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Gameguru-Resistance 2 VS Gears 2: Resistance 2 plays better, Gears 2 Looks better

Gameguru-"Gears of war 2 can be described in a nutshell by witnessing the Horde Mode where waves after waves of enemies descend on the player's locations minus the Reaver and godawful Brumak segment, the pace of the game also seems to have been tinkered around with too much placing the intense action from far and between. The Vehicular segments although a quaint upgrade to the previous one still feel underwhelming and need to be worked upon. The original flavor of the game seems to have somehow been lost in creating a "bigger better and more Badass" sequel.

Final Score-7/10

Resistance 2 on the other hand might not be as visually appealing as Gears 2 but the time and space that it places the player in feels both tight, vast and exhilarating the same time, there are still a number of technical issues that need to be sorted out with the game which hamper it from becoming a top shooter this season.

Final Score-8.5/10"

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ceedubya9 - 388 days 5 hours ago

1.6 - I humbly disagree Drake

While I liked MGS4 (and the series for that matter), I don't feel compelled to play through that game numerous times like I would R2 and Gears 2. To me, from a fun-factor and gameplay point, Gears and Resistance run rings around Metal Gear Solid 4. Of course, as far as story goes, MGS4 beats them both there.....for better or worse.

Because the other two have a higher replay value to me, I feel as though they are better games. But of course, that's just for me, and your opinion is just as valid as mine.

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gw4k - 388 days 6 hours ago

2 - Differences.....

Coming from a player that has both games, R2 is killer. The game is awesome and the multiplayer is a lot of fun. But, it doesn't look that great! The textures are very weak at times and almost looks like a user made mod. It is funny, I haven't played a game in recent memory that made we say 'WOW' and 'Yuck' so many times while playing through.

Gears 2 is breathtaking. The graphics are simply incredible and honestly, there is nothing out there right now that matches it. Both the singleplayer aspects to both games is top notch. The multiplayer is the difference though.

R2 shipped with some of the best, most polished multiplayer to day. From day one, it has run like a dream. Never any slow down and tons of crazy stuff going on. Of course, it doesn't look good at all when you are playing.

Gears is still a great multiplayer game, but it is a bit of the same thing. They really do need to introduce some new weapons. Of course with Gears, the graphics in multiplayer are amazing. Just as good as singleplayer. One thing worth mentioning is that when Gears was released what a mess! Glitches and lots of them. The code has since been ironed out and it runs great...so that is good.

So which is better? Heck, they are both great...but, since I am a graphics hound I will stick with Gears for a bit longer then move on to more R2. The graphics simply can't be beat!

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DJ - 388 days 6 hours ago

2.1 - Agreed, R2 needed some more time in the oven.

While there were many times were I was blown away at the action and set pieces, there seemed to be quite a few places that looked horrendous, such as the underground lab and Idaho.

The single-player just lacked the amount of polish needed for such a grand experience. While Gears of War isn't good at storytelling and isn't a large technical powerhouse like Resistance, the amount of care put into the in-game content actually makes up for that. In the end, polish takes the front seat.

While Insomniac has gotten into the habit of releasing titles every year, they may want to rethink that strategy after the release of R2. Maybe releasing titles every 18 months is a better option.

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Myth - 388 days 5 hours ago

2.2 - Graphics are good but

Uncharted beats it there. Uncharted has more textures, the rain dripping off objects looks a lot better on uncharted. If you disagree do your own comparison and you will see im right.

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DJ - 388 days 5 hours ago

2.3 - Omg, Uncharted was just godly.

Everything in that game looked amazing.

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The Lazy One - 388 days 4 hours ago

2.4 - humm

uncharted's textures weren't that good. It had phenomenal visual effects and lighting that made the actual texture quality insignificant, but the textures themselves weren't that exceptional.

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lowcarb - 388 days 4 hours ago

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The Lazy one is right and uncharted also had many areas that didn't look so hot so get off it's nutts. Gears2 look years ahead so please stop bringing that game up like it's the best thing this gen visually on consoles. The crown belongs to Gears so get over it.

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Myth - 388 days 4 hours ago

2.7 - @lowcarb

You just proved how biased and blind you are. Save your money and get a new TV and some glasses. Gears graphics are not the best, if you say that then your a huge fanboy. Oh and by the way i love Gears of War it's a great game.

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Marceles - 388 days 3 hours ago

2.8 - @foxgod

"Most ps3 owners probably are still pretty wet around the ears when it comes to shooters."

