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Gears of War 2 - Xbox 360

Offical GamePro Score: 5.00

Average User Score: 4.4

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Pros Cons
Intense action [44] Terrible multiplayer [14]
Amazing visuals [42] Poor storytelling [11]
Addictive gameplay [40] Doesn't live up to expectations [11]
Just plain fun [36] Not enough content [9]
Tight controls [32] Repetitive gameplay [9]
Fantastic multiplayer [24] Braindead computer AI [5]
Awesome audio [22] Annoying audio [2]
Engaging story [21] It's boooring [1]
Epic boss fights [14] Unresponsive controls [1]
Innovative concepts [14]
Loads of content [13]
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5 Stars? No Brainer

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay Braindead computer AI

Well theres nithing to say but this.. This is an awesome game. Thats all i can say. Its just as addicting as the original. This has a longer campaign and new locust. All though I have to say ill miss the berserkers.. They seem to be the only locust that didnt return :( The con of Bad computer A.I is true... Honestly if you have layed capaign... You'll see many times were Carmine will be trying to get a sniper kill right in a locusts face.. or a ocust will be hiding in cover staring right at you and seem to get "stuck" or frozen in fear at the chainsaw revving up in front of him.. After that.. Its even more fun than the original! The new horde mode is insanely fun and definantely this is a great game.

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Game of the Year

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals  
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Fantastic multiplayer  
Just plain fun  

Gear of War 2 is the best game I have played this year. The story mode was much more fun, the locust were not as predictable as they were, and the story was much more in depth. The multi-player is much easier to play with your friends as you can create a party of 5. The graphics are unreal, some of the details in the game are amazing. Most of the problems have been fixed in the last patch, so there is less time wasted looking for games. If you have not picked up your copy of Gears 2, do it before the Christmas week as you will be on it all day and night. Better than any game on the Watchstation 3 I mean Playstation 3 which I have as well PS fans.

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Great Campaign and Great, but Ultimately Flawed, Multiplayer

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Terrible multiplayer
Engaging story  
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Tight controls  

First, lets start with the pros of Gears of War 2: everything about the campaign. From the brutal story to the great gameplay, the single player portion of Gears is the total package. Online multiplayer, though, is another story. Although the actual gameplay in multiplayer is fantasic, the matchmaking, sadly, is very sub par. While games like COD 4 get me into a great, balanced match in no time flat, it can take me up to five to ten minutes to get in to a Gears 2 match. Even when I do get in to a match in Gears 2, half the time the game will be horribly unbalanced and the game will turn into a slaughter. Even with the multiplayer issues, though, I would still recommend this game for purchase by all 360 owners.

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Kick ass

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Not enough content
Awesome audio  
Engaging story  
Loads of content  
Epic boss fights  
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Addictive gameplay  
Addictive gameplay  
Tight controls  
Tight controls  
Innovative concepts  
Fantastic multiplayer  
Just plain fun  

Gears 2 is 1 of my all time favorite games on the 360 with stunning graphics and the most bad ass weapons i video game history!!!

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Much Improved over the first...

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Terrible multiplayer
Awesome audio  

Though not without its problems. The campaign is much improved over the first with more variety in gamplay especially as far as enemies go with a larger array of foes instead of Drone,Drone,Drone,wretches,Drone,Drone,Drone,Boomer... But the majority of the gameplay is great with the exception of the on-rails turret segments which are really, really frusturating. As far as MP goes Horde mode is fantastic but the regular MP still sucks. I don't know I just hate the weapon placement with all the power weapons stuck in the center of the map turns any game I join into into a race to the center where everyone rolls around shooting at each other with shottys until one team takes the power weapon prizes and its game over for the other team. No matter what that team has already lost. Which is wierd for a game emphasizng using cover. But still a Fantastic game. If you have a 360 go buy it... Now.

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Epic Win

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Terrible multiplayer
Loads of content  
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Tight controls  
Innovative concepts  
Just plain fun  

GOW2 is quite possibly one of the best games I have played this year, it has great gameplay, and the best graphics I have ever seen in a console game. The horde is by far the best addition to the game is really fun to play with up to 5 people. The campaing is really good to but is better play in coop with a friend since is a hell of a lot more fun that alone, and the story althoug not stellar is good enough to get you trough completing the game. What was really dissapointing is the multiplayer, it has some killer glithches like shooting someone at pointblank range with a shotgun and still getting chainsaw, and the slowest matchmaking in videogame history. Fans of the original should really get this game, do not worry about the multiplayer since Epic has already announce a patch coming soon.

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Campaign Rocks, Multiplayer is Horrible

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Doesn't live up to expectations
Intense action Unresponsive controls
Addictive gameplay Terrible multiplayer

After playing this game for a few weeks, I have come to two conclusions about this game, The campaign is simply awesome, and can be replayed numerous times without becoming stale. On xbox live however, this game is absolutely horrendous. It takes 15 to 20 minutes sometimes just to get into a match, and when your finally in one, your faced against players that you stand no chance against. I thought the purpose of matchmaking was to pair players against opponents of similar skill? Also, the gameplay is extremely glitchy. The only feasable ways to kill people are by the chainsaw, melee, or frag tagging, all of which are cheap shots in my opinion. I can't believe epic would allow this half assed attempt of a game to go out on the market. They seriously need to fix the multiplayer problems or there will be many unhappy fans.

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Gears of War 2 the Epic and Best Game for 360

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals  
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Fantastic multiplayer  

Gears of War 2 has been polished so perfectly I cannot see where they can improve anything for Gears 3! The constantly updating achievement list was great! The body shield was amazing too! How can it get better!?

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Better than the first

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Repetitive gameplay
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Tight controls  
Just plain fun  

Finished the one player mission and loved it. A great shooter with better visuals and 'moments' than the first. Lots of great action and just fun to play.

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Play it. Its awesome

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay  

I just got done playing the single player missions and while its a little short, its is one of the most action packed shooters I have played since Halo. The vehicle controls absolutely suck, but everything else IS TOP NOTCH. If you have a high def TV then you must play this game. If you don't you must play this game. Online is a blast thanks to horde mode. I personally am not that good at fighting other people online ( I have a job and little spare time to practice ) but with horde mode you co-operate with other people to kill the locust. Buy it, love it. (Wait till you fly the reaper..... my personal favorite)

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