Some facts about level 100: 1. You don't have 50% of the XP needed until you hit level 81. The amount of XP needed to go from 99 to 100 is more then it takes to go from 1 to 34. Level 50 is less then 10% of the XP needed for level 100. It will take 2 years to go from 1 to 100 if you play 10 warzone games EVERY DAY scoring 1000 pts a match. Gears of War 2 Glitches Level 100 Glitch Use the Achievement Glitch to Rank to Level 100 in Gears of War 2 Tutorial.Note: You need to have an account that is already a Level 100 You need 1 controller. Sign in to the account that has a rank 100. Go to the training grounds. You need 1 controller. Sign in to the account that has a rank 100. Sep 12, 2011 Gears of War 2 at IGN: walkthroughs, items, maps, video tips, and strategies.
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Overview One of the first released promos for Gears of War 2.Gears Of War 2 is the second game in the in which players once more take control of and Delta Squad to battle the Locust Horde. With the story written by Karen Traviss, Gears 2 is set directly after the events of the first Gears Of War, and in this sequel humanity is tasked with a final desperate attack on the Underground Locust City,. The original third person gameplay remains, as does the ability to ' ' and the infamous ' '. Additionally, players are introduced to both new and old characters, new weaponry, new attacks and new enemies, such as and the Locust Queen.The enhanced allows much larger quantities of enemies onscreen, as well as advanced physics which allows environmental features to shatter and crumble when shot. New combat features include the ability to grab downed enemies and use them as ', the ability to crawl to safety when seriously injured, and perform a larger variety of on fallen enemies.
Though portions of the game retain similar small-scale set pieces as seen in the original game, Gears of War 2 also features areas that are much larger in size and scope. Gears of War 2 also features parental controls, which allow for modifying such aspects of the game as gore and cursing. Story Main CharactersThe main character of the series. He was thrown in jail for abandoning his squad to save his father (a task at which he ultimately failed) and was busted out by Dom after Emergence Day. He finds himself the leader of Delta Squad early on in the first game and retains that position for the second game.The second protagonist of the game, Dominic Santiago was responsible for freeing his good friend Marcus Fenix out of the Jacinto military prison soon after.
In Gears Of War 2, Dom spends the majority of the game trying to find his wife, Maria.A former thrashball player, Augustus 'Cole Train' Cole is the heavy weapons support member of Marcus' team. He maintains an extremely enthusiastic attitude and possesses a vibrant disposition regardless of the situation the team finds themselves in.Perhaps the most intelligent member of Delta Squad, Baird possesses a smart-ass attitude which often frustrates his squad mates.
He is disappointed when is promoted instead of him, but learns to live with it. He is an adept mechanic. PlotIn Gears of War 2, the Locust have returned stronger than before. Humanity hoped that the Lightmass Bomb would end the war by destroying the Locust deep underground where they lived, however, the Lightmass Bomb accomplished little beyond wiping out the Kryll breeding grounds, making travel at night somewhat safer. The newest edition to Delta Squad: Benjamin CarmineThe single player campaign begins out with and of Delta Squad being joined by a new member,.
Carmine is the brother of, a soldier that died early in the first game at the hands of an unseen sniper, a fact that Dominic (Dom) makes direct reference to more than once. Marcus and Dom train the rook which serves as a training sequence for the player. Afterward, they are tasked to defend the hospital they are stationed at from a attack. Along their way through the hospital, they meet up with another Gear named Tai. Tai has earned the nickname 'Bulletproof,' and maintains a very spiritual approach to battle. They manage to clear out the hospital and are then informed that they are to take part in a counteroffensive against the Locust.Dom, however, is far more concerned for the safety of his wife than in the battle ahead.
