Gears of War 2

[JasonXe]

Edit: Looks like the pics have change to gameplay pics.
http://games.tiscali.cz/news/news.asp?id=27035


http://games.tiscali.cz//images/gearsofwar2/bog3.jpg

http://games.tiscali.cz//images/gearsofwar2/bog1.jpg

http://games.tiscali.cz//images/gearsofwar2/bog2.jpg

[D3adcell]

The bottom 2 are concept art. The top one is probably a character model.

I saw the article in the new GI and it looked good, though didn't really impress me like gears 1 did. Looked close to the same.

[r33hash]

I don't get the redneck CoG. lol.

[masteratt]

He fits perfectly in the stereotypical world of Gears Of War.

My brother will buy this so I'll just play though I never had the bother to completing the first one (mainly due to lack of weapons), this one might be more interesting.

[Kiwi]

What didn't you like about the first one?

[HPK]

I don't get the redneck CoG. lol.

What's there to get? He's got a beard, he's got a cowboy hat, and chances are he'll have a slur when he talks (because of booze).

He'll be awesome to play as online.

[masteratt]

What didn't you like about the first one?
lol no need to start that (I gave one reason in my last post).

I don't follow 360 news much so is there anything known besides the UE3 tech demo and these 3 shots?

[D3adcell]

There are a lot of shots in Gameinformer, but we can't post scans. So if you go get the newest GI, you will be able to see them. They have like 4 pages or something and gears 2 is on the cover.

[AridSpider]

meh....these screens don't impress me much....

[JasonXe]

What's there to get? He's got a beard, he's got a cowboy hat, and chances are he'll have a slur when he talks (because of booze).

He'll be awesome to play as online.

I want him to be more hilly billish and slap down hoes with his pistol while saying"Yee doggy, your one fat bitch" or "Damn, you stink worse the cow shit". He'll also be racist to Cole Train or they somehow get along. If he is racist then prepare to hear the n word and then Cole Train dual chainsaw him.

Personally, I hope they don't branch out the characters too much. The characters in the 1st gear was good enough to build a storyline over. Marcus's dad, Dom's wife, Cole Train brother, Soul Train (also comic relief), Bard love affair with Marcus, and the reapperance of the guy that gets shot in the head in the first mission. Also forgot about the captain who has a locust mind control baby inside of him and will bring doom to the gears squad.

It won't be the same without the orginial A team.

oi86ow-RfyU

Hey, everyone knows that MArcus is also played by Bender from futurama which is one of the billion reasons why gears of war is so awesome.

[Bsack]

I hope they still have the original squad in the next gears of war game. I really hope this doesn't make the experience bland.

[F089/H]

Only thing I'm worried about them changing is Multiplayer
LEAVE "HOST" IN.
Remakes of old maps...like Gridlock at dusk in the GI...or War Machine at Night.
Keep A to get into cover from a distance..(iWallbounce)
Keep the Point Ranking System.
Acutally Fix the Monthly Leaderboard.
More Game Types.
Another "Seriously" Achievement..But make it get 10,000 Kills OFF HOST.

[OG_Monkey]

Oh god, anything but another seriously achievement. 5,000 at least!

[JasonXe]

They should add a hump feature when somebody is down. Press A multiply times to do massive hump damage.

[speed stick]

^That would just be wrong.

[JasonXe]

Gears of War 2 gameplay footage to arrive in May
http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/article/Gears_of_War_2/4507.html

by: Michael Ogunnubi
April 22, 2008



How long are you willing to wait for some Gears of War 2 gameplay videos? How does two weeks sound? The first in-game footage of this upcoming title is expected to arrive this May 9 at 1 a.m.

The video, which will be shown on Gametrailers TV, is said to feature not only Marcus Fenix but even a special introduction from none other than Epic Games' game designer Cliff Bleszinski.

Now that the news is out, the hardest part of the entire ordeal is the wait until May 9 arrives so we can finally see what the game looks like. To help pass the time, you might want to go over some of our previous articles on Gears of War 2.

[Hisham]

OG is a writer for XE?

I did not know that haha.

[JasonXe]

yeah, he hacked xe account and taken control of the site. We have no control anymore.

[OG_Monkey]

Yep, and I'm being worked like a bitch! Jason, you need to help!

[JasonXe]

Im to lazy, anyway. Lookie at teaser. Sounds like a vaccum cleaner or the thing that blows leaves. I'm guessing some noob at spiketv made it.


http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33135.html?type=flv

[HPK]

Oh god, anything but another seriously achievement. 5,000 at least!

I think there should be a different kind of "seriously" achievement. In this case, it should be a random number. No one knows what this number is or how many kills they need to get it. It can be anywhere between 5,000 and 50,000. The trick to unlocking it is to get exactly x-amount of kills. Example: My number is 5723. I have to earn exactly 5723 kills in order for the achievement to unlock. If I end up with 5734 kills by the end of a match, the number will change to something higher and I will have to try for the achievement again.
Of course, I wouldn't know how many kills I needed. So I couldn't exactly boost for the damn thing either.

[F089/H]

I think there should be a different kind of "seriously" achievement. In this case, it should be a random number. No one knows what this number is or how many kills they need to get it. It can be anywhere between 5,000 and 50,000. The trick to unlocking it is to get exactly x-amount of kills. Example: My number is 5723. I have to earn exactly 5723 kills in order for the achievement to unlock. If I end up with 5734 kills by the end of a match, the number will change to something higher and I will have to try for the achievement again.
Of course, I wouldn't know how many kills I needed. So I couldn't exactly boost for the damn thing either.

Or glitch..
I mean come on now....^ That would be just stupid..You would never get it.

Maybe they'll have ranks and can tell when you carry your team...Or like me,Finish on top 15-20+ games in a row.

[HPK]

Or glitch..
I mean come on now....^ That would be just stupid..You would never get it.

It would be attainable, but not as easily as Seriously. Seriously is a fairly easy achievement to get. The amount of time it takes to unlock it varies, though.

Regardless: I still want a smoke tag achievement.

[Bsack]

I'm at like 10500 kills on Gears and I still don't have the Seriously. I've pretty much given up on trying to get it and I only play seldomly now. I'm pretty bad at Gears now. F089/H send me a friend request, so u can show me the ways of being a champ at Gears. Bubsac is my GT.

[JasonXe]

i am the champion of gears!!! Or at least in my prime. Now all these kids today wall hop like if they got a severe case of a.d.d.

[Bsack]

I was pretty good at one point also, but I've given up on trying to be good at it now.

[F089/H]

Seriously is a fairly easy achievement to get.

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>_>???
How can YOU say that?

[HPK]

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How can YOU say that?

All the achievement is is being able to attain 10,000 kills. The only thing that's hard about that achievement is taking the time to do so. Getting the achievement doesn't display skill in the game. It just shows that you play it a lot.

[OG_Monkey]

Which I don't do. I see if it was like more widely sprees where I can average like 30 kills per match like COD4/Halo 3. But with Gears, depending in rounds and players, I'll be like 10 max...thats ALOT of games, which I just don't really care to do.

[Bsack]

Going by rounds is much better than respawn. The value of your life is that much greater and vitale (spelling?) when you go by rounds. Respawn games are usually pretty boring and lame to me. That's probably why I've enjoyed (or still enjoying) Gears of War online.

[F089/H]

All the achievement is is being able to attain 10,000 kills. The only thing that's hard about that achievement is taking the time to do so. Getting the achievement doesn't display skill in the game. It just shows that you play it a lot.

You're not AT ALL catching my drift.

Did YOU get 10,000 Kills?

[Bsack]

I know I have and I still don't have the damn achievement. hahaha!

[JasonXe]

i think it only counts in rank matchs which sucks. I only play in unrank matches.

[F089/H]

i think it only counts in rank matchs which sucks. I only play in unrank matches.

Ranked>Player Matches

The only time I play Player matches are if 4 or more friends want to play or I'm getting ready for a Clan Match.Even my GF plays Ranked.

[Bsack]

I've only ever played in ranked matches because that's where all the competition is really at.

[HPK]

You're not AT ALL catching my drift.

Did YOU get 10,000 Kills?

I've already caught your drift. I'm not as dense as you are thinking.

