Gears of War 2
Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Nov 07, 2008
Join Delta Squad once more in the fight against the Locust Horde, in this "bigger, better and more badass" sequel to the 2006 smash hit.
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5 (56) 4 (18) 3 (6) 2 (0) 1 (1) 4.5 starsAverage score of 88 user reviews
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Woo baby, yeah! 0
The original Gears of War was one of the Xbox 360's first "must own" titles, but the good folks over at Epic Games weren't content to rest on their laurels. They set out to make a direct sequel that would best its predecessor- and in short, they succeeded. Gears of War 2 is bigger and better than ever before. It takes every piece one step further, and the result is a "larger than life" action game that's a blast from start to finish.The campaign in Gears of War 2 immediately gives off more of a ...
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Memorable story & deep multiplayer makes GOW2 a solid package. 0
Microsoft’s hype machine was set to eleven in November 2006 when the first iteration of the Gears of War series hit shelves worldwide. Epic rode the wave and created one of the best games of this generation while simultaneously knocking Halo off the Xbox Live most played list for the first time in two years. A sequel was inevitable, but with a twenty-four month turnover and the aforementioned hype machine running at a steady five or six, you’d be forgiven to think Epic were going to rest on thei...
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The normal man's Gears. 0
Gears of War 2: The more heterosexual Gear-named franchise.Story : Surprise Surprise, it’s humans versus aliens! Or mutants, or some kind of grotesque monster that happens to speak English and have mastery over human guns. This new game’s plot elements include one squadmate’s missing wife, a city that is supposedly humanity’s last refuge, another enemy leader whom ranks above the enemy you killed in the first game that you mistook for the leader of the group of monsters you thought you rendered ...
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Chainsaw kills are just as satisfying as ever . . . 0
When Gears of War 2 was first announced, I was immediately excited. The first Gears was one of my favorite games of all time and the reason why I bought a 360. Now, over 2 years have passed since the first game and it seems both unexpected and unrealistic that Gears of War 2 could meet such high expectations. Yet, when I finally played the game, not only did it meet my expectations but in fact exceeded them. Gears 2 is not only superior to the original game in almost every way but also a incredi...
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All slaughter, no plot. 0
Of all the post apocalyptic, emotionless paper flat enemy, religious symbolic, bad ass talking, lets kill some baddies but hold on I want to cry about my family, kids, partner, or sexual inadequacy games that I have played Gears of War is officially this best. If you want to play a hell wreaking duck and cover oh my fucking god if I get hit one more time that is curtains for me shooter then Gears is where you should be headed. However, DO NO try to look for a story amongst the gunmetal-grey mish...
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How a sequel should be done. 0
Think back to the first Gears of War. Awesome graphics, fluid and easy, yet very tactical controls, as well as big dudes with big weapons splattering blood all over the place. Well guess what, it's all back for round 2, and it's all improved. The visuals of Gears 2 are stunning, with extremely detailed environments and characters, and epic battle scenes that really suck you in. The controls are all familiar, and still work, and new gameplay options add more tactical decisions to be made. An...
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Gears of War 2: Snowblind Review 0
Epic Games seems to be making sure that people do not forget that Gears of War 2 has multiplayer with their second map pack, The Snowblind Map Pack, coming out 3 months since their first the Combustible Map Pack.From the name of this map pack you can probably guess already what the environment will be like. That's right you guessed it, snowy. The first of the four maps, Courtyard is similar to the Gears of War map Old Bones. The open centre of the map is looked down on by the outer edges of the ...
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Gears 2 expandes on the experience in many ways 0
The way I see it, there are four things that really improve Gears 2 over the original.One of the biggest complaints about the original was that campaighn was short and the gameplay was not varied enough. Although Gears 2 seems short it is many times more enjoyable than the original and offers many varied elements in gameplay.The addition of Horde Mode is genius. Lets face it competitive online with 10 year olds yelling in your ear that you suck and taunt your dead body gets rather boring. Hor...
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Gears Of War 2 - Review 0
It has been a few years since Epic stunned the gaming world with one of the most exhilarating shooters gamers had ever seen. Microsoft had banked on Cliffy B and the boys down at Epic to produce a new IP (Intellectual Property) that delivered, and delivered is exactly what they did. Fast forward to November 2008 and Gears of War 2 is finally hitting the shelves, sending fan boys into a frenzy. How does it compare to the first? Is it just Gears 1.5? In short, Gears of War 2 is breathtaking and ...
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Gears of War 2 Review 0
Note: this'll be the last one written for a school newspaper, I promise! The review I write from now on will be [even?] better, and aimed at gamers rather than your average high school student.EPIC Studios’ Gears of War 2 (GoW2) is definitely one of the very goriest games I’ve ever played. You have a gun with a chainsaw on it, for one. A chainsaw, man. It’s like EPIC Studios went into the mind of the most disturbed youth of America to design the weapons in this First-Person Shooter (FPS). I’ll g...
