Gears of War 2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Replayability out the whazoo (which is where replayability comes out of in case you were wondering). With the Coop system and the great multiplayer modes you will get a lot of enjoyment out of Gears 2.
Engaging single-player campaign; new weapons; plenty of new mulitplayer modes.

Cons:

The texture load issue is something I just can’t overlook and will, unfortunately, lose a few points for the game in my book. With the powerhouses of modern platforms, this really shouldn’t be happening. Frankly, I will accept a few seconds lo
Corny voice acting; vehicles hard to control sometimes; singleplayer campaign ends abruptly.

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Last revision on August 17, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Replayability out the whazoo (which is where replayability comes out of in case you were wondering). With the Coop system and the great multiplayer modes you will get a lot of enjoyment out of Gears 2
Engaging single-player campaign; new weapons; plenty of new mulitplayer modes

Reviewers Didn't Like

The texture load issue is something I just can’t overlook and will, unfortunately, lose a few points for the game in my book. With the powerhouses of modern platforms, this really shouldn’t be happening. Frankly, I will accept a few seconds lo
Corny voice acting; vehicles hard to control sometimes; singleplayer campaign ends abruptly

Expert reviews and ratings

By BrightHub on February 16, 2009 100

Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad are back to saw through more Locust hide in Gears of War 2, a sequel that is better than its predecessor in pretty much every way. Welcome Back, CogsAt the end of the first Gears of War, Marcus Fenix, Dom, Baird, and Cole...

By Wired UK on February 10, 2009 90

This great sequel takes the basic elements from the original Gears of War and improves upon them in almost every conceivable way. Six months or so after the first bloodbath, we find our little soldier boys neck-deep in gore, backs against the wall and...

By Game Tech World on February 09, 2009 85

3 times through the campaign and 100s of multiplayer matches and I am still loving the game. In fact, even though I am a review writer and I have literally dozens of games every few weeks to play and review, I find myself going back to Gears 2 in the...

By ITP.net on December 02, 2008 80

If there’s only one game you can buy over the holiday season, Gears of War 2 has to be it. It’s easily one of the best game titles of all time....

By PCWorld on November 07, 2008 90

When Epics design team was prodded about Gears of War 2s story in interviews earlier this year, it boasted that the sequel to its mega-selling third-person tactical shooter would have more heart. They werent kidding. Gears 2 has all kinds of...

By Swedish Tech Report on July 05, 2009

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By TechCentral on December 09, 2008

Gears of War 2 is in many ways a great game that successfully improves on many elements introduced in the first game, and skillfully implements new changes that make the overall game both exciting and fun to play. The single-player campaign is one of...