220°

Gears Of War 2, No longer As Popular

Less people are playing gears this month

HelghastKid5010d ago

How is this news? the game is old, its only a matter of time before the population drops.

-Alpha5010d ago (Edited 5010d ago )

This just in: I just got off my PS3.

Edit: SoHood.com?

MicroSony4Life5009d ago

must be an affiliate of Hiphopgamer : )

Trebius5009d ago

After all this time, people were still playing Gears 2/CoD...cause those are the 2 games on XBL that are always on top of the traffic list.

I have friends that STILL play Gears 2 and then bounce over to CoD when they get bored, then back again etc etc, cause there's really not that many options at the moment with online gaming on XBL until Halo:Reach and the Next CoD release.

Halo:Reach is going to bring life back into the 360 for sure.

StanLee5009d ago

Gears of War 2 is consistently in the top 5 most played games but the game is 2 years old. With the 25x XP Labor Day weekend, you'll see a lot of players return but it is a 2 year old game. There never has been that many multiplayer options on XBL. It's consistently been the Call of Duty titles and Halo 3 in the top 5 with probably GTAIV, Gears of War and the Left 4 Dead titles making brief appearances.

Lich1205009d ago

True, however, I have noticed the Gears 1 community getting more populated once again. When gears two launched it was vacant (which is understandable) but now its fairly active again. Which I think is great because maybe, just maybe, epic will make the third game play more like the first.

Theo11305009d ago

thought gears 2 suffered from horrible lag. I with a 15/2mb connection would get the laggiest games. Also the grenade spamming was annoying and not fun, especially with the smoke grenades.

Elvfam5115009d ago

Personally I think gears 1 is way better than gears 2.....

jrbeerman115009d ago

One could only hope so, since the only good thing about Gears 2 online is Horde mode.

Lich1205009d ago

Agreed. I love horde mode, but for competitive multiplayer Gears 2 just felt... boring. Gears 1 was exciting. If you are good you can drop 4 enemies with your shotgun even if you're nearly surrounded. In Gears 2 its so slow and melodic that if you're out numbered you are nearly F'd. Unless of course you have a nade trap planted or the OP torque / boomshot. I love the torque, but its blast radius is far to great in Gears 2. You don't even need to have an active, or stick a person to kill them with the torque, just put it kinda near their feet. In gears 1 you could rebound torques (very fun) but gears 2, no dice.

EliteAssass1n5009d ago

@Lich120 - when Gears2 first came out, ya gears1 was pretty vacant, but within a month it was back to acceptable levels, and in my opinion has stayed that way until recently where it's starting to decline. Of course, i'm just talking about ranked, no idea if player matches are active or not. my guess is they are. I'm hoping to god that I like gears3 enough to keep coming back.

Lich1205009d ago

@Elite

Hmmm, I never really got into ranked since Im far to impatient to rejoin and coordinate with friends lol. However, from what Ive seen the Player matches are still quite active. Warzone not so much, but then again execution has always been more popular than warzone. Much to my dismay.

You know what game type I'd like to see? Warzone with execution stand-up rules. That is, you can still get killed from a distance, but if you're DBNO you can still hit A to stand back up. (Also is it A or X?! Im at work and I can't remember ... which is ridiculous because Ive been playing Gears for 4 years now)

+ Show (3) more repliesLast reply 5009d ago
Disccordia5009d ago

Last month had a 20x EXP weekend so it's no surprise that this month there will be less players.

Parapraxis5009d ago

River City Ransom, No longer As Popular

Less people are playing RCR this month

jrbeerman115009d ago

and that's a crying shame

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 5009d ago
HelghastKid5010d ago

True but all those games you just mentioned are FPS and we know how fps fair on Xbox. Gears still has a nice online community, i doubt it just dropped to 5 people playing.

ndibu5010d ago

Aaah never mind, not gonna turn this into a fanboy war, but you know what game I'm talkin bout

Spaghett5009d ago

Yeah, it probably does have more players than Shadowrun.

SOAD5010d ago

Well I heard the Gears 2 online was broken so it's a surprise anyone was playing it.

Show all comments (30)
190°

Ranking The Gears Of War Games From Worst To Best

The Gears of War series has been a consistent deliverer of quality for Xbox, but which games are the best?

Read Full Story >>
culturedvultures.com
KicksnSnares693d ago

Gears of War is my favorite video game franchise, and the Locust is my all-time favorite faction.

My rank list:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Gears of War 3
3. Gears of War 1
4. Gears of War 4
5. Gears of War 5
6. Gears of War Judgment (No Locust in multiplayer was a disgrace)

ChasterMies692d ago

Agree 100% with this ranking. The campaign in Gears of War 2 is among the most fun campaigns ever made. It’s been downhill from there.

