X-Play: Gears of War 2 Review

X-Play writes: "The original Gears of War combined a polished cover system, visuals that were perfect for showing off an entertainment system to your friends, and a lean towards cooperative gameplay that made gamers happy, and Microsoft even happier. Does Gears of War 2 improve on the original significantly, or is it indeed, Gears 1.5?"

[Zerodin]

Droids can't call them biased, or disregard this.
Doing so would negate the R2 5 out of 5.

[Ps3Fanboy777]

Dont care what they gave Resistance.

[DaChinPin]

Can't be held to honest opinions anymore. They've given in to hype and the fanboys that watch their station. They'll give any big exclusive a 4 or 5 out of 5 even if they don't deserve it so they'll get ratings...Oh well life goes on anyways.

[elorm9]

Pretty much any game with hype will automatically get a 5/5. That goes to R2 and Gears 2 if you were wondering.

[slackerr75]

very good review.

[Lifendz]

and I'm glad the reviewers aren't trying to lower the score on small things. AAA game that will sell well. I haven't even seen any ads for it this time. I guess they don't need to advertise the guy.

[himdeel]

... http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-... :)

[Yipee Bog]

Not really a whole lot different than the first, take that as you will but I sort of expected more. Don't know what though. Visually it looks about the same as the first with a few more textures, less popping and overall pretty good. Been experiencing some skips in the cut scenes though (scary). Seems like they cleaned up the controls a little bit, you don't feel like a fat kid glued to the buffet all the time now. overall I think for me it would be about a 9 out of 10. just wish there was more new stuff

[slackerr75]

now im off to buy it, instead of reading news about it like i have for the past year!!

[BADJOYSTICK]

I'm surprised they didn't touch on the low-res textures repetitive gameplay and glitches found in Gears of war 2

[NS]

To be fair though the gamplay is much varied in part 2.

In the end Gears 2 is a fun game to play and thats what really matters in the end FUN.

I have been playing R2 as well for 2 days now and its an Amazing game as well.

[BanjoKazooieFTW]

Because there arent any.
I played it at a friends house and the graphics are incredible.

Its getting old guys. Please stop trolling.

[omodis420]

This game looks awesome. Time to get a 360.

[Rhythmattic]

Agreed.

[silverchode]

can we agree that resistance2 and gears2 are both good games.

[NS]

indeed.

[heavyarms]

Will be playing both this xmass. game on baby!!

[pixelsword]

...R2 and GeOW2 are both awesome AAA games, period.

If you have a problem with one or the other, you're the one with the problem, not the games.

[prowiew]

@ pixelword

100% agree. I know that im the problem and not the game. Cause I didnt like resistance 2. To me is just another shooter. And for gears 2, I loved the first one. But not exited for the sequel.
Im a hater.

[NS]

to EPIC. Great Score.

[BADJOYSTICK]

If it weren't for all the glitches and frame rate hiccups in Gears 2,maybe Epics game would have stood a chance.

maybe.

[Man_of_the_year]

You're Pathetic

[sak500]

Look closely you are looking at R2 and thats your psflop3 churning out borefest ps2 quality textures with jaggies and hiccups.

[BanjoKazooieFTW]

Loser.

[karlostomy]

makes more sense don't it?

[crimsonfox]

lets be honest

the only thing new is you can run slower and besides that there really isn't anything new besides a few weapons the mortar is cool though and different enviorments yay im in a stomach haha dom's girl friend thing is really cheap haha i wont ruin it but -_- it's depressing how they really try to incorporate it.

i mean if you like gears of war i guess you'll like this one too but don't expect anything new and i rode my bike for two hours with a friend to different 7 11's to find it i wanted to play it too so i'm not just talking trash.

if you don't believe me look at the achievements they just passed out on my account crims0nf0x but in all honesty this game blows.

and thats that but i played cod:waw easily the better game to buy.and thats not even joking around

[NS]

I see your point but in the end, Gear 2 is a fun to play. I had a blast. In the end this is what really counts. Yes perhaps the score is a bit high but then X-Play been giving out tens to alot of games recently.

[crimsonfox]

NS
THANK YOU
for saying what phantom dissers wouldn't say

thank you.

[Tarasque]

Nothing funny.....Thats funny right there i dont care who you are.

[CryingMaverick]

FLOPSTICK!

[Zerodin]

That didn't even make any SENSE.
Retarded droid. Ignore for you!
You don't deserve to be on my monitor.

