Showdown: Resistance 2 vs. Gears 2

In fall of 2008, two of the industry's premier shooters will face off in Resistance 2 (PS3) and Gears of War 2 (360). Resistance, a PS3 launch title, found its way into gamers' homes and hearts following a stream of positive reviews from the gaming media. Though it sorely lacked the polish of Gears of War in terms of its visuals, it more than made up for its blemishes with a terrific story, solid gameplay and an excellent multiplayer component. Gears of War, a title that did not see the light of day until over a year after the Xbox 360 was released, featured a brilliant singleplayer campaign with unsurpassed visuals and seriously addictive gunplay. Since their releases, Insomniac and Epic have had more than ample time to optimize each title's engines in order to get the most out of their respective consoles.The gaming public is not only looking for these developers to deliver memorable second chapters, but also to create momentum before the crucial 2008 holiday season.

[LenHart]

with 60 players online

8 player co-op

2 SP campaign MODES ----R2 is the best FPS of 2008

However Gears 2 will also sell well

Both games will sell well but R2 will sell better based on european sales

****DO give me bubbles everyone

MART aka POG removed 2 with his FAKE accounts

[Kaz Hirai]

Gears of War 2 may indeed be worthy competition- but NOTHING compares to 60 player MP with 8 player co-op! NOTHING!!!!
Epic are AMATEURISH PRIMATES compared to my good friends at Insomniac!

11 days until Judgment Day, Nazisoft!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[Homicide]

The 60MP and 8 Co-op is the reason why I'm getting Resistance 2. Does any 360 game come close to this? NO!

PLAY B3YOND!

[Yoma]

@1.2

With one word, instead of Amen, I say B3yond.

[360 man]

well frontlies has 50 player online and huxley has 100 player online so...

[poos3]

@mk red and co in the gamer zone you act like its gears of wars cover system that makes it great (and tere has never ben a game implemneted that matches gears cover system none look liek it in motion!)follls the gameplay leaves ressitance baging for another chance thank god it got it wish but with both gameplay released of gearsowar 2 and rs2 gears 2 looks a lightyear ahed of res2 gameplay wise =graphics wise stop deluding your self for bubbles .

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

@1.2 Huxley has 200 player matches 100 vs 100

[Gun_Senshi]

SOE, Sony Online Entertainment has 1000 player MMOFPS called PlanetSide during Dail-up days w/o lag.

[pwnsause]

360man
"well frontlies has 50 player online and huxley has 100 player online so..."

the difference that seperates Resistance from the rest in terms of massive FPS online is the fact that the game seperates you into squads, the game will give you different orders when fighting against other squads in 30 vs. 30, for example 30 players in one team will be splint into squads of 3, then get sent on a mission like protecting the flag/zone. etc. thats whats different about Resistance 2, thats how its going to keep it from becoming a fragfest, all without minimum amount of lag.

[rroded]

after playing r/fom i have no doubt in their ability to deliver on this
60 massive battles and tons of squad based non stop action... all for free on the best gaming network in the world. For massive lag free worldwide games live cant come close.

[TheColbertinator]

So we cant compare resistance with gears and resistance because they are different genres.Anybody want to compare Socom:Confrontation and Gears2?

[Aquanox]

Do you guys actually believet that more player = higher quality?

Gears of War 1 had 8 player multiplayer and it's still being played by dozens od thousands, only outperformed by COD 4 Halo 3.

On the other hand, Who is still playing Resistance online? And it had many more players than Gears right?

As you can see, it means nothing. Gears is conceived to have a small number and equally challenging and addictive online mode and the first iteration of both games clearly prove that Quality is better than Quantity.

Sales wise, Gears of War 2 will outperform Resistance 2 by a long, long shot.

Another fact:

- Metacritic -

Xbox 360: Gears of War (2006) 94%

Playstation 3: Resistance: Fall of Man (2006) 86%

[PSMonster21]

"On the other hand,Who is still playing Resistance online? And it had many more players than Gears right?"

Actually, there are sh!t loads of people who still play Resistance online. Whenever I go online, there are plenty of custom games to choose from and I can also always join a nice big ranked game. You wouldn't know that though because you don't own a ps3 nor do you own resistance because your a fücked up fanboy. Your comment fails horribly. You fail horribly. GTFO and get a life!

[Steve Ballmer]

Insomniac ftw

[pwnsause]

"On the other hand, Who is still playing Resistance online? And it had many more players than Gears right?"

what are you smoking today Aquanox. Ok let put some facts here

1.People Still to this day plays R:fom

2.There are more Japanese people playing R:fom than there are playing Halo and any other FPS to this day, since this was the first game to launch along side the PS3, in fact, it was the only FPS that took the top of the sales charts in Japan for about a week, although it wasnt a record breaking number (obviously, becuase about what %2 of the gaming population over there plays FPS).

(I added Japan on this list because of that facts that I stated about them in relation to this game, that hardcore group if anything would be interested about this title instantly if they liked it seeing that they picked this game over RR7 and Gundam(yea that bad Gundam Game, which means this game Resistance 2 could be a hit world wide, because if this is a country that doesn't like the FPS and brought this game, then just imagine the possibilities))

3.Resistance was a Launch title, it sold approx 1 million in 25 weeks world wide for a console that launched at the same time frame, which at that time had an install base of about 2.5-3 million with its cost of $600. thats pretty impressive.

4.Resistance 2 is going to take the PSN to almost its fullest potential if
A. In-game Xmb releases with full fledge in-game communication
B. Home launches (even in open Beta, its going grow and constantly update)
C.Clans (Resistance 1 has this, expect Resistance 2 to have it)
D.My Resistance.net expect it to be similar or better than Bungie.net

Insomniac Doesn't Dissapoint, they are SCEA's Crown Jewel independent Studio.

[themyk]

So we cant compare resistance with gears and resistance because they are different genres.Anybody want to compare Socom:Confrontation and Gears2?

socom is going to destroy gears as well. probably not in sales. but i can bet it's going to be a much better online third person shooter.

[lawman1108]

Too bad that is the number 3 market and I do think your one of those who does NOT think the UK is in Europe. MGS will not match COD4's sales so forget about R2 even in GOW2 sales numbers area code. Sorry, Nasim or Shmee. GOW2 will beat Halo3 numbers.......... I like RFOM, and will buy 2 just as I will MGS4 even if it will be on the 360 at xmas. HEY!!!! how did those GTA4 numbers work out for Sony BTW? hahahahahah

[Pain]

RFOM2>>>.Queers 2.

not even funny .

Story/Gameplay/System/Fanboys /Everything>>>RROD2/ Queers 2 .

and why bots u bringing up Huxley? its a PC game from CHINA????? and Fronlines is a joke u kidding me? comparing it,to RFOM2.

[HighDefinition]

GeoW had little/no competetion.

This time it`s a bit different. Should be interesting to say the least. Insomniac isn`t rushed this time.

[Jamie Foxx]

wont have the amazing wow factor this time around,still amazing graphics but not as revolutionary as the 1st,GeOW was the 1st game i would say was TRULY NEXT-GEN in terms of graphics definately mouth on floor moment, which is what gears strongest point was.

resistance is a whole new ball game,60 player online is sick,graphics will be amazing and insomiac are just that, developers who never sleep who strive for perfection and never make bad games

theres room for both these games,we as gamers are gonna be the lucky ones

[theKiller]

they will be neck to neck in terms of sales and hype!!

[gamesR4fun]

just look at the reports on this lol guessing the words gears2 and resistance2 in the same sentence might b too scary for em.