Anya, the intel supervisor, informs him that she might have found a lead on Maria but that it's unlikely she's still alive. Dom demands to know anyway and Anya informs him that his wife may have joined with the Stranded, humans that are without support in the heart of Locust territory. Afterward, the crew meets up with Dizzy, a Stranded that has joined the Coalition of Organized Governments, or COG. Dizzy drives a Derrick, one of several mobile platforms used for drilling that play a key role in the upcoming operation. Used as a troop transport that he has nicknamed Betty, Dizzy follows the convoy out to the strike zone where they are expected to launch their offensive.Along the way, they take on and Brumaks, beasts of burden used by the Locust as air and heavy ground support, respectively. They eventually arrive at Landown, the designated strike area for the Derricks, and fight their way through to clear it out and make it safe for the operation to begin. As they prepare to load themselves into the grind lifts for insertion underground, an unknown Locust General appears and wreaks havoc amongst their ranks.
Being already strapped into pods, Marcus and Dom are forced to watch helplessly as the pod begins the launch sequence and hurtles them away. Deep underground, they find themselves in the Hollow, the home of the Locust. After fighting their way through several caverns and watching as several more pods drop from the surface, they eventually discover the Locust's new weapon: a titanic worm that is boring tunnels large enough to weaken and collapse the foundation of cities on the surface, dropping them down.Eventually ambushed and outgunned, Marcus and Dom make contact with, a teammate from the previous game. They continue along to find another friend, Damon Baird, the demolitions and intelligence expert. They free him from the Locust storage canister that he was locked in and he tells them the Locust were intending to 'process' him, though even he isn't sure what that means as the Locust were never known to have taken prisoners. They soon find out more when they board a Locust Torture Barge intending to take it deeper into the Hollow.
Augustus 'Cole Train' ColeThe Barge is a blimp-like vehicle that the Locust use to torture humans. Marcus finds Tai in one of the cells, tortured and scarred both physically and mentally. Marcus hands him a shotgun to help fend off locust that are converging on their position, but watches in horror when Tai turns the gun on himself and pulls the trigger underneath his jaw.They witness the complete destruction of a city from the surface as it falls into the crater created by the giant worm's digging and are forced to make their way through the still burning ruins in the hopes of finding a way out. They eventually make it to high ground and contact command who send in a chopper rescue squad to extract the team. As they fight their way to the chopper and begin to lift off, the giant worm erupts from the ground and rises towards them.
Carmine falls out of the chopper and into the beast's mouth before it swallows the chopper as well.Since the beast swallowed them whole, the other COGs remain together and in one piece inside the worm. They decide to take it out and look for Carmine.
Avoiding stomach acid, digestive teeth, and nearly being crushed by a giant sphere of debris, they discover Carmine fending off a swarm of creatures. Though the creatures are scared off, Carmine has already suffered grievous injuries. Carmine says his final words to Marcus: 'Sarge?(Marcus replies 'Carmine.' Sadly) I hurt sarge.tell my brothers. Tell em I love em, and.and.'
Marcus Fenix collects his COG tag, number 838186-22AO3-SF and a letter that he had wrote to his older brother Clay, to deliver both to Carmine's family.After Carmine dies, Marcus and the others make their way deeper into the worm, discover its hearts, and sever their giant arteries with a chainsaw bypass, killing the beast. The beast lurches to the surface and collapses as it dies. Delta Squad cut their way through the skin of the worm and are disgorged on a wave of blood nauseating everyone, especially Baird. Dom, as he vows to take down every single one of the LocustMarcus orders a Raven to extract them but is informed instead that they are tasked with a new mission. The incoming Raven drops off a Centaur, a tank with monster wheels. Colonel Hoffman explains to Delta Squad that they must investigate an abandoned outpost recently discovered by the COGs. Though Marcus feels that they've done enough for now, Hoffman insists leaving Delta Squad with little choice.
They arrive at the outpost where Marcus orders Cole and Baird to guard the Centaur while he and Dom go inside to investigate.They find a large security door and a mysterious figure who shows himself on the screens tells them that they need proper identification to enter. Marcus doesn't play around and simply orders Baird to build a large bomb to blow the door open. After fighting off some stray wretches, they return to the Centaur where Baird has the bomb waiting for them. They carrying the bomb back to the door and successfully blast it open. Marcus and Dom head deeper into the facility and make a shocking discovery: Locust-like creatures in glass tubes, apparently mutated from humans. They also discover that the base is abandoned and that the face that has been taunting them is actually an AI that is continuing to run the facility.
