This is perhaps the longest review I have ever done!!
Gameplay: Awesome
Storyline: Amazing
Sound: Good
Graphics: Good
Replay Value: High
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Gears of War 2 is by far the greatest game in the series. Gears of War 1 was pretty good, but it had some flaws. In Gears 1, if you were killed, you had to start from a new checkpoint. In Gears 2, if you were killed, your teammates will actually revive you. Also in Gears of War 1 it seemed that no one was shooting at the enemy except you. In Gears of War 2, they will actually kill enemies, and they do a pretty good job at it too.
There are a larger selection of weapons in Gears of War 2. We all know the weapons from Gears of War 1, which are the Lancer Assault Rifle, Snub Pistol, Gnasher Shotgun, Longshot Sniper Rifle, Torque Bow and the Hammer of Dawn. In Gears of War 2 you've got Gorgon Pistol, Boltok Pistol, Scorcher Flamethrower, Boomshot, Multcher and Mortor. There are three different types of Grenades; Frag, Smoke and Ink. You also can have a bombshield, which is really helpful on some missions in Gears 2.
There was some annoying things that happened during gameplay. I remember on Gears of War 1, when you fired the Troika Turret you basically can shoot it as long as you want without over heating. In Gears of War 2, the turret always got overheated, especially when everything went absolutely crazy, which happened a lot. There is a hellava lot more action in Gears 2 then there was in Gears 1. You will probably be overwelmed.
There is some other cool and amazing stuff that Gears of War 2 has to offer. When you shoot an enemy down he isn't always dead. You have the options of either hitting him in the head with your Lancer rifle, pick him up and use him as a shield, or pick him up and break his neck.
In Gears of War 1, you were basically in defense, in Gears of War 2 you are in offence. The war goes to the heart of the Locust, and you do encounter the queen. So the game is pretty hardcore, so if your new to shooters you might wanna practice with Gears 1, and then make your way to Gears 2.
There is a lot of amazing things about Gears of War 2. There are only a little bit of complaints, but overall this is the best game ever. It might even be a little bit better than Halo, and I am an absolute Halo fan, I played Halo like fifty billion times in a row. This game I might play that many times too.
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Recommend?
To those whom love to shoot things! Gears fans, or anybody just curious to know who this game is...BUY IT!!!!
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