Reasons Why Gears of War 2 Isn't Great, Merely Good

GameGuru writes: "Some might probe this to be a complete fanboy article, finding error with a game some regard the epitome of perfection. The original Gears of War defined a generation of shooters to come by perfecting the mechanic conceptualized and coded by Namco's "Kill.switch", a generation ago plus the visual aura the game spread lunged everyone into a justifiable hyperbole as Killzone 2 does today. Creating sequels is a rather vicious cycle, for there are so many changes that need to be put into place whilst keeping the core basic gameplay intact."

[Nathan Drake]

It's a solid 7.5/10

[SONYSLAVE]

and that is why it out scored uncharted? and i believe gears of war has better gun play and replay value than uncharted lmao!

[elorm9]

Uncharted isn't all about gun play.

[InMyOpinion]

Reasons Why Gears of War 2 Isn't Great, Merely Good.

Because it's not available for the PS3.

[randy840]

Uncharted sucks.

[AngryTypingGuy]

It's all opinion. If you have a blast playing a game, then to you it's great. When playing Gears 2, I struggled to put the controller down. To me it's a great game. I'd argue that it's one of the greats overall to. I play enough games to know a great one when I see it.

Fluid controls, addictive gameplay, great acting, great story, great graphics, awesome co-op. The only thing it doesn't have that I wish it did is the ability to do 4 player co-op in the campaign, rather than just 2. The new Horde mode is very fun. It's my favorite game of the year. To be fair though, I have yet to play Fallout 3, which looks really, really good as well.

[ps3Owns360]

lol gears 2 is garbage like seriously the game still has lagg,still has bugs and glicthes.long macthmaking.still has weapon slide.shotgun is weaker.lancer is powerful.can stop chainsaw.360 oNlY has 2 games!.fable and gears2.whatver defend your console but you guys will playing gears 2 til geasr3 come out.ps3 has the best line up for 08-09.360 all has gears,gears,gears.cliffly said on g4 that they want to push gears 3 to the ultime boundaries. they said they can only do this on ps3.hopefully epic and sony can have a relationship going.i used to be a 360 fanboy but Fu mcrosoft.and killlzone 2 will kill gears.

[Millah]

What happened to "bigger, better, and more badass"

[ShinMaster]

Cliffy B said that Gears of War 2's gunplay and cover-system were inspired by UNCHARTED!

Why!?

Because Uncharted's cover-system and overall gameplay was superior to Gears of War.

[AngryTypingGuy]

The Gears 2 gunplay and cover system is exactly the same as Gears 1. I don't see how it would be inspired by Uncharted, since that came out well after the first Gears.

[Nathan Drake]

But the sequel is no slouch,like I said in the other zone,its a solid 7.5/10

[mikeslemonade]

The orignal was good just because of graphics and the cover system, but if you back play Gears 1 now it's not a timeless piece of work just like most games. Gears 2 doesn't make a great leap therefore this article is correct.

[DarK-SilV]

mikeslemonade I completely agree with you,Gears one was LIke WOW,gears 2 was like good,But I have to add something,to me gears have the best online gaming experience.

[Xi]

About both gears games and again for MGS4. Nothing on any of those games stood out, just because of good graphics and gimic like cover or camo it got good scores.

[mikeslemonade]

Gears was a spectacle the first 6 months, but then the competition for games got better. When Bioshock came out forget it that game looks way better than Gears.

[dragunrising]

One of the most hardcore Sony fanboy's. If anyone believes for a second this guy is being objective, they don't know who he is. Check out his comments. Anti-microsoft this anti-xbox that...

His last post is trashing Star Ocean because its on 3 discs...and 360 timed exclusive.

On topic: I found Gears II to be much more cohesive of an experience than the first game. There are so many "wow" moments it is easy to overlook some of the cheesy dialog(which is hilarious btw. Got to love Cole train)and missing enemies. If you try hard enough to find faults in a great game, it won't be great anymore but good. His opinion is subjective, and while I respect it, I don't agree. Gears 2 is epic. No matter how dire the war situation may be, you still feel bada$$. The weapons the author mentions as being redundant are anything but; the torque bow is invaluable in multiplayer and campaign. The three different pistols add variety. The standard pistol (that most people toss aside) is actually extremely good at taking care of enemies from a distance with its zoom function. The weapons all depend on your style of playing the game. You can't say Gear of War 2 has too few weapons. Not sure why I wasted my time here. The haters will hate.

