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 Gears of War 1 they just added 2 November 9, 2008
Efstratios Xeni (Cyprus)
9 out of 54 found this review helpful
Before you all start to call me a fanboy and stuff let me tell you that this is my first 360 game that i play. Why? I just got a 360 as present so i went to buy the best game out there. Unfortunately i was extremely dissapointed with GoW 2. Ive played the first game at my friends 360 and man i felt that i was playng the exact same game just with better graphics!! Thank god i didnt pay to buy my 360 so now i can sell Gears of Waste and buy Fable 2, a game that deserves to be in everyones collection
 Better than the first but asks more questions than answers. November 8, 2008
ByteME (Portland, OR)
5 out of 15 found this review helpful
Middle of the road. This game was bought, played and beaten in 10 hours. Could have been less but I had to take a chit. This game was good. Better than the first, didnt slow down much. There is a completely unnecessary side story about love loss that was kindda queer. I mean Don was a pussy pretty much thoughout the whole game.
But its def. filler for the third game.
Multiplayer sucks balls for one major reason.
YOU CANT LEAVE A GAME. Now most people will say "well dont be a quiter and pansy leaving your team" but my problem is every game i get into there is heavy lag. If I cant shoot worth a damn whats the point of being in the room?
Second problem is the loooooooooooooooooooong load times to just play a match.
We're talking 2-3minutes and I'm on broadband.
If this is goin to be the problem all the time then I guess I'm going back to COD4. I've played the HORDE match 5 times and 3 of them "lost connection with host". I mean this is silly. Now I have to worry that at Horde 49 the connection will be lost before I get the achievement.
Middle of the road for me. Just based on a bad multiplayer design.
 Excellent sequel to one of the best 360 games to date. November 8, 2008
Ben Myers
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just beat this game on hardcore, and I must say, with very few exceptions, this game met all of my expectations. Great graphics with improved use of color, excellent soundtrack (as is always the case from Epic), and quite a few new weapons and enemies. The multiplayer is also very good, so far I've only played a few rounds, but have enjoyed it quite a bit. Horde mode is very cool, a great addition to the game that is sure to add many hours of gameplay.
I can only think of two complaints. First of all there are some disappearing textures here and there, which tend to fill in quickly but it is slightly annoying. My second complaint is that there is no boss that is anywhere near the difficulty of Raam from Gears 1. I was hoping for a huge epic battle at the end of the game that would frustrate challenge me for a few hours, which was the case with Raam on hardcore and insane difficulty levels. Beating him required perfect timing and tactics, and there was nothing in Gears 2 that compared to the difficulty and challenge of the end boss in Gears 1.
That aside, I thoroughly enjoyed the game, can say that it definitely met my expectations for a sequel to one of my favorite 360 games. Way to go Epic.
Very solid gameplay; story could have used a little more refining + better integration November 8, 2008
Shann Yu (Nashville, TN)
78 out of 94 found this review helpful
To start off, I played the first Gears for the campaign/co-op campaign. And I purchased this game for the same reason, so if you're looking to know more about multiplayer gameplay, check out another review. That said, this game plays very well, very much like a thrill ride for the most part. Story can use a lot more refining and better integration. This gets a 5-star in its own right. But Halo 3 and BioShock are still better games overall than GoW 2.
GAMEPLAY: A+
This game still plays like the first Gears, except with a wider array of weapons and features (ie, chainsaw battles, different modes of executing a downed enemy). This is a third person shooter, for those who have not played the first one. And also, expect a lot of blood and violence, so if you are parents considering this game for your children, this serves as fair warning.
The campaign takes longer to beat this time around (10-20h I think). The graphics are very beautiful and realistic, and a lot more 'vibrant'. The first Gears was in general a very dark and gloomy game. You see a lot more color in this one. Co-op campaign gameplay continues to be addictive and I think a strength in this game. It is still as immersive an experience for all players involved as the first Gears was.
Further, the creators definitely outdid themselves in design of the levels. You should expect to be pleasantly surprised with every single level that comes up. While you can clearly expect to see yourself running around in the streets battling waves after waves of Locust, you will also see another order of magnitude of fighting, with sometimes even as many as 80-100 Locust rushing through your field of view. To emphasize the creativity of the creators, there was also, at various points later in the game (spoiler warning), a section where you had to traverse a pitch-black tunnel to safely escort a vehicle across, and even a level where your squad somehow ends up inside one of the Locust beasts and had to fight your way out...
Overall, this game has been quite an experience. It deserves an A+ and Game of the Year awards.
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STORY: B
Given that this game promised to have more leads on the storyline of the series than the first one, it does a better job. A lot of the early story is centered around Dom and him trying to find his wife, amidst all the fighting. The voice acting is compelling for the most part, and you can tell a lot more easily that it's a dark time for humanity on this fictional planet. In the first Gears, playing through the story was mostly humorous because of the way all the guys were joking around in between fight scenes and the light talk that went on. In this Gears, those dialogues are still present, but with a lot more of a sense of urgency mixed in here and there. And cutscenes are well made. The script is definitely that of a cheesy scifi as some of my buddies like to call it.
Finally, instead of COG tags for collection, we have bits and pieces of 'collectibles' like newspaper clippings, ads, so on and so forth that in some cases contribute to the backstory a little bit, kind of like the way those terminals worked in Halo 3. All of these, when found, are put in some scrapbook that's accessible from the Main Menu, and arranged in a more or less logical order.
The reason the story only gets a B+: if you think about games like BioShock and Mass Effect and the Halo series with their very immersive storylines, GoW 2 is still not quite there. But it is closer to that state now than it was previously.
I won't reveal any more in this part, but definitely expect a lot more of a plot that serves as a backdrop to all the fighting that's going on. Epic Games did a good job of piquing your interest and making you want to learn more.
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CHARACTERS: B
The characters come across a lot more human in this one. I have mentioned that the mood in this game comes across with a lot more of a sense of urgency to beat the Locust. As you play the game, you begin to feel more and more of a connection with each of the characters and in some cases, almost have to just stop playing when certain characters die... Let's leave it at that.
All that said, the game needs a better scriptwriter if it is to convey a stronger storyline.
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REPLAYABILITY: A
With the first game, I recall beating it my first time around with a friend on Hardcore, and then on Insane, and then going around and helping each of my roommates and a good number of friends beat the game on both difficulty settings. The same will probably hold for this game. I think it's a thrilling enough of a ride that I wouldn't mind going over it over and over and over...
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To sum up, this game is definitely worth the $60.
PROS: This is all about gameplay and the feel of the game. Even on top of all the additional features and improvements, it is still undoubtedly Gears of War. The controls remain very intuitive and easy to learn. It's easily one of the best 3rd person shooters out there, in my opinion.
CONS: I think storyline could have been a lot deeper. I guess they are saving this for Gears of War 3. Violence may be a little too much for the unprepared. Right now, this is all I can think of.
FINAL VERDICT: A. This is a very well-made game. I have the tendency to buy games and sell them back when I'm done. But I think GoW 2 will probably be a mainstay in my library, just as GoW was. For that, plus all the +'s I have mentioned, I think this game deserves an awesome grade. Can I hear Game of the Year?
Better then the first November 8, 2008
Justin Pollack (USA)
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
This game has to be one of the greatest Xbox 360 games; it exceeds the first in every way with unlimited hours of replay value. Including horde endurance mode, and multiplayer with bots and splitscreen or live players. I've barely even played the story mode yet with all the other fun features to enjoy. Everyone must own or play this game. My expectations were high after waiting a year for its release, but it was worth the wait, this is better then I expected.
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