<s>
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2015	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
video	O
game	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2015	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
by	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
were	O
predominantly	O
positive	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
less	O
positively	O
received	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
minimal	O
deviations	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
focused	O
on	O
AI	B-Application
issues	O
and	O
the	O
dated	O
design	O
of	O
campaign	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
is	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2006	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
include	O
mechanics	O
from	O
newer	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
spotting	O
and	O
switching	O
weapons	O
while	O
roadie	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
chapters	O
take	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
's	O
Special	O
Delivery	O
chapter	O
,	O
which	O
describe	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Delta	O
Squad	O
escaping	O
a	O
giant	O
creature	O
called	O
a	O
Brumak	O
between	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	O
acts	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
the	O
Brumak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
from	O
Epic	O
Games	O
in	O
early	O
2014	O
,	O
The	O
Coalition	O
was	O
formed	O
and	O
charged	O
with	O
the	O
continuation	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
title	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Coalition	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
studio	O
head	O
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
director	O
Mike	O
Rayner	O
explained	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
present	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
as	O
a	O
visual	O
showcase	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
sense	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
campaign	O
at	O
a	O
consistent	O
30fps	O
when	O
its	O
visuals	O
are	O
displayed	O
at	O
1080p	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
results	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
aesthetically	O
pleasing	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huculak	O
said	O
both	O
the	O
developers	O
and	O
the	O
publisher	O
have	O
a	O
good	O
understanding	O
of	O
how	O
different	O
rendering	O
features	O
would	O
perform	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
 '	O
features	O
running	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
then	O
combined	O
with	O
features	O
from	O
more	O
up-to-date	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
:	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
editor-facing	O
features	O
were	O
drawn	O
from	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
developers	O
also	O
implemented	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
specific	O
enhancements	O
like	O
eSRAM	O
management	O
or	O
physically-based	O
shading	O
technology	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
its	O
console	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
support	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
and	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
by	O
scaling	O
up	O
on	O
higher	O
end	O
hardware	O
and	O
supporting	O
displays	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
trailer	O
released	O
for	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
paid	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
2006	O
television	O
advertisement	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
cover	O
by	O
Gary	O
Jules	O
of	O
the	O
Tears	O
for	O
Fears	O
song	O
"	O
Mad	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Asian-Pacific	O
countries	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
received	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gnasher	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
a	O
staple	O
choice	O
for	O
close-range	O
combat	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
occasionally	O
failed	O
to	O
register	O
damage	O
from	O
point-blank	O
range	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
for	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
PC	O
release	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
exclusively	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
(	O
UWP	O
)	O
,	O
suffered	O
from	O
significant	O
display	O
problems	O
and	O
stuttering	O
on	O
contemporary	O
top-end	O
hardware	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
graphic	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
whereas	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
to	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
less	O
enthused	O
about	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
late-game	O
chapters	O
and	O
"	O
frustrating	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
,	O
Mahardy	O
summarized	O
that	O
the	O
return	O
trip	O
"	O
might	O
have	O
revealed	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
cracks	O
than	O
we	O
remembered	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
shield	O
for	O
our	O
nostalgia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leadbetter	O
noted	O
that	O
a	O
performance	O
analysis	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
conducted	O
by	O
the	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
team	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
showcased	O
"	O
mostly	O
consistent	O
performance	O
across	O
all	O
modes	O
with	O
just	O
some	O
occasional	O
hiccups	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
from	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
employed	O
at	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
gave	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
:	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
aged	O
pretty	O
poorly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
certain	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
GameStar	O
have	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
its	O
technical	O
issues	O
attracted	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GameRevolution	O
and	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer''	O
gave	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
published	O
reviews	O
with	O
lower	O
ratings	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
