Anybody who played the first Gears of War should remember the name RAAM. This huge monstrosity was the biggest and meanest locust of the lot serving as Queen Myrrah's right hand man... or locust.
The second instalment of the Gears DLC is called RAAM's Shadow and allows you to play as RAAM. Adding 3 hours of campaign missions, some new and old characters and a few new skins for you're weapons. Playing as RAAM is certainly different than playing as you're everyday normal Gear. But Epic doesn't throw that out the door either. Set before the events of Gears one playing as Zeta squad is certainly going to bring back some memories for players of either of the two previous Gears games. Consisting of Minh Young Kim, Alicia Valera, Tai Kaliso and Michael Barrick you are thrown into the town of Ilima City a few short hours before a major Kryllstorm is due to hit. Playing through this short but very expansive story as you try to escape this city with Zeta squad and then destroying it as RAAM certainly sheds new light on a very old story. As always the Epic Games development team have done their best to provide us with stunning visuals and amazing cutscenes. That being said not everything is perfect as with all things there are flaws and sometimes they do show, whether it be texture load times or even the glitching Wretch (It was hilarious) but it didn't stop me from having a blast with the DLC. All in all a strong start on the road of future DLC for the Gears universe.
Gears is a strong a game as it always has been and no one is expecting that to stop anytime soon.
9/10