Speaking of wich i loss a bubble for calling Tomonubu Itagaki on his mgs4/hg2 comparison lol if your inclined bubble me back up to 5 pls.

[Yoma]

@1.1

B3yond bro.

[pharmd]

im stoked

[Close_Second]

...building up the hype.

Both games will be winners on their respective platforms. If both garner review scores in the low-medium 9's then they will probably contribute to added hardware sales. However, will everyone ditch their PS3 or 360 to buy the other just to play one of these games, I doubt it.

Fanboys will be claiming they have the better console already where as all the real gamers will just be having fun with one or both of these games.

[chaosatom333]

in the same time frame. Probably not.

Since COD5 is out of the picture. most people will buy these.

SADLY, there are gamers that don't know about COD5 not being made by IW. So COD5 will probably affect sales of both games.

[Muff1nB4k3r]

Can we not compare these two titles?

I find it sort of weird to say the least, a First Person Shooter being compared to a Third Person Shooter and vice versa

Can't we just admit they're good games in what category they represent?

Or do we have to nitpick? Because I'd personally take both, but that's my opinion obviously. XD

Because we've got a game that has aliens taking out the 1950's Earth, and the other we have a guy with a chainsaw bayonet attached to a rifle. There are differences that make these game's great, so why try to compare and make them similar?

Think about it, do we really want gears of war to have weird weapons ala steam train?

http://www.ctrlaltdel-onlin...

[theKiller]

some fanatics took a bubble from me or saying facts, i'd be happy if i get my 6th bubble!

i usually gives bubbles to those who i agree but very rarely get bubble even if i had so many agrees!

[Wolf873]

Bubbles...;P

[pharmd]

these articles are getting old already and we have five more months BEFORE THEY EVEN COME OUT..... god knows we'll have these articles til Christmas....

[Presentist]

They're almost completely different.

Whatever though, sites will put up any fanboy war BS to get hits for their advertising.

[INehalemEXI]

Im more excited about R2 right now because of the way theres going to be so many squads working on seperate objectives simultaneously, yet the squads will be able to help there mates that are in trouble it makes for exciting gameplay. (Reminds me of some WoW pvp athani basin or whatever it was called yet more fun in a fps setting.). Im also really curious to see the graphical upgrades R2 gets.

Gears 2's Capture the Flag twist with the living flag (A flag that fights back or whatever.) sounds cool too. Im sure they can get the sequal to be more impressive graphically then the original as well. Chainsaw duels and meatshields. Pretty sweet.

They both have interesting new things going on. Resistance weapons are funner to play with IMO (Has both originals) though and The online is more extensive. I want to see who has the best reward system perks and what not hopes they trump Cod4's. Both games have me sold really.

Its all about MGS4 at this point and time though honestly. :D

[otherZinc]

Gears 2 will outsell RFOM 2 by 4 to 1.

[Zool 08]

OK OK OK YOU'VE BOTH GOT ONE BUBBLE EACH FROM ME!

[SkinBintin]

Some people wouldn't agree with your claim that Insomniac 'never' make bad games, myself included. Personally, I couldn't stand Resistance. It came free with my 60gig PS3, and to this day I have never finished it. Compared to Gears of War (which I still play a couple of times a week) it just looks bland, and doesn't feel right. I can't pin down exactly what I don't like about it, as it seems to be the entire experience that frustrates me about it. Multiplayer included. I like the small team nature of Gears of War. Makes things more personal, and gets players talking. I even made a few 'friends' via Gears multiplayer.

I have already pre-ordered Gears of War 2, where as with Resistance, I won't buy it until I have rented it a couple of times to make sure it's not the same dribble second time around.

PS: I'm not saying your wrong. I'm just pointing out that people sometimes have differing opinions. That is part of what makes us all unique.

[power of Green]

I very much doubt that there will be other FPS that are multi platform that will kill Resistance 2 and possibly 360 exclusives GoW 2 will be by itself and could sell to half of the 360's fanbase again.

Doubt it very much.

[LenHart]

can u just stop talking

seriously man you are embarrassing yourself

dont forget to buy MGS4 PS3 bundle on June 12th

everyone is now playing BEYOND so should you

:)

@TRUTHBTOLD

I never played an MGS game. This is the first time i am buying on with PS3 bundle

MGS4 will be getting the love from many non-MGS fans this time

However trust me FF13 will have a much bigger impact than MGS4 this gen.

Some are saying that MGS4 is the game of this GEN

I say FF13 is the game of this gen

[TruthBTold]

LMAO you cracked me up dude

"dont forget to buy MGS4 PS3 bundle on June 12th

everyone is now playing BEYOND so should you

:)"

For some reason I imagined Cartman from South Park saying it but for real though PoG, have it pre-ordered or go for the LE MGS4 bundle from Konami, depends just how much of a MGS you are, hardcore or extremely hardcore LOL.

[heyheyhey]

is it me... or did POG just say that no multi-platform shooter will beat Res 2? and did he also say that he doubt Gears 2 will sell to half the fanbase?

lol, POG owned himself

[power of Green]

Resistance 2 needs to be compared to other FPS's with Frag type gameplay. There's a few FPS that will go head to head with Resistance 2.

Gears has already proven its a block buster Monster that will sell millions and offer the great tactical cover based gameplay we all fell in love with.

Gow2 and Resistance 2 may be the most hyped games on both platfroms but I doubt they'll be the best; of course GoW2 will ass rape Resistance 2 in sales.

[Jamie Foxx]

its GeOW not GOW

GOW is god of war, a game which was out before gears and GOW was used to describe god of war back in the ps2 era before GeOW

get it right sheesh

[juuken]

Um...no.

[Maverick_]

First of all... Resistance 2 is going to destroy everything. Second of all.... please change your avatar... it's looks like a man with a wig on. LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO FUGLYYYY avatar.

[steck67]

I know. Im sure Heavenly Sword had more than a 100, and nothing can beat Uncharted's water graphics. Epic makes it sound like these things are new.

[Deadman64]

um..yes

[BilI Gates]

Resistance 2

- 60 players online
- 8 player co-op
- Two huge campaigns
- Epic boss battles
- HUGE maps
- Dedicated servers / no lag whatsoever

Gears 2

- Another Unreal Engine game
- 10 player multiplayer
- Laggy online

Gears 2 might win in sales but Resistance 2 will be the better game.

Resistance: FOM was only a launch title.

Resistance 2 will mop the floor with every other FPS released this year.

[Breakfast]

Resistance:

- Average game
- Average gameplay
- Average multiplayer

Gears of War:

- Destroyed Resistance in gameplay
- Destroyed Resistance in sales
- Destroyed Resistance in graphics
- Destroyed Resistance in online

Based on what we know. Gears 2 will defeat anything that comes near it...except LBP

"Resistance 2 will mop the floor with every other FPS released this year."

Who's it competing against it?? Haze...LOL

[pimpstation]

Dude you're trippin. Resistance was clearly superior to Gears in every way except graphics. And it was a launch title. Resistance 2 will destroy Gears 2, no question. If it wasn't for MGS4, Resistance 2 would be the likely GOTY.

Halo 3 has about 100 on Metacritic, and it's a terrible game. What's your point?

[Breakfast]

"If it wasn't for MGS4, Resistance 2 would be the likely GOTY."

Who says so? The disagree button...LOL...

Gears - 94

Resistance - 86

[BilI Gates]

Resistance (launch title) VS overrated UE game that Microsoft bribed reviewers to rate high for.

Resistance 2 will kill it.

Insomniac > Epic

Believe it.