[BanjoKazooieFTW]

Who agreed with this guy?

That didnt make any sense whatsoever. Even Nasim isnt laughing at that one.

[karlostomy]

A lot of people reckon McCain lost the election because of sarah palin's inadequate performance.

Looks like there's something to that theory after all!

[blooodFrenzy92]

ur a dik thanks

[Man_of_the_year]

i agree he is a dik..funny enough a lot of the Sony leg humpers and their fishhead brethen are spamming every Gears 2 threads and handing out spoilers...its not bad enough that they are so upset that all their fanboy speculation that R2 would get better ratings than Gears 2 and so got skull facked by all the great reviews...now they have to spoil the game for others....

[pumpkinpunker]

however, Xplay's reviews blow.

it goes something like this:

Is the game a blockbuster exclusive from a major studio?

If the answer is "yes" then give it 5 stars and mention one very minor flaw.

If the answer is "no" then try to give it 4 stars or below and find a couple gripes to showcase in your review if possible.

rinse and repeat. It seems lesser known games really have to prove themselves above and beyond to get a 5 star rating while well known titles get a free pass. remember how when the Wii first came out and Xplay was all about how awesome it was and stopped just short of saying it was their favorite console but now that no one takes the Wii seriously Xplay doesn't either. It is like they try to reflect the popular opinion of hardcore gamers back at them so more people watch their show.

[MrEko]

X-Play gave "No More Heroes" (for the Wii no less) a 5/5 when everyone else hated it.

X-Play was giving Psychonauts rave reviews when no one else had even heard of it.

But yes, lesser known games do have to work harder that goes for every form of media. Its not fair but, true.

X-Play treated the Wii like most people. They were really excited about this new inventive way to play, got it home, played it once or twice, then let the thing collect dust under the entertainment center and went back to theie PS3, 360 and in a lot of cases, their PS2.

Agreed, X-Play's rating system is'nt the best out there (I personally like GameInformer's where they actually tell you what each number means in their 10 point scale) but its better than the thumbs up/ thumbs down approach and much better then "It was awesome!" "This game blows!" rating system most fanboys have.

[sak500]

Grrrrreat time to go back for more gears2 :D

[CrazyOrange]

diffently right i allmost completed the game on hardcore

its about 8 hours long vear veary good gears

and its not (1.5) confirmed

im already playing it from few days

[pixelsword]

BTW, great review, for a change; maybe I'll actually watch that channel... but I'm not holding my breath.

[Rhythmattic]

She has a great voice.... Maybe they should employ the NAKED game news.....

[Close_Second]

Tell me, do you find that your knuckles bleed when you go for a walk?

[360 man]

ALL THAT I CAN SAY

[na2ru1]

in UK. I've spent money already on LBP and is hell of a lot of fun in multiplayer. But i'm definitely getting this in a month or two

[TheDeadMetalhead]

They're sellouts and everybody knows it.

That said, this game is awesome. Just not a 5/5.

[Close_Second]

...are those who will never play it. I for one think it looks like a great continuation and I'm especially pleased to hear it has a longer single player campaign. I remember all that crap when the first gears came out that DVD9 prevented Gears from being longer and that it pushed the 360 to its limit.

[EndHawkstrike]

5 out of 5?Incredible?Some fat asses fights against Locusts(Crabs) hahaha!Cliffy B. aka Stiffy Black****ski what is with your ****filled brain?Why do you create such unoriginal gay****?Go lick Bill Gates ****filled old ass,take a breath and softly say goodbye(He must comit suicide).Cliffy B. go you need some fresh air,go in a church,pray a lot.

[Nicknasty]

Looks more of the same last Gears. I will prolly pass on this one, I think this game is only for the hardcore Gears fans. Once you experience Gears youre kinda over it and wanna move onto the next game. At least thats how it was for me. Not saying that this at all is a bad game, but just too much of the same ole played all this before kinda game. Nothing new nor different. 3 outta 5 for me and thats being generous. Too hyped and lots of people will be very disappointed as this is the only game the 360 has had to offer this year. Very sad and has made me question my 360. Im on my 3rd even and still continue to give MS a chance. Might be time to sell it.

[slak]

but all i have 2 say is.............fu*k all u haters out there gear2 is fu*king great and R2 is good 2 but not 9s

[Nicknasty]

Shut the f@ck up! You dont know sh@t!

[Zancruz]

More like 4/5..... It's a good game don't get me wrong, but it's NOT perfect!

Oh yeah, I own it and beat it in one day...