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"Too Much Cinema!"
on by ITSecGuyPros - Graphics
- Sound
- GoreCons - Cumbersome controls
- FAR too much cinema (cut-scenes that can't be bypassed!)
- Weak storylineSummary Gears of War 2, simply put, is too slow as a result of the tremendous injection of cinema into the game which makes seamless action impossible to achieve... It seems like everytime you get into the game you find yourself ripped from your escaped-reality only to find yourself watching needless (and endless) amounts of cut-scene cinema that drones on and on and one..... Still, of the craptacular gameing selection available this holiday season, I would say that GOW 2 will help hold you over until the spring thaw....
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"GREAT!!! ..."
on by AAAndy555Pros ... at disappointing you. Sure the graphics are fine ... the Unreal engine rocks.
I gotta say the sound design on this game is probably the best part.
I like the new environments also.Cons As others have mentioned the bugs and slowdown are really an embarrassment. I sometimes wonder why Microsoft doesn't have an "open" beta (makes you steal it online) and I guess it's cause they don't want people to complain until they've paid.
Summary First Halo was hyped, then GOW2 ... quantity vs quality is a game Microsoft and all us 360 owners are losing definitely this year.
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"Looking for something new"
on by jkraus2000Pros Decent graphics, familiar enemies, new landscapes.
Cons Bugs, bugs, bugs ... it's fun QAing a release game ...
Slowdown? ***!Summary I'm glad I got a PS3 ... cause playing this game pretty much made me lose hope in the 360 ...
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"microsoft lets us get the bugs out as always"
on by kyotb11Pros new intervention
Cons same thing as halo with different settings. BUGS
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"Looks great, plays decent."
on by jsimonson360Pros Graphics graphics graphics! Blood & guts never gets old, open areas definitely make the game seem more epic. I like the storyline a bit better this time.
Cons Slow down, glitches, unoriginal experience.
Summary I've been a loyal 360 player for 3 years now. GOW was definitely a must have. But from playing GOW2, I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed. It's not that the game isn't a lot of fun, it's just that it's really not that much better then the original IMO. I definitely noticed some slowdown issues from time to time, and my system did crash twice.
Yes it is original, and yes the 360 hardware is unreliable ... that said, it has a 1 year head start on the PS3 so I think it'll be interesting to see what happens in 2009 ... thought sales of PS3 have been overtaking 360 this year so I'm worried that yes the 360 days of glory are kinda over.
I read bubbles review and he/she/it is obviously biased ... that said, I got to admit that the 360 hardware isn't really quality --- I mean when it came out it was great -- but I myself am on my second system, and that's cause my original one got a RROD about 1 year into it.
I've recently picked up a PS3 as it has, IMO, better exclusives out now then Microsoft. I'd still probably recommend GOW2 to someone who doesn't have the OG version.
Updated on Nov 6, 2008
I must admit I picked up my first PS3 last month as there are so many exclusives out that I must have!
Updated on Nov 6, 2008Yes it is original, and yes the 360 hardware is unreliable ... that said, it has a 1 year head start on the PS3 so I think it'll be interesting to see what happens in 2009 ... thought sales of PS3 have been overtaking 360 this year so I'm worried that yes the 360 days of glory are kinda over.
I must admit I picked up my first PS3 last month as there are so many exclusives out that I must have!
Gears of War 2 user reviews (Xbox 360)
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Quick Specifications
- Release date11/7/08
- ESRB Mature
- Developer Epic Games
- Genre Action
- Elements Action - third person tactical shooter
- Context Science-fiction
- Number of players 1-2 Players
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