Epic has zero originality in their games. They ripped off the cover system from Killswitch and they ripped off the "second person" view from Resident Evil 4 and then tried to call it their own.

They maxed out the 360 in 2006. Why do you think Gears 2 looks exactly the same as the original? LOL

[pimpstation]

He knows what he's talkin bout.

[TheHater]

finally someone other than myself know that Killswitch was the first game to have the cover system. and now everyone is saying that Gear of War was the first to do it

[UnDone14]

@ Breakfast

It has been said before that Gears was a 2nd generation title while Resistance was a launch title.

Yes Gears sold more than Resistance but selling more copies of a game doesn't necessarily mean it's better. (I.E. A bunch of Wii games sell a lot of copies but a huge amount are trash).

We'll just have to see how a 2nd generation game goes up against a 3rd generation game. Although from what I've seen so far, Gears 2 is only marginally improved in graphics at best.

[MK_Red]

TheHater, I'm with you but Kill.switch is not just the other game with that mechanic. PS2 games like Winback, Nemesis Strike and such also used the exact same cover system. Sadly most people never saw them and think it was Gears' "innovation".

As for this article, I think it's pure flame bait for fanboy wars.

[Breakfast]

So what your saying is...one game has the potential to improve, because the first one was average...and the other cant improve because the first one was good?

Halo was a launch title, too. It still one of the best fps's...lol....no ones writing excuses for that game.

"Yes Gears sold more than Resistance but selling more copies of a game doesn't necessarily mean it's better."

Meta critic scores dont lie...

And im not saying who originated anything (cover system), i couldnt care less, im talking about which game is better....and metacritic proves which one is better.

[Breakfast]

ill go to the open zone, when my friend Bill, takes his stuff to the open zone too.

I said nothing that was false though...did i?

Bill knew what he was writing when he made that comment, so i just replied back, in the same matter he did.

"Showdown: Resistance 2 vs. Gears 2"

"Showdown: Resistance 2 to Trump Gears 2 this Fall"

The title was also changed for a reason.

[Maverick_]

lol anyone doubting Resistance 2 is due for an absolutely massive wake-up call. Resistance 2 will speak for itself. If you listen to Insmoniac's podcast they let you know, clearly...that Resistance 1 was a launch title. That's all they say...and then laugh.

They only had development kits for 9 MONTHS to make Resistance:FOM. The will have had them for 3 years by the time Resistance 2 arrives. Resistance 2 is going to be a very very different game from the first in terms of everything, and Resistance 1 was stil a very solid title.

Resistance 2 footage on Gametrailers TV, June 13!!!!

[macalatus]

@breakfast,

"I said nothing that was false though...did i?"

By saying "false" it means you're saying that is a "fact". Sorry dude, but your statement is mere opinion, just like Bill Gate's statement.

[Breakfast]

"LOL, just yesterday, i remember
Breakfast pointing me that way --------------------->" ;

?...no i didnt.

"By saying "false" it means you're saying that is a "fact". Sorry dude, but your statement is mere opinion, just like Bill Gate's statement."

Yea, your right, for my first comment. Not the rest of them.

Im just following n4g code, he provokes, ill follow suit. I have no problem with Resistance. I have a problem with fanboys. Hence the "Just for you Bill :D"

[rexor0717]

What makes Resistance average? Its amazingly creative weapons, it wonderful 40 player online that was established as a launch title? I admit that COD4 is (IMO) the most fun FPS for the PS3 right now, but then again, I think its true for the 360. Gears will actually have competition now, and although Hype will help it, I think Resistance will win in the end.

[Yipee Bog]

A leveling system much like cod4, thats half the reason i still play cod4, amazingly addictive. Gears I bought used, kept it for about 1-2 months and traded it in, and I still play rfom from time to time. Gears was just so laggy online, and didn't really give any incentive to keep playing, looked good but didn't have any replay value. imo.

[LarVanian]

http://www.n4g.com/ViewComI...

[Kain81]

es für einige Xboxfanatiker ein Trauriger und zugleich peinlicher Tag.
wie kann man über ein Spiel, was man noch nicht gesehen hat ein Urteil bilden nur weil man Gears2 gesehen hat was Grafisch gesehen nicht grad was neues bringt.
Wenn die gezeigten bilder von Resistance2 annähernd oder besser aussehen dann wird es bestimmt ein Super Kracher.

Gute Nacht noch an meine Kummpels^^

[thewhoopimen]

Ich bin liebe Resistance 2 Gute Nacht :)

[shelbygt33]

PSN is not lag-free, even with dedicated servers. So stop spewing trash.

[PSMonster21]

Resistance2 will trump GeoW2 in every way imaginable except for maybe graphics. GeoW2 may look better and sell better, but you will have a much more enjoyable time with R2.

[Yipee Bog]

About PSN not being lag free, have you played Warhawk lately? Ok then compare that to gears online. Yes a difference I know, Gears has no excuse for it either, if I remember correctly it was like 4v4 matches, not 60 players at once. Although I will note that UT3 is quite laggy, maybe it's just epic studios.

[Willio]

how is gears better online than resistance? i dont think anyone really played it often.

[Rofflecopter]

both systems have a great game to look forward to.. thats what really matters. 360 has gears, a great looking and addicting game. PS3 has resistance, a fun game with a great story and crazy online play. gamers are the winners this year, and thats a damn good thing.

[RacingX]

Open zone is that way -----> for all you fanboys to b!tch slap each other.

Bottom line is all gamers will have BOTH in their libraries. BOTH will be great and both will be on my shelf DAY1.

Disagrees will only be noted as jealous fanboys who can't have BOTH...go in the corner over there ----> and _____ yourself

[dachiefsman]

having played both games...I don't think you can really compare them...

yea they are both shooters but they are not the same type of shooters...I think both will have relatively good success, but Gears will do better IMO because of the bigger hard core FPS base on Xbox...

both games look great...I am just talking about sales...

[Yipee Bog]

too bad gears is not an fps, might be good then

[Closing]

Fat chance.

[Vojkan]

The difference is Microsoft know how to market its big games, really i give them creadit for that, on other hand that is not Sonys strongest point if we are to be honest.
So really it is hard to say who wins, after all GEOW is bigger, better and more bad a$$ lol / had to pull that one.

I give RE2 little advantage, like 55% vs 45%.

[Bob Dole]

Bob Dole doesn't care which game sells more. Bob Dole just wants to kick some alien ass on either system respectively.

[Ogrekiller]

Amen to that.
Death to the alien scum!
The human race rules, get it? RULES

[TruthBTold]

Come June 13 we have the first footage of single player mode for R2. That will be the moment I let my PS3 rest for a bit from MGS4 so I can watch the trailer.

[Mikelarry]

it would be fun to see who comes out on top.but my moneys on **** we all know who that is dont we guys

[Fishy Fingers]

I'll buy both, I'll enjoy both and I'll get bored of both.

Just games... 6 months later something will be shown that's bigger and better than the both. Arguing is simply futile.

[UnSelf]

u got a knock for bringing sense to the table. I always dine wit ppl like u, breakfast, closing, jim crowslaw and sonarus

[HighDefinition]

Don`t come w/ that.

Or you wouldn`t be here. Arguing is GREAT and can be very constructive if taken in that manner. Of course there is going to be people talking nonsense.

For example

Jenzo and I have had GREAT arguements and I completly respect him.

[Jim Crowslaw]

u have a point....but sometimes things got blwon out of proportion on forum sites. Both sides have legitamate arguemnts....ill say the only valid argument comes from someone who own both titles

[The Wood]

...

but we all like to see true differences and not just .5 steps. Lets hope all sequels push the bars further.

