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The gameplay has been improved significantly. The cover system is better and smoother. I have waited for this sequel for two years. It lives up to all the hype.
The animations and reactions of the characters from COG to Locust is extremely well done.The multiplayer is enjoyable and the map selection is good. And the weapons are varied and are well balanced for this type of game.The Limited Edition is a good package to purchase. The heartbreak and triumph that happens is well done. The story is very engrossing and deep.
And while some lines of dialogue are a bit cheesy, it is still delivered very well from the excellent voice cast.Graphically, Gears of War 2 is amazing and perhaps the best looking game to come in this generation of gaming. The Behind the Scenes artbook and DVD are good looks into Gears 2.10/10.
Specifically, you want to beat the game on hardcore mode, so you can get RAAM on multiplayer. I do some 3d work, and love Epic games more than anything. It was a big letdown for me. If not, at least play normal, and you can unlock everybody but RAAM. So be careful and take notice.This game is easily worth the price of admission, and if you look at the current price of gears 1, used or new, you will see that the price did not get much below 30 dollars on the used marketplace (standard version), the collectors edition still holds its value today.
Gears 2 is much much better. COD this is not. Gears 1 is still a beautiful game, a game I love replaying. With other collectors editions that have come out since, The original gears still fares pretty well in comparison.Gears 2 (as with everything related to this game) is bigger, and better.This has some of the coolest packaging I have seen thus far.When you pick up this game, you will first be impressed by the sheer weight, this sucker is heavy. It is high priced, and not currently for sale here, but the printing and everything is very high quality.The picture that is included is very low quality too. It is worth your investment to get it new, there is no need to hold off on buying it.I encourage parents to NOT buy this game used, as your loved ones will be unable to experience the game to its fullest potential. How the graphics can be improved so greatly is beyond me.
You get these free when you buy the game new (and the codes are not used). The game also encourages you to stick with your teammates so that you can revive each other and stick around longer.The AI is not cheap, your teammates are sometimes ignored in favor of the badguys going after you, but it is no where near as bad as Resistance 2 for the ps3. If you have played some fighting games before, its like a survival mode. It is so good, and encourages you to replay the game countless times.I must warn you. You keep going as long as you can, you have to stick together, and play this very strategically. And I can honestly say, its the best behind the back third person shooter of the year.The online multiplayer is addictive, and very strategy based. But this artbook is very weak.
If you buy gears used, you will not get access to the flashback maps, which are 5 maps redone using the new engine. You do not come back until the next round. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME USED. This is more akin to counterstrike, because when you die, you are dead. The multiplayer in this game will not get old. I guess it looks the same as it does in the game, but why bother.On to the good stuff.After you look at the artbook you see a nice shiny case housing your gears of war 2 dvds.
I'm reviewing the collectors version (limited edition), so my review is based more on this, than the actual game.I bought Gears of War Limited edition when it first came out (1), it was nice, came in a tin, and was really something special. This case is very similar to the halo 2 collectors edition case, and I love it. There is a book you can buy which features the art from 1, so beautifully, I treasure it and display it proudly on my desk. When you remove the slipcase your greeted to a box holding the items, when you take them out, you get the artbook (which comes with a picture --the picture you see in the game of doms wife--) and the game case.Now, I have to say, I wasn't impressed with this artbook. Rarely does a case give off such a cool and impressive vibe, as this one case does.You also have a bonus disc inside, which has some interesting features on it (similar to the bonus disc from Gears 1)You also get a golden lancer (not a big deal, its only a golden lancer).All in all, considering the price is 10 dollars more than the standard. All in all this is a good game, and the Limited Edition only enhances that.By far, the coolest mode for this game is horde mode.
D'ARTISTE CHARACTER MODELING 2 If your a fan, and also enjoy making games, I highly recommend it. This is a wonderful game. I highly recommend it. On this mode, you and some buddies can go crazy taking on "hordes" of baddies on a level by level basis. Some of the gameplay is harder, the level designs are "epic", and the graphics and lighting, wow, the graphics and lighting, they take your breathe away.I played the campaign all the way through twice now. Even if this game (LE) had nothing else going for it, the case alone is worth the extra price for me.
You cant just run out and start blasting, if you do, you will die. And again, the Limited edition IS a worthwhile upgrade.Also, if you have not yet, I recommend playing Gears 1 again, the achievements you unlock on 1, relate to what characters you can unlock on gears 2 for online play.
I would recommend this to anyone who either enjoyed the first one or to someone who is looking for a change. I own the first Gears and am a huge fan of it. I have to say that I like the boards on the first Gears better than this one but these are still great. I think since I've played the first one so much, I have just come to expect those levels. I've played it too many times to count and don't get tired of it. It does have a 'love story' behind the game but no harm done. I was so excited when I found out they were making a new one and couldn't wait to get it.
The four main characters are back which is nice that they didn't change that and they are the same. Right now, it gets played the most. My husband and I play all the time and this game is no exception. The graphics are terrific and there is so much more detail in this game. It is gory and obviously a shooter game but it is addictive and so much fun.
Horde mode allows up to five players to take on fifty waves of increasingly difficult enemies. I guess my first clue should have been when I accidentally discovered that you can go "down but not out" in single player- a big change from the first game. Also, the story raises many questions that don't look like they're going to be answered by game's end- but hey, that's what Gears of War 3 is for (Epic- get on it).As for gameplay, the "stop and pop" system returns all but unchanged from Gears 1- but this is in no way a bad thing. Horde mode could prove to be the next great evolution in online multiplayer. It takes everything that was good about the first game and ratchets it up to a, well, epic level. The second change is the introduction of melee opponents, who bring with them real shield that the player can take and use like a meat-shield or plant in the ground for cover anywhere they need it.But one of the places that the first game revolutionized gaming was in cooperative multiplayer.
Locations range from the destroyed urban environments of the first game before heading underground to the heart of the Locust stronghold. With a team of pals, this mode quickly becomes an addiction and the hours can melt away as the bullets fly and strategies change and evolve.In short, Gears of War 2 is an impressive package. I'll start by saying that I'm writing this review in lieu of hurling my controller through the wall- so I guess the first comment is that the later stages of Gears of War 2 can get a bit rough. In pre-release interviews, developers were asked if this chapter would follow the trend of epic trilogies as the "dark" second chapter, to which the interviewer often received a non answer. The COG add a mortar and Gatling gun to their arsenal, while the Locust bring a new pistol, flamethrower, and poison gas grenade. But I have to say that Gears 2 is one of the best games this year.Gears 2 picks up six months after the events of Gears of War, document the continuing struggle between Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad and the Locust Horde. Every ten waves, the enemy list resets (meaning wave 1 and 11 are the same), and the Locust get stat boosts to their health and accuracy. In fact any player that allows themselves to become even a little bit emotionally involved in the story will find it disturbingly easy to hate the Locust.
Gears 2 also features a two player co-op campaign, but the new standard in co-op gaming is without question Horde mode. The Locust have brought in some new heavies (players fight Reavers, Brumaks, plus multiple iterations of the Boomer and the new cleric like Kantus, who can revive fallen comrades), but the new heavy class weapons make it an even fight. I would have to say (definitively) that yes, yes that is the case. There have been two major changes to the gameplay- the first is the idea of portable cover, downed enemies can be grabbed and used as "meat-shields" while the player can continue to wield a pistol. Gears 2 could very well prove to be a Game of the Year contender.
The new weapons and modes are just great. I love this game. I loved the first gears of war. The multilayer is alright but I don't think it as good as the first one but the storyline and the gameplay just ignores that making this one of the best games for 360.
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