Top 10: Things that will make Gears of War 2 great

When the sequel to Gears of War hits it's likely to be huge. When you think about massive franchises you think of Halo, GTA, Gran Turismo, Call of Duty and little else. But Gears has quickly become a contender to join this elite group. VideoGamer.com put their minds together to come up with the Top 10: Things that will make Gears of War 2 great, in the hope that these will make the sequel even better than the original and give Microsoft and Epic another monster hit.

[Blademask]

Halo3,Gran Turismo,GTA

I dont like how people are trying to manually call this one an 'epic' or elite title. What makes it elite, that people just call it that? Or is it based on sales?

[hitthegspot]

Have you played Gears? If you have then you would know why all 360 fans are waiting for Gears 2.

[BloodySinner]

"I dont like how people are trying to manually call this one an 'epic' or elite title." - Then why are you commenting? It doesn't make any sense. :-S

[wageslave]

From Metacritic: Gears of War (2006) 94

From vgchartz (for lack of a better source): 4.94 Million to a market of 18-20 Million consoles.

From wikipedia:
"game received a multitude of awards at E3 even before the game's release...preorder sales were second only to Halo 2 in the studio's history...first Xbox or Xbox 360 game to sell out and reach the top ten charts in Japan...received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, maintaining an average score of 94% at Game Rankings (ranked fourth game of 2006 and fith overall Xbox 360 game to date)...the day that it was released—it became the most popular game on the Xbox Live service, overtaking Halo 2...**ten weeks after its debut, over three million units of the game had been sold**....Gears of War has received numerous awards" and on and on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

In other words, Gears of War is probably one of the best regarded, best sold and highly praised games of the last two years. Bar none.

That is why people are expecting -- and are sure to recieve -- very big things from Gears of War 2.

[Method]

Just blademask showing his stupidity again, nothing new to see here.

[sonarus]

god of war is in my eyes an epic title but it didnt sell up to halo or GT. Gears of war was a great game. What i would like to see from 2 is more content and not so much graphical improvemnets the graphics were good enough in 1. Maybe more open environments more enemises on screen stuff like that. Also a vehicle or 2 would be nice as well

[gonzopia]

I'm a PS3 fanboy, but I've played Gears Of War and it was a really cool game. It's the only reason I would buy a 360, so I'm jealous for you guys. Enjoy it!

[C_SoL]

this game is fu<kin awesome. I ain't gonna hate. Obviously u haven't played it.

[sak500]

The only thing worthwhile in your posts is the avatar. Very cute, rest just fanboy spam.

[games4fun]

i agree its the only game i want from 360 i myself loved playing my roommates, gears is awesome i played it alot in fact i almost bought a 360 just to play it. i think its a great game and its a lot of fun to play online imo its more fun to play online than any other 360 game all i want is for it to have some dedicated servers/more stable online add some more enemies on screen and vehicles online with a 8-16 player with vehicles but also keeping the 4v4 for tactical as well

edit: oh yea i almost forgot please when you release the game make sure there aren't so many glitch exploits i'm tired of going into maps and having everyone glitch. keep the shotgun the way it is... which is the best gun!! :)

[Blademask]

I know this site has nothing but rabid fanboys that need to just frequent the Open Zone. It was a fun game, just like HL2. No where near the following of any titles that were mentioned in the article. Because 6 guys on N4G are clamoring over Gears 2, doesn't make a lick of difference.

Gears has absolutely no relationship to:

Grand Theft Auto Franchise
Gran Turismo Franchise
Call Of Duty Franchise

Maybe it will after 2 comes out and sells more than 10 million units, until then.. I'm looking forward to playing Gears 2 on my PC.

[mintaro]

how is it supposed to sell as much as the Call of Duty franchise, when only 2 games hve been made?

counting gears 2 as the second

[wow14]

clearly you havent played gears

[LastDance]

You can hate on me all you want but im going to give my honest opinion.

Gears of war was a very stale shooter with graphics that seemd to hypnotise people from the fact thats it wasnt very interesting.

Im a massive fan of games where you can play through a campaign with a friend. I think it can make a mediocre game good. And even bigger fan of 3rdPS.

but even as i was playing it with my cousin we stopped after about an hour.

It brings nothing new. The story is abysmal. The guns i used all sounded the same and looked the same.
I kept going down a corridor into room full of the same enemy...

No imagination really... besides the paths being linear i felt like i could only move in the way pac man moves.
The graphics on the game make Resistance look like a ps2 game. But my cousin and i finished resitance. we couldnt sit through this.

the controls felt heavy compared to Uncharted but its kind of cool coz you can sense the weight they are carrying on their suits.

And im not some Punk whos been playing games for 1 year.
16 years and goin strong.

[potenquatro]

gears has great online(after 100 patches)close combat mayham wrapped in amasing art direction, nobody has really made a game like that any better than epic imho.

