Resistance 2 vs. Gears of War 2:The Comparison

Next Gen Watercooler: "When you first look at these two titles you would think that there couldn't be much of a comparison other than they are shooters. When you pull back the curtain on these two games you will see quite a bit in common. This is basically a comparison of what I've seen so far and it's a personal opinion. I'll be buying both games in November."

[Capt CHAOS]

next up.. What will be better?
Resistance 3 or Gears of War 3?

[Overr8ed]

They confirmed both Resistance 3 and Gears 3!!! I need to write on my blog and make an unaccurate comparison of both games even though i know that Resistance and Gears are 2 very different games (FPS and TPS), i will compare the two to attempt to start a Forest Fire in N4G.

[cahill]

It is a no brainer since it has all the features and incredible gameplay with 60 player online, 8 player co-op, multiple SP missions and 300 feet bosses

it wins in graphics too
http://www.insidegamer.nl/p...

[socomnick]

@cahill

So how long have you been legally blind ?

[GiantEnemyCrab]

@1.2: Sorry mate I have to disagree. While R2 may sport larger #'s with multiplayer and the seperate co-op story the rest looks mediocre. Just another FPS in a pool of a million FPS's and Gears has it beat graphically.

[sonarus]

Graphics goes to gears by a rather significant margin. Not as drastic a margin as Gears 1 and R1 but the margin is still there. Resistance looks great but its not going to win any awards for graphics

Story: I'll be damned if the makers of unreal tournament manage to tell a better story than insomniac games. Epic is apparently putting a lot of effort into story this time which will actually be their first real attempt. As far as i am concerned there is no tie, R2 will beat gears in terms of story simply based of being more experienced.

Gameplay: Really depends insomniac is great but gears of war 1 won me over with its great gameplay. Sure the gameplay won't be as great as it was before since i have played a lot of similar games so the cover system and all that has sort of lost its novelty but resistance is STILL another FPS. In the market where we pretty much drown ourselves in FPS i would give Gears of war 2 the edge.

Multiplayer i will also give to Resistance and not just because of 60p multiplayer just because i thought multiplayer on gears 1 sucked.

[Kratos Spartan]

Gears has the edge in graphics. Hey I saw the E3 Resistance footage, and the graphics weren't too sharp. Killzone 2 spoiled us, i guess.

[Truplaya]

bubbles for overr8ed and socomnick, lol

[motts]

Visually I think people are going to say Gears looks better. Because they use such small screens and areas, as well as keeping a huge badass ape of a man on your screen at all times the details should be, and are, amazing. Resistance was not up there in graphics imo, but 2 has gotten huge upgrades. It's levels are huge, and ghe graphics are amazing for levels so big.

Storyline...Resistance 2. Resistance one's story line was pretty good imo, and now they actually are having actors talk in cut scenes rather than just a narator. Epic will never have a storyline in their games...what was gears one "there are aliens go here and get them" lets be serious.

Online-Resistance gets it for size and a whole side story for the 8player co-op with different character types. Not just your typical, throw another guy on the screen deal. Gear's new online mode sounds cool, but still no where near enough guys and hosts have way too big an edge i hope they fixed it.

Gameplay-Id have to go gears. FPS are not as dynamic as TPS- unless killzone 2 proves its cover system works- fps 'strategy' is usually stand next to a wall for cover. Cover system + chainsaw ill give it to gears.

overall i hope resistance is better, because i have a ps3, but ill deff be playing both this year

[La Chance]

I hate it when people try to put the 2 at the same level , I know theyre both shooters and good games but to ME in MY OPINION Res 2 cant toch Gears 2 (except for online where I think both might be equally good)

Its like comparing Splinter Cell and MGS.They are both great games and both same genre BUT MGS is miles ahead.The scores for MGS arent miles ahead of the scores Splinter Cell gets BUT you KNOW which one will be going down as more "epic" than the other.

Thats how I feel about Res 2 against Gears 2

@Diugi : in my original post I said "just imagine if Res2 was a 360 exclusive...it would be getting only 1/4 of the hype its getting now" .I erased because it sounded too fanboyish and didnt want to start a flame war.Thats how much I would care if Res 2 was on the 360.
Dont know about others...but I dont know any 360 gamer who would trade Res 2 with Gears 2.

[Diugu]

If Res 2 was on the 360 then the 360 fans would be saying it is the best game ever with rocking multiplayer and kickass graphics and the PS fans would be saying that it is a cool game and that they wished it would be on the PS3.

Like I am saying that Gears2 is a cool game and I hope it comes soon to the PC.

(EDIT: Nice to see you edited your post removing the sentence where you wonder what the reaction would be if Res 2 were on the 360)

[Diugu]

Both games look terrific. I think Resistance 2 will rock.

I am really looking foward to fighting those huge bosses.

[silverchode]

u like gears cuz you own a 360. i like resistance cuz i own a ps3. just cuz u think your game is better doesnt mean it is. just like if i said resistance is better doesnt make it true.

[foodbox]

@Diugu

What are you talking about "if this was on Xbox 360..."?

Resistence is a "also ran" title. It sold moderate-to-good at best. Won very few awards.

ON THE OTHER HAND; Gears of War won piles of awards and has outsold R by **MILLIONS**.

The WHOLE industry knows that R isnt in the same league as Gears of War.

Gears of War 2 is going to be a MASSIVE hit and dominate the X-mass 2008 game industry. Without a doubt.

No one really cares about Resistance except Sony fanboys like yourself.

[Amanosenpai]

So... stop b*tching them, both are great, very diferent games, with nice pros and very low cons...

@fanboys above GTFO, nice comment @sonarus...

[Domenikos]

I <3 both ips too

[sonarus]

When it comes to story and online, Resistance wins graphics and gameplay gears wins. That simple no two ways about it. Gears story will suck. Epic have been making games for over 15yrs and when have they ever made a game with a good story.

Epic games are awesome with online but i just think Resistance online will be better. Slight edge goes to gameplay for gears and a significant edge goes to gears. No two ways about it, gears is still one of the best looking games

[Diugu]

I was just replying to La Chance.

Also, (this is personal opinion) I dont think the sales determine if a game is better than the other or not. Or if it doesnt sell it isnt good. Resistance is a GREAT game and Resistance is shaping up to be even better. That said, Gears of War is an awesome game.. there are some flaws that annoyed me... like it was a bit claustrophobic and it had no story (Just like all games made by Epic) but I enjoyed every second of it.

I expect Gears 2 to be more of the same.. and that is great. I am looking foward to it.

[uie4rhig]

1. is there even a point comparing them, those who have 360: good for you, buy GeoW2, those who have PS3: good for you too, buy R2.. those who have both.. good for you: buy both..
2. this is the most pointless comparison, neither is even out yet, and its being compared, even thought he (she?) is talking about something that may or may not be a flop (highly doubt either will be, but its the future, you never know)
[sarcasm]
3. GeoW3 and R3 comparison will be done 2moro, even thought they're still developing R2 and GeoW2 :/
[sarcasm]

PLEASE PEOPLE... STOP APPROVING THESE STUPID ARTICLES!!

[PAPERCHASER0396]

You know everytime articles like this come out the attacks begin.

It reminds me of the days in school when two kids where about to fight but really didnt want to, but you had that one person who always would put sticks on the others shoulders and say "Now knock them off" just so he could see the fight. We see a lot of articles on the Ps3 side that are just to start fights does anyone get my point?

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

Because one is in third person and the other is in first person it doesn't necessarily mean you can't compare them. The games have been compared before on Reviews on the Run and will most likely be compared again.

What about games like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 where it's a third and first person shooter? In the end a shooter is a shooter look at the elements in that game that are similar instead of the perspective. Another game would be Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway generally the only thing that can be different are the cover systems. Then you look at Killzone 2 with a first person cover than it's completely out of the window.

[gaffyh]

Online - Resistance 2 > Gears 2
Graphics - Gears 2 > Resistance 2
Story - Resistance 2 > Gears 2 (Cos Epic always make crappy stories lol)

[Bubble Buddy]

I'm still getting both lmfao.

