Shippin' Out Nov. 2-8: Gears 2, Resistance 2

The AC/DC pack is pretty pathetic, Quantum of Solace looks cool, Resistance 2 is a must buy since that beta was so damn good, and Gears 2 will be picked up as soon as I find $65 lying around. Until then, I'm playing LittleBigPlanet. =D

gears 2 will be great

Wow im amazed at how good the games are that are coming out. I already have Gears 2 and Resistance 2. Just waiting for Mirrors Edge and i think ill be all set for the rest of the year.

YES Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ GOTY!!! Who needs fallout 3 , gears of war 2, resistance 2!

DUDE!!!!!! ill be busy this holiday season =D

i need money

gears FTW

Gears 2, and Resistance all the way!

Big week, I'm getting Gears 2, EndWar, Resistance 2, and Quantum of Solace

@Loucetios You are going to mock me when it is clear that more 360 owners are playing and buying more games? Fable 2 first day sales was over 350,000. Guess how much Little Big Planet ONE WEEK sales was - 164,000. Talk to me again this weekend after R2 and Gears 2 sales are reported. You can even compare one week R2 sales with one day Gears 2 sales. I don't really care.

I was hoping with the huge number of 360s and PS3s sold by now that the console wars crap would have ended by now...obviously not! Why cant people be happy that each console is getting a kick ass exclusive?

The difference between gow and a crappy attempt at a game like R1 is that the makers of gow made sure the controls were perfect. I mean, the balance of the guns, the way you run, the perspectives are just top notch. R1 (which i passed and think sucked) has poor controls. The graphics were just ok, but then again it was a launch title. I played R2 at gamespot and can say its improved but overall feels the same. The graphics look alot cleaner than R1 but the controls bascially feel the same. I will probably get both but will play gow2 alot more. also, look at how passionate people are for gow. They just love it and still play it. The multiplayer is just so fun. The strategy involved, chainsawing people, its just a fantastic game.

@tudyniuz - "I wonder why Gears of War 2 has a review and it hasn't even been released ,while Resistance 2 hasn't and it has been released:-?" actually, GameRankings has a bunch of << LINK REMOVED >> & << LINK REMOVED >>, in case you're interested

@lamprey "great minds think alike" I'm also getting Gears 2 and Endwar.

again?! this is at least the 3rd time they've listen Onimusha: The Essentials; what's up with that? anyhow, I'm getting Gears 2 for sure, leaning toward Endwar as well

The 2 titans.

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I wonder why Gears of War 2 has a review and it hasn't even been released ,while Resistance 2 hasn't and it has been released:-?

Can i first say that the first resistence wasnt a very good game, only receiving good comments because there was no good ps3 release games to brag about. But having played the r2 beta i can say that it is a drastic improvement over the first, offering arcade style gameplay and some fun shootouts. On the other hand Gears of War was an amazing game with outstanding graphics. So of course you cant improve much on it as it was great to begin with. I feel they deserve very high scores each but I feel Gears 2 looks more epic in scale so I will probably favour it

nintendokid actually i can, anyone can put their R1 disc into their ps3, go online, and be in a game within 2 seconds, there are still lots of ppl playing R1 online, and excuse me while i play R2 while you wait 3 days to get Gears 2

@Loucetios While you may believe that R2 has drastically improved its gameplay and features, Gears had optimal gameplay to begin with. If the gameplay is already top notch, which it is (and GameSpot, IGN, 1UP, can attest to that), then you can only do so much to the formula without a total makeover. There is a reason why Gears is still top 5 played games over XBL by millions of players. I don't think you can say the same for R1.

I still think Gears of War was overrated, so I'll be fine with Fallout 3, DeadSpace, and LittleBigPlanet on my plate.

We'll just have to wait next week after everyones played through both R2 and GeOW2 to really get a good review from the gamers.

nintendokid R2 will be better than Gears because of how much it improved over the original, I'm not saying by any means Gears 2 is bad or that overall R2 is better. Just that with the same time span R2 showed the most improvement over gameplay, features, and capabilities. The 8 player co op system is great and the level/equipment system built into that makes it seem like a rpg, more so than COD4, because rather than just giving the player new weapons, R2 gives them new weapons, improvements to the weapons such as more ammo, more damage etc, as well as access to Beserks that can really help a game. For example the Special Ops class can produce special ammo that refills all his ammo making the weapons stronger, or become invisible to save fallen allies or perform sneak attacks. Say what you will about the 2 games, and I'm pretty sure gears 2 will sell more because of its fanbase, but dimishing R2 by saying the only improvement is 60 players in MP is not doing the Developers Justice. *note* Resistance 2 has gotten the same, review scores as most of the Gears 2 reviews that are out now, hell even some reviews are better as Eurogamer gave R2 a 10 and Gears 2 a 9

getting Ultimate Ninja Storm ASAP, Dragon Ball origins and GOW2 ill wait for opinions and reviews of Valkyria Chronicles

Ive played GOW2 (dont ask) and can tell you that its fantastic, a huge leap ahead of the original both technically and in gameplay and will definately be buying it on day 1. Like GOW1 i have no doubt that it will have long lasting online longevity (a games true quality test). Cant wait.

