[NEWS] Gears of War 3 Beast Mode

[Purple Nurple]

[NEWS] Gears of War 3 Beast Mode

Beast mode in Gears of War 3 is best described as "inverse Horde." It has you playing as the Locust while you go after waves of CPU-controlled human enemies, who pack Lancers, auto-turrets and even the Hammer of Dawn. As you progress through each wave, the humans become tougher -- both through their tactics and arsenal of weaponry at their disposal, not to mention the ticking of the clock menacingly counting down to zero in the background throughout each wave. And after my time playing this new mode, it's a brilliant fit for Gears of War.
Beast runs on a currency system -- the points you get for killing enemies and assisting your teammates is effectively what you use to buy different Locust units to play as. In the beginning, you only have access to Tickers and Wretches, but as the waves progress and you earn more, you can spawn as Grenadiers or Berserkers or even the Armored Kantus. It should be noted that in the demo we played only certain Locust units were selectable during certain waves. I liked using the Grenadier, but wasn't able to select that unit on each and every wave once I accrued enough tokens to buy him.
The demo only lasted four waves, so there's no telling on how long this game mode will last or what surprises are in store for your Locust squad as you progress.

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[Steve]

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Beast mode looks pretty cool. I really enjoyed the old Horde mode in Gears 2 and I hope Epic can make this new mode as addictive as Horde was for me.

 

[Zjuggernaut]

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OHMYGOD.

I remember playing Horde and Gears 2 and wondering what it would be like to play as the Locust. And now I can!

Thank you Purpy Nurpy.

 

[Dark Drakan]

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Sounds like a great idea and if done correctly it could become very addictive. I liked the tickers using the boomers as cover and also the wretches distracting people so tickers could attack from behind.

 

[Daemon300]

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Oh my God, this mode is so beast!

 

[queenofdisco]

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I asked for this type of thing none stop on the gears forums haha, looks awesome, be fun to play as a mauler and such.

 

[Sean]

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This looks way too sweet.

Gotta go Pre-Order Gears 3 now..

 

[sfroggy1]

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This looks way too sweet.

Gotta go Pre-Order Gears 3 now..

I KNOW !

I would preorder this but i literally have no money left to spend on games lol.

I have now preordered both Fable 3 and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Limited Collector's Editions though. Have to wait another 2 months until i can fork out on Gears 3.

 

[Sean]

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Ah, same here! xD

I already pre-ordered Black Ops, that's $60 right there and I'm going to get Fable 3 Limited Edition so that's another $80, I'll probably get Gears of War 3 Limited Edition so that will be another like $80-100? So ... that's A LOT of money on video games. ): I'm running dry.

 

[sfroggy1]

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Ah, same here! xD

I already pre-ordered Black Ops, that's $60 right there and I'm going to get Fable 3 Limited Edition so that's another $80, I'll probably get Gears of War 3 Limited Edition so that will be another like $80-100? So ... that's A LOT of money on video games. ): I'm running dry.

Hmm weren't you slating Back Ops a while back? lol

Gets so expensive doesn't it? Beyond a joke

 

[Sean]

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Yeah I was >.> but I can't stop beating them because I've beaten every Call of Duty that's come out, I can't stop the tradition.

 

[sfroggy1]

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Lol I know what you mean. I have beaten everyone since COD2 Probs gonna get Black Ops aswell actually. I feel like a filthy hypocrite now haha

 

[Sean]

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I know I do too. But sacrifices must be made.