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List Of Gears Of War Characters
''Gears of War'' (also referred to as ''Gears'') is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter video games, which has been supplemented by spin-off video game titles, a DC comic book series, eight novels, a board game adaptation and various merchandise. The original trilogy focuses on the conflict between humanity and the subterranean reptilian humanoid known as the Locust Horde on the world of Sera. The first installment, ''Gears of War'', was released on November 7, 2006, for the Xbox 360. The game follows protagonist Marcus Fenix, a soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments tasked to lead a last-ditch effort to destroy the Locust Horde and save humanity. Two subsequent titles, '' Gears of War 2'' (2008) and '' Gears of War 3'' (2011), featured a three-way conflict between humanity, the Locust Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Third-person Shooter
Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. While 2D shoot 'em up games also employ a third-person perspective, the TPS genre is distinguished by having the game presented with the player's avatar as a primary focus of the camera's view. Definition A third-person shooter is a game structured around shooting,Nate Garrets, '' The Meaning and Culture of Grand Theft Auto: critical essays'' (McFarland, 2006)159 and in which the player can see the avatar on-screen in a third-person view.Anne-Marie Schreiner,Does Lara Croft Wear Fake Polygons? Gender and Gender-Role Subversion in Computer Adventure Games" '' Leonardo Journal'', Vol. 34, No. 3 (2001): 222. Third-person shooters are distinguished from other shooter games that may present the game from a third-person view such as shoot 'em ups, as the game is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gears Tactics
''Gears Tactics'' is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Splash Damage in conjunction with The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is a spin-off of the ''Gears of War'' franchise and a prequel to the first game. The game was released first for Windows on April 28, 2020 and subsequently for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on November 10, 2020. Gameplay The game is played from a top-down perspective and is a turn-based tactics title in which players issue commands to a squad of human soldiers to eliminate the hostiles in a map and depending on the mission, complete secondary objectives. Players can freely explore the map without being confined to a grid. Each character can perform three actions, such as taking cover, shooting enemies, or remain in overwatch to shoot any moving enemy in their line of sight. When an enemy unit loses most of its health, a friendly unit can move in and execute the downed enemy, which gives all units an additional action point. Player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bionic Commando (Nintendo Entertainment System)
''Bionic Commando'', originally released as in Japan, is a 1988 platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based on the 1987 video game '' Bionic Commando''. As Ladd, a member of the FF Battalion, the player explores each stage and obtains the necessary equipment to progress. Ladd is equipped with a mechanical arm featuring a grappling gun, allowing him to pull himself forward or swing from the ceiling. As such, the series is one of few instances of a platform game in which the player cannot jump. To cross gaps or climb ledges, Ladd must use his bionic arm. In the game's instruction manual, the character is only known as "Player". In the game's ending, his name is revealed as "Ladd". The Game Boy version, a retelling of this game, calls the character "Rad". In the Game Boy Color remake, the main character is unnamed. His full name of Nathan "Rad" Spencer was revealed in 2009's ''Bionic Commando'' for the Xbox 360 and Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kill Switch (video Game)
''Kill Switch'' (stylized as ''kill.switch'') is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Namco Hometek for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A port for Microsoft Windows was released in 2004 while an abridged Game Boy Advance port developed by Visual Impact was released the same year. The PAL release of the PS2 port came with a demo of '' SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs'' on a separate disc, as Sony Computer Entertainment released the game in Europe. The most distinguishing characteristic of ''Kill Switch'' is its cover system, a mechanic that has the player character taking cover behind objects and around corners in a manner similar to Namco's own ''Time Crisis'' series of light gun shooters as well as Koei's third-person shooter '' WinBack'' and Hideo Kojima's stealth game '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''. Story Protagonist Nick Bishop (voiced by Marcus McCollum) is a super-soldier remotely controlled via direct neural connection by a man known only as "Control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Resident Evil 4
''Resident Evil 4'' is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Players control the special agent Leon S. Kennedy on a mission to rescue the US president's daughter, Ashley Graham (Resident Evil), Ashley Graham, who has been kidnapped by a religious cult in rural Spain. Leon fights hordes of enemies infected by a mind-controlling parasite and reunites with the spy Ada Wong. In a departure from the fixed camera angles and slower gameplay of previous ''Resident Evil'' games, ''Resident Evil 4'' features a dynamic camera system and action-oriented gameplay. Development on ''Resident Evil 4'' began for the PlayStation 2 in 1999. Four proposed versions were discarded; the first was directed by Hideki Kamiya, but series creator Shinji Mikami felt it was too great a departure from the previous games, so it was spun off as ''Devil May Cry (video game), Devil May Cry'' (2001). Other versions were scrapped until Mikami took directorial duties for wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Unreal Tournament
