1UP: Gears of War 2 Review

1UP writes: "It's not like the story is meant to be taken seriously. Take one look at protagonists Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, with their impossibly bulging biceps and redwood-tree-thick physiques, and you realize that these guys are designed to appeal to the sci-fi set and the jock set, not pull at our heartstrings. And yet, in the world of videogaming in general (and certainly in the mind of this reviewer), it's gameplay, not story, that usually proves pivotal in elevating a game to greatness -- meaning Gears of War 2 once again takes the spotlight as one of this generation's premiere shooters."

[MiloGarret]

Fanboy flamewar coming up...

[beast]

Instead of A they gave Gears of War A+ from 1Up

[Enigma_2099]

Don't you deal with enough without actually calling them out?

And I was right... it IS better than Halo 3...

[TheUsedVersion]

All A's & A+'s are given a score of 100 per the "About Metascores" page on the Metacritic website.

http://www.metacritic.com/a...

Letter Grade Conversion

A or A+ = 100
A- = 91
B+ = 83
B = 75
B- = 67
C+ = 58
C = 50
C- = 42
D+ = 33
D = 25
D- = 16
F+ = 08
F or F- = 0

I personally do not agree with that but there's nothing you can do about it.

EDIT: I just wanted to add that I do not disagree with the 1UP review or even that Gears 2 probably deserves a 100. I disagree with Metacritic converting "A" & "A+" as the same score. "A" should probably be a 95 for sites that give letter grades with "+" & "-". However, sites that give letter grades without "+" & "-" should have an "A" counted as a 100.

In other words, Metacritic gave this particular game a perfect score from 1UP, who according to 1UP's own criteria did not give the game a perfect score. Thats all it boils down to. The game in question is of no importance.

[Stryfeno2]

It's simply BADASS!!!

[Lanoire]

"It's not like the story is meant to be taken seriously. Take one look at protagonists Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, with their impossibly bulging biceps and redwood-tree-thick physiques, and you realize that these guys are designed to appeal to the sci-fi set and the jock set, not pull at our heartstrings."

>> Thats why reviews are meaningless nowadays people. Reviewers are stupid xbots. And highly dubious. If a PS3 game has a weak story, it will be bombarded all over the internet. Every flaw in 360 game is overlooked. From Halo to Flopple to Gays at war. But PS3 games need to fulfill unreachable standards and even if they manage to achieve that like LBP did, it will still not get a 10.

Multiplatform games that look better on the PS3 are given same scores as 360. But when PS3 version looks weaker, they get points deduction.

I cant wait to shove it in all you damned xbots faces when MS pulls the damn plug from the 3rd60 which is already hanging on thin silken threads.

[Stryfeno2]

hhahahaaaahaaa Lanoire to the rescue. Pathetic.

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Gears of War2 has no story,face it

[DJ]

So there's a bunch of hypocrisy. Whatever. Just recommend to your fellow gamers that they should try and see the bigger picture, view the video reviews since those are more accurate, and judge from there.

A lot of gamers simply don't care about Story, or Graphics, or even Sound Design. No use in letting reviewers dictate those terms for us.

[butterfinger]

I still loved every minute of it! With or without a compelling story, Gears 2 is going to kick a$$. If I want to play a game with a great story, I'll play MGS4, if I want to saw dudes in half and blow their body parts off, I'll play Gears.

[Crazywhitie]

it's funny to see you cry now that LBP was a flop and Gears 2 will pass it in sale the first day, It's a clue and get an xbox 360 .. by the way Sony may be jumping out of the console wars and letting apple take there place backing them smart guy...MS is do for the next bestbox in 2010, Maybe by then Sony will have put out some Quality games to save there ass, and maybe they'll be able to have a game Launch with all it's features not patch them there(online, Trophies, Matchmaking)

[ArmrdChaos]

Lol...look's like some people have a case of the Monday's. Why did all of you haters even come into this thread??? Are you some kind of virtual soldier for the "Sony" army? Do you think your arguments and temper tantrums are going to make any change to the world from within this thread??? You corporate cheerleaders really need to quit wasting your time in threads where you shouldn't be...there are so many other positive things you could be doing to help your "masters". That goes for all sides of the fence.

[Maxned]

Stop disagreeing to Patchstation WHEN THERE IS NOTHING TO DISAGREE ABOUT. STUPID ASSHOLES.

[butterfinger]

I disagreed with Patchstation just because of what you wrote. lmao.

EDIT: OH NOESS!!! I GOT TEH DISAGREES!! lmao.

[DoctorXpro]

And scores AGAIN!!!!!!

[FBl]

Notice the lack of a ''+'' sign next to the ''A'',this means LittleBigPlanet is a much better game than Gears of War 2

[WIIIS1]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

Yeah l totally agree! All that adrenaline pumping violence, gore, brutality, bloodlust and chainsawing just gotta take a backseat to good ol' hopping around with your ever-lovin' dress-me-up Sackboy.