[HighDefinition]

Does that make ME a multi-console owner?

Just curious, what you guys think?

[Fishy Fingers]

My logic is simple. Obviously out of the 2 there is one I believe will be better (IMO), but that's it, opinion and nothing more.

If I listed said game and you disagreed and believe the other to be "better" which of us is right and which is wrong? Neither.

You can try all day long to force your opinion on another in the hopes of altering theirs, but it is impossible, this is why I say arguing is futile.

@HD... Why exactly wouldn't you return it?

[aiphanes]

Resistance 1 was awesome online...40 player death matches are still awesome in that game...

[The Wood]

he's a good sport and he is a gamer just with a preference to the enemy;)

@ HD, lol that indeed makes you a multi console owner'ed,

[Jim Crowslaw]

yes it does as im too in the same situation.....i wasnt born a Sony fan, but i was born a gamer, i bought a 360 for crackdown and never looked back. I dont care what system its for as long as it delivers. Im thinkin about purchasing another one once Champions MMO drop. We're gamers at heart......we just like to cater to the system of our preference whether that be games, design or functionality

[HighDefinition]

Kool.

@the wood

Nice!

@jimcrow

I with you. I prefer PS, but just LOVE gaming in general.

[Mikelarry]

like me

[HighDefinition]

I did TWICE. I couldn`t bring myself to do it a 3rd, I sold it to a pawnshop broken to re-coup SOME of my $$$. I lost alot. This was also before the 3 year warranty, I got it at launch.

[Jim Crowslaw]

exactly...... or me

[xg-ei8ht]

Oh come on!

Gears was and still is a very nice looking game. Textures are very nice.

Story is total crap, and boring to say the least.

Weapons in gears, you hardly use anything else but mg.

All the sections in gears of war are the same, stop cover shoot. next stop cover shoot. Was not diverse enough.

Sorry to bust anyones bubble, but gameplay wise, resistance smacks the crap out of gears. and i'm guessing resistance 2 will do the same.

I love the graphics in gears, played it on topend pc, 1920x1080x2aa,lol. and it looked amazing. But so did uncharted on ps3.

It's gonna be all out war!!!

[eagle21]

Game Informer gave both 9.5 and awarded Game of the Month November 2006 to both.

Both games sold over 3 million with Gears selling well over 4 million.... true success comparing both install bases at the time...

Gears was honored Game of the Year 2006.

It's a totally diferent playing field than back in holiday 06. Both games will be awesome catering to hungry install bases but let's just say this for now:

Resistance 2 will lead the FPS genre....
Gears 2 will lead the third person genre.....

and both will outsell it's predecessor respectively...

The media will remain...Here we go again...Fall 2008 guys. :)

edit: Fu$$ that lam-o etownone... I was trying to show the success of BOTH. I THINK RESISTANCE IS BETTER! I checked wikipedia and it said as of May 30, 2008 Gears has sold 4.7 million. You can cry to your mama, but I am no KID. You are an obvious BLIND FOOL. Enjoy the ONLY exclusive game on 360 worth $60 in 2008. Can you spell M-G-S-4? :)

[heyheyhey]

exactly

i don't really see the point in comparing the two..... but me saying that is being hypocritical so im just going to proceed with the flame

@etow

wtf?? he didn't say Res sold better, only that both games sold really well

that's a whole lot of hate for something so simple

[etownone]

KID get outta here with all that bullsh!t!!

go check metacritic or gameranking and see how your average azz ReFOM rates, and then compare it to the multiple 06 GOTY winner and many other awards (graphics) ... Gears of War.

The ONLY reason ReFOM sold well is :
1. it was bundled in with the ps3 in some regions
2. Sony was still hyping it last year because it had no games.
3. It was a LAUNCH GAME, what else are you going to buy?

shame on you, don't ever do that again KID.. wake up you sonydroid!!
Gears has sold 5.5 million up to date, while ReFOM has yet to even reach 3 million KID. Thats almost TWICE the sales!! hahahaha

[LenHart]

R2 will easily sell around 8-10m copies worldwide

This is not 2006

This is 2008 where PS3 would be having a WW LTD base equal or greater than X360's at the end of the year

Resistance 1 is an awesome game. It is better than Gears in every respect except graphics

However R2 will be better than Gears2 in all respect INCLUDING graphics

60 player Online, 8 player co-op, 2 SP missions of 30 hours .

can t beat that eh

@etoene

x360 will be very lucky to remain alive even in US after MGS4's launch

OK .......in europe LBP/R2/MGS4 will easily sell over 5m alone .

I wont be surprised if any of those games end up selling 10m in europe alone

[JVIDICAN]

wtf is wrong with you?
there was nothing wrong with what eagle said
dont bring up that fanboy bull when hes not even dissing either game

[Wildarmsjecht]

Jeez..Etown..

With all the excitement in your post I can literally feel the spit flying out of your mouth with your over excitement and excess use of the word "Kid". Relax. Take a chill pill, find a girl like in your picture, and mellow out.

[juuken]

etownone must have been smoking from the same pipe as PoG. o_O

[etownone]

Thats just complete wishful thinking from a typical sonydroid.

[etownone]

@ Wildarmsjecht
"I can literally feel the spit flying out of your mouth" hahahahahahaha... you think?

by the way, the girl in my pic is my girl, and my name is Al :)

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

@lenhart 8-10 million WW thats a joke right?

[TruthBTold]

mind showing more pictures, thats the only one I have seen you have of hers? LOL calm down your b!tching as much as PoG now, go get some water count to 10 and come back to continue discussing you wise opinion "kid" LOL

I dont think the problem is when facts are stated while some were just your opinion and some were some type of facts going on calling people fanboys as if you are not one yourself is very hipocritical. You make yourself seem like you're insecure about your game of choice. Stay on the facts but dont bend them to favor your opinion which then they loose credibility.

[etownone]

"mind showing more pictures"

actually i dont mind.
I'm actually pretty proud of my girl as you can see.

and even though every ps3sonykid might say I went on a rant, BUT "truth be told" that i did state the obvious facts.

EDIT: this is the open zone, so when some sonydroid like EagleKId starts spitting bullsh1t, I gotta set him straight with the facts and throw in some of my opinions to get it through that thick brainwashed skull.

and again, comparing Gears to ReFOM is like comparing Splinter Cell to MGS4. Even though the SC series is great, EVERY sonyfan on this site will go on a rampage to defend their precious MGS.

lesson learned, dont be comparing Gears to ReFOM.

EDIT @ whoop

using metacritc or gameranking obviously wouldn't benefit a die hard sonyfan as yourself... i mean why would you want to depress yourself with the ps3 scores... BUT the rest of the industry will continue relying on them.

when ps3 gets some real AAA games out there and some good reviews, you'll change your mind you jackazz.

[Whoooop]

Yeah Metacritics and Gamerankings...

Over 20 360 official, non-official or affiliated sites and mags. All of them accounted for. Most of them giving 10's...

Yeah those sites.... lol

Only retards use it as reference.... Mostly bots

:)

[PSMonster21]

GTFO and take your sh!t comments with you. Your not wanted here.

[ozsman]

...u think these sony trolls are smart enought to understand the truth etownone?...ahhh those tools make me laugh.

[CallOfWar22]

First of all Gears 2 will kill Resistance 2 in 3 ways.

1. Scores from Critics

2. Sales

3. Graphics

Ummm. Best and simple cover system in any game to date. Active Reloads(Use AR to increase damage from a single shot). Unique weapons, Torque Bow. Anyone can have a dozen different machine guns, and snipers. It takes a genious to make well rounded unique weapon.