[Pr3-M3d_G4M3R]

BOTTOM LINE: It's great not to be a fanboy. I pity those who bash another game just because it is on another system, a system other than the one you own or worship or love or sodomize (poor usb-port, I hope no body part is inserted there) or whatever you fanboys do. Both games will be amazing to play, I cant wait and I'm sure a lot of others cant wait to play both of these games! Honestly, with the lower prices of both the ps3 and xbox...and okay the wii is cheap too, there really is no reason to worship one system over another, get both!!!

[Bangladesh]

From my experience with RFOM and Gears 1, there is no question that the Gears series is all around better. RFOM was generic graphically, online, and I played through the whole game and didn't realize the protagonists name until I read this ridiculious fanboy blog.

I personally am not interested in Generic FPS #2, but Gears 2 will not be missed.

[yesah]

not only that i hate "comparisons" that in the end say the same BS

"ooh there both great games, read more of my blog because i like the game you do."

[Playstation Man]

Even I, Playstation Man, am willing to toss Resistance off ship now. Killzone 2 is what it's all about mate, Resistance 60-player multiplayer or not.

When comparing Gears to Resistance, it's detail vs scale. In this case (for graphics whores) Gears wins. But Gears vs Killzone 2...um...yeah that's bambi vs Godzilla and Killzone 2 wins by a lot!

[GIJeff]

after watching the video that cahill posted, its easy to see R2 is much better in graphics. And to anyone who disagrees, look at the lighting quality, draw distance, poly count, and shadows and pay attention. While i cant claim to know the actual poly count, I know UT3's engine pretty well, youll have to trust me on that, and most of the detail comes from bump/normal mapping. Its not a bad thing, but it just doesnt look as convincing as having more polys. Look how smooth hale's face is compared to the guy in gears. Up close the guy in gears' head looks like a stopsighn, you can see the points. In R2, there are no points, it looks super clean.

[The Lazy One]

That Gears is going to explain WHY the locust are starting to come to the surface. Does no one remember "They do not understand. They do not know why we wage this war. Why we cannot stop. Will not stop. Why we will fight and fight and fight. Until we win, or we die... and we are not dead yet." There is a big plot twist afoot. Any time your entire race is willing to die not just fighting but attacking something, you know there's a damn good reason.

[Bangladesh]

Gears 2 looks ALOT better than Resistance 2. Like so much better that they shouldn't be compared, because it wouldn't be fair to fans of Resistance. The only ps3 games that I have seen/played that are remotely close to Gears 2 graphically, are MGS4 and KZ2. See for yourself.

[Pika-pie]

il be buying both :P Dont care which is better.... Ahhhh lifes good

[Jake1111]

I played both games over and over.

Graphics:

- RFOM much better: Cities were detailed and buildings were 3D. I even noticed bricks and detail inside some buildings that you couldnt get into the window of. This is amazing.

- GOW textures were nicer but thats all. The buildings were usually big square blocks. Windows in RFOM could be shot and you could see the detail inside.

Sound:

- GOW was compressed and bland
- RFOM was excellent and had a clear uncompressed sound.

Online:

- RFOM much better. More people etc. GOW felt rushed and also EPIC ran out of space.

Online CO-OP

- GOW won easily. RFOM didnt have online CO-OP which was a huge let down

GamePlay:

- GOW. Cover and duck system should be the norm. Requires 3rd person though which I think is why RFOM neglects it.

Boss Battles:

- RFOM hands down!!
- The only boss worth any praise was the berzerker in GOW. The rest were on rails and pretty sad. How can Epic even justify the huge boss in the cavern. That was pathetic. SHOOT AT STOMACH, SHOOT AT MOUTH, HE BACKS UP INTO LAVA... pathetic.

** In my honest opinion. GOW is fun but thats it. It lacks depth and the boss battles are pathetic. Why? Microsoft doesnt want to make the game span to multiple disks. As it would be a nail in the coffen for the 360.

Therefore, Epic will have to compress the hell out of it. The sound will suffer, the game length will suffer, the boss battles will suffer.

Still, I will pick up both.....

[THC CELL]

on paper R2 is better

[Altis1]

So it the PS3 but its getting its ass handed to it by the Wii.

[cahill]

Wii will be having its ass handed too

just wait for LBP to drop and ps3's price to go below 400$

back to topic

R2 wins . It is a no brainer

[Veryangryxbot]

R2 is all about SCALE. And the SCALE of war.

They are pushing the genre and putting out new ideas. Greys of war is same old, same old.

R2 has 8 player COOP, each with a different story.
60 player multi player matches
300 feet boss battles
Parts of Chicago recreated for this game.

Greys of war is same old, same old.

R2 wins hands down. Looks prettier and is going to MURDER Greys of war this November.

[TheColbertinator]

Its interesting how Gears 2 will sell better than Resistance even if its put down on the reviews.It will be hyped since Microsoft knows how to do that and will sell more than Resistance even if it gets an 80 % on the reviews.Its inevitable.Even if your game sella alot,it does'nt mean its the best game ever.Carnival Games,anyone?But I'm buying both and I hope they both turn out good.

As for the guys who think Resistance sucked,these guys would disagree

http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/r...

http://ps3.ign.com/articles...

http://www.gameinformer.com...

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

GoldenEye(N64) vs. Gears of War 2:The Comparison

GoldenEye(N64) WINS!!! ;-D

[bpac123456789]

even though i wont be getting gears 2, it still looks like a good game. resistance has the scale but gears is flashy. Overall resistance is a better game (imo) because of the 60m, 300ft aliens, and 8 player coop.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

compare this on a sony bravia ,why only the cheap brands

[GameOn]

This guy needs to learn how to proof read.

[La Chance]

Yeah , thats what I said a couple of days ago and I got a bunch od disagrees

People who own the PS3 think the ps3's exclusives are GREAT , UNBELIVABLE , AWSOME but I dont see what are you guys so hyped up for.Same goes for PS3 owners when they look at 360 exclusives.

But thers some games that appeal universaly.Im sure if MGS 4 and Splinter Cell were both 360 exclusives MGS4 would still outdo Splinter Cell.

[beavis4play]

la chance, you, crab, and socomnick need to get some new material. it's the same posts over and over and over and over and over.....etc.....

[mesh1]

gears of war 1 blows away resistance 1 in every department more people play gears multiplayer to this date than resistance 1, of hat has been shown gears of war 2 beats resistance 2 in every department the gameplay ive seen of gears of war 2 is astonishing the game ive seen in resistance is clunky and not even close to looking like a good fps it just looks odd the gameplay is not just smart it just shoot and hope gears 2 will sell more ,get better ratings also and no im not afanboy i own both consoles im just stating facts.

[yesah]

Cant we all just get along? 360 is cool ps3 is cool. I bought the ps3 so i know its cooler, you got the 360 so you believe its cooler, but in actuality, the ps3 dosnt overheat. So technically the RROD thing make the ps3 cooler.

[Yipee Bog]

come down off your self appointed gilded throne and quit being a fanboy. Both games will be fun. Is that not the purpose why we buy them??? could care less about graphics, you still play halo 3 right? hence graphics aren't everything.

[KettoKamisori]

Comparing two completely different games is stupid. Both of them are going to be good, so people should quit being fanboys and just enjoy them both.

[thor]

I think his point was to show that actually the games are quite similar in some respects.

[deeznuts]

why is it dumb? they're both video games. they can be compared. on top of that, they're both high profile, quality sequels, that battled it out before around the same time.

[KettoKamisori]

It's obviously fanboyism at work; this is the wrong place for it.

[Fishy Fingers]

Well seeing I've completed both, had time to fully appreciate each games multiplayer, I think it's safe to say the winner is...

Oh hold up...

[Kratos Spartan]

You b*stard!!

