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so i finished another game last week. this time gears of war 2.

again i won’t give away the story line but will just give a snippet of the intro

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 underground army of the Locust Horde was destroyed, the explosion also caused much of the liquid Imulsion underground to vaporize, causing a fatal disease called Rustlung to spread among the diminished human population. After months of peace, the cities of Tollen and Montevado suddenly and mysteriously disappear underground, leading the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) to suspect the resurgence of the Locust. Soon after, the once impenetrable Jacinto, 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 counter-offensive against the Locust. Senior Producer Rod Fergusson says “In order to save Jacinto, [the COG] have no choice but to take the war to the Locust.”

back in november i tried to play this game but only managed to get 30 min of it in due to me being impatient with the whole first person xbox controller thing. once i got the hang of the controller playing modern warfare 2, i decided to give it another chance and boy am i glad i did!

i never did play gears of war 1 (i will though soon) and was not sure if i should start the 2nd one before playing the first. but i decided to do it anyways. this game got me hooked from the start, once again you get involved and drawn in with the characters and  it’s like a movie you are watching and you in the action. the game play is awesome, controls are easy and the graphics is awesome too, though it does not do it justice on my tv. i seriously need to invest in an hd tv to be able to enjoy the graphics way more. the characters are so damn awesome alone. you get to laugh your ass off at some of the things they do or say. you get to shoot from moving vehicles, ride vehicles, ride monsters and fly stuff. it took me about 12 hours to complete and during that time there were no disappointments or any time where there was no action.

the storyline is good, not predicable and some  twists in the tale as well. must resist not to say anything.

i would not mind playing this again as it rocks and i want to play it co-op with someone. i have not tried the multiplayer yet but will try that sometime.

i give it a 9/10

P.S. still feels like i’m missing something from doing reviews.