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After The Fact: Reviews Revisited

Update: DLC
Posted: May 10, 2009 10:07 pm PT
On 3/31/2009, Microsoft released a second pricey ($10) add-on for Gears of War 2: the Snowblind Map Pack. It includes three brand-new maps: Grind Yard, Under Hill, and Courtyard. The fourth map is Fuel Depot, a reworked map from the original Gears of War.  
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28 Comments

  • Melty123

    Posted Jul 9, 2009 7:27 am PT

    The map pack looks worth the points.

  • Jam188

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 2:29 pm PT

    halo freak "funnest" is not a word ;P

  • ninty57

    Posted Jun 7, 2009 10:29 am PT

    wow this guy is a killthief

  • ZeroWolfman_000

    Posted May 23, 2009 3:46 pm PT

    dude It's like "duh" G.O.W2!

  • gamer606

    Posted May 21, 2009 6:36 pm PT

    gear of war2 like who don,t know that. Game Zapper

  • Game_Zapper

    Posted May 13, 2009 11:40 am PT

    Which game is better 1)Gears of war 2 or 2)Fallout 3

  • halofreak500

    Posted May 10, 2009 5:26 pm PT

    this has the funnest and addictive multiplayer

  • halojunkabs

    Posted May 9, 2009 1:26 pm PT

    this game is addicting

  • MegaGamer47

    Posted May 7, 2009 9:57 am PT

    It is very good, slightly better than GOW1.
    I think It Could've Improved A Lot More.
    But It Is Still One Of the Best Games For X-box360!

  • cholidzufar

    Posted Apr 26, 2009 3:41 am PT

    Bagaimana cara dapat nyaa (indonesia)
    I LOVE SAGAT

  • prenandrew301

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 2:19 am PT

    lol, ravageGT you know that fuel depot is old
    its from gow 1

  • RavageGT

    Posted Apr 11, 2009 9:08 pm PT

    Epic had put a lot of thoughts into making these maps, unlike the combustible map pack. Snowblind is just miles ahead

    Fuel Depot is one of the best maps in the entire game, it is up there with Gridlock and River. Same goes with Courtyard, I love how big and wide open the map is.

    Underhill is good and Grind Yard is "meh" but this is a worthy purchase. (Unlike combustible). I'm glad that Gears 2 and WaW are actually adding something extra to their map packs. All other games should follow suit.

  • Soldier2165

    Posted Apr 2, 2009 7:42 pm PT

    Getting this tom and go curbstomp!!!

  • Madcows

    Posted Apr 1, 2009 3:56 am PT

    Price is something on the like 800 points. Nicely made maps, Seem to be a little bigger then the others. But no horde and that sucks and thats what I play alot so that sucks.

  • yhenry431

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 3:06 am PT

    excellent shooter game, one of the best.

  • howebd

    Posted Mar 29, 2009 12:30 pm PT

    How much are they?

  • dahui58

    Posted Mar 28, 2009 9:08 am PT

    Haha Cole got owned by the Boltok Locust and Hoffman was awful when he jumped into his own smoke on Fuel Depot. Maps look good though, not too different or unique though

  • Simbacca

    Posted Mar 27, 2009 10:48 am PT

    whoever was playing under the "GameSpotLive" account... you suck hard at this game, wow. you were constantly getting own by bots! you couldn't even hit the clueless bots with power weapons like the mortar. you would think there would be at least one person at GameSpot that actually likes and plays Gears2 that would have wanted to do this preview. not that it really matters i guess, the maps do look good. however, if my only choice for using them is "Snowblind Player's Choice", then I will not be buying them. now if there is a "Snowblind Warzone-Execution" playlist, count me in.

  • Phazon_Killer

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 6:45 pm PT

    can't wait to get these maps, i heard epic might a release a new campaign DLC

  • Slaughtahouse

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 1:56 pm PT

    They should release a free gears of war 1 map to go along with combustable. I would lov to see rooftops or escalation agian since there adding one to snowblind.

  • _mostwanted_

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 12:17 pm PT

    @ nfur33
    Fuel Depot is in the new map pack and from Gears of War,
    your thinking of Fuel Station which is garbage.
    FUEL DEPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FTW!!!!!!!!!!
    BEST MAP.
    besides Jacinto.

  • nfur33

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 11:11 am PT

    They look great! I'm excited. I just wish you could get the new maps to pop up in the playlist every once in a while with the other maps instead of having to play them separately. I really like Flood and Gold Rush, but I don't really care for Fuel Depot. I hope all 4 of these new ones are fun.

  • STi25

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 11:11 am PT

    looks Ok.. might skip it.. It doesn't have that grab that makes you want to play it..

  • mattcarlo

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 6:22 am PT

    These maps are much better looking than the combustible map pack maps.

  • Edot0

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 6:13 am PT

    look great!

  • Beastcake

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 5:31 am PT

    I thought the Cumbustible map pack was pretty much obsolete.. many people said the maps were crap. Plus, $10 for 3 maps? At least on Halo, your able to customize them in Forge, that makes them at least some what replayable. But I may just buy these because of Fuel Depot. I also don't understand why the majority of the maps are snowy.

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 4:44 am PT

    you know the sad thing is I haven't played the other map packs yet. I have been busy and saddened bu that fact, and will have to make time......

  • gimlifn

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 1:08 am PT

    cant wait to play fuel depot

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