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Gears of War 2 is a tactical third-person shooter video game in development by Epic Games and to be published by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for the Xbox 360. There is no expected release for the PC

Graphics


Release Date: November 7,2008.




Multiplayer


New Multiplayer Modes

Wikipedia wrote:

Gears of Wars 2 features an upgraded multiplayer mode that will allow up to ten users to simultaneously play, X360 magazine reported that Gears of War 2 will contain at least three online multiplayer modes, called "Guardian," "Wingman," and "Submission." "Guardian" is essentially a modified version of "Assassination" from the original Gears of War, but allows players to continue fighting after the leader has been killed, but losing the ability to respawn. "Wingman" splits all ten players into five teams of two, where both members of a team play as the same character. "Submission," formerly known as "Meat Flag," is a version of capture the flag in which players attempt to "down" an enemy controlled by the game's AI and move its body to their team's base to earn points. A Halo-like matchmaking system will be utilized for the online multiplayer. In a GameTrailers TV E3 special, it was confirmed that bots will be available in multiplayer, but this feature was not elaborated upon.

A new co-op game mode was confirmed during Microsoft's E3 2008 press conference; called "Horde," this mode allows up to five players to fight off waves of attacking Locust together. Horde Mode will not feature bot support as in competitive multiplayer, and can be played alone. The Locust attack in waves of multiple enemies which become more difficult as players progresses.

Cameras in the multiplayer modes have also been improved significantly. Rather than static views from different points on a map, the new Battle Cam allows players to pan around a map as the camera focuses on areas of intense fighting, and the Ghost Cam allows a player to roam freely around a map. A photo mode will also be featured, with each photo taken by a player rated on the amount of action in the shot.

Regarding multiplayer-specific achievements, certain achievements such as getting a defined number of kills with a weapon have been altered. For example, to get an achievement which requires 500 kills with a weapon or 500 headshots, only the first kill or headshot made by a player in a given multplayer match will count towards the achievement. Cliff Bleszinski mentioned that this change was to emphasize the objectives of a
multiplayer mode.

Epic games has announced that upon purchasing the game on release date there will be a code for which to aquire five original maps redone (Canals, Gridlock, Mansion, Subway, and the Tyro railway station).  You cannot aquire this any other way through renting it or borrowing from a friend.

Multiplayer Dev

Single Player

wikipedia wrote:

Gears of War 2 takes place six months after the detonation of the Lightmass Bomb at the end of the first game. Though most of the Locust Horde was destroyed, the explosion also caused much of the liquid Imulsion underground to vaporize, causing a fatal disease called "Rust Lung" to spread among the diminished human population. After months of peace, the cities of Tollen and Montevado suddenly and mysteriously disappear underground, leading the COG to suspect the resurgence of the Locust. Soon after, the once impenetrable Jacinto Plateau, one of the last remaining safe havens for humans, begins to show signs that the same fate awaits it. In order to stop the fall of Jacinto, the COG responds with a large-scale counteroffensive against the Locust. Senior Producer Rod Fergusson says "In order to save Jacinto, they (the COG) have no choice but to take the war to the Locust." Comic writer Josh Ortega says "The stakes are raised. This is humanity's last stand. Everything is at risk. Nothing is safe."

Players can now play on individual co-op play settings. One player may, for instance, play on Casual difficulty while the other teammate plays on Hardcore.A "communal combat system" will adapt to give a player at a lower difficulty an equivhttp://forums.bf2s.com/edit.php?id=2200552alently fair challenge as the player at higher difficulty. The player will be able to maintain multiple save files that work with the drop-in/drop-out co-op features. There will also be a fourth difficulty level that is a level below Casual.New enemy creatures are planned on being added, including one described by Cliff Bleszinski as one "that [makes] the Brumak look like a baby panda bear. Cliff Bleszinski has also announced that there will be more vehicle missions in the campaign than before, such as the Centaur Tank which Cliff describes as a "tank with monster truck wheels." Players will also be able to ride a Brumak in the game; previously, the Brumak could only be fought by the player as an enemy.

Story Dev Diary

New Single Player Video

Delta Squad

Delta Squad Blues


Enter The Horde (Enemy Description)


Brumak


Assault


New Enemies

More Campaign Footage
Executions


What is new

New weapons have been announced as well as the return of weapons from the previous game. The accuracy, function, and power of several weapons has been altered, and all grenades can now be used as mines by placing them on walls or floors, and will detonate when approached by enemies. In addition, players can now be knocked over by the concussive force of a nearby detonating grenade (including smoke grenades).
Crawling is also a new addition (seen in the videos above) in order to try to find any near by cover for your teammates to revive you.

Epic has added a boatload of Executions. Here are a couple of them, alot more in the multiplayer video.Also take your enemy's hostage and use them as movable cover. Even during muliplayer

Reception
Gears of War 2 won several awards following its presentation at E3 2008. IGN gave it Overall Best Shooting Game and Overall Best Graphics Technology of E3 2008. Game Critics Awards gave the game Best Action Game of E3 2008

Limited Edition
A Limited Edition of the game was confirmed on February 20, 2008. On July 14, 2008, along with the update to the official Gears of War website, more information about the Limited Edition's contents was revealed. The edition will feature alternate cover art, a SteelBook case with a bonus content DVD, a book entitled "Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2" which includes concept art and story-related information, a keepsake photo of Dom and Maria, and an exclusive Xbox Live code to unlock a gold-plated Lancer rifle for online play. Also a gold-plated locust assult rifle has been announced.

Pictures
New Characters


Chainsaw


New melee execution



Chainsaw duel



Horde


Horde Gameplay


New Enemy: Priest



Video Full of New Screenshots Including Predator Style Character
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/user … 71879.html

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