Gears of War is a third-person shooter video game created by Epic Games. It is considered to be one of the best games of Epic Games. However, there are some facts about Gears of War you might not know. Here are the five most impressive ones.
1) It was the most played game on Xbox Live
Gears of War owns the title of the most played game on Xbox Live measured in terms of unique users. Even though it has been ported to PC, it was the Xbox Live users who played it the most. It ranked higher than Halo 2, but it was beaten by its sequel Halo 3.
2) “Combat Cash” and “Morale Meter”
Epic Games had various ideas regarding Gears of War. Some of them made it to the game while some others did not. One of the ideas that never passed was “Combat Cash,” in which players could loot and get cash. However, the most interesting idea that was dropped eventually was the “Morale Meter.” The “Morale Meter” would allow players’ teammates to kill themselves if they were depressed. Both ideas were tossed because they would get in the way of the action.
3) Originally a first-person shooter
Gears of War is a third-person shooter video game. However, that was not the original plan of the creators. It was initially meant to be a first-person shooter video game. Epic Games eventually decided to make it a third-person shooter because they found it better if the players could see their characters while doing anything in the game.
4) It was originally called “Unreal Warfare”
Before acquiring its great title Gears of War, it was meant to be named “Unreal Warfare.” Epic Games at the time had announced the development of their next game, which went by the name “Unreal Warfare.” It was going to be a multiplayer game set in the Unreal universe. After a delay in its development, Epic Games released another game called “Unreal Tournament 2003” and started working on Unreal Engine 3. When they decided to move Unreal Warfare to Unreal Engine 3, they thought that it does not fit within the established Unreal Universe. That was when Unreal Warfare turned into Gears of War.
5) The year of Gears of War award nominations
Gears of War has been nominated for various awards and has also won many others. During the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences DICE Awards in 2006, it was the game of the year. It was the most talked-about and advertised video game. The year 2006 was named the year of Gears of War.