<s>
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Splash	O
Damage	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
The	O
Coalition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
subsequently	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
title	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
issue	O
commands	O
to	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
human	O
soldiers	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
hostiles	O
in	O
a	O
map	O
and	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
complete	O
secondary	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diaz	O
agrees	O
to	O
her	O
condition	O
and	O
asks	O
for	O
her	O
name	O
in	O
return	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
she	O
replies	O
is	O
Reyna	B-Application
(	O
Melanie	O
Minichino	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reyna	B-Application
eventually	O
guides	O
Alpha	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Ukkon	O
's	O
laboratory	O
following	O
which	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
Alpha	O
and	O
their	O
civilian	O
recruits	O
besiege	O
Ukkon	O
's	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
recruits	O
provide	O
a	O
distraction	O
fighting	O
the	O
Locust	O
army	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
meanwhile	O
Diaz	O
,	O
Redburn	O
,	O
Mikayla	O
and	O
Reyna	B-Application
infiltrate	O
the	O
lab	O
to	O
locate	O
and	O
defeat	O
Ukkon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
mount	O
defeated	O
,	O
Ukkon	O
,	O
now	O
severely	O
wounded	O
,	O
is	O
shot	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
and	O
killed	O
by	O
Reyna	B-Application
avenging	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Tactics	O
,	O
a	O
cancelled	O
spin-off	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
consulted	O
343	O
Industries	O
,	O
which	O
worked	O
on	O
Halo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Halo	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Halo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PC	O
premium	O
title	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
strategy	O
game	O
designed	O
for	O
console	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
alongside	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Gears	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
while	O
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
The	O
Coalition	O
,	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
additional	O
content	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Jacked	O
Mode	O
which	O
introduces	O
Jack	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
new	O
"	O
Deviant	O
"	O
enemies	O
which	O
are	O
tougher	O
variants	O
of	O
their	O
regular	O
counterparts	O
,	O
more	O
powerful	O
"	O
Supreme	O
"	O
weapon	O
modifications	O
and	O
11	O
new	O
achievements	O
worth	O
400	O
gamerscore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animations	O
are	O
top-notch	O
as	O
well	O
...	O
"	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
not	O
providing	O
enough	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
campaign	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
wear	O
out	O
its	O
welcome	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
strong	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
...	O
some	O
clever	O
,	O
Gears-appropriate	O
ideas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCGamesN	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
simply	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
enough	O
variety	O
in	O
its	O
environments	O
,	O
missions	O
,	O
or	O
enemies	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
campaign	O
feeling	O
fresh	O
...	O
It	O
’	O
s	O
a	O
shame	O
,	O
because	O
given	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
ambition	O
and	O
variety	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
would	O
be	O
something	O
truly	O
special.	O
"	O
</s>
