This is NOT the next Halo!!
User Rating: 8.9 | Gears of War X360
Let me first address this 'next halo nonsense' thats been going around. Halo / Halo 2 is a FPS GOW is a TACTICAL. OMG WOW. They are TWO DIFF GENRES. GOW may be the next GRAW or the next RAINBOW SIX but not the next HALO. LET ME SAY THIS AGAIN, THEY ARE TWO DIFF GENRES!!! WOW. The ONLY thing i would compare the two on is the ease of finding an online match. RIght now HALO is sweeping it with the online matchmaking. It's fast, easy, reliable... basically GOW isn't. Great job Bungie. I am a huge tactical shooter/ fps fan and I have to say that this is one great game. The graphics are stunning and the campaign is fun. BUT it can easily be seen that this game was rushed out for the holiday season. DON'T GET ME WRONG, the 360 is a great system but it offered, in my opinion, no good competition to combat the hype for the ps3 and wii launch. GOW seemed to be there life line and they obviously sent it out too soon. There are a massive array of bugs when playing live, the gun continues shooting, being chain sawed after you roll away, the last person to enter a party can not be heard, and an array of others. Another issue I found to be quite problematic is the overindulgence that the programmers had with the A button. It's is used for EVERYTHING and that is very aggravating especially when one is trying to run away and instead posts against a wall. It's obvious that they should have left the game in the developers room a wee bit longer before putting this game out. Yes this is a great game, but when playing heated live matches these glitches can not only cost you the game, but you sanity. 