[WANNA GET HIGH]

Im sorry but i dont agree.I have a ps3 but i played gears2 for a couple of hours in my friends house and i loved it more than the first one.I cant wait till i buy my 360.Gears2 is the first game i am going to get.

[mikeslemonade]

This was my last post "about Star Ocean":

Some of you people are ignoring what this means for the future. Star Ocean doesn't even look that great and it's not the longest RPG and it takes 3 DVDs. Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey were also sub-par looking games and not very long games and they took 3 and 4 discs. My point is when games actually do look current generation it's going to take more discs than just 3 or 4. At this point no Japanese RPG looks much better than a PS2 game. We're only 3 years into this generation and in 2 years laters games will almost double in space, and they may be exclusive to PS3 because Microsoft does not want to taint the image of the 360 by releasing a 6 disc game.

As you can see I was talking about how this effects games a couple years down the line. My post wasn't targeted really at Star Ocean it's more about how much space games will take up. If you consider me calling Star Ocean is a average looking game a bashing comment then you get too offended too easily.

Yes I am biased for Sony, but it's true if you play Gears right now it's bleh. When I play a shooter I play mostly online but Gears 1 was all about the single player which wasn't that good. If you look past the graphics the game doens't have that much to offer.

And I do have an objective view on games I never raelly enjoyed MGS4. I think Uncharted is still the best looking game.

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

Good game but nothing compared to some other games I played this year. "Horde" mode is really the only reason I even hyped Gears of War 2 but that turned out to be a huge disappointment for me. Left 4 Dead is a better game (I have this for PC).

[CryofSilence]

And you claim to be objective? Everything you stated is still undeniably subjective. It's all opinions kids.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

.......hasn't anyone thought, "wow gears2 actually looks better than MGS4" (no offense)

or are they going to lie cause it's not a ps3 game. hasn't anyone made comparisons on the two?

edit,

if so use actual in game screen shots strait from both of the game's campaign, I'd like to see someone do it. (no bullet shots of either game please keep it simple :)

[phosphor112]

Gears of War (1) was broken and riddled with glitches/bugs? They were game-breakers too. Like getting stuck in pillars, falling through emergence holes, getting chainsawed by my own NPC teammate (cuz he missed?).

...Am I the only one?

[GUNS N SWORDS]

(phosphor112 -)

"Gears of War (1) was broken and riddled with glitches/bugs? They were game-breakers too. Like getting stuck in pillars, falling through emergence holes, getting chainsawed by my own NPC teammate (cuz he missed?)."

how does all that happen to you?

and friendly fire doesn't even exist in gears of war, so how, how did all that all happened to you?

[Sam Fisher]

not only ALL of the glitching made my turn on go down but then my disc broke i was going to buy it again but i was nah its online is not worth it... i like the shotgun now (no b!tching about host advantage), but they do need to fix online more, and weaken the lancer a little bit.

[Fallen_Angel]

its funny that sony fanboy want to talk down about gears to when there isnt even a game on the ps3 that is equal to graphics of gears 1 let alone gears 2 MGS4 was complete trash for a game that took 50 gb of space and had less then 3 hours of gameplay what a joke. For all the talk about blu ray. ps3 games are just as short (in a lot of case shorter) the 360 games and they have sub par graphics. So what the point of blu ray and why do they talk about gears when they dont have a single game that is on par with it.

phosphor112 oh and btw oh the the few bugs that were in gears on none of the ones you listed are real bugs or glitches. There were no game breakin bugs or glitches. About the only real bug was minor loading issues and I played through the game 2 time and was on mu 3 rd play through before I even ran in to that one

[pixelsword]

...I've always said it was Kill.Switch with RE4's camera angle.

Not even the chainsaw gun is original... if you know about Warhammer and fan-based websites...

http://nurgle.muschamp.ca/M...

The Gears/unreal soldiers even look like Warhammer Space Marines.

That doesn't mean it wasn't fun, because although it's not original to a sci-fi fan like me, it still does everything right.

