Judgements online multiplayer is horrendous. What made GOW awesome has now been stripped away.
Why the game fails: I've played countless hours of Gears of War 1, 2, and 3. I've spent who knows how many hours on Team Deathmatch alone on GOW 3. Judgement online multiplayer has seen fit to eliminate downing enemies, the race of locust nearly entirely, tagging frags on walls, and maps that you actually want to play on. And did I mention you can't down anyone? Downing people is Gears. And beatdowns? Gone. I guess they're trying to reach more young people by getting rid of the gore. And why would you not want locust vs COG?? It's just COG running around killing other COG. Doesn't even make sense. And frag grenades are useless unless you stick them to someone. They have a kill radius of about 2 feet. And the hype surrounding the vertical levels: unimpressive on all counts.
If you know what's up when it comes Gears online, do yourself a favor, and stick with 3. Took me 2 hours to realize Judgement would never be what I want from the series. My friend has just put his Judgement copy on Craigslist, and luckily I had time to cancel my order from Amazon. Lost twenty bucks for the season pass, but at least I can still play 3. And so, Gears of War 3, here comes another fun few years. One last time: You can't down people. Amazing.