Gears of War 2

Improves on everything which made the first game great.

User Rating: 9 | Gears of War 2 X360

By skullflower | Review Date: December 11, 2008

Improves on everything which made the first game great. Combat has been refined and is more tighter in feel. The on-rail sections are good for the most part. Boss battles, yet again, are very good to look at, but are over before you know it. At least there's more of them this time. The weapons have a much more meatier feel to them, especially the Hammerburst rifle.

The new additions to the weapon roster are well done - the Boom shield is pure superbness. The game once again shines while in co-op play. Because the gameplay is nice and tight, playing through the story with a friend is one of life's little guilty pleasures - fun will be had by all. You'll need a mate if you're wanting to complete the game on Insane mode, heh. I was abit underwhelmed by the anticlimactic ending. But it was one hell of a ride to get there.

Rating - 9/10

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