[khrisnifer]

subject says it all

[BLACKJACK VII]

Blademask = the Trolling Zone is calling you fanboy....

[Dr Pepper]

I would like to add something:

Better friendly AI

And not only would variety in the environments be good, but a less linear feel to them would be great as well.

[VirusE]

Gears had friendly AI?

4 player co-op would also be cool

[Le-mo]

I wouldn't say ALL. Gears sold around 5 milion? And 360 have a userbase of 18Mill? Not that's like a third of the 360 userbase.

[hitthegspot]

I did say all. Sorry, thanks for pointing me out. Bubbles to you.

[InYourMom]

It's a Mature title and at the time Gears was released the console wasn't at 18mil sold. Still it's not all, but a damn big number.

OnTopic: I hope they add more chaos to the battles, similar to COD4, with a very cinematic feel to the firefights, also more destructable environments.

[JVIDICAN]

who pays attention to ratings anyway (except parents with young kids and some old people who think are generation is a bunch of rag-tag no do gooders)=P

[phony force slayer]

when gears come out in 06 it had about 1/2 that amount OF INSTALL BASE now theres now hype for it people aint gonna buy it cause gears2 will be out
the only way it will sell now is if they bundle it.
great gane though online was great shame in glued to cod4 right now ;)

[TwissT]

7. New instant kill attacks

For sure the curb stomp and chainsaw are awesome but we have to remeber THIS IS MADE BY EPIC the people who made the UT series, cmon guys I want something gritty maybe like a dirty neck snap or a gun that rips the bones off the enemy that would be so awesome.

[wageslave]

What? The chainsaw in Gears of War is terrific!

Getting rid of it would be terrible.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[TwissT]

Wageslave you read my comment wrong... I know the chainsaw is pure pwnage and taking it away will be stupid, I was talking about adding more instant killing moves to the repitiore.

[darkside]

A Better FCUKEN Story !!!! i like everything GOW have but there's a lack of story. it's way to damn short.

[Boldy]

How about your read the article before you comment. The thing you stated was already in the list.

[Nevers]

...actually it was more than "just there". The characters were great and seemed more alive than most cohorts we've been given lately BUT I totally agree EPIC skimped us on what the hell is going on... Final Boss fight was amazingly hard (esp on Insane)but the ending was very disappointing as it felt like the whole storyline we'd just played through could have been covered in in two levels. Epic should include the plot this time around.

... and maybe they should NOT include all the ways to cheat in the online mp gameplay. Not talking about the noob tubes and chainsaws... talking about the serious button combo glitchers.

[Diselage]

I would also like to see a higher degree of difficulty on Insane. While it was tough, most of it i really didn't need to ever do twice except for the ending.

[kewlkat007]

If you have never played it or do not Own a 360, it's def a game I do recommend. (Unless you just don't play shooters or a fanboy that only only play one console) - You are missing out.

On the article, your either gonna Add your own or trash the game for some of it's shortcomings.

I agree with

1.Better vehicle sections
2.Four-player co-op
3. Better boss battles - no more teasing
4.A better story - More developed is more like it. The story is, what it is.
5.Tweak the gameplay - don't ruin it

One thing, is that developers feel like they have to go overboard with changing the whole formula of certain games. Just like Halo 3 was still halo, but everyone was expecting a totally new game. You don't radically change a formula on 2nd and 3rd renditions of games. DC4 sticks to the formula and is a perfect Example.

Tweaking it, is most safe with the fanbase, which goes hand and hand with "Extra functionality"..

[darkside]

i Totally agree with what you said!! and if anyone you wasn't played it should play it!! it's both on the 360 and PC.

[wageslave]

Regarding #4, the story, I think they made a different choice in GeoW.

The characters had vastly more development than most other games. We had far more Man vs. Himself development taking place than in most other games.

Its not a fault of the game, its a conscience choice by the games writers. We could have had more explaination of the game-world or the backstory, but they chose instead to build a game around the characters, which is very different for a game of this type.

[Xbox is the BEST]

will be like Halo 2 in sales, going up and selling over a million day one. 4 player co-op and longer story mode

[kurochi]

make the game so dark.... I enjoyed the game, but just lighten/brighten the surroundings up a little bit so I can see better... ha ha
I'd like a better/longer story or a clarification of the storyline. Some background stories or DLC that would clear the story up a little. Give us something to gnaw on for awhile instead of leaving us on a cliff-hanger for 2 years. It's like slow-masturbation but without the pay-off (kinda like watching new episodes of Lost)......

[wageslave]

The gameworld was dark because the planet had been charred by war. You also played underground and at night a good deal.

The outdoor / daylight sections were well light.

For instance; outside the Fenix's mansion http://vids.myspace.com/ind...