The same thing could be said about any console owner when it comes to shooters. I say if you haven't played a PC shooter before (and you have obviously with Doom and Wolfstein) then you're totally lost. It's the same people that try to flop Crysis, and that's the only other shooter that has REALLY impressed me in the FPS category since Half-Life 2.

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Ju - 388 days 2 hours ago

2.9 -

I'm no fan of a fixed schedule. Get the game out when its done. I can wait. If it needs some polish, so be it. I still suspect it has something to do with KZ2 - and inhouse competition. R2 can look amazing - at times, so its not the engine, I believe. Some places just needed more time, I can agree to that.

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28121986 - 388 days 6 hours ago

3 - Resistance 2 is diverse

as far as sequels are concerned, Gears 2 mainly improves the original in an cosmetic sort of way.

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gw4k - 388 days 6 hours ago

3.1 - Not correct....

Gears 2 is more than cosmetic, it has a rich story and you have to remember, it is a continuation of a story. You can't go mixing things up too much with this type of setting. Something to keep in mind next you decide to post on games that you haven't played (or game...you clearly haven't played Gears).

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Nineball2112 - 388 days 5 hours ago

3.2 - ^^^

"Gears 2 is more than cosmetic, it has a rich story and you have to remember, it is a continuation of a story."

Right, because Resistance 2 ISN'T a continuation of a story, correct?

"You can't go mixing things up too much with this type of setting."

Yet, they were able to mix things up in R2. Hmmm...

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Foxgod - 388 days 5 hours ago

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it wasnt so hard to improve resistance, the original was mediocre at best.

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Nineball2112 - 388 days 4 hours ago

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@ Man of the Year - Right, because it's score on Metacritic determines whether or not it is more diverse than Gears 2? Talk about changing the subject...

@ Fox God... yeah, like anyone believes that you've played either game. o_O

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Foxgod - 388 days 4 hours ago

3.6 -

actually, i played so many shooters, i can easily tell what shooter is mediocre and what not.

Most ps3 owners probably are still pretty wet around the ears when it comes to shooters.
I played all the way from doom and wolfenstein to todays Gears of war 2.

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OnslaughtX - 388 days 4 hours ago

3.8 -

Everyone is biased, especially "professional journalists."

The only review that should matter is your own. Scores are arbitrary BS, thus averages of those scores are even more arbitrary BS.

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Nineball2112 - 388 days 3 hours ago

3.9 -

@ Fox God - so you admit you haven't touched either R1 or R2, but you feel inclined to comment on it's game play. You define fanboy.

@ Man of the Year - Actually, no it doesn't. And you can say it until you are blue in the face but that doesn't change reality. Whether or not it is more diverse or not is subjective, therefore it's entirely up to each person's opinion.

I never asked you to take my review score over the average. What are you smoking? Apparently you're having conversations between you and I where I'm not involved.

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Foxgod - 388 days 3 hours ago

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what i said is that if you played a butt load of shooters, you wont even have to play it, just seeing it is enough.

Its called experience.

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Nineball2112 - 388 days 3 hours ago

3.11 -

Haha... where I'm from we call that line of thinking "Delusional".

But whatever gets you through it.

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Foxgod - 388 days 3 hours ago

3.12 -

you must be from belgium or canada then.
You cant help it, its the french genes.

Anyway, if you dont want to accept that having seen and played a lot from a certain category gives you a keen eye for it, then dont, suits me fine.
Il stay away from R2 anyway...

@edit at below
Rofl about trying to get real life into this, your a sore person.

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Nineball2112 - 388 days 3 hours ago

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Now that won't be too hard for you Fox God, seeing as you don't actually, you know, own a PS3.

I really hope no one in your life relies on your opinion of things, based off of the fact that you can look at things and just intuitively know how other things will be based on your "observations". Brilliant way to get through life...

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Ju - 388 days 2 hours ago

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@Foxgod. Quote: "Its called experience.", No, its called arrogance.

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Final_Rpg - 387 days 22 hours ago

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@Man of the year

But all it takes is one incorrect review to spoil the rest of them. What happens when someone gives a score that obviously is way off what the game deserves. What happens if every reviewer gives it in the 9-10 area and then a reviewer that is biased because of their own personal agenda tries to sabotage the score by giving it 3. What does that mean? Does that mean that you should still base your entire gaming opinion on scores that have been skewed by those that have hate for a game because it's on a console they probably don't own.