[Kratos Spartan]

I'll leave this to the fanboys to argue about

[Shroomy]

Because that is perfectly normal and acceptable! :)

[cahill]

Resistance beat Gears2 to win the best shooter at e3 from 1up
no need to spin anything. We all have our own opinions though

[ChampIDC]

Doesn't mean their gameplay has much alike other than shooting crap.

[motts]

Its a lil weird but i think in gears case id almost call it a 1.5 person shooter. True your guys on the screen making it a 3rd person but its far closer than a lot of other 3rd person shooters like drakes fortune and such. Theres always the 'target' in the middle of the screen and aims just like a fps.

i guess the writer should compare unreal tourny and resistance 2, i think a lot of people would care to read that... :p

[theKiller]

and by far!!!

[Pain]

1, Detail and Much MUCH More in RFOM 2.
2, depth, Gears has that blurry hide the fact it cant do better haze in backround.
3, Number of players co-op + Multi RFOM2>>gears2
4, Most importantly ,RFOM's Story RAPES gears.

[Bladestar]

just like most of you leg humpers said with Resistance 1 vs Gears 1.. and which one got the game of the year? which one sold more copies? which one got better metacritics? yeah I thought so... history repeats itself...

[xtreampro]

Ken, you flippin sooo funny LOL, if GoldenEYE (N64) were to come out on the 360, it wouldn't beable to handle it, all it can handle is
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[theKiller]

no body said resistance 1 better than gears 1 in graphics but the aspect that it was better was the gameplay and story which both gears 1 failed to deliver! and we compared it to launch games of 360 and it was by far much better than anything 360 offered until gears(only in graphics)

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

Sorry i was a bit Harsh about the xBox 360, it shouldn't say -
'GoldenEye(N64) vs. Gears of War 2:The Comparison'

It should say -

'PONG (Atari 2600) vs. Gears of War 2:The Comparison'

PONG (Atari 2600) WINS!!! ;-D

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+Can't believe the xBots on this think Gears 2 looks better???
They 'Should Have gone to Specsavers'!!! ;-D
xBots Go to -

http://www.specsavers.co.uk...

they should help you out!!! ;-D

+I might get 'Gears 2' next year for my P.C??? The better Version!!! ;-D
No need to own a xBox 360??? I don't get it;)

[SpecialSauce]

that gears was a blockbuster game for the 360 and R1 was a release title?? wow the fact that ur comparing them tell me how shytie the 360 is. BTW both games will own and i will be getting both.

[theKiller]

LOL, take it easy on the bots, seriously! they might comment a mass suicide!!!

and nice one @xtreampro
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with the addition of ken big ps3 logo, it make the perfect slaps on the bots faces!

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

The xBot Lemmings 'might comment a mass suicide'???
That sounds good!!! ;-D

[Solid_Snake666]

R 1 got game of the year heres proof

http://goty.gamespy.com/200...

Best FPS of 06 yea not gears

http://bestof.ign.com/2006/...

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I agree, guys. This comparison is ridiculous!

As far as graphics go, we know GOW2 will look better. It's always been a standing rule from Epic to make their games look as good as imaginable...and they always do.

As far as multi-player goes, I think R2 will win. I mean, I loved GOW's online, but RFOM's online is still played by millions of people...and most people still enjoy it a lot, despite COD4's crazy-good online. I play RFOM online all the time.

The questions are...

Can Epic pull off a convincingly well-acted storyline and show some muscle when it comes to framerate?

Can Insomniac make R2 run as well as R&CF:TofD...or even better?

Will R2 sell as many copies as GOW2? I think that's the real question.

[Fox01]

Seriously, do you really think RFOM2 will sell as many copies as Gears2?

[cahill]

R2 will sell more. The first one sold 4 million even despite being a launch title. the first gears sold 5m . seriously when both are launched ps3 would be almost equal to x360 in terms of global hardware bases

I can see resistance 2 sell 4-5m in europe alone this year

[Liquid Dust]

Man its tough to say if Resistance 2 will outsell Gears this fall, its just that PS3 owners have so many good games coming out to choose from, and 360 owners will probably pick up Gears, Fable 2, and uh.....umm.....man im just drawing a blank for some reason...

ah just havin some fun guys

[ChampIDC]

I doubt R2 will sell as many copies as Gears 2 because of the install base of the 360 and the extreme hype surrounding Gears after the first game. Quality really doesn't seem like a big factor in that battle. We'll find out for sure later in the year.

Edit: And to clarify, I don't think Gears will outsell R2 by an insane amount. I'm thinking about the same as the difference between the first games, maybe less.

[heroman711]

the first resistance sold 3 million

[cahill]

no champ the first one sold 4m
Motorstorm is the higest selling ps3 game with 5m worldiwde sales--confirmed by Evolution at e3

If you are really going by VG numbers then i have nothing to say cuz you can just look at those malicious numbers to have a good laugh

[ChampIDC]

Um, I never said how many the first one sold. You might want to read a little more carefully bud, lest you make a fool of yourself.

[heroman711]

http://www.gametrailers.com...

This interview proves that Resistence DID NOT sell 4 million. And here's a chart just to back it up,
http://www.thesimexchange.c...
now good day.

Checkmate

[ChampIDC]

Personally, I wouldn't pick a winner in the multiplayer division. Each game is meant to be on a different scale. Resistance 2 is large, exciting battles. Gears 2 comes down to strategic, squad-based combat. Both look to be doing great in their respective areas, but because of the different focus of each, I don't think it's right to compare.

[motts]

It depends on how R2 online plays out. If its like they say, it will still be 8v8 squadbased just with a fullblown war going on around you. You will get that close rival battle with strategy your looking for plus a huge environment. Imagine if gears had 5 other 4v4 or 5v5 battles going on around your battle- that would truly be EPIC ;)

ps. im goign to fail out of school this fall between gears and resistance + smoking waaay too much and playing little big planet

[damnwrx]

I think I'll be buying one game in November (R2)....

[ChampIDC]

As long as you're happy with your purchase, that's all that really matters.

[motts]

haha well do you even have a 360

i dont but my roommate does hehe

[4cough]

I think RFOM2 could be done on the Wii without much of a downgrade.

[cahill]

http://www.insidegamer.nl/p...
sorry R2 wins in every respect.

[Atomic]

the Unreal Engine is incapable of running a game as big in scale as Resistance 2. gears is just a corridor shooter with far away and out of reach backgrounds, in resistance 2 , you play in the backgrounds.

[SmokingMonkey]

moron

[deathray]

idjit

[trancefreak]

They both look good these are high profile games.

[Rayko]

Please don´t compare Gears with Resistance. Gears of war is a much much better game. Just look at videos of Resistance 2, it looks like a PS2 game.

[Fishy Fingers]

So better graphics = better game?

Played Crysis? You must think its the greatest game EVER.

[ChampIDC]

Well, if we're going by graphics, real life must be the best game ever!

[Fishy Fingers]

Especially with the "Beer Goggles" power-up!

[cahill]

here http://www.insidegamer.nl/p...
see the link.

no fanboyism but Resistance 2 trumps gears 2 in all areas

[Truplaya]

no fanboyism? So you've played both already have you? You successfully made yourself look stupid, well done

[motts]

NAH DUDE what if you get lag out there, there's no respawn in RL!

[SmokingMonkey]

30 on 30 vs 5 0n 5 winner R2
8 co op vs 2 co op winner R2
graphics goes to gears2 but GAMEPLAY goes to R2

waiting behind a wall to chainsaw someone is cheap in 3rdpersonview, (ruins the gameplay)

VIVA LA RESISTANCE

[pp]

Gears of War 2 wins by far
resistence 2 could be done on ps2

[zo6_lover27]

If you read the article you would see that R2 wins by far, GeOW2 only won in one category(trailers), R2 won in 2.

[Deadman64]

Oh well if this article says R2 is better that must be the deciding factor for the world!

[TheColbertinator]

@Deadman Your right.This article is saying Resistance 2 is automatically the best game of the year.You don't believe that because it has'nt come out yet.Just like Gears 2 has'nt come out yet.People should hold their criticism until the game releases and we see what the reviews think of the games.

