It still manages to be one of the best games out for any console. But its not as good as the first one.
Same goes for the new call of duty coming out. Games that just improve themselfs a bit every year still do well, but the best games always end up being the ones that stand out from the crowd of similar games. Personally i don't want another War-FPS game im pretty sure i have played them all already. Same goes for Gears 3, if they only change it slightly like they have done with this game, then i might consider not buying it.... Still this game is great, be it a copy or not its still more of the same awesome gory fun that the first one had... and its not worn itself out yet.