Gears 5 Reviews

Gears 5 is ranked in the 95th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN Middle East
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Sep 8, 2019

Gears 5 offers a unique collaborative and competitive experience and good changes to the individual phase, but the story has offered nothing new.

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9.2 / 10.0
Sep 4, 2019

An outstanding game that offers more and better in every aspect of it, making Gears 5 one of the biggest first party games ever released on an Xbox console.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2019

Gears 5 is perhaps the best entry in the long-running shooter series and stands as one of the best games of the Xbox One era.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2019

The Coalition has achieved a lot with Gears 5. The writing and action often rivals the best moments in the series, even surpassing its predecessors at times. The overall package is the most robust Gears has ever seen. But, the big structural alteration feels like an unequivocal misstep. Gears 5 is a rousing success, but it could've done without the needless change.

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8.7 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2019

Gears 5 is still the same game it has always been, but in Katie it finds a fresh, new character with a more intriguing story.

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9 / 10
Sep 4, 2019

Gears 5 is a brilliant experience which can be enjoyed alone or with friends in equal measure. It keeps much of the series' core gameplay and feel, but also takes it in some new directions. It's great to see Gears evolving, opening the door for even more positive changes in the future.

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9.5 / 10.0
Sep 4, 2019

Gears 5 is the greatest iteration on Xbox One

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
7 / 10
Sep 4, 2019

The attempts to innovate in terms of storytelling and structure feel superficial and ineffective, leaving Gears 5 to survive purely on its increasingly overfamiliar action.

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9 / 10
Sep 4, 2019

If you never liked Gears of War before, this is not going to be the game to change your mind, as it sticks with the same formula, but does finally evolve the design in a positive way. If you were previously a Gears Stan, then this game is a must-buy.

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Sep 4, 2019

If you’re any kind of shooter fan, this game has earned your attention.

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Sep 4, 2019

Gears 5 is one of the best games on Xbox One, with a satisfying campaign and tremendous multiplayer.

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95 / 100
Sep 4, 2019

Gears 5 takes a step forward in all aspects, with a campaign with open levels, but still very intense. Audiovisually it's a delight and the multiplayer expands with new more approachable modes and a renewed horde mode with hero shooter features. The best Microsoft Studios game in recent years.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 6, 2019

The latest Gears of War game is still the gory Gears players know and love, but The Coalition is working hard to evolve Microsoft's shooter

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Sep 4, 2019

Gears 5 once again feels like a safe bet by The Coalition.  You can start to see the developer thinking about new ideas and potential directions that the series can go, but Gears 5 feels largely familiar.  The additions of some new features and a new mode added to the fan-favorites that return make for a robust package though.

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Sep 4, 2019
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Sep 4, 2019

The future of Gears of War has never been so bright — and sure, there's room for improvement, but this is the evolution that the franchise desperately needed.

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Sep 9, 2019

Though a tad slow to get going, Gears 5 has reinvented itself in ways many of us didn't dare dream was possible, blending what we loved about the franchise with a fresh story, personable protagonists, and some of the best visuals and shooting mechanics we've seen.

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Sep 18, 2019

Of all the things I expected from Gears 5 --ear-splitting gunfire, chainsaws and alien heads popping like watermelons-- bursts of laughter were not on the list.

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Guardian
Top Critic
Sep 6, 2019

A female protagonist, more comedy and increased tactical options bring subtlety without sacrificing adrenalin

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GameMAG
Top Critic
8 / 10
Sep 16, 2019

Gears 5 is a dynamic and exciting third-person shooter with incredibly beautiful graphics, hardcore multiplayer and a variety of cooperative modes, which lacks the challenge in the main campaign and really unexpected and interesting plot twists. New elements, such as large maps, RPG-system, stealth and side missions, turned out worthy and add freshness to the classic mechanics, so if you are a fan of the genre and the series, it is not recommended to miss. Especially given the democratic price on Steam and the presence of the project in the Game Pass for Windows 10 and Xbox One.

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