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It's all in the developers name......Epic 0
This game is what I like to call just pure unadulterated fun. Get Gears of War 2.The visuals are probably the best I've ever seen in any game. They're crisp. They look amazing, but the biggest thing for me is that they're much improved over Gears 1. The sound is excellent, the weapons sound great all the crushes and clashes, and the score is amazing. The score takes the game to a whole new epic level. The story is incredible, and you really get engrossed in it. They through the " emotional ...
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Gears of War 2 has weakened the punch, but it can still kill you. 0
Gears of War was one of the first Xbox 360 title to truly blow away the competition. The Unreal Engine 3 was an unmatched beast that nobody could compete with, and in terms of sheer entertainment and production values, Gears of War was a mind numbing and visceral experience. Gears of War 2, arriving two years later had some lofty expectations to live up to, some big shoes to fill. However, in those two years, developers have had the opportunity to truly understand this generation of consoles. Wh...
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Not quite the sequel we were hoping for. 0
Gears of War is undoubtedly one of the 360's best games. It's dark, gritty, and violent, with fun gameplay to boot. And that's why it's such a shame the sequel doesn't live up to its legendary predecessor. Gears of War 2 is by no means a bad game. In fact, it's got the same great gameplay as the original. But that's most of the problem. Gears of War 2 fails to be ambitious, recycling all of Gears of War's gameplay mechanics and adding nothing new to the mix. Of course, a lot of sequels recycle o...
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Gamefly Backlog: Gears of War 2 0
Gears of War 2 is probably the biggest game that slipped past my radar last year. Even though I loved the first game, I initially passed on Gears 2 because I thought it would be too similar to the first, and I wanted to spend my limited cash on something new. However, I have to say after having played Gears of War 2, I feel like I made a huge mistake by not picking it up in the first place. As soon as the credits rolled after finishing the campaign, I went to Gamefly and clicked on the "keep it"...
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Gears Of War 2--Review 0
After finishing Gears Of War 2, I knew this was going to be an easy review for me to do. I was afraid that Gears 2 was just going to be "more of the same" (which isn't a bad thing), but EPIC really went all out with Gears 2. To put this review simple, they took everything that was great about the first Gears Of War and expanded it into an incredible experience. Even the story this time around is better by leaps and bounds. There's really not much to say here. If you own a 360, GO AND BUY TH...
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Gears 1.5? 5
WARNING: Spoilers, Bad Language!Gears of War re-defined the thrid-person genre by updating the cover mechanic and truly bring HD content to gaming. However, after completing Gears of War 2, I'm quite disappointed that the campaign introduces boring content - which I never saw in Gears 1.The campaign story was okay but I can't help compare it to Halo's story: Humans vs. Locusts (Covenant) vs. Lament (Flood). There are large amounts of more enemies than Gears 1 - just as I hoped. The ending was...
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Gears of War 2 Review: More like ten shitloads 0
Gears of War 2 was promised to be bigger, better and more badass than its predecessor, which is quite a claim considering how successful and revered the first Gears of War was. Epic needed to keep what the fans of the series loved while also trying to meet its incredibly ambitious promise to make the game better on so many levels, and incredibly they largely achieved this. Gears of War 2 is an incredible game that still stands up as one of the Xbox 360's best 3 years after its release. Story ...
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A great game that adds enough content to justify 60 bucks. 0
This Review was written on Nov. 17 2008SPOILER FREE REVIEW I have to say that the story in this game is down right horrendous and borderline stupid. I just get this since of confusion after beating this game story wise. It is almost as if the game was broken up into 2 games. You have gears of war and then you have the Dom show. In all the story just feels kinda forced down your throught with all this drama when all gamers really wanted was an extension of first game. Not the mess that we were gi...
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Another Game of the Year Contender 0
I loved the first Gears of War more then most games, but now there is another game. Gears of War 2 obviously. Positive: Beautiful, Detailed Visuals and different environmentsThe same action-packed storyline with a few twistsA fixed cover mechanic that is a huge reliefA much more intense multiplayerIt feels much fasterMore weaponsSame great characters + new cool charactersA different variety of missions that are also different from the prequel Some jaw-dropping DLC that ext...
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The best of the meathead space marine shooters. 0
In many ways, meathead space marine shooters have come to define video gaming for a large portion of the developed world. I've played through many of the biggies -- the Halos and Gears and Killzones and whatever else -- and I can't help to feel a little worn out by the neverending parade of attention, money and press these games get. Dazzling graphics and relentless adrenalized shooting thrills and multiplayer options so deep, you need never leave your apartment again, and on and on and on and ...