Zombieburger638692d ago

I’d say gears 2 and 3 are pretty even. I absolutely loved both of them.

darthv72693d ago

2 is still my favorite but 5 is also up there (for me). Then I'd say 1, 3, 4 and Judgement. Tactics isnt the same type of game, so it seems odd to rank it among TPS when its a strategy game. So I make that one all its own. Pretty fun game too.

Jericho1337693d ago

The first is and has always been the best one imo - the story, the levels, the set pieces, the soundtrack - as close to perfect as a campaign can get.

I’d say the series had been on a continual downhill slide until 5.

Om4ever692d ago

Naaaan ... 2 is the best by far

MadLad693d ago

3
5
2
1
4
Judgement

I love the series as a whole, but 4 was pretty by the numbers, and Judgement was just ok.

LoveSpuds693d ago

I played them all since picking up a Series X about 7 months ago. Personally, I don't think time has been kind to the earlier games and they feel very slow and repetitive to play. Whilst the newer games may be prettier, they stick with the original gameplay mechanics too much in my view so as a whole series of titles, I think they are pretty average games.

Not to say they weren't fun and I have a lot of nostalgia for 1 and 2, I just think there are far better action games out there.

Show all comments (14)
140°

Gears Of War: The Franchise For You

What's the best Gears of War game for players? Where to start? This guide should easily lend a hand.

Read Full Story >>
vibethenook.com
Old McGroin826d ago (Edited 826d ago )

It's brilliant but personally liked part one more. It's the only one that had a near horror movie vibe to it in parts, the atmosphere was amazing.

Also, the commercial for it was 🔥🔥🔥

https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SC...

Neonridr826d ago

Mad World was such a perfect song for that trailer. I loved part 1 too just because it was so fresh at the time. The series has been solid, but experiencing everything for the first time was pretty awesome.

ChasterMies826d ago

Gears of War 2 has one of the greatest campaigns of all time. Carmine, all that juice, fighting inside a giant worm, and riding monsters.

Knightofelemia827d ago

Gears 1 and 2 will always be my favorite Gears titles. The scene where Dom find his wife and then has to shoot her was an epic scene.

monkey602826d ago

I always found that scene laughably bad myself. Fantastic game though.

1 will always be my favourite. Most were great with the exception of 4 being okay and judgement being terrible.

They still have the most satisfying headshots from any multiplayer game around.

lucian229826d ago

Nah I laughed, the acting was soooooooooo bad

KicksnSnares827d ago

My favorite Gears game list
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears 4
5. Gears 5
6. Gears Judgement

Gears Of War is my favorite video game franchise. I can’t imagine how Gears 6 will look in UE5 after watching Hellblade 2 gameplay trailer

RetroCaptainSteve827d ago

Or if they remake 2 and 3 with that engine.

KicksnSnares827d ago

There is a rumored Marcus Fenix collection (Gears 2 & 3 remake) in the works at the Coalition. Hopefully, it’s true, but I doubt it.

Profchaos827d ago

For me you can't beat gears 1 the original was so fresh and revolutionary at the time.
Then basically I'd rank it 2,3,5,4 and judgement

Viljong827d ago (Edited 827d ago )

One of the reasons why i got the series x. Been fan since the first game.

myfathersbastard827d ago

Played them all recently on gamepass. Great games. But my favorites gotta be gears tactics. Don’t know why. I just had a blast with it lol

Show all comments (27)
130°

Ranking The Gears of War Series

The Gears of War franchise's influence has remained to this day with cover systems becoming as ubiquitous as regenerating health. With a new console generation upon us, it's time to list the series from worst to best.

Read Full Story >>
techraptor.net
TranceHop 1169d ago (Edited 1169d ago )

My ranking list
1 .Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears Judgement
5. Gears 4
6. Gears 5

Om4ever1169d ago

Same for me... Good taste Trancehop 😉

darthv721169d ago (Edited 1169d ago )

My personal order is (favorite to least)
2
5
1
3
Judgement
4

Sciurus_vulgaris1169d ago

1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 5
4. Gears 1/UE
5. Gears 4
6. Gears Judgement

Atom6661169d ago

This is the correct answer.

nibblo1169d ago (Edited 1169d ago )

Close to my rankings but some differences. My rankings:

1. Gears 3
2. Gears 5
3. Gears 4
4. Judgement
5. Gears 2
6. Gears 1

People will hate on me putting Gears 2 so low but I always felt the graphics were too busy to the point of confusion and the combat/movement hadn't really improved over 1. Lot of cool ideas but execution wasn't the best as far as I'm concerned.