Gears of War 2

[candle]

I'm surprised no one has started a topic about this yet.

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Gears of War 2 came out last Friday.  As much as I wanted to get it then, I had to wait a bit.  So, I got it Wednesday evening.  So far, I've barely started the campaign in solo, and haven't tried co-op.  The campaign starts off nice, and instead of collecting cog tags throughout the game, there are various collectibles.

A really nice feature is the fact that they actually show your progress towards achievements which can come in really handy for the large ones (playing 1999 rounds online, killing 100,000 enemies).

Online is fun, but the matchmaking system takes a while.  Horde is a bitch, too, with 50 waves of locust that get boosts to their stats every 10 waves pummeling you and four others.  Yes, that's right, parties have been increased from four to five people making a total of ten per match.  Unfortunately, you can't choose which side to play on, nor does one person host the match, and it won't start until all slots are filled.

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On the plus side, game types and maps are now open for voting once a match is made.  Another good thing is that all new copies of Gears 2 come with a code to download the Flashback Map Pack free.  Included are a few maps you might recognize, but they have been updated.  Gridlock is overgrown with vegetation, Canals is icy, and I have not yet played the other three, Subway, Tyro Station, and Mansion.

Over all I think it is a very fun game.

 

[Mundane]

I got it last night and am impressed so far. It isn't a major leap from the first one, however. The only thing that makes the game bad for me is that I am oddly horrible at it. But it's still fun and story is interesting.

 

[Xephyr]

I'm hoping to get it for Christmas, but it seems doubtful considering my dad came out of nowhere with a "lets go on a cool vacation no presents" type of thing.

but it looks real pretty I want it ^_^

never played the first though.  should i get the first first?

 

[Cheeze]

WHOOO! I kicked the horde's ass. Me and two others. (MentaryChawengd Is my gamertag if you don't believe me) The other maps are just overgrown aswell. the subway's grass looks kinda shitty..its all 2D-ish.

Everything else is awesome though!

And if you want a tip on the Horde. Play on Avalanche =D

 

[candle]

I heard Pavilion was the way to go.  Anyways, I was playing Avalanche when it glitched on me yesterday.

 

[Cheeze]

I think we played some on Pavilion, But we got stuck so we went to Avalanche. we were only like on wave 17. Then we beat the rest of it

But yeah, Avalanche is so easy because if you go to the right spot, They can only come at you 2 ways and you also have the High point advantage.

And there is a glitch (well not really a glitch, But more like "Unfinished") with the Big dudes. Such as the Mauler, Gattlin' gunner, Flamer, ect ect.

But I'm not going to tell you what it is! Figure it out for yourself! I did!

 

[Despain]

everything about this game makes it seem like it's just a gears of war 1 expansion as in the same game but with new areas or something

 

[Cheeze]

<<; I didn't think that...Thats like saying Halo 3 was an expansion to Halo 2....

 

[Despain]

<<; I didn't think that...Thats like saying Halo 3 was an expansion to Halo 2....

isn't it?

 

[moog]

Thats pretty much what Halo 3 was.

 

[Cheeze]

I didn't see it that way...Dunno. Just differn't points of view -shrug-