After finding the data they need, they trip an unexpected system that begins to re-awaken what is in the tubes.The half-human, half-Locust creatures, dubbed 'Sires' by the AI, begin to break out of their containment tubes. Marcus and Dom are forced to fight their way out only to hear from Baird that the bad weather has turned into razor hail, a deadly hail made of ice shards. Using cover as much as possible, they manage to fight their way back to the Centaur where they protect Baird as he fixes the tank. After fighting off a small swarm of Reavers, Baird fixes the Centaur.
Delta takes off, leaving the lab behind and heading for the 'backdoor' into the Hollow where the Locust Queen may be according to the recovered data.Reporting their findings to command, Delta Squad is then assigned to take the Centaur and immediately journey to this location in an attempt to take down the Locust Queen and end the war. After crossing frozen lakes and fending off Reaver and Locust attacks on their way up the mountain, Delta Squad arrive at the entrance. They discover a group of Stranded hiding in the caverns there with Franklin, the gas station owner from the last game, among them. He has given up the station in favor of an underground hideout. Marcus orders Cole and Baird to escort the stranded to the surface using the Centaur, but not before Dom asks Franklin if he has seen Maria. Surprisingly, Franklin says that he has, but then says that he thinks he saw her being taken deeper into the stronghold reducing her chances of survival. Still, he gives them a route to a camp where she might be.
After that, Delta splits up and Marcus and Dom head deeper into the mountain toward another location that Franklin had mentioned: Nexus, the central stronghold of the Locust.Fighting their way into the Hollow beneath the mountain, the friends arrive at the Locust highway. Franklin had told Dom he should branch off here to find Maria, but Marcus thinks they should focus on the mission. Dom reminds Marcus that he abandoned his post, the crime for which he was found in prison at the beginning of the first Gears of War, to try and save his father.
Marcus is forced to acquiesce when he realizes that Dom is simply trying to do the same thing.They come across a lake and although the boat they find is already half submerged in the water, and thus useless, the pier they are on breaks free and becomes a makeshift raft. After fending off several assaults, they manage to board one of the Locust gunboats and use it to fight their way further in until they are pulled over a waterfall. Surviving their fall, they believe themselves safe until they are attacked by the Leviathan, a massive water creature that tries to swallow them.
Marcus fights it off by lobbing grenades into its mouth, eventually killing it.After getting to shore and pushing further into the Hollow, they discover a Locust terminal. Marcus orders Jack, their cloaked intelligent robot to do a facial search for Maria. The terminal reveals a symbol linked to a section of the prison camp. Either by fighting their way through or stealthily avoiding the patrols, they eventually find Maria.
At first Dom sees what he wants to: his beautiful wife returned to him in perfect health. Marcus, however, breaks out of his delusion and he sees her as she truly is: starved nearly to death and so psychologically broken she seems unaware of his presence. Marcus leaves Dom to whatever fate he decides is best. In the end, he puts his wife out of her misery, vowing to exterminate every single last Locust. Marcus Fenix, hero of the Pendulum Wars and leader of Delta SquadThe two Gears head deeper they eventually arrive at Nexus where the Locust Queen commands her legions.
Once they find a safe spot, they order Jack to set up a beacon signal so that the other Gears know where to drop down with their grind lifts.Cole and Baird drop down directly over Dom and Marcus, and Delta squad is reunited. Together, they head towards the Queen. Along the way, however, they start noticing Locust fighting amongst themselves. The Queen is heard broadcasting propaganda which reveals what is going on: it appears that the Locust have been fighting Lambent (Locust infected by exposure to Imulsion) versions of their race all this time, a civil war that has divided the Locust forces and explains their desperate raids against the human settlements. This would also explain why the Gears had a relatively easy time getting inside the lair.They get ever closer to the queen until they find a recording from Marcus' father, Adam Fenix, telling them they should sink Jacinto themselves, as it would fill the Hollow with seawater and drown everything inside. Marcus considers it eventually telling Control they should do it. He transmits the data so that Control can use them to come up with an appropriate plan on their end.