This SENTENCE has all KINDS of things that GET YOUR ATTENTION

[speed stick]

Yeah I always play ranked matches when I go online unless I feel like playing with a few friends. Its way more competitive.

[Hisham]

Ehh, ranked matches are always filled with douchebags who are stuck up there own ass. Everybody always wants to get a certain weapon even if you are better with it. Everybody always runs off and does there own thing rather than playing to an advantage and trying to 2 on 1 people and actually playing as a team, and overall, the players I find in ranked matches, are stupid people who only play to win, and if they don't win, they blame it on there teammates.

That being said, I played ranked for awhile (till I got around 5000 ranked kills) then I stopped, and played player matches exclusively with friends because I find it is more fun to play with people you know.

[JasonXe]

Gears 2 is a post to have Euphoria in it which is awesome. Can't wait to play this game.

[OG_Monkey]

I really dont like playing Ranked. Like Hisham said, bunch of idiots. And then you have the noobs that try to go for only achievements and do nothing but grenade tag your as 24/7.

[nemesis121]

What so Special about Gears of Wars? I have it for PC while it's Solid shooter i wasn't impressed by it, Graphics don't make the game, the game play was meh and the story was so easy to figure out i was bored to death playing this game, i waited 1 year for this game to come to PC...............sheeeesh recently i have bought 2 of the biggest over hype crappy games out there, COD4 and Gears of War, i need to find a new hobby games don't cut it for me, they are Boring, Dull, and Unoriginal.

[OG_Monkey]

Oh no you didn't say call of duty 4....

[speed stick]

I really dont like playing Ranked. Like Hisham said, bunch of idiots. And then you have the noobs that try to go for only achievements and do nothing but grenade tag your as 24/7.

They could have solved those problems so easily by allowing you to those achievements in player matches as well.

[Hisham]

GoW > CoD4

Atleast for me.

[TheGreenElf]

GoW is a bit overrated, but its still fun. CoD4 is amazing in every sense in multiplayer, and single player is tough but pretty fun.

[Hisham]

I don't hate shooters, but CoD4 was about as good as Resistance to me... Graphically it was better, but the single player and multiplayer was both okay for me.

I played gears for the longest time. It was probably the only shooter I actually enjoyed for over 6 months. I lose interest in most other console shooters within a few weeks.

PC is the only place where I fully enjoy the first person shooters tho. UT2004 is still my favourite multiplayer FPS. It will probably be UT3 as soon as I get a computer that can run it.

[F089/H]

They could have solved those problems so easily by allowing you to those achievements in player matches as well.
You can do this on the PC version..Which is utter BULLSHIT
What so Special about Gears of Wars? I have it for PC while it's Solid shooter i wasn't impressed by it, Graphics don't make the game, the game play was meh and the story was so easy to figure out i was bored to death playing this game, i waited 1 year for this game to come to PC...............sheeeesh recently i have bought 2 of the biggest over hype crappy games out there, COD4 and Gears of War, i need to find a new hobby games don't cut it for me, they are Boring, Dull, and Unoriginal.
Let me guess.You Play Halo? You're late to the party,if your playing this on the PC...Hardly anyone plays the Multi on that. and it looks better on my 360 still. now if they made it like Shadowrun and had some Cross platform going on I could see that selling quite a few more copies.

I love it when my friends try to argue that "other" shooters like Halo 3 and even Vegas are better than Gears. There are opinions and Preferences but theree is no way in Hell Halo 3 looks better than Gears and Vegas 2 looks worse than Vegas.The game is just good looking,and extremely satisfying if you are even remotely good at it Try it on the 360 for what it is...At least you can say"I didn't like it but it was different from any other game I played".

[nemesis121]

You can do this on the PC version..Which is utter BULLSHIT

Let me guess.You Play Halo? You're late to the party,if your playing this on the PC...Hardly anyone plays the Multi on that. and it looks better on my 360 still. now if they made it like Shadowrun and had some Cross platform going on I could see that selling quite a few more copies.

Gears #1 fan shows up...........LOL, First off I don't play Halo, I play all types of Shooters and while it's a Solid Shooter there was nothing impressive about it, that's how i feel about the game, don't like my opinion, oh well.

[White Avalanche]

In Gears of War 2 they have announced four new characters, one being Doms wife he was looking for. A new type of enemy. Their singing can bring their fallen commrads back to life. Most of the fighting happens underground in this one. The heavily stressed the fact that the underground caves have very little cover other than the giant worms that follow their singing. There's a new pistol called the Gorgon(it's full-auto), the hammerburst gets a new look, and some poison grenades.

[White Avalanche]

now if they made it like Shadowrun and had some Cross platform
Don't even put that curse on Gears of War. Shadowrun was ok for thirty bucks, but it was still laggy as hell. Chainsaws are bad enough without lag.

[Bsack]

GoW > CoD4

Atleast for me.

me too! CoD4 is overrated.

[F089/H]

In Gears of War 2 they have announced four new characters, one being Doms wife he was looking for. A new type of enemy. Their singing can bring their fallen commrads back to life. Most of the fighting happens underground in this one. The heavily stressed the fact that the underground caves have very little cover other than the giant worms that follow their singing. There's a new pistol called the Gorgon(it's full-auto), the hammerburst gets a new look, and some poison grenades.

Yes,the Kantus..with their hissing slobbering chants....Suprising.


I don't mind your opinion,I respect it.That did come out very poorly constructed..@ the same time, i was arguing with a Haloboy..He was on Bungie's meat so bad..I had to break the news to him that when you don't even have a HDTV,you don't have a say in what looks better than what. amiright or amiright?
GoW still shits on it on a Standard tv.

[JasonXe]

Spiketv (you can just wait for gametrailers to post it) on May 9th is going to show exclusive single player footage with cliffy.b. I kind of tune down my exceptations for this game just so i can blown away when they show it.

[F089/H]

Spiketv (you can just wait for gametrailers to post it) on May 9th is going to show exclusive single player footage with cliffy.b. I kind of tune down my exceptations for this game just so i can blown away when they show it.

*just now realizes that is this FRIDAY*

ITS GOING TO BE LIKE WATCHING....A GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME!!

[Dakota Grabowski]

Gears of War 2 Gameplay footage (http://gamevideos.com/video/id/18698) Make sure to change your pants after watching.

[VonGak]

Thanks, ++rep

[Rabid]

meh

[dork]

woah. i can't wait.

[masteratt]

Kudos to them, it definitely feels less dull and 'fixed' (where you would go from one setting with lots of hiding to another in Gears1), this one feels more dynamic and action packed.

My brother is obviously getting this (he is the '360 man' in the family) and I'm kinda looking forward to playing it myself now.

And lol at the beginning "so i hope you guys dig it."
Who says that anymore, jeez ¬_¬

[Hisham]

Kudos to them, it definitely feels less dull and 'fixed' (where you would go from one setting with lots of hiding to another in Gears1), this one feels more dynamic and action packed.

My brother is obviously getting this (he is the '360 man' in the family) and I'm kinda looking forward to playing it myself now.

And lol at the beginning "so i hope you guys dig it."
Who says that anymore, jeez ¬_¬

This guy says "dig it."

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Anways, it looks awesome. Grabing the enemy and the chainsaw to the back was awesome.

[Bsack]

I found the trailer to be awesome. It looks like a lot will be going on in the game. I also liked how he downed the one locust character and used him as a shield like in MGS games. Pulled out his pistol and all to kill the next locust. Awesome! I hope in multiplayer though when it goes into a chainsaw battle the victor isn't the person that mashes B fastest. I'm terrible at button mashing games/contests....

[JasonXe]

i just wet myself............. watches again.....

[Hisham]

I found the trailer to be awesome. It looks like a lot will be going on in the game. I also liked how he downed the one locust character and used him as a shield like in MGS games. Pulled out his pistol and all to kill the next locust. Awesome! I hope in multiplayer though when it goes into a chainsaw battle the victor isn't the person that mashes B fastest. I'm terrible at button mashing games/contests....

It will probably be a test of button mashing.

While I don't mind, I would rather it be reflex based. Something like sequence of random button presses (limited to the face buttons of course). I think that would make it more rewarding when you win.

