Gears of War Limited Edition Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides) [Deluxe Edition] [Paperback]

BradyGames (Author), DK Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Series: Official Strategy Guides | Publication Date: November 7, 2006

BradyGames’ Gears of War Limited Edition Guide includes the following:

• A complete walkthrough of the entire game.
• In-depth listing of available weapons, items and equipment.
• Expert boss strategies.
• Extensive bestiary.
• Unbeatable tactics for all modes of gameplay.
• Limited Edition guide features bonus art book, foldout and more!
• BradyGames Connected: bonus online content includes wallpapers and strategy videos on BradyGames.com!

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Action/Adventure

This product is available for sale worldwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: BRADY GAMES; Limited edition (November 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074400859X
• ISBN-13: 978-0744008593
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Error in Product Description -- THIS ITEM IS NOT LEATHER BOUND, November 15, 2006

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T. Fitzpatrick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears of War Limited Edition Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides) (Paperback)

One of the previous customer reviews accurately points out that this Limited Edition strategy guide is *not* leather bound. I am a Title Manager for BradyGames Publishing, and I worked on this Gears of War strategy guide. Adding "Leather Bound" to the description is a mistake on the part of Amazon. We are currently trying to get this item description corrected. It was never our intention to falsely advertise this product. We don't make any claim of a leather binding anywhere on the product itself, nor did we ever instruct Amazon to list this product as having a leather binding. I'd like to apologize to anyone who purchased this guide with the expectation that it had a leather binding. We know that misrepresenting our products only creates ill will amongst our customers. I personally apologize for this misunderstanding, and I hope to get this problem rectified as quickly as possible.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best surprise is the Art Book!, November 9, 2006

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Chad E. Munn (Canton, GA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears of War Limited Edition Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides) (Paperback)

I don't buy 'Strategy Guides' or as I call them- cheat books. But I was really looking forward to 'swag'ing up anything I could get for Gears. The Guide packaging caught my eye and I'd heard good things from the web. Well, let me tell EVERYONE- this is a GREAT- GREAT addition to the Gears of War collection! The inside of the packaging is all glossy photos with each book locked in place. Yes- EACH BOOK. On the right is a glossy- illustrated in amazing detail - walkthrough of the game. Inside are amazing stats on weapons and characters as well as the games many secrets (most of which I skipped over as not to ruin my experience) but the best surprise was the book on the left!

On the other side of the collection is a BRILLIANT and HUGE art book! I think it's around 70 pages (I'm sure it's listed somewhere), and each page is a hi gloss amazing image from the game! The concept paintings- the character meshes- the vehicles... even the renders of the game!! I had no idea this was in the package, but now that I know-- the art book alone is worth the money.

All in all- this is a MUST BUY for any Gears of War fan- whether they use Guides or Not.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice guide, no leather bound Collector's Edition., November 21, 2006

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J. Torris (SoCal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gears of War Limited Edition Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides) (Paperback)

I too ordered this guide expecting it to be "leather bound" and was hoping that it would have an embossed leather cover/jacket/binding. I was very disappointed when I found that not to be the case. However, I think it's a great guide overall and appreciate Tim Fitzpatrick commenting on the fact that Brady Games did not intend to have Amazon sell this item featuring a leather binding. I'm over the initial disappointment and see that Amazon is no longer advertising the "leather bound special collector's edition."

BradyGames always makes superior guides and I will keep this one since it is well put together with loads of deatailed pictures and information. The pictures in the guiide show great detail and the maps are invaluable to have while playing the game. As a collector's item, the art book is nice but may not be worth the extra money for most gamers. you may want to just stick with the strategy guide by itself (non-collector's edition).