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Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Nov 07, 2008
Gears 2 will be played in the Professional Gaming League.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
When damaged in certain ways, beings will bounce around like a ragdoll. One particular way is tagging somebody with a smoke grenade. Though this particular method doesnt deal damage, it makes the tagged person bounce around.
A portion of a shooter or action game where players are forced into an on rail shooting sequence.
Ranked Matches are commonplace in today's online world, and offer various distinctions over un-ranked/player matches.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Reavers frequently appear in Gears 2.
The "kick back" from a gun. Causes the muzzle of your gun and crosshair to rise when fired. It promotes firing in smaller bursts, and forces the player to push the crosshair down to counter act the force of the recoil.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
This character has been sacrificed by the game designers to serve as a warning or amusement (probably both). These are the non-player characters who die at the beginning of the game or level.
When players are damaged, the crimson omen starts to appear on the screen. When players evade damage for a bit, the omen goes away and they are at full health.
Players need to reload there weapon to be able to fire it. When the present clip is empty, the game will automatically reload for you.
In online play (in certain modes) players will respawn after theyve been killed.
A respawn time forces the player to wait for a certain amount of time before they can re-enter a game and continue playing.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
Players can revive downed (but not killed) teammates.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
Roadie running is crucial in Gears 2.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Rockworms make several appearances in Gears 2.
The ability to move around a piece of cover in usually a 3rd person view, seen in games like Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mafia 2, or Uncharted 3.
By having a save file in Gears 1 with a certain amount of completion, you can unlock content in Gears 2.
Gears 2 tasks players with saving the world from the Locusts.
Often found in either very violent games, or games taking place in or around water, Screen Splatter is a visual representation of blood, water, strawberry jam, or other liquids temporarily obscuring the player's field of vision.
While screenshots were possible in many games using third-party programs, many games have official use for screenshots. Whether that be being able to take them, and have them uploaded to the internet or your hard drive, or have them serve in game purposes.
There is a sea monster in Gears 2.
Anti-aircraft units for the Locust Horde. They jam radio communications and fire Nemacysts to take down King Raven helicopters.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Certain sequences in the game (or doing something yourself, like rotating the camera) cause the camera to shake.
Certain characters have shaved heads.
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