[the poe collector]

I can dig it.

I loved the trailer. It would be so badass if you could hijack one of these reaver things and use it against the Locust.

And I'm so glad that you get to fight a Brumak in this game.

[F089/H]

We had already seen that much from when Game Informer covered it.I was disappointed.

[Bsack]

It's different when you see it in motion and when you see it on a magazine. btw where did you get your sig display thing at?

[D3adcell]

Just watched it, wow it looks bad ass. I have to pre-order it now.

[cliffbo]

is anyone going to mention it looks a little grey? J/k. got to say it looks pretty damned good! as does Banjo

[F089/H]

It's different when you see it in motion and when you see it on a magazine. btw where did you get your sig display thing at?

My custom one I had in earlier or the Gamertag one? This one i got form Mygamercard.net .

[Omega Blue]

is anyone going to mention it looks a little grey? J/k. got to say it looks pretty damned good! as does Banjo

The first one had alot of brown and grey. Which to be honest was kind of dull seeing it level after level but the formula, especially in co-op was really fun.

Its good to see that in the second gears, atleast you see some vegetation.

I'll definitely pick this up, me and the girlfriend played through all the difficulty modes in co-op and had alot of fun.

[OG_Monkey]

I just seen the trailer today, OMG November can't come sooner!

[HPK]

GOW2 looks pretty good so far. I can only imagine the B-Button Mashing Chainsaw Fest being a really big issue during online play. Latency will be the ultimate decider of that.

[OG_Monkey]

Hell yea, you already know. Another host/better connection issue

But oh well, chainsaw kills are gay...along with the noobs who keep doing it

[JasonXe]

Needs more blood imo

[HPK]

But oh well, chainsaw kills are gay...along with the noobs who keep doing it

I wouldn't say they're gay, but they are pretty cheap. I like to chase people while revving the chainsaw. It's hilarious to see them run away only to get stuck on something and die from it. I'm still fond of the smoke tag+chainsaw combo.

[nemesis121]

All we need is for Cliff and Epic to say GOW2 will be fast, better, and will have Ninjas on Fire...........Sorry this looks weak IMO.

[JasonXe]

Ninjas are never weak, take bacl your comment!!

[OG_Monkey]

I wouldn't say they're gay, but they are pretty cheap. I like to chase people while revving the chainsaw. It's hilarious to see them run away only to get stuck on something and die from it. I'm still fond of the smoke tag+chainsaw combo.

I guess "cheap" is the better word...

[JasonXe]

bah its not cheap since its easily avoidable unless your a noob or lag.

[HPK]

I guess "cheap" is the better word...

Chainsaws = cheap
Continously abusing the longshot's 1-shot down feature and shooting at someone at any place aside from their head = gay

[JasonXe]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33917.html . LMFAO. You can put someone down to the ground and punch the shit outta them. What they should do is dual moves like dual curb stomping.

[Omega Blue]

The pummeling of a downed opponent is gonna be hilarious online.

[JasonXe]

^^ I wonder if you can smash your oppenent head in with a two fist slam to the head. That would be killer.

[Bsack]

Chainsaws = cheap
Continously abusing the longshot's 1-shot down feature and shooting at someone at any place aside from their head = gay

I disagree and I think this is the beauty of Gears because this is what sets it apart from other online games out there in my honest opinion. I hope the keep the gameplay pretty damn similar in Gears 2.

[Ivory_Soul]

LOLLERCOPTER!!! I think GoW2 is gonna kick so much major ass...even if it's pretty similar but if it ain't broke don't fix it...

[JasonXe]

-New weapon Scorcher (Flamethrower) "most realistic fire in a game we've ever seen"
-5 vs 5
-Assasination gametype altered. everyone respawns until their leader is dead. when the leader is killed they stop rewpawing and the game ends when everyone is dead on one team.
-Assasination renamed 'Guardian'.
-New gametype 'Wingman' 10 players split into teams of two.each team is played as different character (eg marcus and marcus vs Dom and Dom etc)
-Features Matchmaking
-Exectucions now vary on the weapon you holding (eg sniper rifle will be used like a golf club)
-Curb stomp returns
-'Y' will cause your character to unleach several brutal punches to a downed enemy, killing him.
-'A' will cause you to pick up the enemy and use him as a shield. The player your using as a shield will go to the respawn line.
-New gametype 'meatflag' sort of like CTF but epic have done this in their own way. The flag will instead be character wandering around the centre of the map. He has his own weapons and even a place on the leaderboard.
To capture him you will need to down him and pick him up as a meatshield and take him back, slowly, to your base. If you shoot the meatflag enough times while he's being dragged back to base, his captor will loose him and he'll go crazy on everyone around him.
-Specific weapons will cycle round the maps.
-Stopping power - if your running towards an enemy but he is firing straight into your chest, you will slow down.
-The oppurtunity to spawn with either the lancer or hammerburst.
-Hammerburst gone through significant alterations. The faster you tap the the right trigger, the faster it fires. quicker shooting = more recoil however.
-New weapon Medusa. could be considered a power weapon. 6 shots per burst.
-Bullet shields. big metal shield that stops you from getting hit. can be planted into the ground to make a new cover. enemies can kick it down though if they get close enough.
-Grenades can be stuck anywhere. not just on enemies. they can be planted on the ground,walls,doors etc to produce a proximity mine.
-smoke grenades carry a stun effect that ragdolls anyone in range.
-new weapon poison gas grenade. produces a cloud of smoke that kills anything that lingers in it. they can be stuck onto enemies were the will slowly die. people stuck by the gas grenade can also injure team-mates if the get too close.
-On games with no respawn, when you are dead you can fly around the map as a "ghost cam". You can even take screenshots that will be uploaded to the community.
-Gridlock returns. However its more overgrown now, plants and grass growing.
(everything is still the same though- cars are where they where etc)
-New map - 'river' - symetrical map, each team has a thin strip of land with a house and sniping tower, and inbetween them a river.
-New map - 'Security' - long thin map. to the left and right are stairs leading to veranda's that run the entire length of the map. you are barred access however by red lasers, which will kill you if attempting to pass through. A power weapon is barred on the other side of the map while at the other it is defended by sentry guns. There is a button in the middle of the map that turns the lasers and sentry's off for 20 seconds.
-New locust 'hammerhead' (helmet makes him look sorta like a hammerhead shark)
-New locust 'Grenadier' (this is the guy we saw in the video were marcus punches him to death)
-Two people can chainsaw one guy at the same time.
-New cog 'Tai' has aboriginal tattoo's.
-New cog 'Dizzy' "looks like chuck Norris"
-Cole returns for multiplayer at least. wth, where is Soul Train??


http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=408593

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1148/ab21aa87c12d40fullac0.jpg

[HPK]

I disagree and I think this is the beauty of Gears because this is what sets it apart from other online games out there in my honest opinion. I hope the keep the gameplay pretty damn similar in Gears 2.

Oh, I just find it highly annoying. It always seems that my least favorite weapon in any game seems to be the sniper rifle. Hmm.

I saw some of that list previously, and they all sound like good ideas. Something I read previously was about achievement boosting. In order to prevent it, Epic is going to make it so that you only get 1 kill per match for each achievement. So, say you get 6 kills with a Boomshot in one match, only 1 of them will go towards the weapon achievement. I also heard that weapon kill achievements will be unlocked in campaign as well. But, this is what I hear.
I just want to find out if they'll add a four-player co-op feature. I'd kill to play as Baird in campaign.

[Hisham]

MeatFlag is gonna be the shit.

[blurton]

all that sounds awesome

[FoeHammer]

i'd imagine that flamethrowers and poison grenades would only be cool for a week or two like in halo 3, but everything else sounds awesome. gears screenshots are gonna be awesome, especially with all the blood.

[F089/H]

Of Course I will rape everyone at this game.

[OG_Monkey]

i'd imagine that flamethrowers and poison grenades would only be cool for a week or two like in halo 3, but everything else sounds awesome. gears screenshots are gonna be awesome, especially with all the blood.

I agree, just cool at first, lame later

I'd substitute those right now for anything better

Of Course I will rape everyone at this game.

I've yet to play you in gears....dunno if I want to...

