As a person who never plays video games, I really like the Gears of War series. I played the first one through three times with my husband, and we have played this one through once. My first complaint was that they took away the function of the Y button when there isn't some key item to look at. In the first game, pressing Y during multiplayer would aim your view at your fellow teammate, which was very useful considering I am horrible at games and get disoriented quickly. In Gears 2, they took that away, so I had to use the Right Button function instead. It was quick to learn, but frustrating that they took away the button I used the most (other than the trigger button). My biggest praise was the fact that now, in Gears 2, the A.I. team members (Cole and Baird) will actually RESCUE you when you're down (but not out)... VERY useful when Marcus and Dom have to split up. This way, when one dies (usually me), we don't have to start over from the last checkpoint. Also nice in busy shoot outs when you simply cannot get to your buddy. However, you do have to get to your buddy (or hope someone else does) before they bleed-out. In the last game, you could sit there indefinitely, bleeding, until all the bad guys were taken care of - not so in Gears 2. Overall, I liked this game, just as much as I liked the first. My husband and I really have a great time playing it together, I like the realism of the fighting (Jumping 8+ feet in the air like in the Halo series? get real!), the crouching, the sniper rifle, and playing it multiplayer is way funner than single player. Have fun!
the campaing mode is incredible and horde mode is just intense action all the time, its just an amazing game
Gears of War 2 is a great game, better than the first. It has awesome graphics and gameplay, a great storyline, along with some very unique levels. This game will keep you entertained for hours, and that's before you play on Xbox Live!
"My bf was a gow fanatic, but totally lost interest in the game all together when he got gow 2."
"Great co-op on x-box live i play it with my son using the head sets. Worth the price for this alone."
