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Gears of War 2 | 
| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  267 reviews
Sales Rank: 229
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: shooter_action_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
1080i Support
16:9 Support
480p Support
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Dolby Digital
Downloadable Content
Vibration
Voice Support
MPN: C3U-00001
Model: C3U-00001
UPC: 882224691635
EAN: 0882224691635
ASIN: B000ZK9QD2
Publication Date: November 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Award-winning sequel picks up six months after the events of the blockbuster original | | • | Innovative third-person tactical action gameplay; Xbox LIVE delivers online multiplayer (up to 10 simultaneous players) and cooperative action | | • | Unreal Engine 3 delivers jaw-dropping graphics; new effects include ambient occlusion, dynamic shadows, advanced destructible environments, and more | | • | Winner of several awards at E3 2008, including Overall Best Shooting Game, Overall Best Graphics Technology, and Best Action Game | | • | Original cast of characters returns, including Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago, as well as several newcomers |
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Product Description
Gears of War 2 X360
Amazon.com Product Description
The wait is over, Gears of War 2 has arrived. Ever since the original was released, fans have clamored for this sequel. Developed exclusively for the Xbox 360 by Epic Games, Gears of War 2, which has already garnered several awards, picks up six months after the events of the blockbuster original Gears of War. Players are thrown back into the role of Marcus Fenix, leading the battle for humankind's survival against the Locust Horde. With innovative third-person tactical action gameplay and unsurpassed high-definition graphics, Gears of War 2 is a must-have game for the Xbox 360.  | Gears of War 2
Players:
Offline: 1-4
Online: 10
Gameplay Modes:
Single player, competitive multiplayer, cooperative multiplayer, system link multiplayer, online multiplayer with voice support.
Format:
16:9 Widescreen on HDTV 480p, 720p, and 1080i. |  | | 
Gears of War 2 offers stunningly realistic, vast environments to play in. View larger. | 
The enemies in Gear of War 2 are huge and downright nasty. View larger. | Huge Environments, Bigger Gameplay
For those who loved Gears of War, Gears of War 2 builds upon it in every way, but with several major enhancements. There are more weapons, bigger vehicles, and more action. The enemies are more dangerous, and the total experiences is more immersive than ever. And with a revolutionary tactical combat system, the game will require not just fast reaction times and shooting skill, it will also challenge you to devise a strategy that will work against the enemies who exhibit smart AI. Jaw-Dropping, Realistic Graphics
Just as Gears of War did the first time around, Gears of War 2 ups the ante for graphical prowess. Combined with the sweeping vistas and evocative locales of Sera, where the story takes place, Gears of War 2 offers jaw-dropping graphics that are made possible through advances in Unreal Engine 3. New visual effects include ambient occlusion, dynamic shadows, improved character lighting, the ability to render hundreds of on-screen characters simultaneously, improved water physics, additional blood and bullet decals, advanced destructible environments, new weather effects, and the introduction of fluid objects. Immersive, Gripping Story
Taking place six months after the end of the first game, Gears of War 2 returns the cast of characters of the original, including Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago, as well as several newcomers. Novelist and comic book writer Joshua Ortega, who assisted with the writing, has created a story that is big on character development and personality. With a new in-game conversational camera system and multiple story arcs, the story is presented in a gripping cinematic style where characters gain an emotional depth that matches their realistic graphical representation. More Characters, Upgraded Vehicles, Badder Weapons
Those who were impressed by the original Gears of War will be in for a real treat. New characters such as Tai Kaliso, weapons like the burst pistol, and huge vehicles like the COG Centaur tank will give players a whole new dimension and scope of gameplay in both single-player and multi-player modes.
  
Multiplayer Action with Xbox LIVE!
Gears of War 2 features a multiplayer mode that allows up to 10 simultaneous players for outstanding multiplayer fun. Taking full advantage of the Xbox LIVE service, which boasts 10 million gamers, Gears of War 2 features both competitive and cooperative multiplayer gameplay. Setting up games is simple with LIVE, and you have the ability to drop in and out of co-operative campaigns at any time. Everything you loved about multiplayer in the original is back, including the classic death matches, but with this sequel there is an added emphasis on teamwork. New multiplayer game modes will require better coordination in order to win. The game also features voice support, so you can communicate with other players around the world -- whether you're on the same team or trash talking! Gears of War 2 won several awards at E3 2008, where it was first presented, including Overall Best Shooting Game and Overall Best Graphics Technology of E3 2008 from IGN, as well as Best Action Game of E3 2008 from the Game Critics Awards.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 267
 Denizens July 23, 2010
mikey mike
"Gears 2" begins after the events of the first one. This time the original and groundbreaking story revolves around the humans of Sera making a last stand for the last city in a last attempt at beating the last of the locust in the last blah, blah blah. Basically you play the coolest name in video game history; Marcus Phoenix and try to defeat the Locust whiles reaffirming every cliche seen in Michael Bay movies and most post apocalyptic action movies in the past 2 decades.
The story aspect of "Gears 2" is the weakest element of the game. The game makers attempted to add more emotion to the game and it failed miserably on every level. It's hard to give darn about a guy whose neck is about 20 inches thick. There is a forgettable story that has something to do with sinking Jacinto, and whiles on that mission we get "deeper" with Dom's character as he looks for his wife. I don't play a game called "Gears of War" for emotional depth and to look for someone's wife, I play it to shoot aliens. The decision by the game makers to interject the utterly pointless and largely uninteresting element of Dom's wife is one thing that kills any potential the story had. Dom has to make a decision about his wife and it's meant to be emotional but just comes off as comical and idiotic. I hear it plays a part in Part 3 but in Part 2 it just does not work at all. But that's just my opinion.
