What is Gears of War? Is Cliff Bleszinski really all that talented? Gears of War is a welcome change of pace. Cliffy B. is talented, his writers aren’t, and I’m probably going to get flak for saying this, but neither are his artists. The Gears setting is gross and putrid and ugly and unsightly; a blight on this Earth. However, the gameplay hidden beneath is gold. Say what you will about its shotgun and chainsaw dominance, but the game is a mystical piece of work. I don’t like Cliffy, I think he’s a douche, I think he’s stupid, I think he’s a cliche typical fratboy out to please them as far as the context of Gears goes; but when it comes to gameplay and content, he shines. I respect his choices with GoW, the first and the second. He designed a game that was no longer about skill and dexterity with the analog sticks, and it’s not about holding down the trigger. It’s about timing. To be a bit speculative, it’s the future of turn based gaming.
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You’re stranded in a city full of infected, you’re the only survivor you know. What should you do to survive? Here are 5 tips to make sure you survive a zombie infection in the universe of Left4Dead.

Tip 5

Two guns are better than one

Find plenty of guns, and plenty of ammo. Guns kill infected. Since there are stacks of infinite ammo scattered across the city, definitely use them. You’ll never know what you’re up against. Also, don’t forget to find a second pistol, which can probably be found on a random car in the neighborhood.

Tip 4
Find other survivors. The more, the merrier. Furthermore, you can use other people’s bodies to run away and survive, if it has to come to that. Oh, and they can also help you if you’re friendly to them, which is probably a better option. Otherwise they’ll leave you alone with zombies ripping your guts out.

Tip 3
Get some exercise. Seriously, you’ll be running all day long. If you don’t have any stamina, well, good luck. Don’t forget there’s an infinite amount of zombies. And you don’t want to be left behind by the others because you’re so tired while there are 20 zombies coming from behind.

Tip 2
Take a lot of pipebombs with you. They’re the white things that you can throw and they go boom. For some reason you can find them everywhere. Don’t just take one, stuff your pockets with them. You don’t want to be left without any pipebombs as there’s a zombie raid coming after you.

These zombies are running away from Chicago Ted

Tip 1
Find Chicago Ted. No zombie is safe from Chicago Ted. If a smoker grabs him, he rips his tongue out and uses it as a lasso. If he meets a tank, the tank will run away in fear. If a witch startles Chicago Ted, that witch is dead. If you find him, you’ll be sure to survive all zombies you encounter.