 5 kills stolen by others in a round. (+75)
 The Super - Killed an evading opponent with a headshot. (+75)
 Survivor - Revive yourself twice in a round. (+50)
 Swift Vengeance - Revenge killed your last killer. (+50)
 Team Player - Most assists in a match. (+50)
 Team Savior - Revived 3 teammates at once [Kantus].
 Team Shaman - Healed 4 teammates at once [Kantus].
 Test Driver - Play as 5 different Locust in a round.
 Top of the Hill - Killed 5 opponents from inside the ring.
 Tough Guy - Fewest deaths in a match. (+75)
 Trick Shot - One Torque Bow headshot leading to a double kill. (+125)
 The Triple - Three quick kills in a row. (+75)
 Under The Radar - At least you’re here. (+50)
 Unlucky Bastard - Only player on your team to die in a round.
 Unstoppable - Kill 15 opponents without dying. (+200)
 Untouchable - Never captured when playing as the leader. (+125)
 Vigilant - Won a match with no deaths and 10+ kills. (+100)
 Want Something Done - Capture the enemy leader when playing as the leader. (+50)
 Well Protected - Most revived player in a match. (+38)