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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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Critic score18 critics
First release
Aug 25, 2015
Developer
Epic Games
Genres
Shooter · Action, Science fiction, Horror

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is a remaster of the original Gears of War game developed by The Coalition and Splash Damage and published by Microsoft Studios for Microsoft's Xbox One console and Windows 10 operating system. The game features remastered graphics, textures and sound, while running at native 1080p 30 frames per second in the campaign and 1080p 60 frames per second in multiplayer, and includes the missions and maps from the PC version of the original Gears of War that were absent from the Xbox 360 version of the game. More features have been added that include mechanics from newer Gears of War games, such as spotting and switching weapons while roadie running, among others. Gears of War: Ultimate Edition also supports dedicated servers for both online matchmaking and private matches.

Also known as GoW: Ultimate Edition, GoW: UE

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
The story of “Gears of War” thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surfaced from the bowels of the planet.Read more

The story of “Gears of War” thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surfaced from the bowels of the planet.

Release dates
Xbox One
Aug 25, 2015
Xbox One
Aug 28, 2015
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 01, 2016
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
4h
Main + Extras
9h
Game modes
Split screen, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
dark, soldier

At a Glance

Critic Score
78
Main Story (IGDB)
4h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
9h

Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 29 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 29 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 29 Oct
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 29 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 29 Oct

Feature data: IGDB