Gears of War gets competition

What happens when a violent society discovered advanced alien technology? This question is the developer of Insomniac have provided. Your she certainly knows of the fun games like Ratchet & Clank. Your weapons failed ideas they have combined with this idea, added a touch of Gears of War and topped off with some climbing, upgrades a la God of War. With enough splatter so expected some game fans have become aware before the release. So also with us, the Gears of War, God of War and Co have always managed to convince my husband.

The player takes over the leadership of a team of 4 mercenaries. You can choose between two female and two male figures. Your task is to free the fuse out of the hands of evil. Fuse, what is that? Fuse is an element which was discovered in the 40s, and has long been considered not stabilized. Now, the scientists succeeded and in the wrong hands can be so much evil begun. Fuse can be held at the subatomic level of merger and destruction. Weapons that can be combined in order to draw opponents into black holes, and you can even change the body structure. As a nuclear bomb, it even looks just like a New Year's Eve firecrackers. In the wrong hands, so a deadly weapon. Our task therefore is to save the world from this threat. Sounds like a lot of action, banging and lots of splatter. And that is certainly also.

After did you choose for your character, you need have no fear that you regret the decision. Throughout the game you have the opportunity at any time to select another character. Aside from the cutscenes you can change namely within the group, and so make use of the skills of the other members. Take, for example Dalton Brooks. He is a fighter who can liquefy his opponents and thus make more vulnerable. However, if you want to do from a distance an unerring shot times, Jacob is not to be despised with his crossbow. Isabell is more concerned motionless opponent. And Naya, the selected figure my husband can produce black holes.
You are indeed without change very well, but with some Heldenwelchseln it comes easier. Here it would have been nice if this possibility would have been more demanded in order also to win, but even so it's fun. Boring it is anyway never. The group itself is in fact a highlight and makes for many a laugh. None of the members has fallen to his mouth, and verbal exchanges and discussions will accordingly supplied, but also unleashed awards which are definitely not bad.

After I introduced you to the great Fuse capabilities and modifications ever gross, you need not be afraid that you are relying only on. If you prefer a classic, or who poses Fuse, Fuse because used over time, which has a choice of many well-tried weapon. From sniper rifle over submachine guns to the shotgun, everything is represented, you need against the enemy hordes. The waves have namely in itself. We played the game on normal and you have to concentrate on, in order to stand not just before the end without ammunition and without fuse, because the opposing waves are sometimes pretty long and very scarce ammunition. Although the AI ​​is not very intelligent, but not dumb as toast, so you have to think about already, how to make beautiful chain reactions occur, lowest off. The same is true for the boss fights that are well balanced, but in their own team members but need to save even more common one. Much like in Gears of War you get hit and eventually one is on the ground, crawling around and has to be stabilized with a medicine. Fortunately, their members are always quick to help and save a life, what we always with the condemned was just commenting.

As with other games you can watch every Level, which is trackable top of the screen at any time, evolve. Your secondary skills are affected the same way as your weapons. While this is all not shown as visually as in other games, and the development is rather a nice gimmick, but with all the action one pays attention not on such things. It is more focused on tune his skills and strategies and improve to achieve better chain reactions and thus to be better at one of the numerous boss fights. While playing you forget even that always repeat the opponents toward the end, and not one can expect great new opponents. One aspect that interferes in many games, but here's beside the point, because by all the action make the same opponents at the end a lot of fun. Nevertheless, I wanted to mention it in passing, because unfortunately there are many who rely on continuous change.

We have so eight hours had our fun before we have completed the game. Eight hours, which we did not wasted, but enjoyed. As a big fan of Gears of War was my husband absolutely loved the game, and has also razed to a second round. But this time not alone, but with a real companion, because the game can be played with up to four people. This works either online or via a so-called split-screen. In this way you can not only enjoy with friends the campaign, but also fight against waves of enemies in Echelon mode. As mentioned above, the own companions are indeed equipped with a good intelligence, but as you can, or just because the person sitting next to a via headset, deny directly, and so much better start attacks. When Echelon mode, this is a clear advantage, because at some point it is no longer feasible with the AI ​​companions. In any case, the opportunity with friends is to play a nice extension of the quite low season, if you compare it with previous games, where one has yet plays well 10-20 hours. In addition, we succeeded in significantly better unlock with friends and the rest of the successes that we were missing. The split screen is particularly positive to mention. Is he divided horizontally in many games and so confusing, it is divided vertically in this game. So everyone has their half has a better view and looking better in our eyes.