[Ivory_Soul]

There's so much stuff listed there my brain exploded...I think Cliffy boy is right...they really are doing all they can to make it more badass. I just don't see this effort in GoW3 though...

[JasonXe]

I hope they make gow3 for the next xbox. Also i think cliff show copy right bigger, better, and more badass.

[OG_Monkey]

-New weapon Scorcher (Flamethrower) "most realistic fire in a game we've ever seen"


hmmm...id like to see that though; cuz so far, that goes to Alone in the Dark hands down

[Ivory_Soul]

I hope they make gow3 for the next xbox. Also i think cliff show copy right bigger, better, and more badass.

Are you intoxicated?

hmmm...id like to see that though; cuz so far, that goes to Alone in the Dark hands down

Totally agree. After seeing those three tech demos I'm totally psyched for this game. I'm a HUGE fan of survival horror, and I think Silent Hill will finally have some competition. Speaking of SH the new game doesn't look too hot. The graphics really suck but of course that was a demo they showed.

[JasonXe]

^^ somewhat but why not have gears 3 as a launch title for the next xbox? I think this gears on the 360 is about the peak graphics wise that your gonna get from the unreal engine. Putting it on the next xbox, we should see a substantial upgrade both in graphics and gameplay mechanics make the next xbox a hit.

[Ivory_Soul]

^^ somewhat but why not have gears 3 as a launch title for the next xbox? I think this gears on the 360 is about the peak graphics wise that your gonna get from the unreal engine. Putting it on the next xbox, we should see a substantial upgrade both in graphics and gameplay mechanics make the next xbox a hit.

We're not even close. Tim Sweeney even said that this is the beginning. The UE3 engine will see MANY updates until Xbox 720/3/1080/ comes out. We have yet to see the full potential of these systems (remember the PS2 now when games like Medal of Honor: Frontline and Devil May Cry came out people thought they pushed the system to it's limits but lo and behold we get God of War 2 7 years later). GoW 3 or a spinoff will come out before the next Xbox because GoW 2 came out so early in the consoles cycle. Not even 3 years yet and we have 2 GoW games. GoW 3 will be out probably in '10 '11

[Gummy]

I feel like playing the first one again after watching that A-Team CoG.

Edit: lol I neg repped nemesis and his bar turned 2 red bars.

[OG_Monkey]

Just read the preview in EGM, CANT WAIT! But WTF:

to prevent noobs from 100 --kills, only one counts per match

BS, just make it unranked

[HPK]

^Nah, it's 1 kill per round, according to the EGM issue.

So, two sniper kills in one round = 1 sniper kill towards the achievement. But yeah, I agree with the player match achievement idea. Actually, just make the weapon achievements player match only. Problem solved.

[F089/H]

They're honestly not that hard.I play maybe half as much as I used to and I still manage to get roughly 200+ of each kill every week(Ranked). That includes Hammer,Boom,Nade Tags, all that good stuff.it's sooooooooooo easy.
I say people quit whining,man up, and try not to get in my way when Im working.:closed:

*Hopes for an even Harder "Seriously" Achievement*

[OG_Monkey]

Finally played this guy today^....i mean, i knew he was good but damn! O_O

[OG_Monkey]

Hi guys, so my cousin works at Epic, and today they held like a special showing type thing to family and friends of the employees today and I got to play Gears 2 for like three hours!

I didn't get to meet Cliff (bummer =P), but got a ton of info from playing the game, some things I can tell you guys and some I cannot.


Campaign:

-Will be divided into 4 Acts, with 6 chapters in each Act. Each chapter should take like 30 minutes to complete, So your looking at around a 12 hour long game possibly?
-COG tags have been replaced with war journals.
-Raven helicopter playable! Well, from what I saw it was Marcus, Dom, and Carmine (with Dizzy piloting) the Raven, with everyone shooting these new bird like creatures.
-Four player co-op confirmed
-Cole and Baird won't be introduced until the second act. The story will then shift to 2 seperate ones, Marcus's and Dom's. Marcus will have himself, Dizzy, Carmine, and Colonol Hoffman in his squad infiltrating the locust. Dom will have himself, Cole, Baird, and Tai with him looking for Maria.
-The Raam locust will appear again with signature turrets. (not a boss though)
-The Locust Queen will make an appearence but won't be a boss
-A main character will die that was in Gears 1.


Multiplayer:

-I got to play 4 maps. River, Gridlock, Subway, and Security.

Gridlock is pretty much the same physically except there is a ton of vines and trees everywhere and there is shallow water at each of the spawns. (like canals).

River is alot like Canals but bigger. What I like is there are two sweet sniping spots and little cabins like in that really dark map in Gears 1 (forgot what's it called it was DLC).

Security is ok for games like Warzone but awesome for Meatflag. The switches like in Garden return except these are giant ass lasers. The overall feel is like War Machine / Clocktower love child. Yeah, there's also a turret.

Now Subway, holy ****. Complete turn around from Gears 1, this is now my favorite map. You know those non moving trains in the first one? Well now they move! They actually stop as well! They'll go around like 3 times, (and when they move it shakes the whole map) at which you can get pwned by them. They'll then stop for like 30 seconds, in which you can get on and fight with someone else. If your still on while the train goes again, your controller will rumble and you'll be in complete darkness (you can still fight the guy). You can then get off when it comes back. Pure Awesome.


Weapons:

-Lancer is improved, my new fav weapon.
-Hammerburst is like Halo's Battle Rifle. I like it alot just it doesn't have a chainsaw... bummer. I can totally see the experienced players using this one over the lancer though.
-Boomshot's active reload shoots out both rockets at once (if you have 2 ammo) but other than that it's the same one we love from Gears 1.
-Torque Bow's active reload gives you a shorter charge time, which is sweet.
-Snub Pistol is weaker
-The Revolver is actually useful now, if you don't have an active it sucks, but with one it shoots double the speed and can down a guy fast.
-The poisen grenade is the same fog of death used in Garden.
-Shotgun is unchanged
-Smoke's make a noise and set a guy back (like if a guy is near a nade in Gears 1) and it's really funny when you tag someone!
-Sniper is unchanged.
-Flamethrower is pretty awesome. The fire in it is amazing! it's a pretty short ranged weapon and you are slightly slower if it's equipped but it's good for clearing out a tight area. You can down a guy with one melee also.
-The Hammer of Dawn is bigger but other than that it's not changed at all.
-Gorgon Pistol. You guys have seen it =P
-The guys at Epic were teasing that another weapon was in the works that I didn't play.

Gametypes:

-King of the Hill. (Annex has been axed. You have the option however to set "Player Presence" to Yes or No, so it's basically there)

-Warzone. (same as Gears 1)

-Execution. (same as Gears 1, can use the new "Y" button executions)

-Wingman. (You guys know =P)

-Meatflag. (You guys know =P)

-Team Deathmatch. (Warzone but with respawns. There is a set death count a team has to reach)

-Guardian (You guys know =P)

source (http://neocrisis.com/content/view/1596/41/)

12 hours is pretty lame >_>

[AridSpider]

Damn good stuff, except the 12 hours part, i had hoped for more....

[masteratt]

12 hours is pretty lame >_>
Lack of DVD space

*runs away*

[OG_Monkey]

lack of effort

[HPK]

They probably figured that most people will be playing the multiplayer anyway. I mean, notice how in Gears 1, multiplayer wasn't really spoken of too often. Now, for Gears 2, it's pretty much all you hear about.

So who do you think is going to die in Gears 2? I'm saying Cole.

[The Wolf 07]

I really dont think it makes much of differance if its 12 hours or 20 hours. As long as they get there point across in time. I have played games that were 25+ hours and the story still sucked. Besides everyone knows GoW2 is for the multiplayer not for the story. YEA MEAT FLAG!!!!!!!

P.S i say dom dies saving his wife

[OG_Monkey]

So who do you think is going to die in Gears 2? I'm saying Cole.

Yep, Cole. The black guy is always the first to go haha!

[The Wolf 07]

Well he first guy to die was carmine and then the second was that Asian squad commander

[TheGreenElf]

Fenix will die. I'm guessing

[OG_Monkey]

Well he first guy to die was carmine and then the second was that Asian squad commander

they were unimportant. Im guessing it only is talking about the main 4.

