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Gears 5: Hivebusters

Gears 5: Hivebusters

Released: 12/15/2020

Return to Gears 5 with the new Hivebusters campaign expansion. Play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac – the heroes of Gears 5’s Escape mode – on their first operation as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed “Scorpio Squad,” their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption. • Enjoy a new, 3-hour campaign set on the volcanic Galangi islands. The island lava flows and sandy beaches are crawling with Swarm and a deadly new predator. • Use and upgrade Ultimate Abilities in a campaign story setting for the first time. • Up to 3-player co-op, split-screen or online. • 16 new achievements to unlock for 210 Gamerscore.

Return to Gears 5 with the new Hivebusters campaign expansion. Play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac – the heroes of Gears 5’s Escape mode – on their first operation as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed “Scorpio Squad,” their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption. • Enjoy a new, 3-hour campaign set on the volcanic Galangi islands. The island lava flows and sandy beaches are crawling with Swarm and a deadly new predator. • Use and upgrade Ultimate Abilities in a campaign story setting for the first time. • Up to 3-player co-op, split-screen or online. • 16 new achievements to unlock for 210 Gamerscore.

Return to Gears 5 with the new Hivebusters campaign expansion. Play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac – the heroes of Gears 5’s Escape mode – on their first operation as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed “Scorpio Squad,” their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption. • Enjoy a new, 3-hour campaign set on the volcanic Galangi islands. The island lava flows and sandy beaches are crawling with Swarm and a deadly new predator. • Use and upgrade Ultimate Abilities in a campaign story setting for the first time. • Up to 3-player co-op, split-screen or online. • 16 new achievements to unlock for 210 Gamerscore.

Critics
82
Steam
85
Metacritic
76

Score Breakdown

81.8

Critic Average

19 reviews

85

Steam User Score

353 reviews

76

Metacritic User Score

151 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-2.9
Metacritic Disparity
+5.8
Combined Disparity
+1.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (5%)17 launch window (89%)1 late (5%)