The data secured, the four fight their way to the Locust Queen's throne room. When they arrive, they discover that the queen is oddly human in appearance with Cole remarking that she's supposed to be hideous. She is joined by Skorge, the same Locust General that they had seen on the surface. The queen makes cryptic references to Marcus in saying that he is not following in his father's footsteps, implying she knew him, and leaves Skorge to deal with Delta Squad. Marcus orders Cole and Baird to pursue her, while he and Dom face off against the mighty Skorge., wielding staff with chainsaws on both ends, duels with Marcus who eventually manages to push him back. Skorge flees on a larger version of a Reaver, called the Hydra, but Marcus and Dom pursue him.
They find Cole and Baird who inform Marcus that the queen had escaped. Marcus orders them to follow suit and head outside the palace to a stable where a a pair of unmanned Reavers lie in wait.
Hopping on and taking control of them, they race through the caverns and eventually across the surface as they head towards Jacinto to begin the steps needed to sink it. On the way out, Skorge pursues them but is successfully fended off and presumed dead. Afterward, Marcus receives a distress call from Anya telling them the Locust have caught wind of their plan to drown them first and are launching an assault on the city to stop them. Delta arrives at Jacinto after nearly being shot down by their own forces for riding a Reaver and with Hoffman's help, buy time by fighting off the Locust assault. Skorge, leader of the KantusEventually, they hear about a sinkhole inside the city and are ordered to head in to clear it out so that Ravens can drop a Lightmass Bomb into it to sink Jacinto.
They fight through the ruins of Jacinto around the sinkhole and eventually manage to hijack a Brumak by killing its driver. Using the Brumak's superior firepower, they journey into the sinkhole and lay waste to the Locust hordes that stand in their way. They eventually enter a vast cavern and blast the roof supports, dropping the ceiling and allowing the Ravens to come down and drop the Lightmass Bomb.
However, the Brumak that they are on begins mutating from standing in the Imulsion that the cavern is filled with. Marcus and Dom abandon the Brumak by getting picked up by Baird and Cole on a Raven. The now-crazed Brumak smashes the helicopter carrying the Bomb out of the air and into the Imulsion. Without the Bomb, there is no way to sink Jacinto. However, Marcus realizes that if the Lambent Brumak explodes, it may generate enough power to substitute itself for the Lightmass Bomb. Using the Hammer of Dawn, Marcus targets the Brumak with the satellite beam weapon, killing the Lambent Brumak and setting off the explosion that tears apart the foundations of Jacinto. Seawater rushes into the sunken hole, flooding the Hollow and presumably ending the war.However, as the final scenes play out in following the helicopter exodus from Jacinto, the Locust Queen's voice can be overheard talking about 'unintended consequences'.Following the credits, a final voice recording of Adam Fenix plays asking people if they can hear him, and then proclaiming: 'What have you done?!'
Gears of War 2Ray DavisSeriesReleaseNovember 7, 2008Mode(s),Gears of War 2 is a developed by and published by for the. It is the second installment of the, with lead design. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia on November 7, 2008 and was released in Japan on July 30, 2009. The game expands technically on the by using a modified engine. The development team brought in comic book writer to help write the plot for the game.In Gears of War 2, the COG continues its fight against the Locust horde, who are attempting to sink all of the cities on the planet Sera. Leads Delta Squad into the depths of the planet to try to stop the Locust during the assault upon Locust territory. The player controls Fenix in the main mission campaign, with the ability to play cooperatively with a second player controlling Fenix's best friend and fellow Squad member.
The game includes several existing and new multiplayer modes including five-on-five battles between human and Locust forces, and a 'Horde' mode that challenges up to five players against waves of Locust forces with ever-increasing strength. New weapons and gameplay mechanics such as 'chainsaw duels' and the ability to use downed foes as ' were added to the game.On its release weekend, Gears of War 2 sold over two million copies, and within two months of release, had sold four million copies.
It was the seventh best selling video game of 2009 and received several accolades. The game received similar praise as its predecessor, with the new gameplay and multiplayer modes seen as outstanding additions.
