Gears of War: Survival of our Species

          Gears of War is a futuristic game that is in a post apocalyptic setting where humans fight against the forces of the Locust, monsters, that threaten to eradicate the human race. This game has amazing visuals and a great cast of characters that each play an important role in the story of this fascinating world. the game tells a story about the government and how it misleads the people and sacrifices hundreds of lives to save humanity but instead make it into a dystopia.

           The human race has been attacked by a mysterious threat called the locust, human like monsters that have lived in the center of the earth for millions of years. The locust have risen from the center of the planet to reclaim their rightful place as the dominant species. The only thing stopping these monsters is the earths final defense force, the COG. The COG is a united force of military. The technology in this world is very advanced from present day. The humans only had one weapon called "the hammer of dawn", which was a cannon from space that was used to eradicate all the locust. Using the weapon killed millions of lives and unfortunately killed humans as well. The locust never died there were more under the earth and the wars continued and cities were in rubble and the COG still fights against the locust to defend the human race.

          The humans in this game are all very muscular and large. Most of the characters are soldiers of the COG and they all have a background to represent themselves. The weapons they use are very advance and a bit savage for humans to be using, especially since the main weapon of choice is called a "lancer" and the weapon has a chainsaw attached to it. The images in the games are very gray and brown with hardly any color. The scenery in the game is usually very ghostly and lifeless due to the eradication of humans. The locust are very strange monsters with human like appearances they can be very deceiving. Although others are mutated and are ruthless in combat.

          The citizens int his world are hidden throughout most of this story. They have lost trust in the Government, because of the large sacrifice using the "hammer of dawn". Even in the present people are skeptics about what the government may do to protect their country. Even now the military is trying to create weapons that can better chances of victory. The characters in the game can also be relatable since they all lost loved ones and they all fight for the people they love.

          Gears of War is a very compelling game that has great artwork and a fantastic atmosphere. Although the game is very violent there is actually a book based on the game that can be equally as good. Gears of War is a must in apocalyptic story and with characters that will tare the heart strings. Love or hate Gears of War will make anyone love this amazing world.