[Hoggy1983]

End of the day everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I for one things Gears 2 is a fantastic game. My only gripe is with the online matchmaking system which leaves who twiddling your thumbs waiting for a game. That said, whilst online play has a steep learning curve, its has amazing depth and I'm getting more and more engrossed. I'd give it 9.5

[dwjohnson011211]

this site really is just doing this for hits.

[MiloGarret]

Yes, they are. Fact.

[Legion]

I love when Sony Fans right complete articles about other systems. Trying to make a play for a Sony game to finally come up with a GOTY award. It is that time I guess.

I too had a few hind sight thoughts about GOW2 but it in no way changed my overall view of the game. It is excellent in what it does and I think it has surpassed the first game in all aspects.

Would I have liked to seen the Berserker back? But I see how it didn't fit within the story line as it was more of the offensive battle dog then the defensive element used within GOW2.

New characters in GOW2 were excellent replacements to memorable characters in the original game.

It is not the finale in the series and it shouldn't need to answer every question, if it did then their would be no reason to bring about GOW3. Some answers were given more questions are present now. GOW3 should be an entertaining romp.

[dwjohnson011211]

UNITE

Little Big Planet is so damn boring to play and Gears of War 2 is the best game this year.

[Graphics Whore]

Hahaha, thanks for the good laugh, Gears of War 2 is definitely not GOTY though, it didn't appear on many peoples and websites radars even.

[Itrguy001]

GoTY should go to a game from earlier this year rather then from November because i would love to play gears and finish it but seeing as how the ending is retarded when i watched the leaked ending i actually changed my mind; R2 is amazing solid 9/10 or 4.5/5 but it isnt a perfect 10/10 or 5/5 its cool 30vs30 battles and 8player co-op but sometimes i cant find any rooms to play for Competitve and Co-op and when i do find a room im on a team with pure noobs who just spray. GoTY should definetly go to a game earlier this year.

[callahan09]

I disagree with their assessment of the worm level. It was my favorite level in the game, actually, from a gameplay perspective.

I pretty much agree on most of their other comments, though.

All in all, I liked Gears 2, but I think it is over-rated. In my opinion, saying Gears 2 is the best game of the year would be akin to giving a greatest hits album the Grammy for best album. Gears 2 does a whole lot right, but there isn't an original bone in its body.

It has entire sequences ripped straight from Halo 3, God of War 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, even Crash Bandicoot, and an old Ren & Stimpy platformer called Veediots! The core gameplay is a straight adaptation of Kill.Switch and Resident Evil 4. Giving it game of the year is, to my mind, like giving the pulitzer prize to a movie adaptation of a bunch of excerpts from the classics of literature.

Edit: I understand that some of you won't agree with my assessment that the game doesn't deserve to win awards because it suffers a crisis of unoriginality. That's just my opinion. I can completely accept it if people think it is the game of the year, because it took ideas from all over the place and made them fun and packaged it all up in a nice way that flows well. The only problem that I see there is that I want to see some innovation in my games. Something I've never seen before. Gears 2 didn't show me a single thing I hadn't seen before, and it came dangerously close to plagiarising entire scenarios of gameplay from other games.

[Xi]

Halo copies a lot of things from metroid, which copied a lot of things from beserk.

MGS and splinter have stories that are nothing but tom clancy and iam flemming novels.

bioshock = system shock

I could keep going, even mario, zelda and other "classic" franchises rip off other games and concepts, there's nothing particularly innovative from any new games that come out. I mean, look at braid, what some would consider more "unique" or "original" it's exactly like blinx.

truth is it's not about's who's innovative, but who popularizes the concept.

[OOG]

bubbles to you sir.....

At least someone is looking at things without being a fanboy...

[elorm9]

I only played the first one (up to the part with the bats in the dark), didn't really like it. I just got bored of having to take cover like 95% percent on the time...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[callahan09]

Here's the difference between the way all games borrow inspiration from others and how truly GREAT games borrow. Great games introduce something unique and fresh and make you experience something unlike all the rest. In my estimation, Gears 2 fails to do this. I'd say the first Gears, which borrowed heavily from many other games, did indeed impress me with some gameplay I felt was new and exciting and unique. But Gears 2 borrows so much from other games, including its own predecessor, that I never felt like I was playing something new. It all felt rather familiar. Which is not to say that it wasn't fun. Because it was very fun.