Lets see all Resistance 2 is doing is increasing the amount of players in their modes. 8 player co-op, 60 player online. Graphics will take a huge hit online. They will look like RSV2. If not worse. U think PS3 is really that powerful??? So all we know is increased amounts of players.

What about Gears 2? 5 on 5, Pathetic rite?? Chainsaw battles (what game did they copy that from??) Improved modes Assasination turns into Guardian. Players respawn until team leader is killed. New Capture the Flag(Person) Brilliant!!!! What game did they copy that from? Shoot someone in the middle down drag his body back to ur base. The person is cpu controlled and has weapons. While dragging you can shoot the other team and the cpu will get released and fight back. New weapons executions for different weapons. Using bodys as a meat shield. Gernades that stick to any environment. Poison Gernades (Garden style) that decrease health when someone is around them. First of all when has Sony had an exclusive MP game worth even talking about????? Socom??? Plzzz. Gears is innovative. 100 times more than Resistance. If Gears 2 can include all those features that were confirmed. Sounds like Epic will achieve success 2 times in a row and have a GOTY in the toughest year ever to win.

[Gun_Senshi]

The topic is so subjective of preferences. First of all Resistance is FPS and GoW is 3rdPS.

Which game is best form these games is a matter of opinion like saying My dad is better then yours.

Both games will be good. While I didn't like Resistance 1, Resistance 2 seems to be heading in right direction, espically with team based 60 online MP. Again, this is my opinion that Resistance 2 is heading in right direction due to the fact I loved Battlefield online.

I love Epic as game developers even though UT is my favourite series from them.

Also. Stop slanting coz X game has more online players then X game. Some games do NOT do good with a lot of players. Did you ever try play COD4 on 64 cracked server on Shipment map? You will know how a certain amount of players is fit for certain games and maps

Personally, in my OPINION, which again is subjective, I though Resistance 1 was medicore though it has a lot of potential.

Edit: lol look at all the artillery from both sides firing! Few people can have a constructive criticism.

I can own all these fanboys with 1 sentence.

ITS A MATTER OF OPINION

[Superfragilistic]

@Gun

You just said it all for me.

IT'S A MATTER OF OPINION.

I'd only add that no one here has played either, including the article's author, so how can one judge?

[n00bPwner]

The one thing Gears 2 offers that Constipation 2 simply cannot deliver is the strategic, chess-like, squad-based, multiplayer. The MP in Gears is not found in any other game. That's what makes it so great. Constipation 2 is just an orgy chat room. Tons of PC/360 launch games games already do that. We're pretty much over that.

[JVIDICAN]

unknown disagrees are responsible for the removal of this post
carry on with your normal daily activities =P

[heyheyhey]

i agree with n00b to a certain extent

what Res 2 offers in competitive MP has been done before, BUT Res 2 is set to have it's own style with excellent weapons and an addictive COD4-style RPG system

and that's something Gears is lacking

what Res 2 also offers that Gears doesn't is that illustrious 8 PLAYER CO-OP!!!!!!

and that my friend, is something that hasn't been done in console FPS's and come to think of it- i don't really remember a PC FPS doing that either

Res 2 will just offer more bang for your buck with two separate storylines and the COD4-style MP and if the length of the original is anything to go by- the single player story will be pretty lengthy too

[PSMonster21]

Constipation2? God you're a clever one. You really need to stop making new accounts, GETPWNT.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Plus isnt there only like 10 person MP on GeOW2??

(sorry if its well known it doesnt)

i could gare less about the gears of war series.

[highdro]

both games will be sick,....i no i am going to by both R2 AND GEARS OF WAR 2,. i got a ps3 but i am still going to by a 360 later on when i get more money(not every one lives in a bed of roses)!!,. or i might just wait and see if they relase a gears of war 2 bundle.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Don't get me wrong, Gears is the best game on 360, its just not as innovative as Re2. Re2 has a revised multiplayer that features squad based play(never been done before), an XP system that registers with every hit, 60 player multi-player, 8 player Co-op, 2 story modes, more weapons and better graphics.

Gears2 has a longer story mode this time around, more enemies on screen(Re1's big claim was this), a stamina bar, 5 on 5 multiplayer, more weapons and abilities, and improved graphics. Resistance 2 definetly has more going for it.

[ikiru3385]

took the words outta my mouth, man.

[TruthBTold]

R2 just seems to be bringing more to the table this time. While both are improved R2 has improved way more and taken a great leap so considering the good reviews it got in R1 this one should help it get even better reviews. GeOW 2 has to surpassed its great reviews it brought in part 1 so it should be improving even more than Res. since everyone expects it to surpass its previous game which give R2 that advantage. We shall see in fall what happens.

[eagle21]

The TWO PS3 EXCLUSIVE games that I feel will be going head to head for GOTY are not a part of the article so I will stay on topic..lol

Anyone who visits the credible review sources, not some hole in the wall review that got added to metacritic out of fanboyism, and can come back and tell me Resistance 1 and Gears 1 were not BOTH good games is just BLIND.

I honestly feel sorry for the hype train the media did for Gears 1. It had zero competition in the hype department once holiday 06' came around. But Game Informer, X-play, IGN, etc embraced Resistance even though it would have been easy to just join the Gears/Microsoft hype patrol.

Insomniac is more clever than Cliffy B in my opinion. Cleverness in gameplay design is what it's about. Resistance 2 will take place across the entire US. That is ambition.

I prefer Resistance. :)

[CallOfWar22]

How is adding more players to co op and more players online and copying a COD 4 XP system innovative? Could u explain how R2 is more innovative then Gears 2 when Gears brings modes that have never been done before??? going from 40 to 60 is not innovative. going from no co op to 8 players co op is not innovative. Using a cpu controlled character as a flag is innovative. New weapons like poisen gernades is innovative.

[n00bPwner]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!! HAHAHAhahAHAhah TONY, ARE YOU SERIOUS???? THEN WHY HAS EVERY GAME SINCE GEARS LAUNCHED STOLEN EVERYTHING FROM THAT GAME BUT NOT ONE GAME ANYTHING FROM CONSTIPATION?

LOL. PWNAGE!!!!

[Timesplitter14]

mah.....
For the moment, I lost interrest for everything except MGS4

This also made me realize how stupid the console war is... Both games will probably be equal. And if one flops, I don't really care

[Drealmcc0y]

Lenhart you talk so much sh!t and anybody who has ever agreed with anything he has ever said should just kill themselves

[JVIDICAN]

hes actually said some decent things before (beleive it or not)
its just very (very) rare

[wangdiddy82]

Im just worried about gears 2 story.. I dont think epic can make a decent story to compete with resistence 2.. Resistence 1 was a way better game than gears 1 because of this reason.. Gears story was like playing a ninja gaiden game.. You had no clue what the story was a bout..

[1stKnighT]

The first Gears crushed the first Resistance in every way. Resistance 2 will need a huge overhaul to even get close to Gears 2.

Edit*

Fishy...I said "better" in every way...not "bigger." Yes Resitance's multiplayer has a bigger player count but that doesn't equal better. That's why the first Gears won every best mutliplayer award for 2007.

[HighDefinition]

GeoW wasn`t.

"Things will be different"

Trust Me.

[Fishy Fingers]

Gears wasn't a launch title.

And it hardly crushed it on the player count. hmm... 40 or 8.

[HighDefinition]

Yep, that NEEDs to be taken into consideration when "comparing" the sequels so early.

[Closing]

8.

If they can "successfully" pull off this 60 players into more personal segregated teams then 60.