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Gears of Beers 0
Gears of War 2 Review. Graphics:5 stars There ain’t any flaws with the new Unreal Engine, there are alot of games on the market that are using this engine but of course no one can use the engine like Epic Games well. They are the makers of the engine so that’s obvious. As a game Gears of War 2 looks really awesome and if you compare it to other games released around the same time it’s miles better in the graphics department. Excellent lightning, blood and fire effects. To compare it to the ...
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Gears of War 2 Review 1
Well the first question that sprung to my mind when I heard that Gears of War will have a sequel was, How would they top it? All I can say now is that they have gone so far passed the top they are almost out of this world. Gears of War 2 has not only built on what the first game was about but it has actually added things which has made the game feel fresh.The main thing that Epic was promoting about this game was a more bigger single player experience. The story starts about six months after ...
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Gears of War 2 Review 0
Gears of War 2 is the quick sequel to the first game of the same name. When I first heard that this game was going to come out I thought it was too soon too fast, and that there wasn't going to be any real substance to it. I was completely wrong. This game takes where the last one left off and rocked my socks off. You will once again be playing the part of Marcus Fenix, or Dom. You'll have to deal yet again with the Locust that just don't seem to ever truly go away.The graphics are solid on this...
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Gears of War 2 0
Gears of War 2 didn't wow me as much in 2011 as Gears of War did in 2006. Part of that is just the time difference - I've played a lot of shooters in that period, and most games don't benefit from waiting until a couple years after release to check them out. I do think it's still a slightly less impressive game than the original though. It's a sequel that doesn't do a whole lot new - its cover mechanics are still among the best in the business, but they're not exactly fresh; its mantra of...
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Hope is only Skin Deep 0
The original Gears of War was one of those really popular games that I, for some reason or another, just did not like at all. I thought the action was weak and boring with a dry single player to boot. The great graphics where offset by the assy weapon sounds, bad dialogue and that the combat felt sluggish and was overall very low impact. So naturally when I heard about Gears of War 2 I wasn’t exactly hyped out of my mind like all the others in the gaming community. I will admit after seeing the ...
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Gears 1 was awesome and this game matches up to it. (lets chainsa 0
The good: The first game had great graphics and this game tones em up a bit - Still the great gore from the first game - awesome sound - great multiplayer - AI is a lot better - Horde mode - same awesome co-op gameplay.The bad: Matchmaking takes forever to find a single match - campaign has very frustrating moments - campaign doesnt have the replay value you would expect.Gears 1 defined gore.. And its a lot more brutal in gears 2.Gears 2 picks up a while after gears 1 where marcus and dom had ki...
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One of the most action-packed games of all time. 0
Gears of War 2 is the direct sequel to Gears of War. It follows the footsteps of the previous game and innovates in aspects that really let you feeling that something has been brought to the table and nothing good about the last game was left out. Of course the main focus of the game is the same, start, pass through some chaotic locations, find some enemies, get cover and fight to proceed. The formula is still fresh and still delivers the fun needed.The game still consists of 5 chapters and the...
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Good gameplay and well written characters 0
After much delay due to technical difficulties on my end, I present my video review, of Gears of War 2. Gameplay footage by Skorch82....
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Somewhat disappointing 0
Gears of war 2 had a lot to live up to, considering it is the follow up to one of the biggest games released on the 360. When the original GoW came out it made almost every other TPS before it seem outdated. The cover system worked perfectly, the co-op was mad fun, and entire campaign felt like a bad ass roller coaster. While the first two remain true for GoW 2, it doesn't feel special anymore, and the later couldn't be more off. The cover mechanic is still the best out there, but it honestly ...
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Great game to have in your game collection 0
Gears of War 2 reviewGame play: Gears of war 2 has more missions and more action then the first one. There`s some few glitches but overall the single-player is pretty good. You can also play online and coop with your friends. The game is pretty hard if you cover allot you wont get killed so easily.Graphics: The graphics are awesome for a standard TV i`m impressed by the details of the characters and the map. You can dowload multi-player maps in the dashboard.Sound: The sound and music is good so...
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alguien me dice mundos virtuales? 0
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Despite it's problems, the power of Gears can't be denied 0
Two years have passed since we first witnessed the emergence of the Locust Horde on Sera and fans have been clamoring for more ever since. It’s no surprise a game with such insurmountable success would get a further installment with such high expectations. Surely Cliffy B’s constant interviewing and Epic’s stellar track record mean the game is tantamount to success. Right? Just like any sequel before it, Gears of War 2 builds upon the story laid out from its predecessor, which isn’t much....