[pixelsword]

...Metal Gear came out in 1987.

Tom Clancy's first book came out in 1984 and it was The Hunt for Red October, which had no spy elements in it whereas the first metal gear had sneaking in it. If anything, Ding Chavez and John Clark themselves were copied from Solid Snake.

Ian Fleming's 007 Character was a classic open-faced Spy, not a shadow-stalking spec-op. 007 and Solid Snake used different methods entirely.

[gw4k]

This guys certainly hasn't played Gears! It is freaking awesome. Some really incredible moments. Don't listen to this nonsense.

[caladbolg777]

Did you read the article? The author seems to know an awful lot about Gears II, even going as far as to give specific examples for his points. You may not agree with him, but please don't drag him down to fanboyism simply because you disagree.

Have YOU even played Gears?

[Maxned]

Well of course he has. Why would he defend it if he didnt own it...?

[OOG]

meh for some reason I find that Gears 2 has been more enjoyable then the original....at least multiplayer is....Multiplayers added little pieces I find make it a better overall experience then the last one....

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

I admit, Gears of War 2 is mediocre. Everyone expected a huge leap in graphics but as expected, I failed to deliver. Don't blame me though, blame those R&D guys that designed me with last gen tech.

[philmac2007]

Gears = Straight up balls

[gw4k]

This guys loves balls so that means it is great!

[Avto]

There are some good points, but some of them are very personal.

[philmac2007]

Im SIck of hearing about Gears 2....The game stunk...Its worth a 2 day rental at best...DOnt't waste your money on it!!

[OOG]

thats in your opinion....tell that to the Hundreds of thousands of daily online players on it tho...

____@ Below

Exactly your opinion which is what im saying everyone has an opinion and doesnt needed to be stated like facts.

[callahan09]

Well in my opinion, Gears 2's multiplayer isn't as addictive as other games. I'm playing other games now. Gears 2 had a very fun campaign, but you can beat it in one or two days, so yeah, a rental is a pretty satisfactory way to experience Gears 2.

[Shadow Man]

But admit I have only played the campaign once. I have so many games that I haven't finish.

[XDF]

Posted on N4g within seconds and all their worshippers came here to celebrate. Oh that and the 50 million pro Killzone articles, this site just kills me, haha. BTW, Just traded in LBP and Motorstorm 2 for Prince of Persia. Motorstom was pretty good hardly anyone is playing the game online. LBP is just plain boring after a good 2 weeks. Been playing Gears online everday and beat the campaign 2 times already. 3 million plus people can't be wrong.

[caladbolg777]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Can I get a Sieg Heil?

[Lombax]

sorry just had to laugh out loud at this 1.

and LBP... boring? 0.o you never run out of new levels... and if you do you can make your own. sure other games have a level/map editor (like Far Cry 2) but 3d maps take way longer to make. besides what other game lets you create your own enemies and bosses?

[tda-danny]

I'm looking in Halo 3's direction...

[philmac2007]

Hell lBP kicks ass!!!Dont diss sackboy or ill mess you up

[stpiio]

wow, do you always get this aggressive when you play LBP?

[Gun_Senshi]

yes i get aggressive by slapping everyone online !

[aggh im on fire]

I found gears2 to be way better than the original, one of the games of the year without a doubt. This article is an epic fail.

[aggh im on fire]

It was one of the games of the year for me. Awesome.

[CrazyOrange]

gears is toooo good in campign and better than before
also graphic is way better
the only think is worst is multiplayer and that is big part of the game =/
if they didnt fix it
die in hell EPIC

[pp]

Best looking game in 08 by far.

[ppthedipshit]

PP the only thing exclusive, is you streaming a gay porno Netflix staring yourself, Jack Who, Grimlock, Sony Defence Farce, Patchstation 3 and SONYSLAVE.

[hamsterfist]

@ppthedipshit....

LOL, LMFAO, you get the idea....funny!

[Deadman64]

Campaign was vastly better than the original. It was an action movie from start to end I really enjoyed it. Multiplayer I feel is better as well. I prefer the matchmaking system. It's not Halo party system but its better than selecting a game IMO. Graphics improved only slightly, but its so dam beautiful i'm not gonna complain at all. Best graphics I have seen.

