Gears of War 3 vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Gears of War 3 vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Gears of War 3 Microsoft Studios S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date September 20, 2011 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Epic Games GSC Game World
Publisher Microsoft Studios GSC Game World
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter Shooter, RPG
Average Playtime 16 hours 3 hours
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Xbox Store, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 91 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.2 / 5 (601 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible