Tying your shoelace with one hand is tough. Scoring a date with the hot chick on campus is tough
. And blasting through your average shooter is tough
. But theres nothing tough
about Gears of War. This $#!@ is hardcore
.
Gear up for one of the most challenging battles youve yet faced. In our hardcore
Gears of War guide, well turn any green soldier into a killing machine, both online and off. Read up and take notes before hitting the battlefield, or be just another dead grub on the pavement.
In this Gears of War strategy guide, yoll find:
BASICS //
General strategies for all level of players, plus details on the best weapons in the game. WALKTHROUGH //
Complete Gears of War walkthrough to guide you through every stage on hardcore
difficulty, plus screenshots and info for hidden Cog Tags and weapons. MULTIPLAYER //
Multiplayer-specific playing tips and map info with weapon locations. SECRETS //
Collect all thirty Cog Tags and unlock every achievement.
Unlockable: Insane Difficulty
You must finish the game on Casual or Hardcore difficulty.
Unlockable: Secret Gamer Pic
You must finish the game on Insane difficulty.
Hint: Quick Reload
When reloading your weapon, watch the upper-right corner of the screen for a meter that counts down. Press the reload button a second time when the meters moving bar matches up with the stationary bar. This will give you a super fast reload and put you back in the fight quicker than normal. However, if you mis-time the second button press your reload will take longer than normal.
Hint: Avoiding the Kryll
In the second chapter of the game, youll be swarmed by enemy kryll if you so much as set foot in the dark. To avoid being attacked, stay in the light at all times. When theres no light in sight, look for propane canisters you can blow up to create some flames thatll scare off the kryll.
Hint: Regain Health
Unlike most games, you can regain all of your health in Gears of War without the need for health packs. Simple stay in cover for a few seconds and watch as the bright-red gear in the center of the screen fades away. When the gear has comlpetely disappears, your health will be completely full.
Hint: Finding Cog Tags
There are thirty hidden Cog Tags scattered throughout the game. Theyre small and sometimes hard to find, but theres a a mark you can look out for thatll make finding the Cog Tags easier. Look for large, red Gear logos pasted on the walls--if you find a room with this large Gear logo, examine the room and youre sure to find a Cog Tag somewhere.
Hint: Fighting the Wretches
When fighting wretches--the small, shrieking enemies that dont use weapons--attack with melee strikes. The best melee strikes come from weapons other than
your grenades and Lancer chainsaw rifle. The chainsaw attack is too slow to combat the swarming wretches, so stick to quick-hit melee punches for instant kills.
Hint - Berserker Beat Down (Then Beat Yourself Down)
To defeat the Beserker at the end of act one, simply dive to the side when she charges at you. Run through the doorway to your right and continue to the door at the end of the room and face your back to it. Get the Berserkers attention by shooting at her or revving the chainsaw then, dive away at the last moment when she charges causing her to break the door down for you.
Continue this to get through the next two doors. When you finally lure her into the courtyard simply use the Hammer of Dawn twice to take her down. If Dom is killed the mission is over, so revive him if hes knocked down.
The second one in Act 4 is defeated similarly. Defeating the second berserker. There are six stone supports for the second part of the greenhouse. Lead the berserker through the six supports, you will see glass dropping from the ceiling. Once all six supports have been taken out, two shots with the Hammer of Dawn will crisp her.