[TheGreenElf]

Who's complaining about 12 hours? The first takes about 5, and hell, I'd prefer 4-5 hour game full of action and summer-film pacing versus a long drawn out boring game. Long games usually suck.

[HPK]

Well he first guy to die was carmine and then the second was that Asian squad commander

Actually, I knew they were going to die before it even happened. Here's how: Carmine (or the first version of him) was destined to be the first to go because he was wearing a helmet. It's easy to believe that helmets protect your head from some injuries, but this is very wrong. It actually makes your dome-piece far more vulnerable.
Kim, on the other hand, died because he followed the rules. Surviving and going up in ranks through good deeds and following orders isn't how the real thing works. No, in order to survive in these kinds of situations you have to wear absord armor. It can't be the standard uniform for every other soldier. It absolutely must be different*. You also can't wear helmets. Cranium accessories are acceptable, but helmets are not. Also, you must disobey orders and have big muscles and a bad attitude.

*Baird is able to get away with the regular uniform because by the time everything is said and done, he's the only person around wearing it, making him an individual. Plus, he kicks ass.

[TheGreenElf]

Ah well I didn't know there was such a formula to it.

[FoeHammer]

im hopin for a kickass balls-out mission into the center of the locust colony
maybe to fight the queenlady, if she's a monster

[Omega Blue]

Baird is extremely annoying, hes definitely the next to go, then Cole or Dom...most likely Cole because Dom is who you play as in co-op in the first one...and most likely the second.

[JasonXe]

complete darkness fighting in the subway with chainsaw duals hahah awesommmeee. Imagine a little light comes threw for you can see him...ahhhhh.

Also my guess its the captain who has a heart attack or a locust baby pops out of him.

[OG_Monkey]

More Gears of War 2 multiplayer details have been spilled. Mark Thompson of Epic Games was interviewed recently and what he had to say was pretty exciting. How exciting? For starters, a flamethrower just might be on the way! See the details inside.

Mark Thompson of Epic Games was recently interviewed by website Gamerumor. The developer answered some questions about their upcoming biggie Gears of War 2 and details on the multiplayer modes were spilled. These are the information bits:

* COG and Locust will each have 12 character models
* A new map announced, “Dusk” puts players in a smaller, Raven Down style map with locust/cog battles in the distance scenery.
* New flamethrower has a “fuel meter” instead of ammo clips like in other guns, and will jam if continually fired for an extended amount of time.
* Hammer of Dawn will have only 3 charges until it “burns out”. A 4th charge is possible, but it will cause the weapon to explode killing the character and hopefully enemies close by.
* Subway’s trains movement can be turned on / off with a switch. Described as being “the hardest aspect to program yet!”
* A new gametype “Wanted” pits 9 Locusts on 1 COG or 9 COG on 1 Locust. This modified version of Juggernaut has a clock for each player counting how long each player is the wanted. The wanted can only be killed with execution style rules.
* Boomshot has been modified to hold 3 ammo. Each individual rocket has been weakened, however, if you have 2 left with an active it will shoot them both out at the same time for a massive explosion.

[Omega Blue]

complete darkness fighting in the subway with chainsaw duals hahah awesommmeee. Imagine a little light comes threw for you can see him...ahhhhh.

I just imagines that for a second, a stage where it's completely dark and you have to make through it with a small rifle attached flashlight that gives maybe a 3 foot wide view radius.

Greatness.

[HPK]

I am disturbed by how my Hammer of Dawn has been gimped. What the hell is this "3 charges only" bullshit?

[FoeHammer]

i hope the other superweapon is better than hammer of dawn

[The Wolf 07]

Come on HPK don’t you remember the level roof tops - 30 min battles because everyone is to scared to run up the middle in fear that the hammer of dawn is going to reach out and touch them sucked ass.

[The Wolf 07]

Tali Kaliso is a new member of Delta Squad and will be around when the game opens. Chairman Prescott is the military leader above Hoffman and leader of COG forces. Dizzy is your driver, getting you from place to place with a southern drawl. Maria Santiago is the last new character mentioned, and Dom's search for her will be one of the game's major plot points.

There will be many, many, more underground enviornments, with much, much more complicated layouts.

New Locust enemies called the Kantus, which are "monk-like devils" and hit you with sonic attacks.

Kantus have the ability to "revive their fallen brethren from afar."

Moving cover. Think: "giant slithering rock worms"

"We want to fulfill the promise - it is a war. It's more than just these four guys."

They've worked on the story and sense of depth with the characters, it's a "darker and more heartfelt narrative."

the kantus sound sick, looks like there is a new guy to focus fire on now.

[JasonXe]

I just imagines that for a second, a stage where it's completely dark and you have to make through it with a small rifle attached flashlight that gives maybe a 3 foot wide view radius.

Greatness.

omg dude that sounds sick. Though it will have to be somewhat close quarters type of environment or else snipers would be picking off everyone. Imagine someone coming out of nowhere with a chainsaw or someone playing boogieman revving up the chainsaw lmao.

[HPK]

Come on HPK don’t you remember the level roof tops - 30 min battles because everyone is to scared to run up the middle in fear that the hammer of dawn is going to reach out and touch them sucked ass.

I've never been in that scenerio. Mostly because I don't like camping with the Hammer of Dawn. Rooftops is a pretty bad-ass level, but the general population seems to disagree.

[OG_Monkey]

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3168403

[JasonXe]

omg cooperative chainsaw!!!!

http://www.1up.com/do/slideshow?pager.offset=0&mt=0&cId=3165887&mId=3564545

Also its cool that Dan previewed it, I thought he retired.

[OG_Monkey]

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19602

[JasonXe]

wow... This game is so fine tune that i really haven't seen in any other mp game ever.

[JasonXe]

showing off some of the stuff from gears 2 multiplayer. I can't seem to post the first vid for some reason but here is the link of noobs playing

http://analoghype.com/blog/466/gears-of-war-2-multiplayer-gameplay/

F8_nAoyctww

http://analoghype.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/more-gears-of-war-2-screens/thumb800x800_2612376676_5bab0f5a74_o.jpg

[OG_Monkey]

http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_7639_en.html

[JasonXe]

^^ looks a lot better than those crappy youtube vids. My signature move will be the pistol bitch slap while your down b/c im stylish.

[OG_Monkey]

Pssh, if you can GET anyone down.

The shield is kinda stupid though...along with the flamethrower. Poison Grenade, im still eh on

[JasonXe]

The shield is a bit dumb but what would be cool is if you can hit that sheild at someone else or kick it while someone is down. I'll be like bam, in your face!! Or if you can have a rush attack to bull doze someone to the wall. and shoot through a hole in the middle Scarface style.

Also when you grab someone from the floor, you can speak to them..nasty.

[OG_Monkey]

haha, i like that bull doze idea.

[Bsack]

I'm sad they are probably gonna make this game a respawn game instead of rounds. That's what made the first game special to me, kinda like socom. =/

[FoeHammer]

warzone's still gonna be rounds i believe.
so is wingman

respawn is only in certain game modes

[gears own3r]

obiusly..... cant wait to do that to every1 lol.. plus the chainsaw battles r gonna be awsome. cant wait till i get it

[JasonXe]

my bro bought the collector's edition and im going to buy the regular edition.

[OG_Monkey]

Cheap ass

[yoshaw]

Sweet Sweet Melons :pleased:

~Edge Magazine Melons~ (http://www.cng4u.com/2008/07/06/new-gears-of-war-2-scans/)

[OG_Monkey]

Those sure were tasty!

[Bsack]

wow that's awesome Yoshaw.

[TheGreenElf]

They should add a hump feature when somebody is down. Press A multiply times to do massive hump damage.

Thanks, I don't even want the game anymore.

[Rabid]

Kinda like how you slap their ass with the pistol reload? :P

[JasonXe]

Thanks, I don't even want the game anymore.

Now I can say that im so good that i prevented someone from buying the game. haha :matrix:

[Bsack]

I preordered this game last night. I'm stoked about it, but one thing I failed to preorder was Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. =(

[JasonXe]

OMG!!!!