[59fifty8]

i gotta get an xbox soon i heard so many things about it maybe when the xbox 360 is like 120$ ill buy it, i can wait hav all of 09 to look forward to for games.

[The Judderman]

Gears2 raised the bar yet again for graphics and gameplay. And before the Sony boys whine and go but but... millions of people agree just check the scores and sales.
Its a shame the PS3 has still yet to release a game that scores high and gets sales as well.

[I_am_rushin]

quote: "Its a shame the PS3 has still yet to release a game that scores high"

Tell that to LittleBigPlanet and MGS4.

As to sales. Why should I as an individual give a $hit about sales? I buy the games and enjoy them! Whether the developer is making money or not is their F*c&ing problem.

[Gun_Senshi]

Raised what?

*Scratches head*

*Goes players Crysis Warhead*

[The Judderman]

The ps3 fanboys and just crying that they still haven't got a game which scores high AND gets huge sales.
I would feel sorry for them but it serves them right for beliving Sonys bullsh!t. No wonder there in last place this gen and getting kicked all over the place. Have you seen the latest sales figures ha ha. RIP SONY.

[gerardo5566]

forget sales!!!!! its all about the scores and the game itself!!! and right now no matter what anyone says the ps3 is blowing away the 360 in quality games... lets see 360 has halo 3 gears 1& 2,banjo and kazoie,fable 2, lips those are the only great 360 exclusive games...on the other the ps3 has metal gear 4, resistance 2,little big planet,motor storm pacific rift,valkyria chronicles,singstar,buzz,and socom...

[Sayai jin]

Hey, it's an opinion based article. Let the guy have his opinion. It does not take away that this game is amazing to millions.

[gerardo5566]

also one more thing.... what great games did the 360 have for the whole year 1? call of duty 2.... the ps3 on its first year had resistance,motor storm,folklore. that shows you real comparisons between the two!!!!! and right now the ps3 has alot more better exclusives than the 360!!!! forget multiplatform games its all about first party baby!!!!!

[PS360PCROCKS]

Um Oblivion, Call of duty 2, FNR 3, Ghost recon, PGR 3, Rainbox six vegas, DOA4, Guitar Hero...lowest score = 85.3 now tell me what PS3 games were "GREAT" the first year?? 360 had a war shooter, driving game, futuristic shooting game, music game, fighting game, boxing game...so please stfu

[Gaara_724]

not played the campain yet but online is not great but not bad dont like the controles but it is a chalange online thats what i like about it

[PS360PCROCKS]

games great. get over it.

[hamsterfist]

The game is OK, get over it. Not great, sorry. Horde mode is tremendous fun, but the online matchmaking is a mess and really ruined the versus mode for me. I find myself playing Left 4 Dead a LOT more..... And again I am sorry, but the vehicle sections in the campaign can suck my fvcking balls.

[PS360PCROCKS]

wanna hear a funny story? I think it's great, don't tell me what it isn't, that is your OPINION, not mine.

[blackpanther25]

he basically copied your post, rephrased it, and added extra. lol so you are piratically bashing yourself. So don't push your OPINION onto people. wow people are funny

[hamsterfist]

Thanks blackpanter. He did not see the irony in the fact he thought Gears 2 was awesome and I thought it was meh. He expressed his opinion and I expressed mine, simple as that.

I also want to express I loved Gears 1 and really I was just disappointed with Gears 2, just as the author was in the article. And can anyone tell me that the matchmaking system is not a complete joke?

[XDF]

You kidding, right?

Get over it, if it is so bad why is there millions playing the freaking game. It is just an opionion and you Sony Fanboys take this as the gospel. You guys make me laugh so hard I am on the ground typing this.

[GIJeff]

you are too stupid to find the ground, so i doubt you are laughing on it.

[strotee]

I would like to thank everyone for being objective and taking the time to consider another person's opinion in this thread. It really shows a deep maturity and hearing differing opinions doesn't affect you one bit.

[DiabloRising]

Gears of War 2 is a great, but flawed game. Just like MGS4, R2, Fable 2...

Hopefully people can start to learning to discuss a games pros and cons in a constructive manner instead of freaking out or using review scores to justify something that is utterly subjective.

[Gun_Senshi]

MGS = perfection!

