Customer Reviews

Gears of War 2 Limited Edition

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I'm reviewing the collectors version (limited edition), so my review is based more on this, than the actual game.

I bought Gears of War Limited edition when it first came out (1), it was nice, came in a tin, and was really something special. With other collectors editions that have come out since, The original gears still fares pretty well in comparison.

Gears 2 (as with everything related to this game) is bigger, and better.

This has some of the coolest packaging I have seen thus far.

When you pick up this game, you will first be impressed by the sheer weight, this sucker is heavy. When you remove the slipcase your greeted to a box holding the items, when you take them out, you get the artbook (which comes with a picture --the picture you see in the game of doms wife--) and the game case.

Now, I have to say, I wasn't impressed with this artbook. I do some 3d work, and love Epic games more than anything. But this artbook is very weak. It was a big letdown for me. There is a book you can buy which features the art from 1, so beautifully, I treasure it and display it proudly on my desk. D'ARTISTE CHARACTER MODELING 2 If your a fan, and also enjoy making games, I highly recommend it. It is high priced, and not currently for sale here, but the printing and everything is very high quality.

The picture that is included is very low quality too. I guess it looks the same as it does in the game, but why bother?

On to the good stuff.

After you look at the artbook you see a nice shiny case housing your gears of war 2 dvds. This case is very similar to the halo 2 collectors edition case, and I love it. Even if this game (LE) had nothing else going for it, the case alone is worth the extra price for me. Rarely does a case give off such a cool and impressive vibe, as this one case does!

You also have a bonus disc inside, which has some interesting features on it (similar to the bonus disc from Gears 1)

You also get a golden lancer (not a big deal, its only a golden lancer).

All in all, considering the price is 10 dollars more than the standard. I highly recommend it.

This is a wonderful game. How the graphics can be improved so greatly is beyond me. Gears 1 is still a beautiful game, a game I love replaying. Gears 2 is much much better. Some of the gameplay is harder, the level designs are "epic", and the graphics and lighting, wow, the graphics and lighting, they take your breathe away.

I played the campaign all the way through twice now. And I can honestly say, its the best behind the back third person shooter of the year.

The online multiplayer is addictive, and very strategy based. You cant just run out and start blasting, if you do, you will die. COD this is not. This is more akin to counterstrike, because when you die, you are dead. You do not come back until the next round. The game also encourages you to stick with your teammates so that you can revive each other and stick around longer.

The AI is not cheap, your teammates are sometimes ignored in favor of the badguys going after you, but it is no where near as bad as Resistance 2 for the ps3. All in all this is a good game, and the Limited Edition only enhances that.

By far, the coolest mode for this game is horde mode. On this mode, you and some buddies can go crazy taking on "hordes" of baddies on a level by level basis. If you have played some fighting games before, its like a survival mode. You keep going as long as you can, you have to stick together, and play this very strategically. The multiplayer in this game will not get old. It is so good, and encourages you to replay the game countless times.

I must warn you. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME USED. If you buy gears used, you will not get access to the flashback maps, which are 5 maps redone using the new engine. You get these free when you buy the game new (and the codes are not used). So be careful and take notice.

This game is easily worth the price of admission, and if you look at the current price of gears 1, used or new, you will see that the price did not get much below 30 dollars on the used marketplace (standard version), the collectors edition still holds its value today. It is worth your investment to get it new, there is no need to hold off on buying it.

I encourage parents to NOT buy this game used, as your loved ones will be unable to experience the game to its fullest potential. And again, the Limited edition IS a worthwhile upgrade.

Also, if you have not yet, I recommend playing Gears 1 again, the achievements you unlock on 1, relate to what characters you can unlock on gears 2 for online play. Specifically, you want to beat the game on hardcore mode, so you can get RAAM on multiplayer. If not, at least play normal, and you can unlock everybody but RAAM.