How the fuck did i forget that carmine?? Man, i miss that dude, and hope he doesn't die like last time. Ok, back to the vid... http://www.gametrailers.com/gametrailerstv_player.php?ep=27&ch=1 Fucking game looks hot in single player and they show off how gorgeous the shotgun looks in sp for just a second. I also saw a mask on a locust which look like Jason in the movies.

Edit: Awesome...nuff said

[OG_Monkey]

gonna be playing the hell outta this game. But damn microsoft, where the fuck is that clan system at!? Hope they reveal it at e3 along with the next dashboard update.

[JasonXe]

Lol, no one is talking about gears since ff13 stole the show. Then again the way the announce it in itself was surprising.

For some reason the parts they'd showed off looed unfinished. On gametrailers tv, it looks like they had a lot of work to do still so I guess graphics/tweaking will come later. I'm guessing this because they took Geoff idea about riding a brunic. I'm guessing will also ride those flying things like the locust do so that's cool too.

Oh well, i should stop watching gears vids before it spoils the game for me.

[nemesis121]

As i have stated before not a big fan of Gears, but this right here is Epic Marketing, this video is all they need to run in fall as there ad.

http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_7761_en.html

[JasonXe]

probably will like the other gears promotional video. Whoever does there marketing should get a raise.

[OG_Monkey]

Yeah I seen enough of Gears, from on out it'll basically be spoilers like what they showed at the conference.

But Horde mode is cool, I just hope campaign supports 4 player co-op

[HPK]

Yeah, Gears 2 looks good, but I'm just holding out until that 4 player co-op campaign is announce. I could do without the "fight a shitload of Locust waves with friends" mode. Why bother with that? Less stupid shit, more co-op campaign.
If it isn't announced, I might pass on this game.

[The Wolf 07]

Why do you guys want 4 player co op so bad???
I dont know about anyone else, but to this day i still play gears of war on gamebattles with my clan. I played the single player ONCE through on the harddest difficulty beat it with a friend and never went back.
This game is all about the multiplayer, so if your going to sit back and cry cause you cant play the single player with 2 more people dont buy it.

[HPK]

Why do you guys want 4 player co op so bad???
I dont know about anyone else, but to this day i still play gears of war on gamebattles with my clan. I played the single player ONCE through on the harddest difficulty beat it with a friend and never went back.
This game is all about the multiplayer, so if your going to sit back and cry cause you cant play the single player with 2 more people dont buy it.

Wow, chill the fuck out, dude.

You may want the game strictly for it's online multiplayer, which is all fine and dandy. From the looks of it, you'll be having a lot of fun with this game. However, not everyone wants the game for that reason. I am more of a single-player story and co-op kind of guy. While I do enjoy some good ol' fashioned "kill everyone else that's not on your team" mode, I am more interested in the game storyline and playing through that story with 3 of my friends. The story will be infinitely better if I can talk and crack jokes with friends while playing through it.
It's obvious Gears 2 is shifting focus on the online multiplayer experience. While that may make you and the majority of other Gears fans happy, I'd rather not see Gears 2 turn out like Halo 2 did.

[JasonXe]

Well obviously there going to have co op. I really enjoy co op too because when the game comes out, that what I basically do. I don't touch mp for awhile till i finish sp/co op or I get tired of playing.

Then afterwards I play co op for cog tags/achievements with friends.

[JasonXe]

Lol, no one is talking about gears since ff13 stole the show. Then again the way the announce it in itself was surprising.

For some reason the parts they'd showed off looed unfinished. On gametrailers tv, it looks like they had a lot of work to do still so I guess graphics/tweaking will come later. I'm guessing this because they took Geoff idea about riding a brunic. I'm guessing will also ride those flying things like the locust do so that's cool too.

Oh well, i should stop watching gears vids before it spoils the game for me.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36707.html

damn, that looks a lot better than what i saw on g4. Stupid g4 has the worst cameras ever!!.

[JasonXe]

funny idea in mp. What happen if you both get knocked down and crawling. Why can't you have a stick weapon and poke eachother to death while everyone around you goes crazy chanting, cripple fight, cripple fight!!.

[speed stick]

That would be funny to see. I'm just happy that they are allowing you to move around a bit after you were downed. Its gonna be a lot more fun and interesting.

[JasonXe]

GEARS OF WAR 2 collectors edition

http://retrozoid.net/craiggreen/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gow2.jpg

“Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2,” a 48-page hardbound book including character profiles, exclusive concept art, and foreword by Design Director Cliff Bleszinski

A Bonus DVD including exclusive making-of-the-game video footage, design galleries with audio commentary by Epic Games, and promotional videos including the E3 2008 trailer, “Rendezvous”

A Dominic and Maria Keepsake Photo

A Exclusive Xbox LIVE code to unlock a gold-plated Lancer Assault Rifle for online play

All in a Steel book DVD case

[speed stick]

^Ok, I almost never get the collectors edition games but I would really love to have that Gold plated lancer for the online play. Dammit why did they have to throw that in there!!!

[JasonXe]

^Ok, I almost never get the collectors edition games but I would really love to have that Gold plated lancer for the online play. Dammit why did they have to throw that in there!!!

I thought the same thing ><

...man i want a gold plated gun too

[OG_Monkey]

Looks like I'm getting the collectors!

[speed stick]

Well I just looked at ebgames website and the collectors is only ten bucks more so that's not bad. I was thinking it was gonna be like 20-30 bucks more. Then I would have had to make a real hard decision.

So I guess I should get down to ebgames tomorrow and pre-order myself a copy of Gears of War 2 collectors.

[JasonXe]

Gamestop Gears of War 2 After Hours Event

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/4329/gears2wp21024bj1.jpg

It seems Gamestop wants to solidify themselves as the official launch center for Gears Of War 2 when it releases this November. They are bringing back their After Hours event with a brand new video opening with Cliff Bleszinski and closing out with some new footage for Gears of War 2. On top of that, they are also putting together a quick tournament with the top competitor taking home 400 Microsoft points. The tourney is a 1 vs. 1 single elimination match on Gridlock. The twist is that you only have the guns on your back as Gamestop has chosen to remove all weapons. Just like the last After Hours event, it is only open to those gamers who are 17 or older and participation varies from store to store, so you might want to call ahead. The After Hours event is this Friday, July 25th after closing time.

[JasonXe]

I'm glad Epic stop showing vids after e3. We all know it's the biggest elephant in the room but trying to ignore it. It's like trying not to watch the trailer for the dark knight so it won't spoil the movie (but you still did) then you go to the movies ...BAM AWESOMINESS.

For that reason alone i won't post a link to a crappy vid of horde mode. mawhehe

[OG_Monkey]

POST!

And thats the above box art correct?

[OG_Monkey]

The true list and what you'll unlock for having played the first Gears.

The November 7 release date of Gears of War 2 is steadily approaching and that means that the hype train is steadily starting to pick up steam. As with every massive holiday release, Gears 2 has some serious expectations to live up to. The first game has sold more than five million copies and with Epic's Design Director, Cliff Bleszinski throwing around the phrase "bigger, better, more" at every turn, gamers the world over are expecting a lot from the second entry.

Luckily it seems that Microsoft's biggest game of the year is poised to deliver. While there's little doubt that you're going to be blown away by the single-player and multiplayer trimmings, Gears 2 isn't forgetting about the details. Linked Achievements were first announced at Comic-Con but now we've got the skinny on all three of the newly created rewards. Here's what to expect:

GENERAL RAAM IS BAAAACK!!!
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Fully Armored BOOMER!!
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/spartanpr/gears-of-war-2-20080714001139018.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/spartanpr/gears-of-war-2-20080714001320188.jpg

WAAZUUP BITCHES!! LIKE MY NEW GUN??
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/spartanpr/gears-of-war-2-20080707034707568.jpg

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# Complete Act 1 in Gears of War: Unlock Anthony Carmine multiplayer skin in Gears of War 2.
# Find 10 COG tags in Gears of War: Unlock Minh Young Kim multiplayer skin in Gears of War 2.
# Defeat RAAM in Gears of War: Unlock RAAM multiplayer skin in Gears of War 2.