[Fishy Fingers]

I'm not stating which is better.

He said "in every way", I said not in player count. That was it. If you want to argue 8 is a bigger number than 40 you go ahead.

[agentace]

Green people smell

[yanikins111]

Stand out weapons:
GeOW:
- Chainsaw on the gun was cool
- Torque Bow was a cool take on the crossbow.

Resitance:
- Auger - shoots through walls and deploys a 1 way shield
- Flashback grendade. Creates a dome that repels chimeran weapons fire and depletes enemy health. Turns it into a dome of death.
- Fuel Air Grenade. Sticks to wall and creates a flamming inferno.
- Hedgehog grenade/mine. Jumps up to head hight when deployed and shoots Spikes in all directions.
- Bullseye. Tags enemies and directs all fire onto that point until enemy is dead.
- Hailstorm. This thing is wicked. Fires energised bolts that rebound of hard objects. And fires them fast. Also deploys Auto Turret. This shoots a cluster of 50 shots that form a highly energised ball. This then discharges rounds in random directions. Has to be seen.
- Laark. Rocket launcher with rockets that can be stopped in mid air and directed to theenemy.

Weapon variety and coolness? RFoM Imo.

Enemy Variety:
Gears...
- Kryll
- Wretches
- Drones
- Theron Guards
- Boomers
- Raam
- Beserkers
- Seeders
- Corpsers
- Nemycyst
- Reavers

resistance...
- Menials
- leapers
- rollers
- hybrids
- steelheads
- hardfangs
- advanced hybrids
- howlers
- slipskulls
- grey jacks
- titans
- stalker
- goliath
- widowmakers
- angels.

Enemy variety goes to Rfom...

Campaign length:
- Obviously varies for player to player and i dont have exact times, but i think Gears was about 10 hours, Rfom was a hell of a lot longer.

Graphics:
Textures go to Gears. Absolutely no doubt. Objects on screen goes to Rfom. Also no doubt. Ememy and npc counts are way higher on RFOM (dont have exact max numbers but in general it is much higher)

Subjective. I prefere Gears Graphics. However i prefere the intensity in gameplay afforded by the scale of the battles in RFOM

Gameplay:
Subjective. Gears is arcadey run and gun action. Plays nice. Handles nice. Its addictive to say the least. RFOM is harder to get into. The chimera are bullet sponges plain and simple. Luckily the weapon changing system encourages you to use different weapons for each individual enemy. It isnt uncommon to change weapons 4, 5 and 6 times during a firefight to take out different enemies. Feels harder and more tactical. Adds alot of depth in my opinion.

Narrowly to RFOM for its depth over ease of play. (IMO)

Multiplayer:
Havent played mmuch of either but solidly liked RFOMs better. Higher player count, more fun. (IMO)

I call it for RFOM 1st. At very least gears doesnt crush RFOM in every way.

[aiphanes]

And is a First Person Shooter unlike GEARS 1 and 2 which are third person shooters...

Only insomniac can pull off 8 way online co-op and 60 players online. None of this is ever remotely possible on the Xbox 360 and Xbox live.

Insomniac is going to prove that is works and then we will see a Warhawk 2 with 80 players online...or a warhawk MMO...

[King_many_layers]

a warhawk MMO would suck up the whole of my life.

[TruthBTold]

that reminds me I gotta go play some Warhawk, I already beat GTA4 and honestly Im bored of that game. No thought about playing it again yet.

[BRACHATTACK]

Gears 2 will have more to live up to so will be harder to truly improve upon this time round. Resistence on the other hand can make everything bigger and better because it hasn't got as much to live up to. it will be close but i feel resistence will just edge it because it will be more polished, and the 60 player online will rock:)

[Cop_Boy]

Resistance 2 is gonna pwn in the multiplayer department and looks like the single player will also be a blast.

Fanboysm aside I think GEO2 will have a great story mode and fantastics visuals but in multiplayer , RES2 has really set the bar too high , reaching it would be nothing more than impossible ..

[beavis4play]

why would you feel gears 2 story will be great?

[chavafx]

gears whas by far better then resistance 5million vs 2 and thats when ps3 had no other game worht bouyng for like 9 months thats why it sold ok but it whas not as good or inpresive in every way conpared to gears and remember is not about 60 players on line is about how fun and quallyti but o well keep dreaming if you think rf2 will sell better then geow2

[beavis4play]

resistance has better story, weapons. more strategy and 40 player online. gears had the better visuals but that's to be expected-it came out a year into 360 cycle and resistance was a launch game. gloves come off in nov.

and where did cliffy find that CHEESY LINE: bigger,better and more bad@ss? wow, took a lot of thinking to come up with that.

[Telmarine]

Theres a pretty good chance, since Resistance 2 has a far better chance due to the space on BRD's. Plus, Insomniac had way less time to develop, and did not know as much about PS3 development.

Off topic:

I am tired of people saying you cannot compare games because one is an FPS and one is a 3PS.

They are just ways of viewing the screen and your character people!

[Jim Crowslaw]

FPS is what it is becuz its now considered a genre while 3rdps is still just a camera perspective. Games that are FP are design to dive the player into the life and world of the character, making him his own. This is a technique devs use to try to generate a certain kind of experience that they hope the user gets from the playing of the game. FPS's generally seem more intense and in ur face than a standard 3rdps. But if ur aguing semantics, then i guess ur right

[King_many_layers]

I agree to an extent. I think they can be compared in nearly all aspects

except in graphics for the textures, because, in a TPS the textures never get viewed up close anywhere near as much or anywhere near as close as a FPS. It's illogical to think that they can be judged like that really.

[Elginer]

have a crystal ball or work at Epic because he says R2'S story will be better than Gears 2, and yet Epic has gone out of their way to have story be a huge focus this time, even hiring a fantastic writer. So this is an unknown for "BOTH" parties as to what story is better until both games come out.

[beavis4play]

resistance1 story was great. i wish they'd make a big budget movie of it. and the way it ended....can't wait to find out what happens next. and gears, while fun, had little story. knowing the strengths of both insomniac and epic, it wouldn't be a stretch to say resistance 2's continuation of R1 story will be great while gears 2 story will be, at best, mediocre.

[arakouftaian]

one of the best history on a game n we all know the r2 will be bather history i titan care how good geow2 history get it will not even be better than r1 im sorry for u n if u play r1 u titan need 2 see the future u just have 2 have the ball 2 admit that the history of geow its not good and the geow i dont care how good it get or if they hire steven kings it will not be better than r2 or not even better than r1

[juuken]

Um...GeoW2 is screwed then. o-o
Onward Resistance 2!

[PJ]

Resistance 2 to Trump Gears 2 this Fall, Thats a joke Gears is gonna TRUMP Resistance 2. Now if they would of said Killzone 2 that would of been more believable.

[TUFFnNYC]

Why do people forget that R:FoM was a launch title. And Gears came a year later. Of course one is gonna be better than the other. But this time thats irrelevant. Now, the topic is R2 and Gears 2. Based on what we already know, R2 trumps Gears 2 in many ways that people have already listed. I remember Gears 1 was praised for its online aspect. However, this time it looks extremely dull compared to R2. Some people just have a hard time facing the truth. Either way, when Killzone 2 comes out these games will be forgotten. That is truly a nex-gen game.

[ofx360]

explain to me WHY is gears "dull"

[beavis4play]

no way i forget R2. insomniac said it would be at least a 3 game story, so i won't be forgeting it. but i will say KZ2 looks to be a new benchmark in war games.

[Meus Renaissance]

I'd love to own both. They're very different games and I'm excited.