I got this about a week ago(through a friend who works at an electronics store) and I don't know where to begin on how great of a game this is. Gameplay is flawless as of now, I'm hoping the hackers don't get out and destroy the gameplay with hacks and glitches like what happened with Gears Of War 1. (If you're unfamiliar Gears 1's biggest problem was there was a lot of glitches and host advantage was horrible). The game modes in this are a lot of fun, Horde was a really good idea and is very fun with a couple other people. I must admit Campaign is MUCH more fun when playing on co-op than it is on single player. The achievement list doesn't seem nearly as tough as gears 1, but there is a wide variety of achievements that will take some time to get.

Online is great, no lag as of yet, no glitches as of yet, and nobody hacking as of yet. The unlockables are also really nice, the more game progress you make the more multiplayer characters you unlock and if you defeated Gen. Raam in Gears 1 you will have him unlocked on Gears 2.

I was very impressed by the amount of effort put in to make Halo 3, but I think this actually has more features, smoother gameplay, better graphics, and the plot is more fun. Not to mention Halo is very hard to play online unless you are experienced, gears isn't like that. My friend came over and played online with no problem even though he never played it before. This is one of the only games I rank above Halo. I wasn't a big Halo fan, but I thought the amount of effort put in to creat Halo was amazing and the same goes for Gears 2.

As for Cons, you cannot play as a guest in an online ranked match, only private matches. Meaning if you have a firend over, that person must have a memory card, with his profile on it and an Xbox Live Gold account attached to it. But you can play private matches with guests and friends. Another con is there is no Unranked online mode, which doesn't effect me much...I just wish they had it and allowed guest play like on Gears 1. The graphics are great and are improved from Gears 1 but there still isn't a ton of color in the game.

This is definitely a must have game for anyone who ownes a 360. I definitely suggest picking up a copy if you're debating.

Very happy with the product I received. It was stated as like new but it looked almost brand new. Came very fast as well. Would definitely order from this peron again.

It's a great game but comparing it to the first one (Gears of War) - the first game was more interesting in terms of story and overall gameplay.

Gears 2 was a lot better then i had expected.
The overall game play was great the controls where easy to get used to.
The story line picked up right where Gears 1 left off.
Horde mode was probably one of the best features on Gears 2.
Its right up there along side COD:WaW's Nazi Zombies, and ODST's Firefight.
Great game if you enjoyed the 1st one.

GOW2 took everything that was good about the first one and made it great. The campaign has an awesome story that grabs a hold and doesn't let go. The action in this game is intense and unyielding. I will say that after you beet the campaign, make sure you sit through the credits, there is a little thing at the very end that may set up a 3rd game, it is a great twist. The inclusion of the new multi-player mode Hoard is alot of fun to play, and at times may seam simply impossible to get past wave after wave. The only problem I have ever had is that the multi-player sometimes takes a long time to find people to play and then will occasionally drop a game in the middle because of networking problems. this is only occasionally though. Overall a must have game and contender for Game of the Year.

Great game. I believe it lived up to the hype. Although I must say the end boss was way to easy. When You beat the game be sure and watch all the credits because there is an audio teaser at the end.

My son is really into Gears of War online so this was a must have the problem is limiting the tme in which he plays!

This game topped the first in graphics and storyline. I love the gameplay of this game and when I first got it I played it for 2 days straight. I have also played it through campaign with a friend and I can't wait for the third to come out.

Gears of War 2 does everything right. However, that is the problem. Gears 2 has exactly the same game play that Gears of War had. There really is nothing new to the game. There are new ways of transportation and really cool new weapons, however that is really about it. Everything about the game is much improved, more fluid, etc. It is however, the same game with new locations that are epic and gorgeous. The best part about Gears of War 2 maybe the addition of a new mode called Horde. Where there are 50 waves of creatures to fight your way through, which can be played alone or with friends. I would recommend that if you have never played Gears of War than you do not have to go back and play through it. Overall, Gears 2 is a great game. There is just not much that Gears of war did not do.