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The consumate "AAA" experience of 2008. 0
I recently finished Gears of War 2 after having my Xbox 360 mothballed for almost a year and I must say: Damn what a reintroduction! Reviewing a game of this nature a significant amount of time after it is released is probably not the most fair thing to do, as much of the graphical wow factor is reduced. Regardless, the presentation holds up really well towards the end of 2009 and I was still surprised at the quality of some of the visual effects. The artistic component of Gears of War 2's pres...
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Gears of War 2 is just plain fun 0
Anyone one who bought the first Gears, like me, would've been salavating in anticipation for the release of Gears 2 (ok, maybe not salavating, but really, really excited), and the anticipation has been met.So, everyoneone knows there was not much of a story in the first game, it was just moving from a to b, action style, for guys that like shootin stuff, blah, blah, blah. The second game will satisfy Mass Effect (possibly, maybe) fans with its storytelling. New characters are introduced and the...
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gears of war 2 0
What can i say,well i happen to think this is for me one of the best games on xbox 360 that i have ever played full stop.the campaign is a little short but still really good to play.but i think the real charm and fun of this game is in the multiplayer.I don't think there is a better game for multiplayer on the xbox,yes it is challenging but thank god for that i hate playin things like call of duty were you can rack up kills easy.You get a much better sense of acheviment in this game when you ra...
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Gears 2 is clearly one of the best titles of 2008 0
A Really gd game but i think the best part about this game is for the multiplayer cuz the campain just isnt tht intresting anymore after 3-4 playthroughs .And is an amazinly Gory peice of art but after a while tht can get boring and can lose its thrill.If i was too rate it would be a 8.5 maybe 9.0 for the multiplayer It improves graphic and story and just the technical bugs from the first game and improved A.I but like most games can get boring fast if u dont have a xbox live account and past ...
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Connection issues aside, this game must be played. 0
When I played through the first Gears of War, I was blown away by the awesome gameplay and the memorable characters. However, the story was definitely lacking in coherency and pacing, with the latter being especially like a train wreck. And while Gears 2 has somewhat better pacing and a better plot in general, it still goes a little too fast to be coherent. One level that stood out to me in particular as poorly thought out was the level in the secret COG facility. it seemed more like a meaningle...
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Gears of War 2 Review 0
As a sequel to Gears of War, which already contained amazing graphics, great gameplay, and excellent multiplayer, Gears of War 2 successfully adds on to the first game in more ways than one. Starting the game most will notice the same controls as the first one but they still hold up in this version and seem to be slightly improved. The cover system is still the best I have ever used in a video game and provides a great alternative to the third-person shooter. The graphics also look a lot sha...
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Dumb but fun 0
Marcus and Dom are back, and Gears is bigger and better than before. Gears of War helped define this generation of consoles, and the sequel improves on the original in almost every way. The action is grander, the 3rd person combat is refined, and the environments are varied and beautiful. The addition of the cooperative Horde mode, where you face waves of enemies, and excellent multiplayer maps, make Gears 2 the most complete shooter available. ...
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Epic Delivers Wiith More Gorey Goodness 0
I love this game. It is everything that Cliff said it would be. Bigger, better, and definately more badass. The story is deeper. The new characters are really cool. Their backgrounds are different and interesting. There are also tons of new enimies. Some of them are boomers with different armor and guns, and others are entirely new. Some huge, some tiny. The multiplayer is great as usual. Horde has to be my new favorite, and the other great modes are there as well. There is a party system and ma...
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Highly Addictive 0
From the start to the finish on campaign, from Horde wave 1 through 50, to the multiplayer system, GEARS OF WAR 2 is a PURE MASTERPIECE.Granted, we ALL wanted SERVERS rather than player hosts, but I will admit that EPIC definitely got rid of a lot of the lag, or atleast the HORRIBLE lag that was in Gears 1. A game in itself should not be punished for a poor network. The matchmaking system is superb, but host to host game searches still are a tooth grinding experience.The campaign seriously suck...
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If it Blood and guts you want then THIS IS THE GAME 0
Gears of War 2 picks up the story six months after the end of the first game. The Locust are so powerful that they can sink entire cities from below, that Jacinto might fall, it's down to Marcus and Dominic to take the fight to the Locust. This sheds some light on the characters and the universe, and though it ultimately uncovers more questions than it answers.The gameplay in Gears 2 is fundamentally the same as the original game, but with some changes. The cover system has been honed so that yo...
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Cover Systems,Chainsaws,And Kickbutt action what more do you want 0
Okay first off this game looks GOOD. And the cover system is incredibly smooth, i was actually very surprised at how well the gunplay cover and action was presented. The story had neat twists and kept me coming back for more. And the gameplay is AWESOME!!!!! Seeing your mulcher rip through enemies and then the sniper blowing off heads, and you cant forget the lancer. And multtiplayer is also very good. One of my favorite is Horde. That really took me by supries. Overrall this game is awesome!...
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