If you base every purchase you make on review scores you'd probably have a very limited range of knowledge seeing as you aren't intelligent enough to form your own opinion. How would you know that those games that are averaged poorly are bad if you haven't even experienced them yourself. You're just being naive and gullible. You're not a gamer, you're a sheep, not even a sheep, at least sheep have brains. You're a mindless robot (that's better) falling under the command of inaccurate and unreliable review aggregates.

Enjoy living a life where you are just a puppet of marketing. Are you daft enough to really think that every reviewer out there is truthful? Giving there honest opinion on games? Or are you just too stubborn to admit your wrong? Probably both.

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Nineball2112 - 387 days 10 hours ago

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@ Man of the Year

Oh! Oh! Oh! I think I get it now. Let's see....

You've been a condescending jack@ass most of this thread, but I've seen one or two comments from you in other threads that have been level-headed.

If I understand what you're saying (and I think I do!) then the law of averages tells me that you are a condescending jack@ss most of the time!

Hey!! U shure doo splain' thangs reel guud! I feel les dum now! Hur, hur, hur...

Jack@ass

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fishd - 388 days 6 hours ago

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Flame on!

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10000 - 388 days 6 hours ago

4.1 - Hail Hail!!!

I could not ve said it better...

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Darkseider - 388 days 6 hours ago

5 - Well

Read the article and a nifty take on both games. If you really wanna get down to the nitty gritty.

Gears of War 2 avg of all 8 scores = 7.625
Resistance 2 avg of all 8 scores = 7.775

Difference. Not a damned thing. Both games are great games and that's the long and short of it.

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gw4k - 388 days 6 hours ago

5.1 - Reviews.....

Great to get an idea of a game but in the end, you just got to play them yourself.

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Hi-def freak - 388 days 6 hours ago

5.2 - Ive played both also

and Resist. 2 is better than gears2

Gears 2 still felt and looked like prt 1

Resist 2 was way much more improved and that got me hooked to it!

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ceedubya9 - 388 days 5 hours ago

5.3 - Both games seemed like minor improvements to me

Gears was more of the same but better, with a great Horde mode.

R2 was more of the same, with a fun co-op experience and Call of Duty controls thrown in.

Both really good games nonetheless.

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deeznuts - 388 days 3 hours ago

5.4 -

I played all 4 of the series. And I have to say, even though I'm more of a PS3 fan than a 360 fan, I felt a little let down by R2. It just didn't knock me out like I thought it would. Great game, no doubt, but I was hoping for an even greater experience. Might have been my high expectations that did me in. In order, I would rank:

1. R:FOM
2. Gears 2.
3. Tie between R2 and Gears 1.

This is just on fun factor, graphics play a role but I'm not talking about graphics here. All great/fun games. But if I had to replay again, today, that would be my order. Oh, and this is single player only. I don't play online (barely have time to game in the first place).

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tatotiburon - 388 days 6 hours ago

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gameguru lol as the love guru? ha

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xg-ei8ht - 388 days 6 hours ago

7 -

Well i'm playing Left for dead on pc, and while the graphics are nothing special,(source,valve)Looks mostly same as hl2. except character models do look improved.

The game is good fun, zombies rock:)

R2 does look good, and is diverse, with more going on and bigger draw distance etc., gears slightly has the upper hand graphically, but not any draw distance and not as much going on.

But all in all, depends on what type you like playing.

TPS or FPS.

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n4gzz - 388 days 6 hours ago

8 - I played and beat both game

R2 single player worse than R1. Multiplayer fun while co-op is very addicting.

Gears2 single player better than gears1. Multiplayer fun but R2 wins hands down.

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sgaap - 388 days 5 hours ago

9 - Only the first 2 acts of MGS4 looked great

The rest looked like it was rushed, and certainly below gears 2

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rogimusprime - 388 days 5 hours ago

9.2 - @sgaap

whatever you're smoking...please share.

I respect your right to an opinion and all, but you need to come back down to earth. Metal Gear Solid was a masterpiece.

Back on topic....

I have both these games and don't think you can compare them outside of the aspect that both in game hero's use guns to shoot at gray aliens.

I think Resistance 2 started off great...but kind of tapered off in the campaign storytelling. I am sick of cliffhanger endings so that's just my personal Bias.

I think the story in Gears 1 had a LOT more room to improve since the first one was pretty drab. I had a great time in ACT 5, but didn't like that Dom turned into a whiner.

Either way, I'm loving R2 multiplayer and Gears 2 horde mode. It's a good time to be a gamer. But you need BOTH systems!

