Gears of War 2 Review: Well Whaddaya Know?

It’s that time of year again. Gamers are among a slew of high quality games as the holiday season approaches.  We’re infected with sequelitis around this time of the year; which is no different than last year, and the game at the top of most 360 owners must play list is the sequel to 2006’s epic release, “Gears of War 2.” The first “Gears” game really put the Xbox 360 on the map, and cemented its reputation as the console of choice for action/shooter games, but can the sequel follow it up with the same intensity?

“Gears of War 2″ brings us right back into the thick of things with Marcus Fenix and his trusted partner Dom. We quickly find out that the events from the first game hadn’t turned out quite like the humans had hoped, and they are now forced into a corner by the ever ferocious locusts. Humanity must now go on the offensive, if they don’t want to end up extinct. [Continue Reading]

GEARS 2 – MP Footage

Here in you’ll fine some serious footage on GOW 2 Multiplayer mode.  I say serious because it’s worth looking at.  Cliffy B and other creators indulge us with the different modes and gameplay you can expect for this highly anticipated title for XBOX360.

Most notable are improvements in grenade tagging (noobs), a human based capture the flag mode and more. Mr. B also points out several fixes for the game that include the loss of that Glitch-Chain-ChainSaw-Pwnd-Move, and the inclusion of “you can’t roll at me and shot gun me anymore”.  If you didn’t know, in the previous MP mode you could essentially chain kill multiple enemies with the chain-saw. Chain sawing enemies would temporarily put you into God Mode. Not any more. Also, gamers often take advantage of the dive and roll move (with a shotty in hand), and bumb rush you for an easy close up kill. That’s gone to. So it’s bigger, smarter, and more bad ass.  Oh, lets not forget the most important thing: more blood. I’ve had my fair share of announces with GOW on the PC and clearly relate to the Shotty Gangs, and Chainsaw Chainers. It’s nice to see that developers are punk busting these guys in the arse.

New Gears of War 2 footage

This is what you guys have been waiting for! New in-game footage for the upcoming sequel Gears Of War 2. This video is introduced by none other than Cliffy b. himself giving you a little synopsis on what you’re about to see. And from what’s shown, and what I’ve guessed, the game looks pretty much the same as the first. This is not necessarily a bad thing as the original still holds up as one of the best looking 360 games to date. from the vid you can see some new elements such as the chainsaw fights and now being able to grab the enemy and use them as shield. Also you get to fight those big ogre guys and there’s more enemies on screen at once ( which finally makes sense since they’re locust!). The game will drop this November exclusively on the xbox360 and looks to give fans the same experience as the first. I just hope they give us a real ending this time! check the video below.