[AllroundGamer]

would be nice, if the player could remove certain bodyparts with the chainsaw just for the fun to look at the enemies/other players running without a hand etc. ;)

[Wereturd]

They need to make the fundamental game play mechanic of dash to cover, kill a grub, dash to cover, kill a grub less repetitive. It got a bit stale after a while, tbh.

[Lagbox plzfixme]

Gears of War?
More like TEARS of war.
Ps3's lineup owns microsofts lineup.

[Daz]

Sad little boy lol i feel for you.

[The Brave 1]

PS3 beating visuals?yeah right!

[ambientFLIER]

It's not that had to beat PS3's visuals. Most of its games look worse than the first xbox.

[AngryTypingGuy]

A little bitter?

[The_Engineer]

there is a HUGE difference in the quality of the touched up screenshots Epic puts out and actual ingame screenshots showing a limited color palette and pixel fill rate.

[deeznuts]

"When you think about massive franchises you think of Halo, GTA, Gran Turismo, Call of Duty and little else. "

Before I finished the sentence my first thought was Final Fantasy. No?

[undacovabrothe]

Only 1 thing really got me going that would be really good that I am still waiting on in a shooter is more than a 2 team multiplayer type. Like a 4v4v4v4 I mean something like that would make me buy 360 just for gears...

[mighty_douche]

Showing me some bloody footage would be a good start!

[SIX]

Gears is way better than Halo. When number 2 hits. Expect it to sell like hotcakes. IMHO, gears was the first TRUE next gen looking game.

[mighty_douche]

So right mate. Id love if you had the ability to switch from 3rd to 1st person and visa versa.

[BlackCountryBob]

This article barely qualifies as speculative, its a glossy wish list and in no way news.

I liked Gears and a sequel is inevitable but please wait until Epic actually announce it.

[Mr_Showtime1]

-was the the reason i bought a 360
-was the reason i bought xbox live
-was in my console when i got 3 Red lights in a row
-was an unbelievable game

i cannot wait for this one, ps3 will most definitly take back seat in my house for a few months

[chaosatom333]

i don't think gears would make it this year. It's needs a year of hyping before it comes out,lol. but seriously, they can't just make little enhancements and be done with it, it's going to need much more. Microsoft would probably force gears to come out this year if they can't get anything big for the holiday.

[NO_PUDding]

When I think of this Gears of War does nothing.

I will tell everybody, here exactly is what GoW (Gears of War) was.
It was an entertainign shooter, that kept the rather boring lineup of the early 360 months interesting.

Massive Franchise? No...

Well Marketed? Yes...

Nonetheless a very good game, but putting it up there with GTA (the sole massive franchise), Halo and Gran Turismo, is very naive.

[Salvadore]

GDC in 4 days :)

[zonetrooper5]

Pain your talking alot of crap and your not a dev. Gears of War was said to be stratching the surface of what the 360 can do. I'm hoping for 6 vs 6 online mutiplayer because it was how the game was build. I want a more developed story, a little longer as well, better online modes and more options for gods sake lol.

Epic can develop Gears so that its requires a hard drive or memory stick. The funny thing is, your reffering to the 360 as some sort of weak console with no ablity to go beyond this one game. Look at the PS2 and see what sort of stuff was achieved.

[Vanqu1sh]

Gears 2 is the biggest exclusive on any of the 3 systems, bigger than brawl or metal gear or final fantasy

[pwnmaster3000]

no its not like i said earlyier hella people dat i no dont like and wont buy it like me for example datgames sukz azz

[LastDance]

To you.

[wangdiddy82]

definitely needs a better story line.. Fun game but the story and ending of the 1st one sucked major balls..

Its going to be tough to compete with resistance 2 this time around..

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

I have no doubt this game will be great but,......

"8. PS3 beating visuals"

That's a bit fanboyish, videogamer just lost a lot of credibility.

[dachiefsman]

maybe you are looking at it from the wrong angle....maybe they are saying the PS3 has the better looking games visually thus telling EPIC they need to step their game up to be on par with the PS3..

at least thats the way I read it...

[GETPWNED]

"Gears of wars is the best game I've ever played 'till today, and to me it beats halo3, c0d4-- and resistance does not even deserve to be mentioned next to this beyond awesome game."

QFT

You sad, pathetic, Sony droids will cower before the might of Gears 2. Just wait beyond. Your tears will quench my thirst.

[ExLivingGhost]

11:fix the massive host advantage. 12:fix the shooting lag. 13:a longer single player. AND 14:put more players instead of 4v4

[spike]

Gears Of War is the best next gen game out.

[leon76]

Ahahahahahahahahahahah!!11

[dachiefsman]

gears was great I will buy the sequel just as long Cliffy B is involved....

[LastDance]

Hmmmm what could they add to gears of war.

I KNOW

A STORYLINE

[patterson]

very true, very true

[tony]

first person view option.