What is all this sounds really nice and us great joy has prepared, but also carries with my husband and me a small gripe. The graphics are absolutely no highlight, compared to what you have seen it all and could be done with the PS3. Initially, the developers put even on dreary rooms that somehow all would be pretty much identical and interchangeable. While there is always something to discover, but drab colors and a slightly pixxeliger course rather care for a little disappointment. While there are also impressive moments, especially when you move out in the world, and encounters landscapes that you're used of Lara Croft. However, one should not look here into the depth, because this is rather blurred and pixxelig. But if one looks superficially over, you will be satisfied. We would have definitely liked better when more clear lines, more details and a nice atmosphere would have been woven. But if the game suits other games, like Resident Evil or even Gears of War. It shows precisely that the graphic is usually provided at such games hintenan. At least in the split screen does not have to reckon with additional restrictions you.

The situation is similar with the sound. It is designed to fit, but more maybe not. Sound effects, such as when shooting or explosions are not delayed, and have been selected so that they can be assigned. The synchronization of the figures are also well chosen. They fit to the figures and provide an authentic mood. Not even the sayings there is to complain about, but waves of euphoria will not fire at me and my husband. After all, the bass is right and sometimes you will surprise here really, as long as you have the correct sound system.

Now I have but completely forgot the control. The controls are easy to use and all the key combinations and assignments are not only cost, but you get everything you need explained, so there is nothing to fault in the course of the game. The controls are well chosen and there our Gamepad also fix forwards everything it is not too late shots or similar. There is nothing to complain about, not knot your fingers and everything is very simple, I wanted to mention it, because why not even call the positives. Particularly positive is here, however, the objective function to be mentioned. For many shooters this is not well implemented, it is difficult to aim. Here my husband had already after less than an hour of play acquires headshot trophy. Even my brother was hereof done because otherwise the often poor implementation of the objective function caused at him that he has these games shunned or played only on the PC.

Sounds all right. For us there was no frustrating moments because we did not make an enemy or the ammunition was ever made. Only at the beginning there were some moments full of anger and incomprehension. Since my husband was in the middle of a fight, good about it and suddenly the Internet connection has been terminated, completed the mission and brought the disappointment in the facial expressions. The first time, even as, okay, ticked off, it was the second time already annoying and the third time, the controller would like to learn to fly, because it was in the middle in a heavy boss. Some settings in the future, but this was resolved.

'' 'O0o o0o Conclusion' ''
Considering now again the total of 20 hours, which my husband, my brother and I already played, then you can say: Fuse rocks. We can not understand why a well-known games magazine awards only 67%. Fortunately, there was this Review at our acquisition not, because otherwise I would have let me perhaps tempt you into not buying. Most read is true namely in line with our future experiences. But even here, the exception proves the rule. In our eyes, the game is great fun and who like tactics with an effort like Gears of War through the area and enjoy cool weapons and many opponents will be right with this game. It does not matter whether you play alone or with friends online / offline. We have definitely found one of our Highlighs in 2013 and put the game you definitely my heart.

'' 'For you o0o o0o summarized' ''

PRO
# Many cool weapons
# Change the players within the team
# Action-packed boss fights
# Appro opponents waves
# KI good for the team logical help not only during battles but also rescue
# Good AI opponents the tactics is therefore required
# Four players possible
# Vertical split screen
# Cool sayings

NEUTRAL
# Little opponents variants
# Solid story
# Matching sound, but more precisely not, apart from so many deep bass
# Only eight hours of gameplay
# You can switch players, but (lacking motivation) without changing playable

CONTRA
# Echelon mode for soloing too heavy
# Blurry, pixxelige graphics

GAMEPLAY: 10von 10
CONTROL: 10 of 10
GRAPHICS: 7 out of 10
SOUND: 9 out of 10
MULTIPLAYER: 10 of 10