Chris Paladino over at Microsoft's GameScore Blog was kind enough to put together a quick little guide for Gears of War newbs. He guesses that a lot of new gamers will be playing Gears of War through the end of the year and wants to make the experience as painless as possible for them... and us.
His tiips:
Teamwork is key: Stick together, and use voice-chat to update teammates as to which weapons you have, and where you see enemies. Don't be a hero and run off by yourself or you will quickly get killed, and your teammates will be mad at you.Initial dash: Most matches start off with a mad-dash to the weapons. During this time, plant your strategy (who's getting which weapon, what routes will you attack, etc) If you don't know the maps, tell your teammates that, and follow someone else until you learn them
Learn to retreat: If you are in a bad situation, get out. Use the Roadie-Run ("A" button), and steer while running to get back to your teammates or cover. You will usually lose a fight if it's 2-on-1
Animations: While someone is chainsawing (or being chainsawed) they are invincible to most weapons (head-shot via sniper rifle seems to still work), if they are chainsawing your pal, and you have the lancer, rev your chainsaw and stand behind them - as soon as their animation is done, you will kill them.
When to revive/execute: If you and a pal are fighting 2 enemies up-close, and they kill your buddy, your first instinct is to revive him - don't. Wait until it's safe, or they will simply kill you both.
Oh, one more from me to you. If you see someone named Crecente playing turn your back to him and stand still. Don't worry, he's harmless.
Getting Gears of War Soon? Newbies Listen Up! [Gamescore Blog]