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OnslaughtX - 388 days 4 hours ago

9.3 -

The fog lit streets of France...

The snowstorm in Alaska...

Liqud's fortress...

The Rex battle...

That final fist fight at sunset...

Yeah, gonna have to disagree with you there. MGS4 is gorgeous through and through.

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Mr PS3 - 388 days 6 hours ago

1 - Look at it this way

Resistance 2 is the Best FPS to Date
And
Gears 2 is the Best 3rdPS to Date
Ok
Its just Resistance 2 is 100 times Better than Gears 2

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ultimolu - 388 days 6 hours ago

2.1 -

And your face looks like garbage, hence the avatar.
Stop dissing a game you've never played before.

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Hi-def freak - 388 days 6 hours ago

2.2 - craig david

why do you keep showin you have R2?

If you hate it and your ps3 that much...sell it

your xbox will come in handy since winter is coming up...stay warm!

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she00win99 - 388 days 5 hours ago

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it doesn't matter if you have change your name or your avatar pp, we still know it you because we ps3 owners can detect a mentally retaded person such as your self...

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San anto - 388 days 4 hours ago

2.4 -

Its online is brilliant your opinion is moot.

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gamfreak - 388 days 6 hours ago

3 - Lol @Craig David

Learn how to spell the word before you embarrass yourself, it garbage not garbarge, which school you from....? And btw R2 is awesome, go back and play on your gears of bore.

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ultimolu - 388 days 6 hours ago

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Lmfao.
Seriously, have fun with both games.

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Magic_The_Celt - 388 days 6 hours ago

5 -

And what matters most kiddies?

Gameplay

Gameplay>>graphics

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Deadman64 - 387 days 23 hours ago

5.1 -

hmmm yet you say Gears 2 has "AWFUL" graphics. and everyone in the world says its graphics are amazing.

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eagle21 - 388 days 6 hours ago

6 - R2 > geerz

Any day of the week. Resistance gameplay destroys geerz.

Killzone 2 destroys halo gameplay and graphics.

Happy PS3 gaming in holiday 08' and 2009 (oh boy, another great PS3 exclusive year)! :)

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she00win99 - 388 days 5 hours ago

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hahahaha gays on warts 1.5 is an overly hype flop game, go masturbate your game you f@ggot xbots...

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Jamaicangmr - 388 days 5 hours ago

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Am shocked to see that articles like these still matter so much. Am sure they are both fun i'll be getting R2 this week or early nextweek (Depending on shipping) While i'll be enjoying Gear 2 next year on PC. everybody wins really, just play the games an have fun.

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dznutz00 - 388 days 5 hours ago

9 - my first post ever

i've never played gears 1 or 2 but i have played r1 and r2 and the graphics are better than r1 and the multi is better way better..... they could have kept the co-op campaign in the game but i really don't care because i like the single player because it gives me time to play it at my own pace and most of my friends like to just run of a kill anything that moves lol

im no super shooter fan at all i didn't really like cod1,2,3,4 and haven't played 5 yet but i hear its has a good multi

my thing is that if gears had came out on the ps3 and sold millions then r2 wouldn't have sold until later and if ur not a fanboy then u know this is true its sucks but its still true not that is selling on the scale of gears now but ill never know for sure if gears is a good or bad game because i don't own a xbox and don't plan to buy

you can call that fanboyism if u wish or just me not given the system a chance but in my defense my older brother owned the 360 before ps3 came out and it just never grabbed me.... by the way im 25

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Jamaicangmr - 388 days 4 hours ago

9.1 - Welcome

You make a good point an since this is your first post i'll give you your first agree.

There you go, now your a man. lol!

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dznutz00 - 388 days 4 hours ago

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yea ive been in and out off this site for months just never really felt like talkin just reading lol

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dznutz00 - 388 days 4 hours ago

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o thanks for the agree now i only have to wait for my first disagree lol

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PS3_FANTASY - 388 days 4 hours ago

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gears 2 is a flop

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Adropacrich2 - 388 days 1 hour ago

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I guess so in your PS3 fantasy land

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Gazman1982 - 388 days 4 hours ago

14 - Resistance 2 stats not updating ????

Is anyone having the same problem with their stats on R2 ??? My stats is not updating properly, everytime i finish playing the campaign my stats are not updating. Can anyone help ???
PSN:Gazman1982

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Deadman64 - 387 days 23 hours ago

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R2 has stats?

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