Games

Gears of War 2

Epic Games

2008•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 8 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, simple shooter, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

87 / 100

458 ratings

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About This Game

Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter built around tactical use of cover. Players fight through a campaign as a soldier of the Coalition of Ordered Governments, carrying a limited loadout of weapons and using cover, melee attacks, and the series' chainsaw bayonet against enemy forces. It supports cooperative campaign play and a range of competitive multiplayer modes, and introduces Horde mode, in which up to five players survive escalating waves of enemies together.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set on the planet Sera some months after the previous game, the war between humanity and the underground Locust Horde reignites when Locust forces begin sinking entire cities. With the last major human stronghold under threat, the Coalition of Ordered Governments launches a large offensive to take the fight into the depths of the planet. Sergeant Marcus Fenix leads Delta Squad underground to strike at the Locust directly, while his comrade Dom Santiago continues a personal search for his missing wife.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

AliensPost-apocalypticBloodyDeathMilitaryRobotsArcheryKaiju

Where to play

Xbox / Microsoft Store

Details

Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Released: 7 November 2008
Series: Gears of War
Platforms: Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 8h normally, 22h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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