[Another One]

is flawed. Anyone who states otherwise is lacking in mental capacity. I, for one, had tons of fun playing Gears 2. The single player is way better than the first and I've found matchmaking gets better with time. Getting into a match gets quicker or at least it did for me. Sure it's not super innovative or new but it's fun and that's what I look for.

People have varied opinions on everything. No biggie, but the overly blind, biased people get rather annoying. Chill out guys.

[kewlkat007]

Kill him, kill Him!! Hey if you disagree then just state why.

Gears 2 best co-op/single player campaign so far I've played this holiday season. Still wanna beat Horde mode.

Just finished Fable 2 Great game but could be better.

Again it's tough to WOW people the second time around when the first game still looks great and is still one of the better "New Ips" this gen.

[Gun_Senshi]

Example of when M$ pay checks are giving to reviewers.

Well M$ PRs think Gears has original cover system....meh

Rainbow6 game out around same time and I prefer its cover system.

Everyone entitled to his opinion. i prefer turn based JRPGs over a shooter if both where same level of quality.

[Exoil]

As stated, I can't believe you guys. And by that I mean the one's pointing fingers at someone and yelling "FANBOY!!!" just to go on and rant about their favorite system and how it's so superior the other one.

Sure, the Xbox vs PS2 war was infected, but this is just immature.
Grow the hell up and stop telling people how they should think. And remember, who really gives a sh*t what you think?

[jmcorp]

Gears 2 >>> Killzone 2

[jmcorp]

only joking, but yes GeOW2 is a really good game, so good it's better than KZ2, however it isn't as good as the first one...

but KZ2 = generic FPS, with above average visuals.

[hamsterfist]

huh? Will you let me borrow your time machine? I would love to go into the future, play a videogame and travel back in time just to bash it on a comments section. What other future games have you played? How is Gears of War 3???

[Unknown]

What? Everyone who is acting like guys is a sub 9 game can NOT have played the same game I just beat. Everyone that bashes the GEARS franchise for being just kill switch with pretty graphics is waaaay off base. The atmosphere and intensity that GEARS creates when you're playing the game is not rivaled by many. The main complaint about the first GEARS was the story. EPIC fixed this in the second, and while its not a Shadow of Colossus or Bioshock level of quality, the story was gripping and alot better than I imagined. There were a couple of moments in the game where I actually felt bad for the characters and the situations that the COGs were being handed. I think resistance 2 actually fell short of this. I like what they did with Nathan Hale, he was alot tougher in RF2 but I didn't really feel like the circumstances that were happening around Nate was really affecting the other characters, just him...making the experince more linear. <Note I really like RF2 btw>

It has been said that GEARS2 shouldn't get GOTY because its not original, because it borrowed from RE4 and killswitch and a few other games and etc. Will I know I'll have like zero bubbles after I say this but what in the h3ll do you think Kill Zone 2 is built off of? I bet my last dollar that KZ2 will have numerous references to other games in the genere. Greats like Half Life, Doom, Halo, and even the RF series, but I don't hear anyone mentioning how unoriginal or how that game takes elements from other games and incoroporates them into their game. And you know what? You shouldn't hear anyone complaining about that because thats what is supposed to happen.
A game takes the good aspects of another game(s) and builds upon that and makes a better product.

[hamsterfist]

Above I said Gears 2 disapointed me and was meh, I would also like to say that I would agree with you about Resistance 2. I was also disapointed in that title as well. I guess I just love getting disagrees........

[gerardo5566]

@ps360wiirocks

all those games but pgr 3 are third party dumb ass!!! im talking first party... ps3 has best games
best graphics of any console= uncharted
best racing game= gran turismo
best arcade racing= motor storm pacific rift
best singing game= singstar
best trivia game =buzz
best online game=(first party) resistance 2
most innovative game ever=little big planet
best jrpg= valkyria chronicles
best action game=metal gear solid 4

and did you notice ALL these games are playstation exclusives!!! so you stfu!!!!!
name me first party 360 exclusives that can compete with these exclusive ps3 games? and i dont even want to think about next year....

[dirtrider]

can't believe you mentioned that FLOP of a game........hell even the granturismo 5 demo outsold that piece of sh1t.

