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RAAM’s Shadow is the third installment of downloadable content for Gears of War 3. The pack was released yesterday for 1200 Microsoft Points; if the Gears of War 3 Season Pass has been purchased, RAAM’s Shadow can be downloaded automatically. The pack features a three-hour campaign set prior to the original Gears of War events post-Emergence Day, as Zeta Squad is enlisted to evacuate Ilima City and protect the citizens against a Locust Kryll storm. Zeta Squad consists of fan favorites(Michael Barrick, Minh Young Kim, Tai Kaliso, and Alicia Valera who (with exception of Alicia) are fan favorites from throughout the franchise and can now all be used in multiplayer venues.

“RAAM’s Shadow drops players into taking on the infamous Locust leader from Gears 1, General RAAM and in addition (taking a bit from HALO 2 )you not only control the Gears, but alternately control General Raam in pursuit of taking the city down. As you know RAAM’s is surrounded by an aura of Kryll which acts as a shield for common bullets that is only vulnerable to explosives and fire. RAAM can control  a column of Kryll at targets, which rips them apart like flying piranha. RAAM uses his massive sword in close-quarters combat; he can either swipe it like the Cleaver or charge/impale enemies Retro-Lancer style. RAAM can also perform executions on downed COG by picking them up by the head and decapitating the target. (more…)