''Unreal Tournament'' is a 1999 first-person shooter game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. The second installment in the '' Unreal'' series, it was first published by GT Interactive in 1999 for Windows, and later released on the PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast by Infogrames in 2000 and 2001, respectively. Players compete in a series of matches of various types, with the general aim of out-killing opponents. The PC and Dreamcast versions support multiplayer online or over a local area network. Free expansion packs were released, some of which were bundled with a 2000 re-release: ''Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition''. Powered by the Unreal Engine, ''Unreal Tournament'' received universal acclaim, often being considered one of the greatest video games ever made, with reviewers praising the graphics, level design and gameplay, though the console ports were noted for having limitations. The design of the game shifted the series' focus to competitive multiplayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kait Diaz
Kait Diaz is a fictional character in the ''Gears of War'' franchise. She first appeared in ''Gears of War 4'' as a supporting character, and is the main protagonist of ''Gears 5''. Within the series, she is originally a member of the Outsiders, a loosely organized faction of rebel human settlers who live outside of the walled city states of the supranational and intergovernmental military collective known as the Coalition of Ordered Governments ("COG"), following the conclusion of humanity's war with the Locust Horde on the planet Sera. By the events of ''Gears 5'', she has enlisted with the COG armed forces and has attained the rank of corporal. The character is voiced by Laura Bailey in each of her appearances. Outside of the video game series, Kait has appeared in the novels ''Gears of War: Ascendance'' and ''Gears of War: Bloodlines''. Kait Diaz is the first lead female character of the ''Gears of War'' video game franchise, which is predominantly known for its hypermasculine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
JD Fenix
James Dominic Fenix, better known as JD Fenix or J.D. Fenix, is a fictional character in the ''Gears of War'' franchise. The son of recurring series protagonist Marcus Fenix, he first appears as the protagonist of the 2016 game, ''Gears of War 4'', and also appears in ''Gears 5''. Prior to the events of ''Gears of War 4'', he originally held the rank of lieutenant in service of the supranational and intergovernmental military collective known as the Coalition of Ordered Governments ("COG"), and later defected to a loosely organized faction of rebel human settlers who live outside of the COG's walled settlements in the world of Sera. By the events of ''Gears 5'', he has rejoined the COG to fight a new threat to humanity. The character is voiced by Australian actor Liam McIntyre. Outside of the video game series, JD has appeared in the novels ''Gears of War: Ascendance'' and ''Gears of War: Bloodlines''. The concept of JD as a character originated when series creator Epic Games was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gears Of War 4
''Gears of War 4'' is a 2016 third-person shooter game developed by The Coalition (company), The Coalition and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows and Xbox One. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Gears of War'' series, and the first mainline entry not to be developed by Epic Games. Taking place 25 years after the events of ''Gears of War 3'', the game’s plot, which can be played in single or co-operative play, focuses on a trio of soldiers as they attempt to combat against a series of powerful Windstorm, windstorms called Windflares which threaten the lives of the human inhabitants on their planet Sera. Like previous series installments, the gameplay sees players using tactical cover and strategic fire to win battles. However, players must also contend with the Windflares, which can affect what can be used in battle. Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the game's combat, visuals and set pieces, while criticism was dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ultimate Edition
Ultimate Edition can refer to: * Marvel Ultimates, a series of Marvel Comics editions * Windows Vista editions, the Windows Vista edition * Windows 7 editions, the Windows 7 edition * Dead or Alive Ultimate, the Dead Or Alive video game compilation * The Ultimate Matrix Collection, the Matrix Collection edition * Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, the Ghosts'n'Goblins edition * Ultimate Dirty Dancing, the Ultimate Edition soundtrack for Dirty Dancing * James Bond Ultimate Edition, the James Bond collection edition * Unforgettable: Ultimate Edition, the Selena compilation * Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits, also known as "The Ultimate Edition" * Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, the Superman film series collection * The Ultimate Collection (other) * The Ultimate Anthology * The Ultimate Edition, the boxed set by Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Damon Baird
Damon S. Baird is a fictional character in the ''Gears of War'' franchise. He first appeared in the first and eponymous video game of the series as a supporting character. He has since appeared in every mainline installment of the ''Gears'' franchise, and is featured as the main protagonist of the spin-off title, '' Gears of War: Judgment''. He is voiced by Fred Tatasciore in all video game appearances. Within the series, Baird is a soldier who enlisted with the Coalition of Ordered Governments ("COG"), a supranational and intergovernmental human military collective since Emergence Day, to fight a race of subterranean reptilian hominids known as the Locust Horde in their genocidal war against humanity on the planet Sera. He is depicted as a polymath who is an expert in several technical, mechanical, and scientific fields. Baird is known for his abrasive, wise-cracking personality, which often puts him at odds with series protagonist Marcus Fenix. While Baird is considered a fan f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gears Of War 3
''Gears of War 3'' is a 2011 third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the third installment of the ''Gears of War'' series, and final game in the original trilogy. Originally due for release on April 8, 2011, the game was delayed and eventually released on September 20, 2011. The story was written by science fiction author Karen Traviss. Like its predecessors, ''Gears of War 3'' received widespread critical acclaim from critics. Critics praised its story, voice acting, visuals, and music, but criticized its lack of innovation. ''Gears of War 3'' sold over 3 million copies and was the second best selling game in the U.S. A sequel titled ''Gears of War 4'', developed by The Coalition, was released in 2016. Gameplay Like its predecessors, ''Gears of War 3'' is a third-person shooter that emphasizes the use of cover and squad tactics in order to survive combat situations. The player's character can carry fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