[hamsterfist]

I think he said Motorstorm was best "arcade racer". And since when did sales numbers matter towards the quality of the game? Everyone talks up Pyschonauts and Beyond Good or Evil for the Xbox and both sold like crap. Doesn't change that they were fantastic titles....maybe the same could be said for PS3 exclusives that don't top the sales charts but are highly acclaimed.

[Trekster_Gamer]

I loved this game.

Bigger and better in every way. You Sony drones can't bash all you want but if this game would have been released for your overpriced blugay player ala PS3 then you would be singing the praises of this game.

It looked better than Gears 1, as good as ANY ps3 game made to date.
Storyline was really good
Gameplay tried and true but even better

[dirtrider]

it must be a real let down that your console is last. sorry ps3 got a beat down the last few months. xbox 360 with its amazing games and its superior online kill anything the ps3 can offer this gen. gears of war 2 is better than any game on ps3...period. sorry the ps3 is inferior in so many ways.

[Radiodread]

K2 has not even come out yet you moron, how can you even begin to compare the two. I already know K2 will surpass Gears of Bore in every damn aspect. Gears of War is for the children, Killzone 2 is for the men. DEAL WITH IT.

[gerardo5566]

forget what sold well!!!! its about the game itself... and name me one 360 offroad racing game thats as good as motor storm pacific rift? none exactly

[gerardo5566]

gears aint as good as resistance 2....

[Wile]

Nasim, is that you?

[tatotiburon]

lol unknown gameguru once again bashing Gears of War 2? hahaha LMAO

[rbluetank]

i have been saying this for months about gears2. you play the entire foreground 2cogs vs 4enemies or 4cogs vs 8enemies. 98% of the game is played like this in the foreground. the background is 2cog or 4cog vs 30 and the background looks good and plays good. You even have 5 cogs in certain situations which makes this even more sad. i play in the foreground and gears2 is very weak in this area. the enemies selection is very weak as well. their are maybe three different specific new enemies characters in this game. the Kantus,dogriders and tickers. Skorge is the absolute worst boss character ever in a video game. He is Strictly CGI in my view. The other character are enhancement and not new characters. The Giant worms / sea monster is Background and not foreground. The giant worm was a very boring section of the game for me. You kill about ten ticker looking things and chainsaw maybe 12 veins. this section is the highlight for most gears2 players. to me it really is a waste of space/possibilities.

Gears2 biggest problem is you got a 35 year old kid with one creative ideal (chainsaw machinegun) His "gas tank" is spent. He is running on fumes. He is copy/cut and pasting ideas from old movies and games from his life experiences into his game. This copy/cut and paste strategy does not always fit and that why gears2 is not as good as it could be. the boards are way to "BIG" for nothing happening in the foreground flat out. they mask stuff well for people who are not just blind firing and actually looking at the foreground, i see 4 to 8 enemies acting like a army 100 when it just 4 to 8 enemies.

I really like the Gears possibilities but it really is falling downwards for me.

[hamsterfist]

Uh-oh you bashed on Cliffy B. Don't you know he is G(g)od and we must always listen to everything he says and always pay tribute?

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Silence Cliffy B parody......

[rexor0717]

People try to downplay popular games.

[rbluetank]

We all have to "HITS" some part of the day or days to come. this is popular too. can i down play that or should i ingore the fact that i need to swipe my @ss afterwards..!!! Please do not answer a fact with "tears". Please express a good opion and not a passive opion. I respect your point of view but i do not understand it. Gears2 has holes. i was expect the holes from gears one would be closed up and not open up as wide as the grand cannon in gears2. everything in his review is the truth. please correct him or my point of view. this is what makes forums fun and enjoyable.

[gamfreak]

Wake up already bots.....

[GIJeff]

is better than both gears games. I wish every day for a kill switch on the new consoles/pc.

[Glad to be a gamer]

Haven't read the article or the comments as im off to work but Gears2 is the best game ive played this year.

campaign is brilliant and changes up the gameplay for fun with more story with emotion and the mp is also excellent especially hord mode.

People are always looking for reasons to hate especially on this site when it comes to the 360 and its exc games.

Either way im guessing those that own a 360 are to busy with gaming in there free time to care i know i am. Lol.

