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Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Nov 07, 2008
Players can execute enemies and other players when they are downed.
Tickers.
When a player gets a perfect headshot with a sniper, it results in an exploding head.
There are many explosions from weapons and grenades in Gears 2.
The torque bow shoots out explosive tipped arrows.
There is a lot of blood and gore in Gears 2.
A tattoo that is on a person's face. They are said to make one look more bad-ass and cool.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
Certain weapons and enviroments sport fire.
Players can flank enemies and be flanked by enemies in Gears 2.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
Slow walking is when the player character can not move at full speed and is restricted to a slow walk, usually while talking to someone.
A feature on Xbox Series consoles that allows backwards compatible games to run at a higher framerate than on the original consoles.
FreeLC is free downloadable content. It is a sub-category of DLC which encompasses only free downloadable content.
Women in Refrigerators (or "Fridging" for short) is an unfortunately popular plot device in storytelling where female characters are killed off or brutally harmed for the sole purpose of having an impact on a male character. The term was coined by comic book writer Gail Simone.
An increasingly popular feature in games that notifies you of how well your friends are doing compared to your own progress.
A Game of the Year Edition is any video game that has been repackaged and advertised as having earned either one or many Game of the Year awards from any number of recognized publications or websites, often times with a discounted price and additional content.
Players get a game over when they are killed.
An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
At E3 2013, Microsoft announced their Games with Gold campaign. The campaign offered two downloadable games a month for free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers for a limited number of months. On October 18, 2013, Microsoft stated they were extending the promotion indefinitely.
It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
When shot with certain weapons, enemies/players will explode into bits and pieces of corpse (gibs).
Killing the enemy a little more stylishly
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
Players can spam 4 grenades in a rapid fire pattern.
The smoke that rises out the barrel of a gun.
Gears of War has its own HUD that can change at the push of a button.
Most modern shooting games add the realistic touch of rendering shots to the cranium instantly fatal. Glorious for the shooter, kind of a bummer to the shootee.
A heavy is a class of enemy that can withstand more damage, thanks to body armor, a larger physique, or other characteristics. They are often armed with heavier weapons.
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