Gears of War 2 Anticipation is Rising
Gears of War 2 will be released on November 7, 2008 for the XBOX 360. Without a doubt this game has been one of the most talked about, and sure to be one of the most popular games, of this holiday season. Ever since the first Gears of War, this combat action shooter has been wildly anticipated. The action in the game is frenetic and the controls of the game are some of the best seen in action games such as this.
For those not initiated, the Gears of War franchise is a third person shooter by Epic Games, exclusively for Microsoft Studios. It is an exclusive Microsoft title and can only be played on XBOX 360. The first Gears of War was also released for the Windows operating system. The guts of the game relies on a modified Unreal 3 engine to power the action and graphics.
The game continues with the player as Marcus Felix as leader of COG Delta squad. Their goal is simply to stop the Locust Horde from destrying humanity and taking over the world. Gears of War 2 will continue with that storyline and also keep the wide array of weapons that are used by you and your squad to kill the Locust Horde. Most player’s favorite weapon has been the machine, which is attached to a machine gun for both sawing your opponent and also shooting them. Gears of War 2 has a new feature that allows the player to use a downed opponent as a meat shield while you continue to shoot. Those that have seen previews of the game have enjoyed this new tactic available to the player. Killing the Locust Horde or your opponent has never been more thrilling.
Multi-player action will be what keeps players coming back to the game long after the single player campaign has been completed. There have been a reported 15 new maps available for multi-playr action, which should help keep interest in the game until well into 2009. There are numerous games within the multi-player option that will keep players occupied. It has been reported that there will be three different on-line multi-player modes. Co-op play is also included.
Gears of War2 is a game that a lot of fans of the original will be looking forward to. The level of action and violence has been raised considerably. The gameplay is easily as good as the first, if not improved. No other game is more anticipated for the XBOX 360 than Gears of War 2 during this holiday season. For those that enjoy Gears of War action figures or Gears of War toys, new versions of those will also be released during the launch.