Gears of War 3 Beast Mode Revealed

Gears of War 3 is the last game in the planned trilogy of Xbox 360 exclusives developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Games Studios. The story of Gears 3 takes place eighteen months after the events of Gears of War 2 and the loss of the human stronghold of Jacinto. Marcus, Baird, Dom and company will have to fight new imulsion infused monsters throughout the games single player campaign.

The single player experience has evolved quite a bit since the last time we saw it. As shown in the trailer shown during Microsoft press conference players now have the ability to lunge forward and take care of their foes with a well placed throw. The locust hordes also have some new tactics at their disposal – the ability to dismember COGs and use their severed appendages as melee weapons. Over the course of the demo locust soldiers can be seen mutating in to grotesque creatures with extended arms. Mutated locusts can now spawn other baddies in some situations as well.



The multiplayer portion of Gears 3 also gets a bit of a facelift with a new mode called ‘Beast Mode’. This mode is similar to the horde mode from previous editions but with a twist – you play as the locust horde and their various variations. These include the ticker – a small bug that explodes on contact – this would be a great chance to get close to an enemy COG and blow them to smithereens.



As players kill enemies they will gain experience and ranks that will unlock further locust roles to be used in Beast Mode. Players do not have access to the strongest role right out of the box. In order to play as everyone’s favorite angry locust, the berserker, a certain level must be obtained. Unlike horde mode you have more than one life. Once you have died you can switch to anyone of roles that have already been unlocked.

Gears of War 3 is expected to ship in April 2011 and further impressions and information will be available later in the week. Until enjoy the two video features embedded in this article.

Gears of War 3 Details Emerge