[Deadman64]

I agree steven, and that was the point of my above post.

[ClassiK]

Would those be the same reviewers that rated GTA 4 a 10 out of 10.

Don't base a game on some goofs review, these are guys who never play the game through and base their review on first impressions When they should be basing it on replay value, content value, story value, and many other values.

R2 has literally blown people away when it comes to graphics, we all know the PS3 is capable of extremely gorgeous graphics *cough* Uncharted / MGS4 *cough* And R1 had an insanely gripping storyline, I literally played the game for 10 hrs straight cause the story was so intriguing. So hence you smash these two concepts together and you'll get a great game.

However you are right, MS are the masters at over hyping their games, and GeOW2 does look really good for a 360 game * the best IMO * but for story and graphics, sorry man but R2 will not dissapoint.

[Solid_Snake666]

u could do Gears and 10 player online on Dreamcast

[PimpHandHappy]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8ppl co-op 60ppl online warzone

yea

Gears is good but R2 is a much bigger and better game! IMO

[Splenda14]

pp 60 players cant be done on the 360 what makes you think it could be done on the PS2

[Truplaya]

i think Frontlines proved 60 players can be done on 360, and that 60 players doesnt make a good game

[agentace]

while were at it why dont we compare wipeout HD vs GT5p

[pp]

MY mistake resistence 2 can be done on wii

[cahill]

R2 wins in graphics too http://www.insidegamer.nl/p...
R2 looks better than Gears2. just compare the character models

also R2 has colour and is not grey and washed out like gears2
I admit that both are good games but r2 is just better

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

You still got 6 Bubbles 'pp'??????????????
If i went on every xBox 360 bit i'd have none by now??? Hmm
How do you do it? Why do the Mod's on this never do anything about it?
We will never know!!! ;-D

I'll get the better looking version of Gears 2 on my P.C next year!!! ;-D

xBox 360...What's the Point??? ;-D

[Deadman64]

Sir_Ken

Can I see your myspace or facebook? I could go for a good laugh today :)

[GameDev]

the dork who runs this site is an xbot too, just look at how much flamebait they get away with the in "gamer" zone.

more the like GAYMER zone.

open zone for me from now on, im not gonna have some keyboard monkey with admin rights telling me what i can and can't say.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

Yeah;) All i got to do is go on to the 'M$ Gamer Zone' and say 'Morning everyone' and i get banned!!! ;-D
Think the Mod's don't like Sir Ken Kutaragi and my photo!!! ;-D
Think it's because i Killed off the xBox 1 and i'm Killing off the xBox 360 to!!! ;-D
The 'Twilight(Open)Zone' is more Fun;)

I want to find out the Bubble secret!!!;)
I have been playing 'Bubble Bobble' a lot but my Bubbles are still the same!!! ;-D

[TheExecutive]

this comparison is rediculously early. not only that but they are two completely different games. The developers are going for two different things, both will be awesome.

[digger18]

With a game like Gears of war 2 being so linear, you would have thought the graphics would have been good.

[PimpHandHappy]

if it could be done on a PS2 it would have been! its not like the PS2 has a 20million install base!

i bet Gears could be done on the 1st xbox and any PC

Go kill yourself already!

[belal]

if resistance 2 could be done on the ps2 then gears 2 could be done on ps1 :)

thats how mutch better resistance 2 is than gears 2 ;)

[CViper]

While KZ2 and R2 are from the actual in game.

That cowboy looks nothing like that in the game. If it did, I'd give epic credit.

[ChampIDC]

Little bias in the picture, eh? I didn't catch that. Good eye. Personally, I really don't care to compare graphics between the games. Gameplay is top priority for comparing games for me.

[CViper]

in the history of gaming, thats never passed anyones test on whether or not blah is a good game or not.

Its pretty obvious that gameplay is more important than visuals. Because you actually play the gameplay. But this generation that blanket statement excuses developers from moving gameplay and visuals forward. If a game turns out terrible looking its "oh well the gameplay is great" While thats fair, its 2008. Not 1992, where people are just figuring out technologies.

Good game + Good Graphics > Good Game + Meh Graphics

nothing against you.. it just sucks that Game developers aren't going after as close to maximum gameplay AND as close to maximum visuals. Its about time these next gen consoles actually start performing like it, not taking PC ports from 2005 and rehashing them as new.

[Diugu]

If they would compare Gears 2 to Bob's Going Home.

Even though Bob's Going Home takes the edge in graphics maybe Gears can match it on gameplay, maybe.

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Just joking, I think both games will rock my socks off and I would like Gears to be on the PS3. It will be a looong long wait for it to come to PC but when it does I am gonna play the hell out of it.

[goomba]

well grapes is pretty good, but ill have to say peanut butter has better marketing so ill give it the nod in that category

in all seriousness though, stop comparing games you haven't played and just look forward to just playing them and not worrying about which one has better trailers...

[MvmntInGrn]

Well Resistance 2 and Gears 2 are two different genres, why compare? Gears looks a bit better(has a better lighting system) and will sell better (has a larger fan base) but I think R2 will score better and have a lot more content.

Unfair to compare Gears 2 environment size to R2s. If Gears were an FPS of R2s scale it would look no better.

[PimpHandHappy]

waste of time till both games are on the market!

if 60ppl online is fun and the side story with 8ppl co-op is good then Gears looks dated! Sorry but thats the truth...not in terms of look because Gears looks good but in terms of what you get for $60

i can wait a couple more months for R2! I can even wait a few more months till KZ2

It looks like R2 will end my COD days! Well Socom will do that but in terms of what FPS im playing

[byeGollum]

i cant be bothered building up a gaming pc & i cant wait a whole year for a pc version either __ ill just buy a 360 For Gears 2 & Naruto -

Some ppl are still blind __ they cant See the R2 is on a different Level compared to R1 _ R2 is a different league of its own. -

Vs Gears2 __ Gears 2 Will Be Good ___ But R2 will Be better __ Thats My Opinion - Doesnt Means its Fact So dont Start Cryin On Me

[cahill]

cheers

[CR7JUVE1897]

Getting Both

[ChampIDC]

I'd certianly do the same if I had both consoles. I like your attitude.

[goomba]

i live in a house with 4 360s and my ps3 and a wii (im in college) so luckily i only have to buy half the games!

[CR7JUVE1897]

Up until a couple of days ago I only had a PS3.

So I said, Fook it. I'll treat myself to an Elite as well

[Mr PS3]

The only comparison we should be making is between Resistance 2 and Killzone 2
These two Games are both looking Great and are both FPS and at this moment in time are The best FPS coming anytime soon
And Exclusive to the PS3
Not pointless comparisons with a game that doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as Resistance 2
The Bots can compare Gears 2 with Gears 1
And then they will realize that Gears 2 is Not a Big step forward
I mean From 4 vs 4 to 5 vs 5 and not much improvement in the Graphics Dept
Dont make me laugh

[San anto]

Anything we see will see from gears 2 will be a repeat of whats been done several times before, its the unreal engine ffs same old sh!t

[Rayko]

the same thing with Resistance 2.....ugly graphics, no one use headset, boring gameplay. Why are you guys hyped over RE2? If I was a PS3 owner I would be more hyped over Little big planet, which looks amazing. Gears of war 2 will beat the hell out of Resistance 2, in gameplay, online experience, graphics and everything else.

[Jake1111]

I enjoyed GOW1 and RFOM1 to the max. But after playing GOW a few times over I realized that the game was truncated huge due to disk space.

The sound was compressed
The game length was short
The boss battles (minus berzerker) were pathetic.
Textures were amazing but overall detail was patheticly reduced due to disk size.

2 player online CO-OP. Four players on screen (WHY?)
Online multiplayer was sad.

