

You get some bonuses during the waves, but it’s important to find the right weapons in the 30-second intervals in between waves. I can’t imagine making it all the way to level 50, where you face increasingly difficult enemies and a boss fight every 10 waves. “We wanted to go deeper to enable player choice,” he said. “This came from the moments of surprise in Gears of War 2,” where players could put down “boom shields” that channeled the enemies in a particular direction.

“We’ve given players a whole new way to play and defend,” Clevin said. In the new Gears, that’s up to the players. In Gears of War 3, the defenses were prescribed, such as the location of a turret. Three top investment pros open up about what it takes to get your video game funded.
