Gears of War 3 Walkthrough

September 20, 2011 12:01AM PDT

By Kurtis Seid, Game Guides Editor

Rev up that old Lancer, COG! Our Gears of War 3 Walkthrough gets you ready with info about new weapons, changes to Horde 2.0, the brand new Beast mode, and a video walkthrough.

Maps

There are ten default maps to engage in heated multiplayer action. Each map has 3-5 Command Posts, where humans can set up a base in both Horde and Beast modes. There are default weapon spawns, but can be adjusted in the match type setting.

Checkout

Command Posts: 5 (North, South, West, East, and Center)
Primary Weapons: Digger (South Checkout)
Pistols: 2 Boltok (West and East side of Electronics)
Grenades: Frag (Photo Center), Incendiary (North of Checkout)
Heavy Weapons: Mulcher (Between Electronics and Photo Center)

Drydock

Command Posts: 4 (North, South, West, and East)
Primary Weapons: Scorcher (Security Trailer), Torque (Anchor)
Pistols: 2 Boltok (Pump Station and west of Cargo Spawn)
Grenades: Ink (Pump Station), Incendiary (Center of map lower level)
Heavy Weapons: Oneshot (Banner)

Gridlock

Command Posts: 5 (Outside Bank, south of Bank, Boardwalk, Restaurant, and east of Boardwalk)
Primary Weapons: Longshot (Boardwalk), Digger (Belltower)
Pistols: 2 Gorgon (Bank and Restaurant)
Grenades: 2 Smoke (west and east of Boardwalk), Incendiary (Center of map)

Hotel

Command Posts: 3 (APC, Garden, Lobby)
Primary Weapons: Torque (Elevator), Digger (South center)
Pistols: 2 Gorgon (Near APC and Garden Posts)
Grenades: Incendiary (Front Entrance)

Mercy

Command Posts: 4 (North, South, West, and East)
Primary Weapons: Digger (Sanctuary)
Pistols: 2 Gorgon (Cellar and Library)
Grenades: Frag (North of Sanctuary), 2 Ink (West and east of Sanctuary)
Heavy Weapons: Mortar(Balcony)

Old Town

Command Posts: 5 (North, South, West, East, and Center)
Primary Weapons: 2 Scorcher (West and east of Alley), Longshot (Belltower), Digger (North Alley)
Pistols: 2 Gorgon (West and east of Belltower)
Grenades: 2 Smoke (West and east of Market), Frag (Market)

Overpass

Command Posts: 5 (Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, and Center)
Primary Weapons: Scorcher (Center Post), Hammer of Dawn (Collapse)
Pistols: 2 Boltok (East of Bridge, South of Steps), Boom Shield (Steps)
Grenades: 2 Incendiary (Office and Subway)

Sandbar

Command Posts: 5 (North, South, West, Southeast, and Center)
Primary Weapons: 2 Longshot (West and east of fortress), Digger (Fortress)
Pistols: 2 Gorgon (Bunker and west of Valley Spawn)
Grenades: Incendiary (Center of Map)
Heavy Weapons: Oneshot (Cargo Ship)

Thrashball

Command Posts: 4 (North, South, West, and East)
Primary Weapons: Digger (Scoreboard)
Pistols: Boltok (Scoreboard)
Grenades: Smoke (Concession Stands), Incendiary (Downed Raven)
Heavy Weapons: Mulcher (Balcony)

Trenches

Command Posts: 4 (North, South, West, and East)
Primary Weapons: Scorcher (Cave underground), Digger (North of crane)
Grenades: 2 Ink (West and east of Nest)
Heavy Weapons: Mulcher (Nest), Mortar (Crane)

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By Kurtis Seid, Game Guides Editor

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killer_rabbit20

@nyrangers230 Arkham City is on PS3 and PC.

rooh_mon

best game for ever i love dizzy ilove caracter plz buld gears of war 4 this game very beter of uncharted lets do this

Radshag

This video is amazing, nuf sed!

nyrangers230

Hey Vishant. It is definitely worth getting a 360 for GOW3. Also, dont forget Batman:Arkham City. =)

Vishant

Part of me wants to buy an Xbox just for this game and series. Is it worth it?

danden-halo

now i willstop playing halo:reach and start this

lemurboy7

the silverback does fire rockets you gotta be lvl 2 in silverback

Owner34

@nathace Hey, ya never know. They could pull a Halo and say how like your finishing the end with the 3 one, and then just make 20 more games

WCK619

the silverback does NOT fire rockets in horde mode. That is a blatant lie by the writer Kurtis Seid. Shame on you Kurtis.

Dororo22

I'd rather have more gears of war games then halo rehashes....

nathace

wow what a game and a story great end to the series im sad theres going to be nomore, ended on a high note

star42_2000_200

the retrol/lancer is my favret weapon of lem all.i us it more then most.

whiplash100

love this game first week since its been out and allready i have played it all the way through on casual to hardcore. and to the end phase of brothers to the end on insanity difficulty so far. just wish this game had some non exploitable cover points on the levels that have small battlefield area's and surrounded on all fronts. like this one

jdlmfao127

For the berzerkers, light it on fire with either the flamethrower, hammer of dawn, or flame grenades to weaken it, then tag grenades onto it, works wonders. ;)

focus0894

Just beat the game. I can't believe that Epic actually managed to make Baird extremely likeable in Gears 3. I hated him in Gears 1 and 2, lol. Kudos to Epic for making an excellent game. Absolutely obliterated my expectations. Gears 3 is a heavy contender for GOTY. Yes you read that right, Gears of war and GOTY in the same sentence. Anyone who hasn't played this game yet, play it now. And you'll know what all this hype is about.

masterea27

I have a dlc for adam fenix to trade. looking for mechanic baird

ScaredySquirrel

I love the game, almost done the campaign and it just rocks. I'll be hitting the multiplayer this weekend. Some games aren't worth the 59 dollar price tag, games like Gears 3 make 59 dollars look like a bargain!

ebookerd1

For Lambent Berserker you have to shoot the glowing spot on it's chest.you make it run into a wall and it will turn around with it open.

grim0187

Nice guide. Might use it for the collectibles.

mc_snap

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dtmmaxx

Same here. Wasnt going to buy Gears 3, but my friend wanted to co-op so I figured what the hell. its amazing. The retro lancer is sooo hard to use, you need such small bursts or the recoil will kill you

monktheking

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For some reason i wasn't too excited for Gears 3. I had some credit on my Gamestop rewards card so I picked it up on a whim. HOLY MOLY!! Gears 3 is friggin outstanding!! What an awesome game. I'm still in Act 1 but my goodness this game oooozes coolness. Best looking console game to date. No doubt.

labub_007

dont b so naive Mr.B..... bring da franchise bak to pc plzzzz..... its a request 4m heart!!!

StoneMoney

for the regular bersekers, use the flamethrowers that spawn for you. while a couple of people on your team flame it, the others shoot the crap out of it. for the lambent zerker i think you do the same thing but can also shoot the glowy spot on it's front.

th1zdwk

How do you kill berserkers on Checkout. Can't find any hammer of dawns!!

msk142

It was not worth the $65. Apparently Microsoft no longer includes a manual with thier game releases unless you fork over an extra $30-$100 for the Ultimate or Epic Editions. I am into act 2 and the game has more cut scenes than Call of Duty Black Ops. Really, am I playing a game or watching a movie?