It was followed by in 2011. See also:Gears of War 2 is a with an emphasis on the, and retains much of the same gameplay from the first game. The player, playing as either Marcus or Dominic in the campaign mode, or as any of the human or Locust characters in multiplayer mode, can only carry a pistol, one type of grenade, and two other weapons at any time, though they may swap these for weapons found in strategic locations or left by downed foes or fallen allies. Each weapon can be used for normal fire as well as for melee attacks; the game's signature Lancer, an mounted with a chainsaw bayonet for its melee, can be used to instantly kill foes. The game introduces the ability to engage in chainsaw duels should the player attempt to chainsaw an opponent also using the Lancer; the player is presented with a controller button to press rapidly to try to win the duel and avoid death. Gears of War 2 rebalances the power of the existing weapons while introducing five new ones: a, a, a cannon, a 'Gorgon' Pistol, and the Ink Grenade.
The chain gun and the mortar are heavy weapons, forcing the player to move at walking speed while carrying it in both hands. The Gorgon Pistol is an SMG-like machine pistol that fires four four-shot bursts per magazine. The Ink Grenade doesn't damage with its detonation, but instead temporarily poisons the area it was thrown, making it very useful for driving enemies out of cover. Grenades can be planted on walls or floors as that go off when an enemy nears, but only fragmentation grenades have the ability to kill foes when they go off.The player's health is represented by a red 'Crimson Omen' that fades onto the screen the more damage the player takes; staying out of the line of fire allows the player to recover their health.
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Depending on the game mode or difficulty, if the player takes too much damage, they enter a downed state where they can crawl around the map to get out of battle and seek help. During this time, a teammate can revive him, an enemy may brutally execute the downed player, or the player may bleed out if too much time has passed.
The player can also grab a downed character and use them as a, allowing the body to absorb damage but forcing the player to use a one-handed pistol. Explosive weapons will simply destroy the character they strike. Like its predecessor, Gears of War 2 features an optional mature content filter, which, when active, makes blood appear as sparks and removes harsh language from the dialogue.
Furthermore, progress towards most of the for the game can be earned in either campaign or multiplayer modes. Campaign mode The campaign mode in Gears of War 2 allows for a single player or two players playing cooperatively as Marcus or Dom. A new 'Normal' difficulty was added between the game's 'Casual' and 'Hardcore' difficulties. There is also an 'Insane' difficulty that is unlocked after the player completes the game at least once. Players in co-op mode can select different difficulties, and a 'communal combat system' will adjust the game's to give both players a fair challenge.
The co-op campaign can be played in a drop in/drop out manner, with the second player able to join the first player's game in progress. As well as collecting some COG tags as in the first game, players can search other story-based items such as personal letters and medical records, with discovered items being added to a war journal.The campaign features a deeper story with new characters, new weapons, and new enemies according to, the voice actor for Marcus Fenix.
New vehicles have been added to the game, such as the Centaur Tank, which lead designer describes as a 'tank with monster truck wheels.' Players will also ride a Brumak and Reavers in the game. Cut-scenes use the better facial rendering technology of Epic's Unreal engine, and engage in more dramatic angles for the conversation, as well as using a video screen on Jack (the all-purpose robot used by Delta squad) to talk with their commanders face-to-face. Multiplayer Gears of War 2 features an upgraded mode that allows up to ten users to simultaneously play in teams of five-on-five.
Gears of War 2 includes most of the multiplayer modes, including Execution, Warzone, Annex and King of the Hill, and adds in three new modes. Guardian is a modified version of from the original, 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 in which players attempt to 'down' an enemy controlled by the game's and move its body to their team's base or objective to earn points. The 10 maps shipped with the game originally are Avalanche, Blood Drive, Day One, Hail, Jacinto, Pavilion, River, Ruins, Security and Stasis A matchmaking system has been utilized for the online multiplayer Players can now engage in multiplayer scenarios with any combination of human players and controlled by the game, with the ability to set the AI's intelligence level. Horde is a new co-op mode for five players, fighting off waves of attacking Locust together, with each wave becoming more difficult.