As you were. : )

[SprayandPreycom]

and all i can say is im one happy gamer even though im hooked on fallout 3 right now :]

gears 2 campaign is one of the best things to happen to video games..

"Gears2 biggest problem is you got a 35 year old kid with one creative ideal (chainsaw machinegun)"

its not creative he stole it from warhammer 40k alot of the space orks have had this weapon for at least 10 years... they just put it onto a game before warhammer did..

[XDF]

Man, can Sony fanboys get any more annoying? How do you even know the game is bad when you can't play it on your PS3? Well,I have games to play now on my 360 so I'll leave the PS3 fanboys to google more negative 360 articles and get another "KZ2 is the greatest" piece so you can sleep better tonight. :D.

[eliasg]

Sony fanboys crying...

I feel sorry for you guys. Take a life pls, or even better buy the best console , the XBOX360...

[AngryHippo]

...people cant leave this game alone. Its funny and kind of sad. oh well. Anyway Gears 2 surpases the first in every possible way and is a far more enjoyable experience. Horde mode is great fun too.

[AngryHippo]

....which is fine, each to their own but my god, there are alot of complete Sony idiots (not fans but complete and utter morons) on this site. If the only way you can make yourself feel good, and make your console look better in YOUR eyes is to slander the other console and its games, then that is just a really sad day for gaming.

[Rocky87]

Gears 1 was simply a masterpiece in my opinion. At this time it was the best action game ever made. But the second one hasn't got that BOOM-Effect anymore. The campaign is nice and the graphics are great but it doesn't impress me like the first Gears. That's sad because I really love Gears of War. I expected so much ... too much. But don't get me wrong it is still a very good action game. But now it's time to give my 360 away ... this was the last great exclusive on the 360. I will sell my 360 and buy a PS3. The Sony-line-up is simply too bada$$.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Gears of War 2 is a letdown to everyone

the story sucks and it ends almost the exact same as the first
and the online has so many bugs and issues its untrue.

[AbyssGravelord]

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[Unknown]

I recieved 3 disagrees from my post above and I'm okay with that. People have different opinions. What GEARS means to me doesn't mean that it will or should mean the same for someone else. I just feel good that I'm able to read through this thread and see that people had the same experince that I had with GEARS 2. The emotion and the intensity that the campaign mode provides.

Anytime you see a popular game that gets bashed, as a fan of that game, I think a person should just take that critisicism as a reminder that the developers(EPIC) will look and see that there is still room for improvement on there next interation of the game. Or they should anyhow. For you guys who didn't quite enjoy the game, hopefully EPIC will do what they need to do in GEARS 3 to create a game that will give you'll the same experince that I and millions of others felt while playing THIS game.

As a side note, I think I'm going to create a new account like alot of others on this site cause I promise I'll get like 12 disagress for the smallest things. If it was say a KZ2 thread and I said,"Oh the graphics look nice." or "I really enjoyed GEARS 2" I'll get like 5 or 6 disagrees without merit. I mean, how in the heck does one get bubbles? Do I have to "beg" for them? I don't flame threads like some people do and they're the ones with like 7 plus bubbles lol! Is that what I have to do to be respected on this site?

Can someone please teach me the "way of N4G"?

[baraka007]

I gave you positive feedback unknown... just understand that's the way things are on the net. I've gotten nasty PMs from both camps and lots of disagrees just for saying I like something. It's hard to play on both systems and talk about their games on this site because you get negative feedback from fanboys on each side. Just like with this article... It's not written by a fanboy it's one persons opinion and just like this person I know a lot of people who think gears 2 is good but not great. It's how they feel and for some reason people can't get over the fact that just like with movies music politics and everything else in life someone will always like something you don't and dislike something you do.

[Unknown]

I agree. Most people can't accept the opinion of others. Its sad really. I for one am thankful for the sheer amount of good games that are coming out across all next-gen systems. I remember when I was a Sega fanboy back in the days of the dreamcast. I also remember all the great exclusives that came out on the ps2 that I "missed" because of being so naive to stick with one companies gaming console as though I owe that company something. I told myself never again and I'm a happier gamer from changing that closed minded way of thinking. Anyhow thanks for the positive feedback and words of encouragement. :) (....goes back to programming)

[robotnik]

Another flop for the flopbox, the poor mans console.