Gears of War 2 has a great multiplayer and singleplayer a great game for any shooter fan.
Gears of War 1 was a great xbox 360 game when it came out in 2006 and expectations were raised when it was announced and when I got my hands on Gears of War 2 I was satisfied.
Graphics: To me the graphics look superb just like GoW1 in fact they look pretty much the same!
Sound: The sound is a instrumental so you won't hear any opera singing like in the Halo series. I liked it for the most part but there was something that took me out of the game, just when a battle starts you can hear the music turning hardcore and then when the battle stops the music ends and you can hear a little guitar riff which takes out some off the surprise when you can hear when a battle starts and stops.
Gameplay: Probably the best part of GoW 2 is Horde mode which sets you and four other off your friend (or random people) against 50 waves of the Locust getting harder every wave. Then there's the multiplayer which is your same old capture the flag (expect the flag is a hobo with a shotgun), there's your team deathmatch and you get the rest. The singleplayer traveling through a linear path sometimes coming through a fight and theres a story... the storys good but it leaves more questions to be answered then answered questions setting it up for a Gears of War 3.
Overall the game is excellent with a problem coming up once and a while and definite spot for maybe winning the Game of the Year award.