Gears of War: Judgment is a third-person shooter developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 in March 19, 2013. Unlike previous Gears of War games, the levels in this one were a lot shorter and the overall game seemed much shorter than the previous 3. It is the first game where you don’t play as Marcus Fenix. It is a prequel to the first three games and takes place a few weeks after Emergence Day.
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As the game begins, you find you and the rest of your squad on trial for various crimes. Luckily, Colonel Loomis has given the squad the chance to explain their actions.
Your squad, Kilo Squad, is sent to check out the Old Town part of Halvo Bay and find it in shambles. Going through the town, the squad encounters Locust General Karn along with his army of Locust. Contacting Loomis, he tells them to not use a powerful weapon known as the Lightmass Missile to take out Karn. Despite this, the squad sees Karn as too dangerous, and decide to go after the missile and do it anyway.
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They get the launch codes and targeting beacon and use it to destroy the Museum of Military Glory along with hundreds of Locusts and presumably Karn as well. Loomis tells them he was have them executed for their actions.
As the trial concludes and Loomis prepares to execute the squad, the Locust attack the courtroom. After saving Loomis and defeating the Locusts, Loomis decides to drop the charges against the squad.
Gears of War: Judgment Achievements
- They Called Him Karn: Complete Museum Of Military Glory.
- Open Arms: Complete Halvo Bay Military Academy.
- The Real Thing: Complete Seahorse Hills.
- Take Back This City: Complete Onyx Point.
- I Told You: Complete Downtown Halvo Bay.
- This One's Not Over: Complete Courthouse.
- Friends: Complete Aftermath.
- Determined: Complete all Campaign Chapters on at least Casual difficulty.
- Steel Nerves: Complete all Campaign Chapters on at least Normal difficulty.
- Iron Fist: Complete all Campaign Chapters on at least Hardcore difficulty.
- Lion Heart: Complete all Campaign Chapters on Insane difficulty.
- Party People: Play any section in 4 player Co-Op.
- Blood Brothers: Complete all Campaign Chapters in Co-op.
- Challenge Accepted: Complete your first Declassified mission.
- Never Give Up: Complete at least 20 Declassified missions.
- Quality Soldiering: Complete all Declassified missions.
- A Peek into the Future: Watch the Aftermath teaser.
- The Aftermath: Unlock Aftermath.
- Rising Star: Attain 50 Stars on at least Casual Difficulty.
- Shooting Star: Attain 75 Stars on at least Normal Difficulty.
- Star Struck: Attain 100 Stars on at least Hardcore Difficulty.
- Superstar: Attain all Stars on Insane Difficulty.
- Never Forgotten: Recover 10 COG Tags during the Campaign.
- Veteran Remembrance: Recover 25 COG Tags during the Campaign.
- Respect for the Fallen: Recover all 48 COG Tags during the Campaign.
- Ribbon Master: Earn 3 unique Ribbons in any section.
- Proud Wearer: Equip your first Medal.
- Ready for War: Earn at least one Onyx medal.
- Sybarite: Earn the Onyx "War Supporter" medal.
- Seriously Judgmental: Complete all Declassified Missions on Insane difficulty.
- Level 5: Reach level 5.
- Level 10: Reach level 10.
- Level 20: Reach level 20.
- Level 30: Reach level 30.
- Level 40: Reach level 40.
- Level 50: Reach level 50.
- Let's Do This: Achieve level 50 and choose to re-up for another tour of duty.
- Fearless: Achieve level 50 a second time and choose to re-up for another tour.
- Unstoppable: Achieve level 50 a third time and choose to re-up for another tour.
- Death to Locust: Kill with all classes of COG in Overrun or Survival.
- Death to the COG: Kill with all classes of Locust in Overrun.
- Survivor: Complete wave 10 on all maps in Survival mode.
- Globe Trotter: Win a match on every map in all Versus modes.
- Jack of All Trades: Win 10 matches of Overrun.
- Team Leader: Win 10 rounds of Team Deathmatch.
- All Rounder: Win one match in Free For All, Team Deathmatch, and Domination.
- Roaming Free: Win one match on every map in Free For All.
- Team On Tour: Win one match on every map in Team Deathmatch.
- Overran: Win one match on every map in Overrun.
- Dominator: Win one match on every map in Domination.
Call to Arms DLC
- BOOSHKA!: Earn 50 Double ribbons with the Booshka on Terminal.
- Don’t you die on me!: Revive 100 total teammates on Terminal as a Medic.
- Surprise!: Get a Double while emerging as a Corpser.
- Professional Locust: Kill 100 enemies with each Locust.
- All Aboard!: Win Hardcore Survival on Terminal with 5 Soldiers.
- Captain Sera: Earn a killing spree with the Boomshield on Boneyard.
- Long Bomb: Earn the You’re It ribbon on Boneyard.
- Old School Marathon: Play 10 matches total on BloodDrive.
- Like A Boss: Place first in Free For All in Boneyard 5 times.
- You Looking At Me?: Win a Team Death Match game with the entire team wearing the Car 13 Armor skin.
Lost Relics DLC
- You Can’t Hide: Earn the Tree House Predator ribbon on Ward.
- Getting it Done: Destroy the generator in under 8 minutes on any DLC map.
- Dread the Rage: Get a multi-kill while playing as an enraged Rager on Ward.
- Drop the Mic: Finish wave 10 of Survival at the first e-hole on Ward on at least Normal difficulty.
- Flag Runner: Score a flag cap on Streets, Rig, Gondola, Library, Lost City, Museum, and Checkout.
- Look What I Found: Get a kill with each pickup weapon in FFA during a single game on the map Lost City.
- Flag Dropped: Kill the flag carrier a total of 20 times.
- Pendulum Wars: Win a TDM, DOM, and BT match with your entire team wearing the UIR Armor skin.
- For Gorasnaya!: Score 5 flags in BT as Paduk.
- Golden Artifacts: Win public/ranked game of Execution on Museum with all players using Gold character and weapon skins.
Gears of War: Judgment FAQs
Are Gears of War Judgment servers still up?
Yes, as of June 2026, Gears of War Judgment servers are still active.
How long is Gears of War Judgment?
The game takes about 8 hours to complete.
When does Gears of War Judgment take place?
Gears of War Judgement takes place 6 weeks after E-Day.
