The fully two-player cooperative campaign is back and more or less the same. It’s not necessarily about the story, but more about the strong gameplay elements. Of course it’s never that simple, but it’s a straightforward plot that feels relatively light on its feet. The main plot primarily revolves around the group of COG soldiers to deliver an underground scanner to a location and let the bombs loose. Marcus is accompanied with his best friend, Dominic Santiago, and eventually meets up with two other comrades: Augustus Cole and Damon Baird. All you know is that Emergence Day sparked a massive war with the humans of Sera, and the world has been torn apart for over a decade.
The story revolves around this invading army called the Locust that have come from underground with unknown violent intentions. Players will once again take control of Marcus Fenix, a former soldier who was sentenced to forty years in prison for abandoning his post – a bit of a harsh punishment, especially during such an ongoing conflict. How does an early Xbox 360 AAA title hold up in the current generation? In an age where remastering games that were released a couple years ago to run slightly better on newer hardware is becoming an accepted practice, it’s good to see Microsoft stepping up to not only fully remaking the visuals of one of their hottest properties, but also adding upon it, too.
This means dedicated servers will help remove the host advantages that were present in the original release, not to mention a handful of new and improved modes. To celebrate this joyous occasion, Microsoft’s newly founded studio dedicated to the Gears of War brand, The Coalition, has remade the first game with up-to-date visuals and more modern expectations when it comes to online connectivity. It’s hard to believe that the original Gears of War was released nine years ago.
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