[ofx360]

no dout gears will win in sales but its up in the air which is funner

[power of Green]

If number of players is the only selling point then other games will be better than Resistance by default.

Perfect Dark Zero 2 will be massive multi player as told to me by my inside source and Huxley will have 200 player multi player matches cross platform does this mean they're better than GOW2?. probably not.

So many other FPS Resistance 2 has to worry about.

This year and next its going to still be an over hyped FPS, Prey 2, Perfect Dark Zero 2, Farcry 2, Warhound, KillZone 2, Huxley etc will keep R2 at *average FPS thats over hyped* status.

EDIT:

Don't know what you're talking about many people abbreviate (G)EARS (O)F (W)AR
with GOW. I think your reasoning or logic is based from a type of PS3 fanboyism that has sub culture rules and meaning for things most people don't care about and has been a topic amoung PS3 fanboys and other geeks.

If there is some sort of internet code to add a *e* in the Abbreviation thats too bad as there is not a word that begins with an E in the name of the title.

There's no "MAGIC" in it its the way many people type it, its almost like Gears doesn't have the right to use the abbreviation due to the mighty GOD OF WAR. lol

"common sense?use it please"

^^ Its common sense to incorrectly use abbreviations due to some sort of 12 year old boy skewed PS3 fanboy code of conduct?. lol

You're attacking be because I was not aware of some sort of PS3 fanboy geek code wow.

[Jamie Foxx]

its GeOW not GOW,please explain how it magically took the GOW from god of war,a game that was out before gears,and was described as GOW back in the ps2 era?

common sense?use it please

edit^^ no pog (see broken down from power of green.pog simple really huh)your just illiterate,now pog off

[HighDefinition]

you DON`T have a inside source!

You sound dumb.

[juuken]

HighDefinition, he never does. xD

[power of Green]

I think 8.1 is really serious. Hot Dam!. lol

EDIT: Enough KID U go play now and U Call GOW GEOW and I will Call it GOW.
Maybe we can trade Juice Boxes at lunch time I hate Grape well see you at recess.

[Jamie Foxx]

need a real gurl then you wouldnt need that stupid avatar

EDIT^^ i bet you do hang around outside schools at lunch time,im gona report you

[juuken]

...You're retarded PoG.

[PSMonster21]

I love how POG thinks he knows what he is talking about, but in reality he has no idea what the fúck he is saying. Some times i just have to laugh at some of the ridiculous claims he makes. I actually really feel bad for him.

[n00bPwner]

Just call it Gears 2, you stupid f*ck holes! It's easier than GEeeooowWw 2.

[Jesse]

mmmmmmmm.... Resistance Fall of Man 2... DROOLLLLLLL!!!!

I believe each game will speak for itself, between the two, R:FOM2 has the most room for improvement Visually, GOW2 storey. I just cant wait to rock with 60 other players with not lag and 8.. EIGHT player co-op campain!!!!

mmmmmmm... Resistance Fall of Man 2... DROOLLLLLLL!!!!!

[Drealmcc0y]

decent things?
R2 will sell 8-10 million? Yh right, anybody who believes that is tard.
FFXIII and MGS4 will be the games of this gen he states, yet hasnt fvcking played them. You people just lap up his BS

[power of Green]

Agreed he is saying almost every single PS3 owner will buy Resistance 2.

Sony fans are increasingly acting funny digging up all kinds of bull ever sence the industry has been realizing this isn't the year of PS3.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Your both so mentally unstable..

if only you were on the sony side of things,looking at it from another perspective.

Instead you wake up in the morning,lift your head off the keyboard,wipe the drool off. and Change your pants from your Wet dreams of an Anti-Sony world.

Do you both have something agaisnt the japanese?

DONT YOU DARE SAY ITS CAUSE OF "Sony droids"

The 360 fans are by far the worst.they down right REFUSE to accept anything other then there console being superior in every single way.

maybe after a year or so.when Microsoft announce's there pulling out of this "console war" simply cause they cant compete with Sony and the 200+ companys in the Blu-ray disc assosiation.Maybe,just MAYBE you'll snap out of your fantasy world.

[Cop_Boy]

Hey POG i got ur (secret) MGS4 Bundle pre-order receipt ....... OMG LOL
Cmon be a man and tell us that u did pre-order it !!! u will earn some bubbles

[bootsielon]

Gears 1 > Resistance 1 by a small margin, AAA versus launch title.

Resistance 2 > Gears 2, by a wide Margin. Both AAA, but it's Insomniac's optimized engine versus another unreal game.

"People here are saying that Resistance 2's multiplayer will be better than Gears 2. Why? Because of the 60 players? Well the first Gears only had 8 players and the first Resistance had 40 players, yet Gears still won every best multiplayer award for 2007. The total amount of players doesn't mean better multiplayer."

No, it is not just because it will have 60 players. As usual, another Xbox fanboy speaking about a game he knows nothing about. I suggest you do a little research and see why it innovates in the FPS multiplayer department and it isn't just chaotic 60 player gunfests (like in Halo) before spouting ignorance.

[1stKnighT]

People here are saying that Resistance 2's multiplayer will be better than Gears 2. Why? Because of the 60 players? Well the first Gears only had 8 players and the first Resistance had 40 players, yet Gears still won every best multiplayer award for 2007. The total amount of players doesn't mean better multiplayer.

I will say that the first Resistance is one of the few ps3 games that I played and beaten. I love me FPS. I hope the sequal adds a lil more variety in the enemy and something more than just war torn streets.

[Clinton514]

Who cares who won what in whatever imaginary publication you follow. There are hundreds of sites out there and you're claiming one game swept them all. Get real, insane fanatic.

haha I got my 31st ignore. The tears keep on rolling.

[ofx360]

It beat every shooter at the time

[beavis4play]

i hope gears has a story, better weapons(chainsaw isn't new anymore) 8 player co-op, also, more varied enemies and more than levels made up of rubble strewn steets and buildings.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Fallout 3, that's all I gotta say

[etownone]

you might be right there...

but Gears can still win best graphics and multiplayer.

[Closing]

MGS4. That's all I can say.

Wait... one more thing.

Gears best graphics? No. Multiplayer? Probably. 360's GOTY? Definitely.

[PSMonster21]

Maybe best graphics if its lucky, but best multiplayer??? Get off the Kush son! 5v5...sounds exhilarating...LOL, NOT!!! 5v5 is just pathetic.

[juuken]

And yet PoG is claiming that um...what was that?

"GoW 2 will be by itself and could sell to half of the 360's fanbase again."

Claiming something that may or may not come true?

[Deathbringer]

resistance 2 is gonna rock with its 60players online
gears of war 2 is also gonna be good but i mean cmon
resistance 1 was a lunch title and it sold good
gears of war was a 2nd generation title and had a bigger fanbase and it sold 5 million please dont compare

[pp]

resistence 2 = epic failure
gears of war 2 = goty 08
all ps3 games are sh*t thats why only loosers buy ps3

[Drealmcc0y]

They will both be great, although I think Gears 2 will beat R2 again but by a much smaller margin than it did last time

[Closing]

You're obviously not a gamer, but a materialist. Sad really.

[doshey]

so u must be a loser cuz u bought a ps3 didnt u

[Ali_The_Brit]

pp, do you mean GOTY for the 360? or GOTY overall? because if u mean goty overall your deluded my 12 year old friend

[Ali_The_Brit]

actualy according to himself, hes bought TWO PS3's isnt that right pp? i once heard him say i sold my ps3 last week and bought an elite and then a month later he said he and his "friend"
(yeh like he has any) sold there ps3s yesterday and bought an elite.