[Mr_Potato_]

There is a 'bug' in metacritic, they show 1UP rated this as 100, which they didn't since they gave A / A+. If A is 100, A+ is 120 ?

I guess MS money is good for metacritic ?

Metacritic is highly MS biased anyway since most review sites are American and pro 360.

I only trust IGN.

[La Chance]

geez just relax dude.

It will be fixed in due time.

Go out and get some fresh air , by that time it wil probably be fixed already.

BTW why do you only trust IGN ?.Youre a PS3 fanboy and they lied to you about Fallout 3 PS3 version.

Why so much trust in them ?

[butterfinger]

Does 1up's review score count for more than anyone else's or something? I'm sure with or without this 100, Gears 2 is going to get killer reviews. Just deal with it, dude. If you're not getting the game, then who cares?

[Perjoss]

Who cares, why all this obsession with metacritic anyway, any real gamer will have 1 or 2 sites or magazines that they trust and thats all that matters. Reviews are all just a matter of opinion anyway, many games have gotten rave reviews that I thought were rubbish, and some that get average reviews that I thought were amazing. Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one.

[PirateThom]

Bubbles to above.

If you're going to put so much weight in metacritic and reviews in general, you're always going to miss out on some underrated gems, while even the highest scored games don't always result in quality.

[Mr_Potato_]

@Lachance and butter : Hey, take it easy, I didn't offend your family.

Of course Gears 2 is getting good reviews, according to IGN it's even on par with Resistance 2 (but not on par with LBP). I was one of the first to acknowledge that.

I trust IGN simply because from my experience, they're not biased. They like both PS3 and 360, which is much more than what you can say about Eurogamer, 1UP, Gametrailers or Kotaku... Hence their reviews matter for me, since I can't buy every game. (though I agree reviews ARE opinions)

And yeah, I care about truth, sorry. ;)

Maybe YOU are the one who needs fresh air, Lachance.

[facepalm]

Both "Resistance 2" and "Gears of War 2" are games that each console owner should be proud of. (From what the reviews say...)

If personally own a X360 I would buy "Gears of War 2" in a heartbeat, just as I am going to buy "Resistance 2" tomorrow right after school.

Meta/Review scores shouldn't even matter, they're both great games and both deserve to be played...

Sony and X360 Fanboys... SHUT UP AND PLAY!!

[butterfinger]

I couldn't agree more:) I'll have both games this week, and I'm more concerned with how I'm going to make it to work on practically no sleep than which game is better. lol.

[TheUsedVersion]

Read my post above....

The Metacritic score for the 1UP Review of Gears of War 2 is correct according to the way they convert letter grades on their "About Metascores" page.

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LMAO Sackboy>>>>>Mar cus fenix

[WIIIS1]

Sonyfangirls >>>> Sonyfanboys

[Arcturus]

Gears 2 is getting good scores as i expected. and Lanoire as long as the gameplay's good that's really all that matters, if i wanted great story id watch a movie or read a book.

[tatotiburon]

prosecutor: that's because you never reed books, you little retard

[Tmac]

lol REED BOOKS? apparently neither do you.

[FBl]

LittleBigPlanet is the only AAAA exclusive of the year,I have to agree with 1UP

[pp]

Go cry to your mommy no one cares.

[DJ]

Come on PP, you'll never touch LBP, or any PS3 game for that matter. Just relax dude. We know you think Gears 2 is the best game ever made, and that's cool. Just stop trying to convince us in such an annoying manner.

[Arcturus]

small error, take a deep breath and chill dude before you go on a killing spree.

[Mr_Potato_]

Relax, YOU are the one attacking me, it's not the other way. ;)

[butterfinger]

I think you may not understand what the word "attack" means. Nobody is attacking you for whining about this review score, just telling you to relax. You must be easily offended.

[Mr_Potato_]

MS fanboys are very nervous nowadays, it's nice to see they finally got one AAA game this year.

I still need more reasons to buy a 360 though, exclusives list look very poor from now on. (unless I miss something ?)

[Now Loading]

"Thats why reviews are meaningless nowadays people. Reviewers are stupid xbots. And highly dubious. If a PS3 game has a weak story, it will be bombarded all over the internet. Every flaw in 360 game is overlooked. From Halo to Flopple to Gays at war. But PS3 games need to fulfill unreachable standards and even if they manage to achieve that like LBP did, it will still not get a 10.

Multiplatform games that look better on the PS3 are given same scores as 360. But when PS3 version looks weaker, they get points deduction.

I cant wait to shove it in all you damned xbots faces when MS pulls the damn plug from the 3rd60 which is already hanging on thin silken threads."

I heard theyre going to pull the plug on the failbox next year

[Arcturus]

anyways.

no matter what they give this im getting it.

no matter what sites give R2 you'll get it.

who cares.

