IGN has the Scoop on Gears of War 3 Beast Mode
So basically “Beast Mode” is the equivalent of the Gears of War 2 “Horde Mode” feature, but instead of playing against waves of Locust enemies you’ll be playing from the Locust perspective killing COG marines. Beast Mode will feature different Locusts types that you’ll need to unlock by advancing in the mode. In Beast Mode players will have more than a single life to live using a point system. Kill enough COG members to gain yourself more lives. This is especially important because you’ll even be able to take control of suicidal Tickers, those crawling time bombs.
Gears of War 3 is shaping up to be a pretty nice package with the 4 player co-op campaign but like last year the longevity of the game will hinge on the quality of the online multi-player system. Most importantly prevent hack/glitch abuse, fix lag and hosting issues, and finally a match system that doesn’t kick you out after each game.
Hacks and glitches will no doubt occur. Just take a look at Modern Warfare 2. However, I still believe Infinity Ward handled these issue diligently and Epic will need to match that same level of constant updating.
