Gears of War 2

[Flawless]

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Gamespot Review - 9.0

The Good

• All-new, great-looking environments
• New weapons, grenades, and melee attacks
• Excellent new multiplayer modes, especially Horde
• Drop-in co-op support with independent difficulty
• Same exciting Gears action you know and love.

The Bad

• Fiddly controls in vehicular sections
• Too many unresolved plot strands.

[Sandman42]

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I found it funny the teamxbox reviewer kept saying the multiplayer was weak in the first one.

Best online shooter IMO

He is right though. There were a lot of complaints about the multiplayer in the first GOW. The single player, co-op, and story were great, but the multiplayer never really pulled me in and I've seen plenty of people complain about it.

From reading all the reviews and watching some videos though, it looks like Epic really stepped up the multiplayer this time through though. Somehow I'm going to have to find a way to play this, Left 4 Dead, Fable, and Fallout this winter.

[ezekiel55]

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So happy for DeVotchKa for getting their song in the trailer. Such nice people and they've busted their asses to get where they now are. In 2002 they were playing the coffee shop I worked at for $350, which was a great night for them at the time. Progress is a sumbitch. Wish I could still get into their shows, but they always remember me when I do manage to find a ticket.

Thats awesome...Devotchka is great, the only thing that sucks is I cant bump How It Ends in my car anymore...its too popular now.

[DickDalewood]

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He is right though. There were a lot of complaints about the multiplayer in the first GOW. The single player, co-op, and story were great, but the multiplayer never really pulled me in and I've seen plenty of people complain about it.

From reading all the reviews and watching some videos though, it looks like Epic really stepped up the multiplayer this time through though. Somehow I'm going to have to find a way to play this, Left 4 Dead, Fable, and Fallout this winter.

It's all opinion... I don't think he's right about the first game's multiplayer at all.

I STILL play online weekly with this game. Best online multiplayer ever, hands down... in my opinion of course.

[areobee401]

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True we all have our own opinions. But if this games multiplayer is that much better then the 1st im going to have to put a lock on my xbox during the work week.

[TheDutchDad]

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It's all opinion... I don't think he's right about the first game's multiplayer at all.

I STILL play online weekly with this game. Best online multiplayer ever, hands down... in my opinion of course.

The thing I didn't like about MP is that it was really the same thing over and over and over again. Chainsaw, nade, some other way ot pwn someone...I just prefer more realistic MP shooters, and GOW is definitely not that.

[Sandman42]

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It's all opinion... I don't think he's right about the first game's multiplayer at all.

I STILL play online weekly with this game. Best online multiplayer ever, hands down... in my opinion of course.

I guess it is all opinion, but it still doesn't take away from the fact that there was poor netcode and a bigtime host advantage. All you had to do was rush and go from cover to cover using the shotgun exclusively. There was really no use to using the Lancer because it was worthless.

[Flawless]

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CVG Review - 9.3

At its core the second game is an 'Empire Strikes Back' episode tackling darker story threads of humanity's losing battle against subterranean invaders, plus co-op wingman Dom's increasingly desperate attempts to find his missing wife Maria.

It's all very well done without a stench of cheese or even risk of the soppy stuff overshadowing the core action. Gears 2 knows when to chuck in the 'F' word or have Cole go off on one of his Bernie Mac rants, cushioned between more sombre moments, one of which - and we don't want to delve near to the 'Oscar moment' review cliche here - is definitely among the most powerful put into a game narrative.

It should be applauded, because it's very cleverly and respectfully dealt with and something no one ever expected to be saying about this series.

Before you worry that Gears has gone all soppy though; don't. It hasn't and your girlfriend still won't play it after seeing you chainsaw enemies through the gut. There's so much action packed inside Gears 2's chapters it's almost sickening. Each chapter is like putting a whole pack of Mentos into can of Diet Coke at once.

AI partners are actually useful this time; running in to provide support fire and reviving you when you're down (lesser on harder difficulty levels though). If only because they occasionally keep you from the game over screen, it feels far more rewarding to have Cole, Baird and co at your side.

One section in particular is hands-down the single best chapter in either Gears of War game. Annoyingly Microsoft won't let us tell you about it - and we wouldn't dare spoil it anyway - but we can say that it involves putting a chainsaw through something far more gruesome than a Locust's chest. You'll know it when you see it.

Verdict: Epic's delivered the most action-packed shooter of 2008 and a story worth taking seriously. This is grown up Gears.

Uppers : Compelling story with plenty of twists, It looks even more stunning, Massive epic boss fights, Expanded multiplayer.

Downers: Vehicle and cave sections could do with trimming.

[DickDalewood]

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9.5

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[WazzuRC]

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Can't freakin wait!

[Brandwin]

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2 more days! Can't wait to try this out Friday afternoon. Wish I was off Friday.

I am the ghost of stiffarmlefts house. i was brutally slayed by my mother when she found out i was straight (she wanted a gay son). if you dont post this message in 7 other os topics you will die in 7 days. please dont let my memory die

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Trying to decide if I should pick this game up during my lunch break or wait til I get off work friday.

I don't wanna wait til I get off work Friday knowing that it is going to go by verrrrrrrrry slow but I don't want to pick it up on my break and have it sitting in my car, knowing that I gotta wait probably 6 before I can play it.

Anybody ever been in this situation before?

[Brandwin]

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I am Professa. I'm leaving work early Friday (at 4) and I was going to go by CC when they opened (was going to take my lunch then) and pick it up. Now, I found out my daughters school is having their Thanksigiving Dinner during lunch Friday. So, now I need to take my lunch at 12:15 and try to pick it up on the way back (probably won't have enough time though). I just don't want CC to run out of the MS 1600 point cards (although it didn't say while supplies last, so I should be good?) I don't think they will sell out of the game, so I am not worried about that.

[BIG CAROLINA]

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Trying to decide if I should pick this game up during my lunch break or wait til I get off work friday.

I don't wanna wait til I get off work Friday knowing that it is going to go by verrrrrrrrry slow but I don't want to pick it up on my break and have it sitting in my car, knowing that I gotta wait probably 6 before I can play it.

Anybody ever been in this situation before?

Buy it at lunch and put it in your locker or desk so that way after work you can just go home and play.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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So Dookie, the 1600 is included when you buy the game or just for preorders only?