Gears of War 2 To Be a Bestseller
On November 7, 2008, Microsoft will release Gears of War 2 for the XBOX 360. It promises to be one of the most popular and most talked about video games of the 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 possible new fans of Gears of War, it is a third person shooter created by Epic Games for Microsoft Studios. It can be played only on XBOX 360 since it is an exclusive game to Microsoft. The first Gears of War was also released for the Windows operating system. To power the game’s considerable graphics and gameplay, it relies on a modified version of the Unreal 3 engine.
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 allow the player to use those familiar weapons, and a few new ones, to continue on the goal of destroying the Lucust Horde before they wipe out humanity. 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. One of the new features of Gears of War 2 is the ability to use a downed opponent as a shield as you continue to shoot. This new tactic has gotten a lot of positive feedback from those that were shown the previews to the game. Violence has never been so much fun.
Multi-player promises to be where Gears of War really shines. 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. If you liked the first Gears, then you will like the second, as the gameplay has improved across the board. One of this holiday season’s most aniticipated game for XBOX 360 is Gears of War 2. 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.
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