Gears of War 2
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Falls short in online play
I have literally had the 7th of November marked on my calendar since the day it was announced. I fell in love with Gears of War shortly after the first time I eviscerated a member of the Locust Horde with my Lancer Chainsaw Bayonet. Gears 2 provided everything that I anticipated and hoped for: More depth in the plot of the game, amazing graphics with the Unreal Engine, enhanced capabilities in the co-op mode, increased difficulty of gameplay on Insane mode, new features such as the chainsaw duel and walltagging with the grenades, and not to mention a fantastic new class of weapons. The one thing that I am utterly disappointed in is the online gameplay. Epic Games went out of their way to ensure that there would be a plethora of options for the online gamer: Co-Op play, traditional old-school Warzone, Execution and Annex, newly introduced Submission (capture the meatflag), King of the Hill, Wingman, the highly anticipated Wingman, and I would be remiss if I failed to mention the brilliant induction of the Horde mode. Where they fell short was in the design of the matchmaking procedure. I have spent several nights attempting to join rooms and found myself waiting for up to 5-10 minutes before backing out of the lobby and trying it all over again. Another fault that I find annoying is that once you are done playing a match you are automatically booted back to the match-finding lobby. Whereas in Gears 1 you could find yourself competing with the same 4 opponents for hours on end. I've always been a proponent of the addage "If it's not broke, don't fix it." Whatever they were trying to do in an effort to enhance the online experience has severely backfired. I only hope that they are fully aware of these deficiencies and are in the process of repairing them so that loyal gamers such as myself can continue to enjoy the landmark release of this brilliant franchise game. Until then, I guess I will just resort to playing Horde with my friends in a private room, since the public mode is just too much of a hassle.
11/25/08
Awesomeness.
Just pure awesomeness. Pew pew them enemies with awesome weapons, a good storyline, and not to hard.
4/28/13
cant wait for gears judgement
when I first got my xbox for Christmas I was pshyced I went and bought halo 3 because before I had my 360 I had the original xbox and I had both halo 1 and 2 that's one reason why I wanted a 360 because of halo 3 but I soon found out marcus phenix is more boss than master chief now don't get me wrong I still like the halo series but I think marcus and dom are more of dangerous elite commandos than master chief all I have to tell you is that this game is way different than call of duty or battlefield it ist a run and gun first person shooter its a stop and pop over the shouder third person shooter so if your tired of first person games or you just whant to try something new get it and just watch out if your on live I am boss so you better watch out cause ill be curb stomping your head into the pavment or what ever your standing on
4/27/13
Worst gears ever
only thing that was good about this game was the campaign. the multiplayer was the worst of all the gears games. still with playing the 1st and 3rd gears.
3/27/13
GEARS 2 BABY!!!
So the first Gears of War (GOW) blew me away and i loved it, the second one is even better with a more in depth storyline and a more vast multiplayer experience. Great game at a great price I highly reccomend you owning all of the GOW's if you are a fan of TPS.
1/12/13
Amazing game
This is another one of my favorite games. This is another game I got addicted too. Couldn't stop until I completed the whole story mode. The graphics on this game are insane and the sound is awesome too. Overall this game is excellent.
1/5/13
LUV IT
THIS IS AMAZING!!!! luv this game youll want to play and play all day its a must buy for gears fans!!
12/19/12
Best third-person shooting experience!
You thought the war was over, but its only just begun! This game is completely packed with realistic gameplay and killer graphics. It also has numerous game modes and an intense storyline that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The online in this game is definetly one of a kind, but if this is your first Gears of War game then you might not want to jump right to the online because once you die you sit out for the rest of the match. I also do not recommend this game for people who don't have many friends because it is mostly a multiplayer based game.
11/10/12
MY FAVORITE ONE YET!!!!!!!
Gears of war 2 is my favorite on yet. Thier are no flaws or anything. The saddest part in the game is when benjamin, and tai die. My favorite thing to do on this game is versus. That is all I have to say about Gears of war 2.
10/19/12
Great Game to play with friends!
Gears of war 2 is really fun & great to play with friends. The story is excellent and wish they can make it into a CGI movie. If your into Gears 3 and like to learn on the history of the game you should play gear's 1 & 2. Gear's of war Story Board series is one of the best i ever seen then halo 1,2 & 3. You get to drive some of the locust best to get where you need to go, it so much fun.
If you want to unlock skins and characters in gears 3, have to play and bet gears 1 and 2. there both link together.
Would recommend playing with a friend doing insane mode playing gear's 1 and 2. You will Die a lot so take your time playing it on insane. You can play it on casual mode on gears 1 and 2 to unlock insane mode.
10/8/12