[FBl]

That the only AAAA masterpiece experiences of the year are exclusive to the Playstation 3

[Maxned]

SHUT UP! Just shut up!! Do you ever stop? You loser!

[m23]

I tried watching their video review but they showed some parts of a boss fight then I just closed the window. Just a couple more days to go.
Hope to see you guys online.

[butterfinger]

I will definitely be online! I'm hoping to at least finish Resistance 2's single player campaign by then.

[pp]

You pathetic droids playing blind by all the great reviews Gears of War 2 is getting just proves how jealous you are.

[squall2099]

FBI HAS NO LIFE

[Arcturus]

as it stands on gamerankings:

Gears of War 2 X360 95.1%
Resistance 2 PS3 90.4%

LBP 95.5%

@Prosecutor

sorry i like to actually play games then be hit with hours of cutscenes like a certin game i know.

oh and do MP games have a story? like CSS or TF2? yes story is good and all but man, i play games to PLAY.

[Mr_Potato_]

Websites are mostly american and pro 360, so yeah it's very hard for MS games to be rated better.

Still, IGN said LBP was the best game, and gave the same score to Resistance 2 and Gears 2 (the only AAA exclusive this year on MS console), so we know the truth.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

haha, they have an excuse for everything! So damn funny.

First it was R2 is going to crush Gears and now they see that's not happening they start talking about LBP.

Always changing the goal posts so they never lose.

[Dread]

IGN gave ir a 9.5 lol

so then by your own words you trust that Gears of War is a 9.5 AAA title.

(this is supposed to be a reply to #2)

[BigKev45]

Where's the Gamespot review? They are always late to the game. Knowing them I think they are deciding if they should give Gears 2 a 6 or a 7.

[kewlkat007]

This is the most anticipated SEQUAL this Holiday.

[Imallvol7]

Game is Great. Ending is weak as ****. 9/10.

[TheWildAttorney]

"While it's certainly open to debate, we're going to go out on a limb and call Gears of War 2 the most visually impressive game of all-time."

[Terror2k9]

What the hell ,take a look at part 1 again its still hard to find a game as nice looking as that one! Part 2 is even better. the only game that comes close to me is uncharted.But the violence in gears put it over for me.

[xg-ei8ht]

The gamespy review said it best!
"While it's certainly open to debate, we're going to go out on a limb and call Gears of War 2 the most visually impressive game of all-time."

hahahaahahaha. Sorry that was just to funny.

I'm not saying its a bad looking game, but that is just being silly, and that and above reeks of fanboyism.

So even though the story is poor, now only gameplay matters, hmm. They tread very carefully with the 360 don't they.

Then we got the person above saying about fallout 3, it's a mess on all systems, drawin,bugs,gettingstuck,freez es,crashes. Check out the forums, the first people to notice were playing on a 360.

Just look at the screens of gow2, if you find that impressive, damm your easily impressed.

[Area_51]

Most of these websites are so much on CliffyB D!ck its sad. Cliffy Boy could have taking a big dump in a gears2 box and they would have gave it 100%s OHH look "Dude Huge" is playing with his toy gun again..ahhh

[happyface]

sorry sony kids, you and r2 just got pwned up the backside

[Fruit Loops]

that's a good score. that's at least a 90 right?

[Lord Xire]

Gears of War 2 in your face in HD 120hz looks like Gears of War 2.5

The cutscenes show that this Gears looks NOTHING like Gears of War 1.

Never seen my Sony XBR show anything but movies with the 120hz motion enhancement being absolutely noticeable with gears it's like the screen isn't there and I could poke Marcus in the back of the head.

Gears of War 2 is the best looking game in the industry until further notice...when you play it you'll know. Don't front.

[tatotiburon]

LOL the droids lost their fight with Resistance 2 and now they come out with LBP and MGS4....hahahahah so sad!

[Tmac]

Lol theres 5 reviews for resistance and 25 for Gears 2, calm down lol.

[Salta_nelas]

That is a good score, but curiously on Metacritic they said 1Up rated 100...while its not true. A= 9

[Rangitahi]

R2 will still pwn Gears 2, 1up were the only site to give R2 a below 9 score ....THIS PROVES 1UPS BIAS..

[BigKev45]

Man, pawn these nuts.

[Nicolator]

SOOO much ... 9.5 and 4.5/5 flying all over the place.. talk about... BEING A BLAST.. this game if down right .. sick...the days till 7th couldnt get any slower than they are already.. its killin me..

[Teknique1988]

nothing better than to wake up on a monday morning and come to this site only to see these pathtic droids cry a river because Gears absolutely DESTROYS the competition on the foreman grill 3 lol the reviews speak for themselves another AAA title for the 360 where the true HARDCORE gamer lives=)

[L Ronald Hubbard]

I never knew hardcore gamers loved Viva La Pinata, Banjo Kazooie, Scene It and You're In The Movies.