RFOM was amazing overall
Game length was huged
Overall amount of detail was beyond anything expected. (Could even see in rooms that I shot windows out and couldnt get in)...Amazing
Boss battles were awesome.
Textures were not as good as 360 but still looked great. Additional of detail around scenery made up for it (bricks, etc etc)

Overall GOW was great but RFOM was amazing. If it is true what Insomniac said that it will be that RFOM1 was first level, Ratch/clank was level 2 and RFOM2 will be a big leap from both, this will be amazing......

[SacT0wnF1n3st]

Both great game my advice is get them both :)

[cliffbo]

i love the way he reduces the story to 'alien invasion' lol... well 'the good the bad and the ugly' and 'broke-back mountain' are cowboy films... enough said. what a joker

[q8warrior]

Gears 2 is Photo realstic game u can't compare it to R2 cuz Really R2 is nothing to Gears in term of graphix. Xbox 360 GPU > PS3 GPU thats the reason

[GameDev]

HOW THE STUPID ARE ALLOWED TO REPRODUCE.

[Ali_The_Brit]

Resistance wins :D

[ALLGAMER]

and I have to agree with JIN on this one. R2 does not look as good as GeOW 2 SO FAR. Who knows, by the time its done, it'll look much better, but from what they have shown, its NOT looking better.
XtreamPro, get your head out of your A$$. Anyone that is objective would easily say that GeoW 2 looks better, you're just a complete tool. By the reply you wrote, also it seems that you are probably in the 6th grade.

[JIN KAZAMA]

but, to actually watch the gameplay trailers for both, and still say that R2 graphics are better than Gears of War 2 is simply ridiculous. Gears of War 2 graphics looks phenominal. Sure the leviathon was great looking, but the environment was bland and static it seemed. I really hope they do a much better job once the game is polished and released. Looking at Ratchet and Clank and then looking at R2 is a big let down. I do believe the game will be better than Gears of War 2 with the game modes and fun factor. But saying that it LOOKS better than GeoW 2 is simply FALSE. With that said, SONY still RULES!!

[xtreampro]

you are realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy realy DUMB!, look at the scale of R&C and then look at R2 you DUMB! IDIOT, the graphics do look better then gears that is so FREAKIN OBVIOUS!

[Truplaya]

i love how you spell 'really' wrong ten times then call someone else dumb, brilliant.

[Siqness]

lol..resistance only sold 2.5 million copies because it was bundled...i dont think it would have sold tht much if it wasnt bundled....for real..think about it

[juuken]

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I lol'd.

[u got owned]

I think GeOW2 will have the graphical advantage, RFOM2 will have the edge in the gameplay department. If you have both consoles like me, buy both, then you'll be the winner.

game on.

[Bladestar]

people that assume that more player = better online experience are simply morons... people it's not that difficult to understand.. really... it depends on the game... Gears 2 gameplay (non-Rambo style) wouldn't work on Resistance... imagine 60 people stack together trying to get through a door... or trying to take cover behind a wall?

Just like you wouldn't add 30 people to a monopoly, Uno, etc game...

I usually avoid online games (on PC) battle field when there are too many people... you just don't know who's shooting at who and the game is all about who kills the most... people can careless about dying 100 times as long as they kill 50... regardless of the fact that another guy killed 49 and died 10 times... all you see is grenades flying around...

this is also why my favorite mode on FPS is elimination... die once and wait until everyone dies to start the match again... avoids people running around like chicken with their head cut off...

this is also why I HATE LAZER TAG... people don't care getting shot... this is why I rather play Paint Ball... b!tch trust me you will care if I shoot you a couple of time and you get some nasty bruises...

No room for playing an intelligent/tactical game with a 60 player game... each person only care about getting the most kills.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

But everyone is set up in squads,with specific objectivs per squad.
on HUGE maps.So it wont be just a cluster f*ck of frags everywhere

Much like M.A.G (256 players) will have squads,and lots of em.

[SmokingMonkey]

if your system could handle it you would say more is better, it can't so you don't.

[Solid_Snake666]

but lets be real Gears could go more than 10 ppl minimum 15 would be good for the kind of combat it has it all just dosent fit on the xbox

[NewSchoolGamer]

games are really young you can't say that Gears has been a more sucessful franchise because the sequel hasn't been released yet and the same goes for R2.

We'll se which is better soon even though I think both will be awesome no matter what those biased reviewers say.

[GMR_PR]

Resistance 2 got nothing on Gear 2. GeOW2 will destroy Resistance 2. Just my opinion.

Edit;

@ bellow

When i say destroy, i mean in every way, but that's just my opinion. Any more questions?

[Solid_Snake666]

10 vs 60 u do the math

[Truplaya]

60 player frontlines is better than 18 player COD4 then? You numpty

[cervantes99]

Here is my opinion having both consoles and playing through both of the original games.

Both are shooters - yes, but they each have a completely different feel and both feel good (umm maybe that sounded wierd???). Resistance comparisons should be made with Halo 3.

I clearly enjoyed Resistance more over Halo 3. I enjoyed Halo 3, but something was just not right (single player at least and compared to Halo 1 and Halo 2).

Now the real comparison is Uncharted vs. Gears. Both are 3rd person and use a cover system. Both games I played through twice immediately after the 1st play through - so its safe to assume I loved both games.

Story:
Uncharted > Gears (this is no contest)

Graphics:
Tie - both are amazing to look at and are the best on each system.

Control:
Uncharted > Gears (the cover system was polished in Uncharted and the fluidity in movement and animation cannot be topped currently)

Gameplay:
Uncharted > Gears (I personally liked all of the platform elements of Uncharted in addition to the shooting/cover mechanics). Gears was just cover, shoot, rinse and repeat. BUT Gears does this very well.

Cool Factor:
Gears > Uncharted (Fighting locusts was cooler than finding treasure but only slightly)

Now back to Resistance and Gears 2 ...

I am looking forward to Gears 2 more, but Resistance 2 is going to be amazing as well .... just like either Jessica will fit the bill nicely too.

For those who have not had the opportunity to play all the games I mentioned above - I'm sorry your missing out.

[PimpHandHappy]

what do you mean? Sell maybe a million more?

[slave2Dcontroller]

We just had an 5.8 Earthquake!!!! Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and surrounding area's.

On Topic- The only comparisons I will make is one is on PS3 and is a FPS and the other is on 360 and its a TPS. I'm getting them both!

[THWIP]

Resistance:FOM and Motorstorm were BOTH shipped with millions of bundles....yet they STILL fell well short of Gears in sales. Gear was NEVER sold in a bundle; the 5 million + was pure gamer demand. R2 has no shot at topping Gears 2....legitimately, anyway. However, rest assured that Sony will have tons of R2 PS3 bundles on shelves for the holidays. :o

[jcgamer]

lol...you need to do your research my friend...

http://www.xbox.com/en-NZ/h...

[SmokingMonkey]

now he (like most 360 heads) looks like a total tool XD

[PimpHandHappy]

unless you are part of the team that makes the game or you make money on sales you REALLY need to get a grip! We all spend money on games and i can bet VERY VERY few ppl on this site have made money of gaming

Yea Gears might sell a bit more, sure! Bigger install base! I guess your happy MS rushed your 360 to market! it gives all the freaks something to pat there own back with

R2 will sell more then R1

Will Gears2 sell more then Gears1? Yes it will! Why is that? YEs its because more ppl bought the system since Nov 06!

I dont think R2 or Gears2 will move systems! IMO

Socom will move systems if they dont fuk it up!

[PimpHandHappy]

it would be smarter to bundle LBP this holiday! PPL buying R2 bought the PS3 to play R1!

Just like Gears and Halo

its funny when you compare launch games on the PS3 to Gears of War that came a over a year into the life cycle! I guess you right thou. More ppl bought Gears! Yea they did but the 360 had a install base of about 12million comapred to the PS3 at 2million!

you need to STFU or try harder to flame without using the classic flaming words

[killcycle]

The only game coming out this year on xbox360 that might even come close to the ps3 games is gears of war 2 so obviously the xbox fans are gonna defend it with their life.