Gears of War 2 Achievements

Green as Grass Train the rook (any difficulty) 10
It's a Trap! Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 2 10
Escort Service Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 4 10
Girl About Town Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 6 10
That Sinking Feeling Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 4 10
Freebaird! Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 5 10
Heartbroken Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 6 10
Longitude and Attitude Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 3 10
Tanks for the Memories Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 4 10
Water Sports Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 6 10
There's a Time for Us Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 2 10
Better Wrapped in Beacon Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 3 10
Have Fun Storming the Castle Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 6 10
And the Horse You Rode in On Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 1 10
You Are the Support, Son Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 2 10
Brumak Rodeo Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 4 10
Does This Look Infected to You? Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 5 10
Tourist of Duty Complete all campaign acts on Casual Difficulty 25
Guerilla Tactician Complete all campaign acts on Normal Difficulty 50
Artist of War Complete all campaign acts on Hardcore Difficulty 75
Suicide Missionary Complete all campaign acts on Insane Difficulty 150
Collector Recover 5 collectibles (any difficulty) 5
Pack Rat Recover 20 collectibles (any difficulty) 15
Completionist Recover all 41 collectibles (any difficulty) 30
One-Night Stand Complete 1 chapter in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 10
Open Relationship Complete 10 chapters in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 30
Friends with Benefits Complete all acts in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) 50
Once More, With Feeling Perform 30 perfect active reloads (any mode) 10
Takes a Licking Melee 30 Tickers (any mode) 30
Organ Grinder Kill 30 enemies with a cover mounted Mulcher (any mode) 10
Shock and Awe Kill 30 enemies with the heavy Mortar (any mode) 10
Said the Spider to the Fly Kill 10 enemies with a planted grenade (any mode) 10
Crowd Control Melee 10 enemies down with the Boomshield equipped (any mode) 10
Smells Like Victory Kill 30 enemies with the Scorcher Flamethrower (any mode) 10
Variety Is the Spice of Death Kill an enemy with every weapon in the game (any mode) 30
Seriously 2.0 Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode) 50
Standing Here, Beside Myself Win 3 matches of Wingman (public) 10
Beat the Meatflag Capture 10 meatflags in Submission (public) 10
It's Good to be the King Win 10 rounds of Guardian as the leader (public) 10
You Go Ahead, I'll Be Fine Win three matches of King of the Hill (public) 10
Back to Basic Successfully complete the 5 lessons of multiplayer Training Grounds 10
Party Like It's 1999 Play 1999 rounds of multiplayer (any mode) 30
Around the World, Again Win a multiplayer match on each map (any mode) 30
Dirty, Dirty Horde Survive the first 10 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) 20
Hoard the Horde Survive all 50 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) 30

SURVIVE 50 WAVES OF HORDES!!! WHAAAT!!...

These achievements def. seems easier than Gears 1. And THANK GOD they arent required to be played in ranked matches now. Finally Ranked matches will bring real competition without achievement boosters wanting to get weapon kills all the time like that lame ass grenade tag one.

Id suggest getting them ALL out the way ASAP because knowing Epic, these achievements will "mysteriously" get glitched and "mysteriously" change the actual requirement like 100,000 enemies to 200,000 and "mysteriously" delete data making you start over.

Psssh

[JasonXe]

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14232680/gears-of-war-2/videos/gow2_viddoc1_sound_091008.html

i want to make sweet love to this game and then marry it. Btw TERRY TATE!!!

[OG_Monkey]

nice....very nice indeed

[Kiwi]

Looks very nice. Fingers crossed that the story will be a bit more gripping.

[Skull Kid]

"Seriously 2.0 Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode) 50"

Christ. Good thing it adds up through everything.

[Kiwi]

Even so, that's gonna take some serious nerdage.

[HPK]

"Seriously 2.0 Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode) 50"

Christ. Good thing it adds up through everything.

I will be playing lots of Horde mode for this. That, and 5 player co-op ain't bad.

[OG_Monkey]

Yeah Horde mode seems to be especially made for Seriously 2.0

[JasonXe]

some pictures hurray!!

[masteratt]

I really can't wait for this game now.
Was just playing Gears1 single player and other than the kinda annoying "FUCK YEAH!" characters who are extremely stale, it reminded me it's a pretty awesome experience and everything I keep seeing of Gears2 is indeed "bigger, better and more badass!" (though i wouldn't word it as such, that way does a good job).

If I play this from the day it comes out (instead of waiting for ages like I did in Gears1) I think I can get the 100,000 kills.
And you know some loser people are going to meet up in online and just let each other kill 'em to rack up kills lol

[blurton]

anybody see the new locust type? or maybe its just one of them, idk

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/914/914185/gears-of-war-2-20080929084105933_640w.jpg

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/914/914185/gears-of-war-2-20080929084109104_640w.jpg

my brothers says its called "skorge" and their staff things have chainsaws on them and can cut through vehicles

COOLEST FUCKING THING EVERRRRRRRRRRRR, cant wait to pick one of em up

[OG_Monkey]

badass

[JasonXe]

I can imagine a hand to hand brawl with Cole Train and the predator beast. Both of them holding hands trying to force the other one down and then Cole Train says "It's time to go overtime!!! WOooo" and pop out the predator arms and bitch slaps him with it.

[OG_Monkey]

Gears of War 2 Developer Diary: Never Fight Alone Video (http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/article/Gears_of_War_2/4873.html)

[JasonXe]

lol at the avalanche coming down and killing people. Kind of reminds me of the choo choo train.

[OG_Monkey]

that level is fuckin insane. I like that idea of a random avalanche

[blurton]

i wonder if you can melt the snow with the scorcher

[JasonXe]

Gear 2 gone gold.

[OG_Monkey]

one step closer to owning every damn person on this board in Gears

[JasonXe]

in my prime I was pretty badass. Now im just a average joe that show glimpses at one time or another. Who knows whats in store for Gears 2.

[Gummy]

Fuuucking gorgeous.

[JasonXe]

Fuuucking gorgeous.

agreed. I also noticed that the shotgun can now blow up your body and fling the body way back. It looks really awesome if you check og vid at 2 mins:30 secs. I still hope it blows up the person body up close like before still.

[OG_Monkey]

Who knows whats in store for Gears 2.

I do, OG ownage :pinky:

[JasonXe]

now im gonna play gears of war to get warm up.

[OG_Monkey]

lmao

do that, ill def get in touch with HATI2ED. Ill need every fucking Gears beast i can find to beat horde mode

[OG_Monkey]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=13172120&postcount=1045

[Kiwi]

BASTARD!!

[OG_Monkey]

hell yeah i mean, it JUST went gold. He must know someone high up or wtf

[JasonXe]

trannies suprise must be a really good site.

[Kiwi]

Man, when I was at my old job, they told us about not being able to take games home even the day before the release or we would get our arse kicked. Not that it stopped me, but still! This is like a month before! Damn them all to hell!

[JasonXe]

anybody see the new locust type? or maybe its just one of them, idk

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/914/914185/gears-of-war-2-20080929084105933_640w.jpg

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/914/914185/gears-of-war-2-20080929084109104_640w.jpg

my brothers says its called "skorge" and their staff things have chainsaws on them and can cut through vehicles

COOLEST FUCKING THING EVERRRRRRRRRRRR, cant wait to pick one of em up

They talked about him on the 1up show saying he was totally badass. Two chainsaws on his staff....wtf man. They spoil some parts which i immediately try to skip. God this game is going to be awesome.

[JasonXe]

Microsoft announced today that Gears of War 2 recently surpassed the total pre-sale orders of the original Gears of War.

That's pretty cool. The original gears sold nearly 1 mil first week and 2+ mil in the first month which was when the 360 was a baby. I think it can surpass that... btw the 360 just pass the original xbox which is good news.

[OG_Monkey]

:pinky:

[JasonXe]

Epic ass fun Gamepro vs Epic....you might need IE to play vid.

http://www.gamepro.com/video/originalseries/132288/gears-of-war-2-gamepro-vs-epic/

[JasonXe]

http://cdnassets.ordienetworks.com/images/user_photos/976773/gow_mansion_fullsize.jpg

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some new multiplayer screenshots
http://www.eurogamer.pt/gallery.php?game_id=7861&article_id=260924#anchor

[Hylian-Advocate]

cool comparisons..... are theses going to be the free maps that can be downloaded at the launch of the game that I heard about.....