These mods will delete messages when you insult someone or go off topic. Yet, nothing is being done to these few posters whom have blatantly listed spoilers in a game that hasn't even come out yet. I would not be surprised if I end up being banned for questioning the practices of the mods. Hoot!

division 9 thank for the spoiler. an alert would be nice.

@bobly007 Yeah the game is pretty overrated, but so is alot of things in the industry these days

nintendokid - Thanks for doing that work and it's amazing that PS3 supporters always forget that they sell less software (quite a bit). The PS3 has nothing to compare to Gears of War 2.

@division_9 I thought that part was boring as hell. It's supposed to be a shooter. I'm not too fond of dodging giant teeths (or whaterver that was) running from walls and avoiding being drowned in a pool of blood. I preferred the level of the caverns even if the design got boring after a while. This game is overrated.

Valkyria Chronicles is the only release I'm interested in this week. Demo was fun and the reviews have been very positive.

@ ps3 champ quality over quantity.. black hawk down also had a massive multiplayer...remember how that turned out. resistance is a regular old shooter...nothing special...its as basic as can be...gears of war is its its own entity...resistance

@PS3CHAMP If you research the NPD numbers, Gears sold 1,000,000 units the first month it was released (Nov 2006), continued on to dominate Dec 2006 #1 software with 800,000, was at #3 spot for Jan 2007 with 200,000 units, #6 in Feb 2007 with 100,000 units, and finally slipped off the top 10 after that. Awards includes: -GameSpot 2006 Game of the Year -IGN 2006 Best Graphics Technology (overall), Best Action Game (overall) -1UP 2006 Best Shooting Game -Interactive Achievement Awards 2007 Overall Game of the Year -Golden Joystick Awards 2007 Ultimate Game of the Year Resistance sold 140,000 units in the first month, slipped to #16 at 70,000 units in Feb 07, and fell off the radar after that. Resistance did receive several PS3-specific awards but did not receive any comprehensive, overall award. Gears 2 refines everything in the original to near-perfection. 20,000 stores nation-wide are having a midnight launch event on Friday and Microsoft reported weeks ago that pre-orders have surpassed the original. You honestly think that Resistance is going to overtake Gears 2 just because it now has 60 players? Regardless of the inconsistent reviews showing up now (strange), Gears 2 will rock the holidays. Gears is in a league of its own. Halo makes a better rival for Resistance and easily slaughters that.

I am excited about Gears of War 2, but seeing as I don't play online a whole lot I have to question paying $60 for ten hours of gameplay. Hell I could go to six flags for ten hours or more for less then that.

Resistance 2 beats any 360 game ever to come out. 60 person multiplayer! How can GoW2 possibly even compare to that? I'll admit the first Resistance wasn't the greatest by any means, but this one has the foundation to be great!

I didn't move a single muscle after hearing those release titles.

Resistance 2 FTW candidate for Game of the Year u'll see...

why is gow 2 coming on a Friday? weird day to have a release isn't it?

A few gems mixed in with a bunch of trash...

cmdcanito1984 GEARS 2 FTW canidate for Game of Year u'll see... not MGS4 (too many cut-scenes not enough game) or GTA4 (Saints Row 2 kicked its Arse) both over-rated MGS4 and GTAIV both got 10 something that happens almost each ten years and ur telling GOW2 (9.0) and saints row 2 (8.0) are better, shut up

i jsut paid off 3 games, and will be renting 2 others. redicuouls this year.

don't forget Resistance 2...gonna be the candidate of the most multiplayer capacity...

GEARS 2 FTW canidate for Game of Year u'll see... not MGS4 (too many cut-scenes not enough game) or GTA4 (Saints Row 2 kicked its Arse) both over-rated G.E.A.R.S 2

Teelee, SSBB is not a trash but I got so bored in 3 weeks. But your right though, it is harsh. GS said they haven't improved graphics and all...but is it even a problem!!!!???? Anyways I'd love to get GoW 2 but I don't have X360. So I'm gonna have to but Resistance 2(let me guess, this game gets 8.0??) if it does, good bye to GameSpot.

I agree with Teelee8.

cant wait for resistence and gears

can't wait to get Resistance 2

Is it just me or are the Gamespot reviews ridiculously harsh lately? A 9.0 for Fallout 3, an 8.5 for Fable 2, 9.0 for Dead Space, and a 9.0 for Gears 2 (I'll admit I haven't played Gears 2 yet) ??? These scores are way to harsh. All these games should receive 10s if garbage like Super Smash Brothers and Super Mario Galaxy get 9.5s.