They even tried to compare the graphics in gt5p with an xbox game.

blu-ray disc= 50gb
disc 9= 9gb

resistance 2= 60 player
gears of war 2= 8 player

Use your head and pretend you dont own either console for a minute..

Now tell me which is better?

Oh and to the guy that said res2 looks like a ps2 game- you should've gone to specsavers m8.

[Rayko]

The only good game coming out for PS3 this autumn/winter is Little big planet, maybe that is why people like you are hyping a plain boring shooter (Resistance 2) a game that can match Gears of war standard. Xbox 360 owners has many games to look forward to like Fable 2, Left 4 dead, Banjo kazooie, Gears of war 2 and many more. PS3 has in my eyes Little big planet and Siren.

[Horny]

First of all I want to say that I dont understand why people people always thought Gears 1 had amazing graphics. It had good character models but the rest was average.

Even though one of them is a FPS and the other is a TPS the games are very similar imo. Gears was just more popular because of the gore and chainsaw. Reistance is way better online. It also wasnt as repetitive as Gears. Im playing through Gears right now and all it is is cover, shoot, repeat, unless you play on casual and just run and gun. Dont get me wrong both are great games I played through both but Gears was way overhyped and Resistance didnt get enough praise.

[josh3rdegree]

ok i am not really to sure about this why is it that people that played gears of war and r2 (at e3) say that r2 looked and played better than r2 just puting that out there. i really do think it will be better than gears2

[josh3rdegree]

i ment played better than gears of war 2

[shysun]

Both will be awesome games. I may buy a 360 for Gears2, I just don't want it to die on me(thats whats holding me back).

[jcgamer]

and November 2008 will be great for GAMERS...

[VampHuntD]

November will be a geat month for us game fans that don't pledge allegiance to one console or the other. I play games not consoles.

[TheMART]

Even the Sony fans can agree

R2 is more PS2 quality graphics compared to Gears 2.
KZ2 has spoiled you I guess, but we still have to see the end result and I hope for you the gameplay holds up.

KZ1 average score about a 7 out of 10

http://www.gamerankings.com...

[Real gamer 4 life]

Only cause kz1 was not up to par does not mean kz2 won't be awesome. WHo are you kidding, Kz2 is the best looking console game up to date. So dont come spreading yuor fud. Resistance 2 looks awesome by the way. Have you ever seen a 300 foot levithan moster before?

[PimpHandHappy]

then i guess 5on5 is better then COD 8on8?!?!

lol marty

i know u wont respond because the post you left just screams "i cant back this up" i wont be back

R2 is like a PS2 game!!!! lol marty

if the PS2 could make games like R2 you wouldnt have your 360 today! You would still be playing the PS2!

lol marty

[shysun]

Is this a KZ2 thread?

[rexor0717]

Have you seen the number of enemies they can put on screen, or the size of the enemies. Graphics are not all about how high-res things can be. R2 gave up some extreme texture work for a more balanced realistic environment.

[xtreampro]

firstly, the scale and size of RFOM2 is abaziilion times bigger then GeOW2, secondly the graphics will improve as Ted said some parts shown AT e3 were not finished, examples of a good close to finished level could be the scene where hale is standing near the bay with all those spacecrafts flying around(in game with gun shown at E3), that scene shows that this game will clearly look better then GeOW2, graphically. Thirdly there are 10x's the amount of enemies on screen all reacting to YOU! and heading for YOU! (the player), unlike in GeOW2 where the Locust think their going for a morning stroll in the park (Locust on park slide...WEEE WEEEE!, other Locust complains he cant get on to the swing, CRYS for help LOL!!), and we have a better online system, thats 60 players online in 8 squad teams, so technically and graphically for an unfinished product R2 BEATS THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF GREYS of WAR 2!!.

now lets take a look at GeOW2 now shall we (xbutts making a run for the door lol), the game is based on the SAME FREAKIN levels from part 1, so technically there is no difficulty in making part 2 now IS THERE?, the graphics look the same, only this time they look worser then the first Gears, Queer-the-(B)asterd (thats QueefyB) replaced the naturale realistic blue sky for a dead brown sh1ty toilet look (and someone above my comment said it looks realistic LOL!), then he adds a tree which by the way made him compress the entire game (lol) so that it fits on the 80's DVD9 (that one tree is pushing the limits of the 360 too far LOL!) then he copies and pastes the same Green moss texture all over the DAM! stage, and reduces the draw back distance and blurs the HECK out of the distant buildings, and YOU KNOW WHAT XBUTTS? i know why he did these things, now that thers more detail in the levels (YEAH RIGHT!) QueerB had to remove the blue sky color in order to add more detail (vibrant colors take up space on a disc) hence why it now looks as though toilet is smudged all over the screen LOL!, he reduced the draw back distance because of the limitation of the 360, because it cant handle extra color,detail and more buildings and enemies on the screen at one time (thats why the PS3 as a CELL you DUMB XBUTTS)

to sum it all up, Queer the Bastard had to sacrifice other things (main features) to add new things or mechanics in to the game.......have a nice time XBUTTS

[Rayko]

Killzone 2 looks amazing but to be honest, it is just a FPS, seen that, done that. To me Little big planet looks waaaaaaaaaaay more fun than throwing grenades and picking up those guns to shoot soldiers for the 54444440669094056 time. Please put an end to FPS already.

[u got owned]

I agree with you, I think Little Big Planet is the game that could make the difference on PS3 as well as Banjo in 360. Anything else is more of the same.

[Bazookajoe_83]

But you cant really compare them since they are not only fps/tps but also a run and gun/stop and pop. Both are really awesome games but completley diffrent..

[Alpha_Gamer]

I think 8 player co-op in resistance wins by a good margin. 8 players? Thats really cool for campaign mode, you won`t see that in gears. But IMO resistance 2 online is nothing that I have not seen before. Don`t get me wrong, it looks like an ultimate frag-fest with 60 people, but Gears is sticking with the same strong formula, that kept gears alive longer than resistance. I just don`t think sheer size is going to de-throne gears of war online.

[n00bzRtehgey]

This is not a comparison.

[digger18]

I know there's not, why compare a crap linear game like gears to excellent game like Resistance?

[chidj2]

its prooved PlayStation® 3 system its better in every way, and one more time the xbots are trying to rescue theyr garbage console.
Resistance®2 have all to become game of the year,

300 feet monsters.
8 player CO-OP, each with a different story.
60 player online matches
Parts of Chicago recreated for this game.

And gears of war its only a 1.3 version with new characters.
Come to the Real Next gen Console PlayStation® 3

Play b3yond

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

How good the game is doesn't depend on game sales.

Both Gears and Resistance are good games, both sequels will be good.

I'll have R2 and Invite my friends over to play, my friend will have Gears 2 and I'll play over at his house.

[power of Green]

Funny how people are trying to hype this game up to the same level as GOW2 to condition the media and gamers how to think.

This happens with every blockbuster 360 game, when Sony pushes back games; magically some average game coming out of nowhere becomes Sony's savior and equal competition to MSFT's offerings no matter what. lol

[Ali_The_Brit]

oh look! il give it a WEEK and hel be back to his obama avatar

haha such a tool

[PimpHandHappy]

game sales does not make a game better then another!

Both will be good and by Gameinformer numbers only 6% of ppl own both a 360 and a PS3! So not many will get to enjoy both!

I wont play Gears of War at my friends house because 1.he sucks and gets angry and 2.im saving the game for the day i buy a 360...if that day comes...still waiting on word to say for sure that RROD is a thing of the past...sorry but my money doesnt come easy and i cant buy something with a 25-33% fail rate!

[LoVeRSaMa]

Resistance 2 is setting a new Gaming Bar again.

Id be supprised if Gears of LOL 2 are not going to use the same Engine as they did with Gears of LOL 1.

RESISTANCE <------- Wahoooo [=

Gears of War <-- FAILBOAT. =/

[SpartanZero]

gears1 in my mind is still the best game out there and I doubt R2 will change that. Gears2 will do it again just like geow1

[power of Green]

I don't get it Resistance 2 looks so average

The game looks stupid reminds me of a poor mans URT3. The way it looks is meh.

