Gears of War 4 is an over-the-shoulder third person shooter filled with beautiful visuals and set pieces with the constant element of action. Players must work within a squad, fighting through hordes of invading aggressive aliens using weapons like chainsaws, explosive drills, and machine guns. Gears of War 4 features both an online and offline co-op multiplayer story mode too, so you and a friend can battle through the frenzy of aliens and save humanity once and for all. Sniper Elite 4 isn’t just a point, scope, and shoot game, but gears more towards tactical espionage. Players have to rely on stealth and extraction missions, assuring that even the last enemy combatant standing isn’t aware of your mass assassinations. There’s a cooperative multiplayer campaign mode so you and friend can snipe together, as well as online versus. Sniper Elite 4 utilizes detailed x-ray kill cams; so you can see, in slow motion, the impact in brutal detail and its destruction of the human anatomy with each shot you take. From there, you can spend hours running around and flying helicopters and planes. Ever wanted to drive a semi-truck with a machine gun strapped to it? Far Cry will help you fulfill that fantasy. The game culminates in finding Joseph’s top three lieutenants who double as the game’s three big bads. Ultimately, you’ll work your way up the final confrontation with Joseph himself. This is a first-person shooter that allows for endless exploration and replay. The controls are top notch which bodes well for the array of weapons at your disposal. Combat as a rifleman is good, but it’s the Titan vs Titan action that really helps Titanfall 2 stand out. Giant swords cut through Titans like butter while chest lasers are your last resort. Each level feels well thought out, striking the right balance between too difficult and not difficult enough. The animation really shines when you enter multiplayer where modes like team deathmatch provide breathtaking battles. Unlike its predecessors, Dead Rising 4 doesn’t have a timer system, so you can spend many sweet hours finding over 200 weapons ranging from boring assault rifles and motorbikes to food carts and fire-breathing triceratops heads. Not all zombies are made the same either, as players will encounter craftier, smarter enemies and even face off with murderous humans in dangerous cults and elite mercenary groups. Players can also join with up to four of their friends online to battle the zombie hoards and complete missions in cooperative mode. Luckily, dog is still man’s best friend, and you’ll meet a few companions along your journey after making your fully customized character with different physical and personal traits to your liking. If you maximize your speech skill, you can convince even the most bloodthirsty of mutants that you’re buddies. Fallout 4 centers around survival and adaptation, it’s one of the few genres that combines a first person shooter with a role-playing game and does it so well that gameplay becomes addicting. Players find new weapons, items, friends, enemies, and unravel a plot that reveals a thorough and well fleshed out story just as amazing as the gigantic open world it’s in. While Rainbow Six is billed as a multiplayer offering, there are some single-player elements available. A training mode helps you get adjusted to the controls while Terrorist Hunt mode also assists in getting you up to speed with tactics and controls. Once you’ve moved past the novice stage, you’ll jump right into the action where you can further appreciate the levels and their graphics. Rainbow Six environments are downright fun with each location immersing you in the action.