The first "Gears" had an amazing level in which you had to avoid a creature called "The Berserker" by being quiet and quick witted. The cleverness and sheer fun of that level is not matched in any level in the 2nd Gears game which was a bit of a disappointment for me. Not to say the levels in "Gears 2" are bad, it's just you're doing the same thing over and over again, and the stuff meant to give you a break like piloting the strange creatures that Cole hilariously refers to as "Horsey" is more irritating than enjoyable. There's another irritating level in which you have to find a way out of part of the giant worm's body. Problem is that the level is filled with smoke and hard to see anything at all, so you pretty much rely on luck more than anything else to escape the irritating level. Once again not a badly designed game, just about 20% of is irritating as all hell.
The online aspect of the game is the best part of the game, granted you're not playing with immature children that have an affinity for a certain three letter homophobic slur and another word that rhymes with "Stitch". It's a blast to get on X-Box live and go at it with fellow sexually frustrated geeks for hours. Are we better off going outside and having a social life? Yes, but I'm personally allergic to the sun and fresh air.
Warzone is probably tied with "Madden" "Virtual Tennis 3" as the most fun thing I do online. "Modern Warfare 2 " and "GTA IV are great online, but when it comes to sheer fun you can't beat "Warzone" on "Gears 2". "Horde" is great too, and I like to get online with my favorite people and just go as far as we can into Horde. It's not as fun as "Warzone" but requires the same level of strategy as "Warzone" and know how of the different weapons in the game. "King of the Hill" and the other stuff is ok, but for my money it's "Warzone" and "Horde" that takes the cake. For all the lameness with the storyline on the campaign mode, the online mode is just out and out fun and a blast. Easily the best thing about the game.
"Gears 1" at the time it came out had some pretty impressive graphics, thanks to "Modern Warfare 2" and "Red Dead Redemption" our eyes are now accustomed to better looking games making the first "Gears 1" look merely ok. The 2nd "Gears" does have much better graphics, although it is filled from top to bottom with glitches. The oddest one for me is the game rendering as you start the level. It's only about 10 seconds but I find it odd and looks rather creepy. Online has moments where you see weapons and body parts floating in thin air and people walking through solid objects. It's not a deal breaker in any way but just a bit odd at times.
Zimmer clone number 45.SJA code named Steve Jablonsky got the job due in large part to his entertaining and highly addictive score to the first "Transformers" film. The game makers wanted that MV/RC sound and they got it in spades. The Horns playing the heroic anthems are here, the never ending 16th note string ostinatos, the synths to add some spice, and the occasional choir to give it a forced sense of "epicness" is all here and accounted for. There is not going to be any piece of music in the game here that one has not heard a million times before and done much better either by Jablonsky or another robot from the RC factory. Is the music in the game unoriginal and very predictable? Yes, but does it work in the game? A definite yes. The games are designed the game to be like a Michael Bay movie, and what better than some generic RC music to complete that feeling. A much better fit for the game than the music from the first game.
One interesting thing about the music is whenever you die in the "Campaign" mode you're sent back to the menu in which you hear a piano and some soft strings playing the main theme from the game. When this same thing is arranged for a huge orchestra it sounds generic and like every other RC anthem ever composed, but when arranged for one piano and a small string section it sounds original and engaging. I find that endlessly fascinating. Let that be a tip for the young composers out there, doesn't matter how amazing your melody is, if your orchestration is boring and predictable your music will end up sounding boring and generic as well.
The sound design is great just like with the first game. The surrounds are hyper active and a great help when playing the game online. I can literally hear people walking up or reloading their gun in my left or right rear speaker and turn around and shoot them. It's amazing. The cinematic kills and the chainsaw revs gets a nice boost from the woofers, there is an overall crunchiness to the sound effect which makes it sound very nasty in a good way, and my personal favorite sound effect is the squish sound you hear when you use the sniper to take someone's head off. Nasty, but a hilarious and addictive sound effect.
John DiMaggio and the rest of the superb voice cast from the first returns and seem to have a lot more fun this time around. The lines are still over the top, the colorful language is a wee bit more colorful, and it's fun to try and identify how many people DiMaggio plays in the game. I think he also does the voice of the douche with the idiotic goatee that gives the big speech after the first level in the game. And it was great that who ever voiced the queen was brought back, love that holier than thou voice complimented by the pseudo British accent. Hopefully she returns for the 3rd game, and I hear Ice-T voices some character in the 3rd one? Interesting.
Cliffy B and his team tried their best to make the game better than the first and in terms of fun they succeeded, but just wish they had just focused more on the fun aspects of the game in the campaign mode rather than force feeding us some eye rolling story line that no one really cares about. Not as engaging as the first in my opinion, but a lot more fun, especially when played on line.
Recommended, just don't look for a great story or clever level designs.
 Loved #1, and love #2. June 2, 2010
K. McMillan (California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Gears of War is up on the very top of my all time favorite video games list. One of the best FPS I've ever played. #2 didn't disappoint either! The graphics rocked, the story continues to be amazing, the game play is super fun. LOVE THIS GAME!
Worth Getting June 1, 2010
K. Martin
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Campaign was full of action and was long enough to enjoy, definitely worth its money on its own. Multiplayer in addition was like icing on top of the cake. If you like action games with big guns and violence, gears of war 2 is for you
Great Game May 21, 2010
Tim Cirhan
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My roommate took this game and I never saw it again. I was getting tired of him never bringing it back so I just had to buy a new one, it's one of those games you can't go too long without playing. Can't wait for Gears 3 to come out.
ok February 14, 2010
LMV2324 (Utah)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My bf was a GOW fanatic, but totally lost interest in the game all together when he got GOW 2.
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