Rinse, repeat

User Rating: 8 | Gears of War 2 X360
By ferntfactor | Review Date:
i loved Gears of War. it was a no brainer to buy this one on the night it came out. it's good. i liked it. there were intense portions. then i forgot about it. you know when a movie stays in your mind the next day? this didn't have that IT factor for me. still, all in all it does a ton of things well. the original had a greater impact on me though. the novelty was largely missing on 2.

The good:
- graphics rock. as you'd expect, the scenery and architecture are great.
- story seems more cohesive than in GOW. a bit more depth and twist and turns.
- difficulty level challenging but not to the point of frustration. ok, the worm/raft scene took a few tries...
- COG tags are still neat to find.
- the 24/7macho characters are starting to seem a bit ho hum at this point. know when someone has a gamer tag like "SupaNinjaKillYou666"? you just don't pull for tough guys like that. you kind of want them to die in humiliating ways. the characters in GOW 2 are kinda similar. so tough, it gets cliché.

The bad:
- not sure it's got a lot of replayability factor to it. completed it in, i don't know, 9-11 hours and it was case closed. done and done.

Summary:
- worth playing, worth renting, but as a long term keeper? i dunno.






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