Is this game being hyped because of that 300 foot stage prop?.

[VampHuntD]

so comparing is pointless.

[DA_SHREDDER]

I will rent these from gamefly. My reason being is because Call of duty 5 and Quantum Solace are gonna be out when these games come out which in my opinion are 1 day buys for me. I think R2 and Gears 2 are completely overrated, and far from realistic. I hate any shooter that requires you to shoot somebody more than 2 or 3 times to kill them.

BTW, Im not saying that R2 and Gears 2 are bad games. They are just completely overhyped, and I think both games suffer in gameplay. I hate the way that you have to use the A button in Gears to cover and to jump over an obstacle. I hate the way in R2 that you have to put a whole clip in something just to kill stuff. I could really go on and on about this whole thing, but i've wasted enough of my time on this subject as it is. Its too bad that all you Sony and Xbox fanboys are stuck on these exclusive games, cause they really are getting in the way of playing all of the wicked 3rd party games coming out this year.

There are games that I would rather play than Gears 2 or R2 that arent even shooters. I would rather play Fable 2 and Midnight Club L.A than either of those games. You guys go ahead and talk about R2 and Gears 2 all you want. You are doing nothing but wasting your own time by arguing about these 2 games that make you guys blind to all of the other titles coming out this year. LBP looks better than these 2 games.

[VampHuntD]

COD5 isn't being made by the same guys that did COD4. I would hope it's as good, but I also won't be holding my breath.

[thehitman]

watch pirates of the carribbean3 and at the end Jack and I 4got the other guys name are argueing who is Captain of the ship and the other dumb pirate comes and tries to say hes captain. This guy reminds me of him.

[Lumbo]

All i say is ... beware the double negatives ... they warp what you are trying to tell ..

[Ron Zook]

Why is it that every time some idiot with a keyboard and a blog writes something stupid like this it gets approved and we have a fanboy flamewar for 5 pages. Just stop approving these awful blogs and end it already!

[SmokingMonkey]

30 on 30 vs 5 on 5 R2 winner
8 co op vs 2 co op R2 winner
graphics Geo2 winner

2/3 to R2

VIVA LA RESISTANCE

[RAM MAGNUMS]

r2 is still not finished & I'm going by the gamersyde videos.
I noticed the projectile graphics aren't done!
flare from the gun & shots from others haven't been smoothed out!
Gears 2 looks so small & I've seen mods that look better on ut3!
I'm sure epic just used some techniques they stole from the guys who make
ut3 mods for free.
r2 got the draw distances, scale, fun & graphics to go with it.
gears has unreal graphics & childish fun that can be addictive for 2 or 3 games
& you are bored again wishing you had the depth of resistance 2.

[Guardian]

Graphically, I can't see resistance being anywhere near Gears. They both have their strong points but gears serves resistance graphically.

[thehitman]

Gears>Res Graphically (But res still looks pretty good)
Res>Gears Gameplay (But gears is still ok)
Res>Gears Story (Res takes that hands down)
Res>Gears Multiplayer (Res takes that hands down)
Res>Gears Weapons (Gears weapons may be fun to slice ppl with but Res has the most unique and interesting weapons)

Sum of it all

Res>Gears Overall

[Resistance2]

Just add a splash of color here and there in Gears of war and there you have it Gears of war 2. While resistance is huge, and how the hell can 10 players be better then 60 players online. Graphically GEOW2 may look better who cares though as i said may look better. liked Gears of War but then it got kind of repetitive i used to say it sucked without actually playing it FANBOY thinking but its a good game. In sells GEOW2 will sell more due to Msoft Marketing and hype. But better game overall and worth the cash Resistance 2.

[Truplaya]

"and how the hell can 10 players be better then 60 players online."

How can COD4 with 18 players maximum be better than Frontlines with 60 players? How come every COD4 game mode doesnt use the full 18?

[dragunrising]

GeOW 2. The last one has sold almost 5 million copies. Yay, I love flame wars! I'm getting both...don't tell the fanboys:-P

[grantps3]

what i dont get about gears 2's story is that yeah they dig underground, but why cant they get through rock or just fly up over it. i mean they destroyed almost everybody but they cant seem to get around these rocks.

to me r2 wins in story,guns,online the whole shabang

[psgamer]

heres my comparison

story:R2-comon, epic wont deliver in this area, just as they've never have. R2 will deliver though.
graphics:Gears2-this one is hard. The character models in G2 look better but R2 offers large environments and large scale battles, and who knows insomniac might surprise everyone like R&C:ToD (which is the third best looking game out there btw). But as of now Gears wins visually hands down.
gameplay:G2-even though its not as innovative as it was before it'll still be fun as hell. Dont get me wrong though, Resistance offers epic battles and awesome weapons that really differs from the rest of the genre.
multiplayer:R2-epic 60 player battles with squads, 8 player co-op, and big community features vs. 2 player co-op, a very good multiplayer that had some bad bugs in the first that will be fixed, and 5 player horde mode. R2!
overall- i dont know but i do know that EVERYONE has to get both! my most anticipated shooter though is KZ2. its lookin to have that huge war atmosphere were there are alot of things going on at the same time and an addicting multiplayer. lol sound familiar. a cod4 killer is huge for me b/c thats my favorite shooter.

[IzKyD1331]

BUT GEARS HAS 2 PLAYER CO-OP!!!
/sarcasm

[gersh]

The first Gears was good but Resistance 2 wins this time.
Awesome multiplayer=win.
Sorry Gears fans.

[IPlayGames]

Gears single player is longer.

[Infernus]

I'm going to say this now as I've been contemplating the reaction by the masses for a little while but I feel I should, definitely in this article of all places.

If you compare a game against another by the sales then you are not a true gamer, end of story.

It used to be about finding out about a great game that may have been in the minority in terms of fans and there's a big chance that not many had heard of it. But that didn't matter, you'd found a great game and enjoyed it and could then share it with your mates. That's the way it used to be and the way it should be now.

The problem is hype and sales figures are killing off the True Gamer. It's all about graphics and features and complexity and the AI and the multiplayer and the sales and the various other comparable aspects nowadays. Even when we have all that I'd have to say my favourite game of my life thus far is Asteroids, okay so it may look like a load of white sticks and a little spaceship (made of white sticks) that floats about blowing the white shapes into more white sticks but it's great fun, is simple and is a brilliant game.

I couldn't give an airbourne rat's left testicle whether or not Gears 2 sells more than Resistance 2, or whether the PS3 has outsold the 360 last month. If any of you even had the purest love for games you'd be the same. It's all about point scoring and comparisons and console sales and marketing and hype and fanboy crap now.

It's reaching the point where the True Gamer, the one that grew up loving arcade games and wanting to get the top score just to show the world, is now dead in the water and is quickly being replaced by the gamer that wants to play games not because they truly love playing them but purely because there's an achievement point to be had or trophy to be won.

It's a sad state of affairs and while comparisons like these are good for those that can only buy one or the other, the fanboys lap these up with pride and continue to spew the dribble they learnt at fanboy camp.

Why are we even comparing these anyway? They're exclusive to different consoles! If you have both consoles and can afford both you should get both, they're both great in different ways. They're both AAA titles in their own regard and both dev teams deserve respect.

[whatis]

I was really hoping that Gears of War 2 would include a four player coop campaign this time around and I was pretty dissapointed when I heard that it was just going to be two players again. Although it definitely get some points for making the second character part of the story instead of just being a nameless nobody who doesn't appear in cutscenes (Resistance: Fall of Man).

But with eight players, a separate campaign just for coop and three different character classes to choose from, I'd have to say Resistance 2 has Gears of War 2 beaten hands down on the coop front. One important thing about R2 that they haven't clarified yet though: is if it's possible to play the coop campaign using split screen lan/online.

[PBone]

WoW...