Horde Mode does not feature bot support as in competitive multiplayer, and can be played alone.Players can 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. The ability to take photographs is also featured, which enables the player to take a photo, which can be uploaded to the Gears of War website and is rated on the quality of action in the shot. Synopsis Setting 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.
To stop the fall of Jacinto, the COG responds with a large-scale counter-offensive against the Locust. Senior Producer says 'In order to save Jacinto, the COG have no choice but to take the war to the Locust.' Characters. Further information:Returning characters includes the main protagonists of the series Marcus Fenix and Dominic (Dom) Santiago and from the first game, including Marcus and Dom's fellow Delta Squad COG soldiers, Augustus 'Cole Train' Cole and Damon Baird. Also returning in supporting roles are radio dispatcher Anya Stroud and senior officer Colonel Hoffman.
Lead designer Cliff Bleszinski confirmed that the character Carmine would be returning, but did not reveal how or in what capacity as Carmine was killed in the original Gears of War. It was later revealed that the original Anthony Carmine would not be present in the Gears of War 2 campaign, but rather his brother, Benjamin, would make an appearance. The game also introduces several new characters. They include Chairman Prescott, the noble, yet near-dictatorial military leader of COG; Tai Kaliso, 'a spiritual and meditative warrior from a tradition of honor bound fighters;' and Dizzy Wallin, a former Stranded who joined the COG to keep his family safe. Dom's wife Maria also makes an appearance, and Dom's search for her plays an important part in the story. Plot As Gears of War 2 begins, the COG army is mobilizing to send forces into the depths of Sera to assault the Locust directly.
The COG deploy several units into the Locust Tunnels, known as 'The Hollow', despite sustaining heavy casualties. Delta Squad, consisting of, and later and, continues to search the Hollow and discovers that the Locust are using a giant Riftworm to sink the human occupied cities. The Locust plan to destroy the rock structures at the outskirts of Jacinto, the last major Human city, in hopes of sinking it into the ground.Delta Squad kills the Riftworm before it can sink Jacinto and returns to the surface. They are ordered to investigate a nearby abandoned COG outpost where they encounter experimented creatures of unknown origin and learn of a back door entrance to the Hollow in the nearby Kadar Mountains. They find prisoner cages and Dom convinces Marcus that Maria (Dom's wife) must be inside one of them.
They manage to find her, but the Locust imprisonment and torture has left her severely disfigured and traumatized, unable to communicate. Faced with the nigh-vegetative state Maria is in, Dom tearfully chooses to euthanize her.
Marcus and Dom then charge into the Locust stronghold.Inside, Delta Squad discovers the Locust Horde is locked in a civil war against the 'Lambent', a group of Locust who have been exposed to Imulsion. They decide to destroy both the Locust and Lambent forces by detonating a bomb under Jacinto, which will sink the city and flood the Locust tunnels. Marcus and Dom battle their way through the Locust tunnels, while Cole and Baird use a helicopter to transport a bomb into the cavern. A Lambent Brumak destroys the bomb before it can be detonated. Marcus improvises by using a satellite targeting solution to bombard the Brumak with an orbital laser, which causes it to violently explode. Jacinto begins to sink and sea-water floods into the sinkhole, destroying the remaining Locust forces.
As the COG forces and civilians evacuate, a voiceover of the Locust Queen talks about unintended legacies. After the credits, a last voice over of Adam Fenix is heard, a radio transmission of a call for help, and a cry of desperation, revealing he is still alive. Development. Screenshot from the first Gears of War 2 trailer shown at the, depicting Fenix executing a Locust with the chainsaw bayonetGears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski has done several interviews to highlight improvements to the game.
Heavy optimization has been done to negate the host advantage problem in the first title and hundreds of tweaks have gone into improving the and movement. To provide a deeper story, the team brought aboard novelist as to incorporate more personal drama within the sci-fi setting. Provided the music for the game.
Epic Games also considered making the game easier after complaints about. Senior producer admitted that — for the first game — 'We overshot on the Casual difficulty and a game that was a little harder than we intended.'