What I find odd though..... is why they couldn't have just made that free map pack a part of the game if it wasn't released yet.... unless it just didn't fit on the disk????

[seahorse]

i've been trying to stay out of this thread because i'm a bit of a playstation fanboy, and god damn this makes me want a 360.

[OG_Monkey]

:spit:

[OG_Monkey]

cool comparisons..... are theses going to be the free maps that can be downloaded at the launch of the game that I heard about.....

What I find odd though..... is why they couldn't have just made that free map pack a part of the game if it wasn't released yet.... unless it just didn't fit on the disk????

yes, these are the maps you download day 1. The reason being is to fight piracy and make more money. All those who illegally download this game, rent, buy used, or borrow, CAN NOT get these maps as its a special coupon code inside the box you use to redeem the maps.

But this may cause a problem with parties and matchmaking so im guessing they'll offer it for a price later

[Hylian-Advocate]

hmmm....actually....that's a pretty good piracy fighting strategy....

how would it cause problems?... wouldn't it only cause problems if people forget to download them?..... oh wait.... I see.... the renters and used buyers is what your talking about...because they wouldn't have the code...... so yeah you're probably right.... it will most likely be free if you buy new...but available for purchase for others.

[HPK]

How come all the remakes look happy-go-lucky and stuff? Mansion should still have that lovely rain effect, or something.

I guess I really like the rain effect.

[JasonXe]

my question is who picked the tyro station? The train that passed by was fun when you run into it but the sound got annoying. Uses a lot of my subwoofer...

[OmniCloud]

i've been trying to stay out of this thread because i'm a bit of a playstation fanboy, and god damn this makes me want a 360.This and fable for me;) Tbh though, would you even have time to play all these games? I know LBP is gonna eat up a bunch of my time, so I won't even bother with titles I had my eye on like Prince of Persia or Mirror's Edge Resistance and all that stuff..

[Hylian-Advocate]

I know LBP is going to be good and all....but I couldn't see how anyone would want to not play other great games that are coming out just because of it.

[OG_Monkey]

how would it cause problems?... wouldn't it only cause problems if people forget to download them?..... oh wait.... I see.... the renters and used buyers is what your talking about...because they wouldn't have the code...... so yeah you're probably right.... it will most likely be free if you buy new...but available for purchase for others.

Yea thats why

[F089/H]

I am Seriously 2.0. I am Unstoppable. Oh man. Does anybody else have a copy of this game yet? I get my CE on Halloween.Sponsors make me happy.

[JasonXe]

omg i hate you

[OG_Monkey]

I am Seriously 2.0. I am Unstoppable. Oh man. Does anybody else have a copy of this game yet? I get my CE on Halloween.Sponsors make me happy.

duuuuude! Where ya been!?...lucky ass -_-

[speed stick]

my question is who picked the tyro station? The train that passed by was fun when you run into it but the sound got annoying. Uses a lot of my subwoofer...

Haha yes it sure did. That reminds me, I gotta get myself a new fiber optic cable for my sound system because I damaged mine.

[JasonXe]

screengrabs from my pc. Not the best quality since it's in moving motion.

[OG_Monkey]

HEY! HEY! Look at my sig! ^_^

[JasonXe]

i hate you

[curryking1]

Moving motion as opposed to...

?

:P

[OG_Monkey]

lololol

Horde Mode iissssss...AWESOME!

[masteratt]

HEY! HEY! Look at my sig! ^_^

ololol OG has a girl avatar! :pinky:

[OG_Monkey]

ololol OG has a girl avatar! :pinky:

lololololol

"everyone ignore the avatar until the 19th lol"

[speed stick]

Damn you OG!! I will have mine in 24 hours!!! Midnight launch ftw!!

[Dade all nite]

I am going to Circuit City in the morning and picking this up with my 1600 points :D

[Gummy]

I want to go to the midnight launch but probably too many douche bags.

=P

j/k.

[Raitei]

...nice og...

up for a game soon?

[OG_Monkey]

friday for sure, busy with SAT homework today

[Raitei]

fairynuff....

just finishing off campaign atm

[Dakota Grabowski]

I'm not overwhelmed like I thought i would be with Gears 2. The horde mode has been hit and miss for me with glitches, enemies running through walls, and a lot of lag.

Campaign is fun, but would be better with people to play with.

Gears 2 is essentially Gears 1 on Jose Conseco steroids.

[IEatFriedPikmin]

I loved the single player in the first one...not so much the MP.

I'll be going to a midnight launch :) Hopefully I don't miss my linear algebra class at 8 the next morning.

[Raitei]

Gears 2 is essentially Gears 1 on Jose Conseco steroids.

That may be so, but its still a great game, considering what it had as a base to build off.

I didnt get to play through gears 1 (never had a 360 til recently) so i was pretty wow'd by this game... considering its my first real exposure to the franchise

[Dakota Grabowski]

oh, it's not a bad thing since Gears of War 1 is one of the best 360 games still to date in terms of graphics and defining gameplay.

Kind of reminds me of the transition from God of War 1 to God of war 2... but only a bigger leap in graphics and story

[r33hash]

Are the graphics really that much better? In any video I've seen thus far, it's been essentially the same.

[Gummy]

The color scheme I suppose.
Feels much more alive, yet dead.

[Dakota Grabowski]

the textures don't pop in and out as much, the environments are much more diversified, the in-game cinematics are crazy good looking, more blood and gore, better animations and less clipping, framerates hold up for the most part, more enemies can be seen on the screen now, etc.

The graphics have been improved but you may not notice right away due to how beautiful the original was and still is to this day.

[Dade all nite]

Just picked it up right now at CC. add me "Dade all nite" going to play all night on live and the weekend

[woundingchaney]

the textures don't pop in and out as much, the environments are much more diversified, the in-game cinematics are crazy good looking, more blood and gore, better animations and less clipping, framerates hold up for the most part, more enemies can be seen on the screen now, etc.

The graphics have been improved but you may not notice right away due to how beautiful the original was and still is to this day.

additionally

havent seen any texture lod issues so far

also there is a large amount of more subtle detail in both the environment and the characters, texture quality has increased

the amount of on screen action has increased dramatically (steady framerate as well)

enemies are huge

-cutscenes are now pre-rendered though

[speed stick]

Had to work early this morning so haven't played the game yet. Just got home and now I've gotta eat and shower then I can play all night long!!

[JasonXe]

I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow. I'm first going to go to a gamestop to trade in some of my games for it. If they don't have it in stock then I'll ask for cash back to go to circuit city and get the free 1600 ms card that comes with it. Last resort is jacking some dude for it.

[speed stick]

OMFG!! Just opened my limited edition game and the hardcover book that came inside it with all the good pictures.....its in fucking FRENCH!!!

Seriously, I don't even live close to a French area. Like that's across the continent.

[D3adcell]

I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow. I'm first going to go to a gamestop to trade in some of my games for it. If they don't have it in stock then I'll ask for cash back to go to circuit city and get the free 1600 ms card that comes with it. Last resort is jacking some dude for it.

Gamestop currently has a deal, bring in any game towards purchase of gears and get an extra 20% trade in credit or bring in like 5 games get an extra 30% credit plus edge card would be 40%.

[speed stick]

Damn, my Gold Plated Lancer download won't work..... Says can't download.

EDIT: Haha, omfg finally worked. Had to redownload it like 20 times at least. Maybe just a lot of bandwidth or something trying to download that same file. But I don't care, I've finally got it to work.

[Dade all nite]

i just played horde and co-op campaign and it was awesome! i can't wait to get my hdtv next weekend omg

[speed stick]

Yes HDTV makes the game so much better!

Just finished playing over three hours on co-op campaign. Fucking awesome game, seems a lot longer then the first one since I'm not even though Act 2 yet. We are doing it on hardcore. But a much improved game. The sounds of the guns just seem better. The burst rifle is much better then the old locus gun from the first one.

[Raitei]

additionally

havent seen any texture lod issues so far

i've seen it a few times, but it's not longer a pop in style thing... the textures and maps fade in, so it goes from low res model, to good looking character

[OG_Monkey]

i want that golden hammerburst! Shit