You cant Compare the two games because there two different types of games. wow

Gears of War is a Third person shooter..

and Resistance 2 is a First Person shooter.

twoooooooooo different games.

[DFresh]

I think both games are awesome in their own ways but I gotta give it to Resistance 2 cuz their breaking new boundaries for the first person shooter and multiplayer experience.
Online gaming is important nowadays and Resistance 2 is redefining how you play online games.
-60 players online w/ different classes and your own custom teams to play with.
Though Gears 2 has online 5 VS 5 isn't as big as 60 players.
The intensity of the game is just as important as online gaming and Resistance 2 has you covered.
-300 ft bosses (Leviathon), Multiple Chimera running at you simultaneously as you hold down a line, etc.
Single player campaign for both games are awesome but Resistance has another bonus to the experience.
- 8 player co op campaign separate from the single player campaign w/ separate story that parallels with the normal story.
This gen is also about graphics with next gen consoles and Resistance 2 really sets the bar for a next gen game.

Gears 2 didn't win nearly as many awards as Resistance 2.

Resistance 2 won (Best Online, Best First Person Shooter, etc.)
I forgot the rest but look at Gametrailers.com for the other rewards.

[SlaughterMeister]

"Gears of War 2 takes place not long after the events of the first one.Marcus and Delta Squad are trying to get to the last holdout of humanity in a town built over rock the Locust can’t get through.We’ll see what happened to Dom’s wife apparently also.

So basically,fighting off Alien Invasion.Check. It’ll be a tossup in the story dept it looks like."

Does no one pay attention? In Gears of War, WE are on THEIR planet. We set up a society on the surface of their world, and began harvesting Imulsion, thus p@ssing them off, and causing them to declare war on their human invaders.

WE ARE THE BAD GUYS IN THIS GAME.

Only Americans would find the COGs heroic...

[arkalos13]

how can you possibly compare r1 and geow1 in sales. first of all gears had a year of the 360 being out which means more people could buy and the ps3 releasing with r1 means that how much can it possibly sell, the same amount of ps3s sold at most. so everyone sayin sh1t about the sales is dumb.

gears multiplayer is horrible and story is horrible. the people say the same sh1t over and over again during the game, and the cameras really sucked especially while running. and is it me or was the whole game taking place during the night because there wasnt one level in the daytime.

i would have to got with resistance 2, because its better in everything. psn id:kritikos8, xlive gamertag:kritikos8

[dwjohnson011211]

Gears 2

Game of the show:
Games Radar

Best shooter:
IGN

Game of the show runnerup:
Gametrailers,(resistance 2 wasn't even mentioned, re5 beat it out), 1up, IGN, Gamespy, X-play

Gold Award:
Gamepro

Resistance 2

Multiplayer:
Gametrailers

FPS:
Gametrailers

Best shooter:
1up

Silver award:
Gamepro

Damn tools make me sick, if you listened to 1up FM right after e3 they were disappointed in R2. It wasn't as polished as Gears of War 2 and that's why game of the show runner up was gears 2 and not r2 despite getting best shooter.

Gaming-age said the same.

Insomniac is NOT gonna make a better game then shooting veterans EPIC.

Some of you are freaking insane with your bias. Are you sleeping with SONY or microsoft?

The fact both will be critically acclaimed games and improvements over the first now STFU.

LOL@ 60 players and 8 player co-op making a better game. Newbs.

Other then Fallout 3, Little Big Planet and Resident Evil 5.

Gears of War 2 was the most impressive game.

[TeCh77]

I'm sorry but anyone who's played both the originals and isn't in DENIAL knows that Resistance was the better game. Gears had way better graphics, that's obvious. A great cover system, yes. Chainsaw...sweeet.

But, Resistance had a better story, more game modes, more weapons, more customizations for the multiplayer experience.

Personally, I think Gears MP was aimed for the casual gamer. Die one time and go to heaven waiting for the game to end. That gets old pretty fast.

Obviously Gears outsold Resistance. Anyone disputing that is a moron. Credit to MS for hyping there games, something Sony could learn from. However, considering Resistance was a launch title and had a much, much smaller install base...they did just fine (closing in on 3 million).

I think the sequels will be a repeat in terms of breakdown. Sales, graphics will go to Gears. Gameplay, multiplayer, story will go to R2. I think Gears 2 looks better than R2, but, Insomniac has yet to let it's fans down. From what I have seen, they are straying somewhat from R:FoM with the gameplay and I personally am not happy about that. Gears 2 seems to be sticking with what worked AND tweaking a few things to improve on it. So...Gears 2 might actually end up having the better gameplay this time around. Remains to be seen and I'm certainly not going to make that call now.

If you're not a fanboy, it's going to be a great Fall for shooters.

[caffman]

its obvious that Sony fans will buy R2 and 360 fans will buy gears.

[hardcorehippiez]

heres my reasoning. i loved gears of war it was a good solid fun game that had me on edge from start to finish.i want to play gears 2 as well but cant because my 360 rrod'd. i refuse to buy another 1 until reliability is sorted.i am one of many that went through this ordeal.
res1 was a good game for a launch game but wasnt fantastic (certainly not as good as gears1) but after the leap in performance from res1 to r+c its clear to see that insomniac are really starting to get comfortable with programming the ps3. the jump in visuals between the 1st and the 2nd is very noticable (as is in gears 2)but its the sheer amount of what you get for your purchase of the game which makes it the better sense to get if your budgeted to getting only a few titles.
however if because numbers of previous x360 numbers are lost cause of cases like mine the numbers maybe just as similar as gears 1 sales but of course advertizing going to have a lot to do with it as well. time will tell i guess.

[Truplaya]

Im getting both but Resistance has to compete with COD4, COD5, and eventually Killzone for my FPS funtimes. The only thing Gears will be competing against is Gears1.

This is why i know i am going to like Gears more, Resistance is another FPS and we've had loads of great ones already this generation. Im not that excited about another one, but i'll still get it. I'm looking forward to Gears2 because nothing compares to it in gameplay terms and the first was my favourite game this generation, Resistance1 got traded in after a couple of months.

[PistolPumptMonk]

apples and oranges.

[BoneMagnus]

Both will be great - multiplayer on both will be great.

"Better" is subjective.

[Morgue]

I didn't even bother reading this article because I know for a fact that I will be buying R2 over Gears2 not because of graphics but because of gameplay and story. I own both consoles but I at this point I could carde less about M$ and Gears 2.

[HondaSIRowner]

This game should be compared to UT3 and Halo3, not Gear2.

[lagoonalight]

Both will be great. Gears needs to really improve on the awful storytelling, though.

[Morgue]

Hey Marcus will you look for my wife?

[ninja_united]

without a doubt

[fenderputty]

are the reason I hate this site.

Gears looks better in small areas. RFOM2 is on a much larger scale. Both games look great. Both games have been given props from the critics for their attributes. This includes both of the MP components of the games. Neither game is remotely the same. Ones a FPS and ones a TPS. By nature they're going to look and play different.

[NanoGeekTech]

with me...then there was Guitar Hero which she kicks my a$$..but I digress.

I Loved GOW single player a great experience...the lack of a story and the brisk time in which I completed then game was its only faults. I never really got into GOW MP...I tend to prefer COD,BF or even RFOM. I like bigger teams it tends to feel more chaotic..

RFOM I also loved.....Graphics was pretty good. What I liked about RFOM was the amount of stuff they was going on the battlefield... It showed the potential of my PS3. RFOM also had a pretty good story that actually have me looking forward to the second one with childish enthusiasm..

At the end of the day I will be purchasing GOW2( the perfect reason to turn on my 360 back on) and I will also be purchasing RFOM2...

Games playing: Stardust HD and Siren: Blood Curse 1-12

PS3 ID:ProPaperPusher
360 ID: KMJFNIGUY

[Enigma_2099]

360 owners... buy GOW2... PS3 owners... Buy RFOM2... if you're lucky, you can buy both... now can we stop these articles, please?