A teaser image posted to the Gears of War 2 website on July 8, 2008 suggested that the game was to be released on November 9, 2008, but it was confirmed during the Microsoft E3 2008 press conference that the game would be released on November 7, 2008. On July 14, 2008, the teaser image was removed and the website relaunched and updated for Gears of War 2.Gears of War 2 was a focal point during Microsoft's presentation on July 15, 2008, which included a 'hands-on' demo. A second trailer, entitled 'Rendezvous,' was made available on July 14, 2008 as a part of E3.
The -directed trailer, which features the track 'Diabolical Cracker' from the album, takes its title and spoken words from 's poem I Have a Rendezvous with Death. The game's release date was also set, with a worldwide release to occur on November 7, 2008.
Microsoft and Epic Games announced on October 10, 2008 that Gears of War 2 had gone. It was stated by Cliff Bleszinski that, unlike, the previous installment, Gears of War 2 will not feature a PC port.
Graphics. Comparison of the map 'Gridlock' in Gears of War and Gears of War 2At the 2008 in, as a for the functionality of the, Gears of War creators showed various improvements to the engine with specific reference to the sequel itself. The video showed several demonstrations of the improvements, the initial being improvements to the through, in which dynamic shadows could be generated through the use of a technique to render more realistically lit and shaded objects and actors, illustrated through comparison between character and environment models in the original game engine to that of Unreal Engine 3. Also showcased was the ability of the engine to render hordes of actors within the engine, as demonstrated with a large crowd of locust flocking through the 'Gridlock' multiplayer map from the original game.
Alongside this technology was improvements to 'Matinee,' an artistic tool used for the rendering and editing 3-dimensional scenes within the game.Other physics-related features included improvements to the rendering of water in which specular light and physical interactions with were displayed more realistically, improvements to entities demonstrated with a 'Meat Cube' and a floating ball possessing properties similar to that of. The largest of these physics engine related changes was the introduction of destructible environments due to the implementation of tools to generate the damage of the materials and subsequently their shapes based upon resultant forces placed upon them. This was demonstrated with the use of explosive arrows fired from the 'Torque Bow' of the original game causing damage to wooden planks, and also revealing present after destroying areas of a structure. Downloadable content and updates On February 20, 2008, coinciding with the game's announcement at the Game Developers Conference, a free set of gamer pictures and a dashboard theme, as well as a teaser trailer titled 'Duel,' were made available via the. The first footage of gameplay from the campaign, highlighting new features of the game, was released online and to the Marketplace on May 9, 2008.
After the Microsoft E3 press conference, the 'Rendezvous' trailer and the press conference demonstration was available for download as well as a new free set of gamer pictures and a dashboard theme. Upon release, every new copy of Gears of War 2 features a code to download the 'Flashback Map Pack,' which includes five enhanced multiplayer maps from the original game. Customers who attended the Midnight Madness game release event received a code to unlock a gold-plated Hammerburst rifle for use in multiplayer and a code for an exclusive Xbox 360 Dashboard theme optimized for the.The first downloadable content released after Gears of War 2 was the 'Combustible Map Pack,' which consists of three new multiplayer maps. This add-on was announced and released on December 15, 2008.
The second title update was released on January 21, 2009, featuring several adjustments to gameplay and adding additional Achievements, the patch attempts to correct many of the 'glitches' that players have discovered since the game's release.A third update was applied to Gears of War 2 on March 24, 2009. The update added an experience-based ranking system in which the player is given a numerical value based on their amount of experience points, which are gained by shooting or killing enemies in public multiplayer. The update also addressed several issues with matchmaking, including adding bots in place of players who have quit or lost connection to the game.In early July 2009, Epic Games applied a fourth update to Gears of War 2, which added the ability to gain experience from the multiplayer Horde Mode, as well as applying several more gameplay fixes. On July 28, 2009, the 'Dark Corners' add-on was released. This add-on consisted of seven new multiplayer maps, and an additional campaign chapter that was originally deleted from the game.
