CliffyB: Gears of War 2 is "five times bigger"

Gears of War 2 developer Cliff Bleszinski promised the sequel is five times bigger than the original. Bigger is better, right?

Bigger, badder... locust-y-er?

Bigger, badder... locust-y-er?

Gears of War 2 is set to storm the Xbox 360 later this year, and with it will come bigger campaigns, badder weapons and a smoother running Unreal engine under the hood.

The question remains, however: Does all that make it "better" than the original?

Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski thinks it will be, but he's biased: the Epic Games front man is the unofficial face of Gears, and he even has a replica chainsaw gun to prove it.

Nonetheless, CliffyB told CVG Monday that fans should expect a whole new game that's miles ahead of its game of the year predecessor [editor's note: original CVG link broken].

"[The Unreal Engine has] never stopped evolving. The character lighting is vastly improved, the environment is chippable and the tress get knocked down as physics objects. There's just so much s**t going on, it's five times bigger this time. I think it shows the engine's got smoother," Bleszinski said.

Epic developers are working harder than ever to make GoW2 more than just a continuation of the series; Bleszinski said his team is pushing the nearly 3-year-old Xbox 360 to its limits and thinking outside the normal development box.

"Because it's not as if the 360's getting any better, it is what it is; a fixed platform. The mountain needs to go to Mohammad in this instance."

This content requires flash player 8. Go install the latest version now!
THE VERDICT by Jack Loftus Jack Loftus's Avatar If Epic can reproduce the intensity seen in the first level demo (moving trucks, firefight, Brumak attack) across the entirety of Gears of War 2, then I don't think CliffyB has anything to worry about.

Comments [60]

post a comment

whysofaded

GoW2 BABY!!!!!!!!!!! Woot Woot!!!! And I'm about to get an internet connection that is sick nasty!! Supposed to be 5 times faster than a T1!! Can't Wait!! I have been plagued with lag because of my connection since I've been on Xbox Live...I have grown accustomed to it but this is going to be SOOO much better!

themave

This is going to a fun game, GOW1 was a great game, it can't miss. with Gears fans, my son and I are both pre-ordering this week, like the old saying goes "a family that chainsaws togethers stays together"

themave

whysofaded Posted at: 05/19/08 at 10:32 AM PST GoW2 BABY!!!!!!!!!!! Woot Woot!!!! And I'm about to get an internet connection that is sick nasty!! Supposed to be 5 times faster than a T1!! Can't Wait!! I have been plagued with lag because of my connection since I've been on Xbox Live...I have grown accustomed to it but this is going to be SOOO much better!
you will love the better connection, my son playes on a dsl, and I have a cable modem, didn't want to run both off the same, it is great,

Sire

I'm not gonna say anything, I am way too tired today, . . anyway,....................yay Gears2..............................whysofaded, . . 5x faster than T1??.......what are you getting the business Fios service?..........I have Optimum boost and it's fine, . . I rarely get lag, but down the line I'll switch to Fios, I have been hearing great things.

Post a Comment