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Gears Tactics review – Strategic gibs

Gears of War and tactical strategy have seemed like strange bedfellows since Gears Tactics was announced. The Coalition and Splash Damage have worked to take the action-packed and burly soldiers, weapons, enemies, and lore of the Gears franchise and pull players back to a strategic point of view of the battle. Does it work? Yes. Surprisingly well, in fact. But it feels as though Gears sacrifices a little bit of what makes Gears of War good and what makes games like XCOM good to find a safe middle ground. Back