The deleted scene takes place after Maria's death, where the user can choose to either sneak into the stronghold as Theron Guards or charge in as in the original game, though the level is different from the one that appeared in the final game and features a cameo from a Stranded character from the original Gears.All Fronts Collection On May 6, 2009, Microsoft and Epic Games issued a joint press release announcing the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, to be released on July 28, 2009. The All Fronts Collection was to be sold as a retail package, and would have included all add-ons released for Gears of War 2, a poster, and a strategy guide for the game. In response to complaints that the All Fronts Collection had identical pricing to the Dark Corners add-on, but significantly more content, as well as the All Fronts Collection retail package not being made available in certain regions, Epic Games adjusted the release plan; the All Fronts Collection was released digitally via Xbox Live and the Dark Corners add-on was reduced in price. Stereoscopic 3D In June 2010 during the 2010 (vice president of ) was showcasing a tech demo of Gears of War 2 in stereoscopic 3D running on an Xbox 360 thanks to the.' This technology’s great because it works on normal HD TVs, as well as the very high end 3DTVs,' Rein commented to. 'We're not planning to re-release this in 3D - unless Microsoft want us to - but I'm sure its technology may be keen to put in the games developed by our partners.' In October 2010 has been integrated in, allowing to easily convert in stereoscopic 3D, numerous developed with this engine.
Marketing A Limited Edition of the game was confirmed on February 20, 2008. On July 14, 2008, more information about the Limited Edition's contents was revealed. The edition features alternative 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 Dominic and Maria, and an exclusive Xbox Live code to unlock a gold-plated Lancer for online play. As a bonus item promoted by electronics store, customers who preordered the Limited Edition also received a bonus Remote Control Centaur Tank replica, just like the new vehicle introduced in the game, free of charge. Reception Critical reception ReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScore93.32%93/100Review scoresPublicationScoreA9.3/109/109/109/109.0/109.5/109.5/109.5/109/10Gears of War 2 received widespread critical acclaim. It currently holds a 93.32% aggregate review score at, and a 93/100 from the aggregate review website.While the game has been praised for the addition of a deeper plot than the original and being highly polished, reviewers noted that the multiplayer experience did not resemble the previous game especially in its quick pace and enjoyability. Noted that while the first four acts of the game were satisfying, in the final act 'the last boss is a complete joke and the ending feels just a tad too abrupt,' and that there were some bugs and lag in the online multiplayer.
Overall, IGN stated that 'Gears of War 2 has its flaws when it comes to the technical side of multiplayer and the last act of the campaign and the voice acting might turn some off. Still, none of that comes close to holding back Gears of War 2 from its destiny: being one of the best games available on the Xbox 360.' Also, even though the new plot was praised, critics such as scrutinized the game's middle acts saying that most of the plot 'falls flat.' Both IGN and, among others, positively mentioned the new 'Horde Mode' feature, with Eurogamer saying that 'Horde is a weighty slab of fun that can turn almost any of them into a time-sink, and the leaderboards are likely to be as compelling a reason to stick with Gears of War 2 as the leveling system has been for.' Praised the game for its 'polished ' and cooperative campaign mode. X-Play also praised the new weapons and characters and its 'brilliant' multiplayer experience.
Called the single-player campaign 'satisfying' and called the co-op campaign amazing and goes on to call online multiplayer 'an outstanding contrast to team deathmatch or capture-the-flag scenarios.' Sales Gears of War 2 has achieved significant success after its release. In its opening weekend, the game sold over two million units, and set a new record for the number of simultaneous players on, with over 1 million people logging on to play the game. The game went on to sell over three million copies worldwide within the first month of its release, and pushed past four million in sales within the first two months. It was the sixth best-selling game of December 2008 in the United States, selling in excess of 745,000 copies. It was also the tenth top-selling game in the United States in 2008, with over 1.3 million copies sold. It received a 'Double Platinum' sales award from the (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
As of May 7, 2009, Gears of War 2 had sold over 5 million units worldwide, bringing the franchise total to 11 million units sold. Awards Gears of War 2 won several awards following its presentation at. Gave it the awards Overall Best Shooting Game and Overall Best Graphics Technology of E3 2008.
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Gave the game Best Action Game of E3 2008. Gears of War 2 also won Best Shooter and Best Xbox 360 Game at the 2008.