Gears 2 is hands down the best game I've played and I haven't even got to the online yet. Graphics and gameplay!
The GRAPHICS are incredible. They're just like the first and then some, with realistic looking blood trust me when you play the level I'm talking about when their covered in blood you'll be like eww and ahh at the same time. The cover gets destroyed and looks every bit as real as it can be.
The GAMEPLAY is simple. Cover pop shoot come out with a shotty melee and shoot. Yea its simple but its incredibly fun. The aiming is far more improved from the last game much easier to aim with machine guns and snipers but imo shotgun takes 2 shots to kill point blank and is just terribly weak, just stay behind cover with a lancer its better.
The SOUND sounds just like it would in real life. Makes you feel like your in the war yourself and the voice acting is enjoyable believable and who doesn't love Cole? From throwing grenades into buildings then waiting for some Grub to scream you feel like you've achieved something hearing that sound knowing you cleared the place.
Whats lacking? I believe Story lacked last year and the Story in Gears 2 talks about Dom finding his Wife and some other stuff and other unanswered questions to be answered in next game. But the story isn't terrible and it isn't incredible at least its good and believeable when you see people die and you can see the emotions on the cog soldiers face and their expressions.
Multiplayer: I played alot of rounds with my bro against bots it was a hell alot of fun and I'm glad you don't even need online to enjoy this game. I also tried all the modes and they were all great but still my favorite was Warzone I just love to woop some ass.
Horde would be a lot more fun with 4 other friends then your brother but nonetheless it was great versing so much locust without a bit of a lag.
Overall: I would give this game a 9.8 as a person who never had online this game fulfilled my needs with having bots luckily i have online and I'll go see how it goes tomorow. Campaign is packed with tons of enemies and tons of cog soldiers its 2x better then gears campaign.
BUY THIS GAME