He's a f*cking joke.

[BigKev45]

Another stupid Sony fanboy article.

[butterfinger]

does smell of total fanboyism, but that's N4G for you:P

[ape007]

cause from what I see,it looks like a true sequel,had major improvment,gears on the other hand looked great but I see small improvments
but anyway,

get them both.

be happy.

enjoy them:)

[Says you]

Gears of War 2=Epic fail
Resistance 2=Goty 2008
all XBox 360 games are sh1t! thats why only losers buy XBox 360

[Gun_Senshi]

Can you kindly back up your "Facts" with sources and link please?

Thank you in advance.

PS. POG tainted my good conduct by adding me to ignore for pointing flaws in his facts.

[Varsarus]

Seeing that NG2 maxed out 360's EDRAM, and runs at 585p, this could be a concern of what Gears 2's resolution will be....

Anyway, Resistance 2 will dominate in the multiplayer area, for sure.

[Drealmcc0y]

I dont have a scooby what EDRAM means, but I doubt very much the 360 is maxed out with NG2, look at RE5, best looking console game and its a multiplat, so no 360 isnt maxed out

[butterfinger]

do you know that RE5 is the best looking console game? I think we should wait to see MGS4, Gears 2, and RE5 all in person.

[TruthBTold]

you dont know what they are talking about and you disagree with them?

[snoop_dizzle]

unlike many here, i don't care, Ill be playing both while you fight over which one is better.

have fun fighting guys lol.

[DJ]

Seriously, how do you compete against TWO campaign modes (including 8-player online co-op) and 60-player Online? Have to wait till June 15th to see how Resistance 2's gameplay and graphics compare to the recent Gears 2 footage.

[pp]

yeh only in multi-player resistence may be better but graphics goes to gears of war 2

[doshey]

how do u know seen the final version of both games, thats right u havent so shut ur ass up and go enjoy ur ng2

[Gun_Senshi]

Apperantly pp has GeOW2.

can you upload on rapidshare to download so I see how good it is?

www.rapidshare.com

[TruthBTold]

please share the video so we can see why you made such a bold statement, that way you can really shut everyone up and we can move on to argue about something else LOL.

[Ali_The_Brit]

pp dont be a graphics whore. Assassins creed graphics where amazing, but the game overall was a letdown, the gameplay was crap...see where im going with this? or do you need me to draw it in crayon so YOU would understand?

[tk]

Eurogamer / EDGE will give GOW2 10/10 and Resistance 2 8/10

[butterfinger]

I will be highly surprised if Resistance 2 outsells Gears 2, but I agree that Resistance 2 will most likely have the better multiplayer. I for one, will be buying Resistance 2 since I do not have a 360 currently. Neither game will be an epic failure.

[Xbox is the BEST]

of the King
Gears of War 2

[Clinton514]

Suggestion to N4G owners...create a fankid site to separate news from stuff like this.

[pp]

and you go and play HAZE which is also a failure and change that picture

[doshey]

i never planned on playing haze and maybe i dont want to, and unlike u i dont change my picture after a game flops

[Gun_Senshi]

When constructive criticism gets to your head pull out Haze.

Its very unprofessional of me but I can't help it but just laugh at you.

[Aclay]

I think that I have to agree somewhat. The game that has the better storyline will be the best overrall and will be the most memorable. Both games will have nice gameplay. In this day and age where shooters are just pretty much the same, the story/plot and characters is really the only thing that can diversify it from anything else.

Resistance Fall of Man does have a very solid story and is very interesting and the majority of First Person shooters or just shooters in general fall short when it comes to story. The only thing that I didn't like about the first Resistance Fall of Man is that Nathan Hale wasn't the most exciting characters in the world, but after looking at the Resistance 2 teaser trailer and hearing him speak, I'm pretty sure that his real personality will start to shine in the second installment.

It's obvious that Gears 2 will sell more copies than Resistance 2, but I expect that Resistance 2 will sell at least 4 million units because the Playstation 3's total install base has increased tremendously since the first Resistance.

I even think that it's possible that Gears 2 might surpass Halo 3 in total games sold worldwide, but that's just my guess. No one seems to think that any game can trump Halo 3 on the Xbox 360 in terms of total games sold, but I think that Gears 2 can possibly do it.

But when it comes to graphics, I think that Resistance 2 will have the edge. Insomniac Games have already stated that the game will look just as good or better than the Teaser trailer, and when I heard that my jaw just dropped... and just think, Killzone 2 is supposed to look better than Resistance 2, my god. Microsoft has some stiff competition, Resistance 2 in November and Killzone 2 just 3 months later in Februrary, WOW. Now that's a line up.

[JokesOnYou]

The 1st Resistance was good but not great, the 1st Gears was a AAA award winning game. I played both games and I just think RFOM needs to do a helluva lot more than just throw a bunch of players online to compete with Gears, needless to say Gears kept me and many of my friends coming back for more for quite some time, ha ha Resisistance has to prove alot more to even be mentioned on par with Gears....even the stuff we saw from sonys gamers day wasn't impressive imo, while the stuff we saw recently from Gears looks as though Epic is uping the ante in the fun factor, the multiplayer in the original Gears despite the glitches was nothing short of an addicting experience and Epic is adding feature sets that look to increase the mayhem.....imo, GEARS OF WAR 2 will easily be the most popular, best selling, higher rated game compared to Resistance2, I mean you can just feel the excitement everytime Gears2 is mentioned/shown on any site, the comments section explodes with anticipation, Gears has the word of mouth rep in the general public, people at work who aren't big gamers talk about Gears, and of course the best sign of how HOT any Gears2 news is, is how quickly and often sony folks go to Gears threads to attack the game, lmfao.

JOY

[Closing]

Exactly.

What's funny here is that most people here have only played one or the other, and are basing their opinions solely on, which console they own.

I've played both, and I can say that Gears was hands down the most addictive fun online multiplayer game I've played yet. The game play was extremely solid, and just fun to play. Resistance 1 on the other hand felt very dry, and mediocre, and wasn't that fun, and sure it had more players online, but it wasn't personal, and a mindless frag fest. So Resistance definitely has more to work on, but from the sound of it if it lives up to the features they've promised then it will bring a whole heck of a lot to the table. Right now my best bet is with Gears 2.

[PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt]

I wont be getting niether GeoW2 or R2 or COD5 ILL BE ON SOCOM CONFRONTATION WOOT F*CK THE OTHER SHOOTERS WHOS WITH ME =]]]

[Figboy]

that Gears 2 could be Resistance 2 in sales, but you never know. the PS3 install base is growing rather significantly, and there's a one two punch next week:

1 punch: the release of MGS4 on June 12th.
2 punch: the reveal of single player Resistance 2 footage on June 13th.

the combination of those two things could spur PS3 sales for the rest of the month of June. hell, MGS4 alone will do the bulk of the work (everybody that i work with, and i do mean EVERYBODY; i work at Vivendi Games; is picking up MGS4 next week. most of them don't even have a PS3, and they've ordered bundle sets, or are trying to find bundle sets. if not, they'll just buy a console and MGS4).

here's my take on Gears 1 and Resistance 1:

reviewers said:

Gears 1: AMAZING graphics. "innovative" cover system (we know the truth behind that, don't we?), framerate issues online, even with only 8 characters on screen at once (i've seen this first hand: the game dropped to a slideshow while my roommate was trying to play with 4 other people). cliche characters and dialogue, but hey, AMAZING GRAPHICS! 9.5-10/10.

Resistance 1: so-so graphics (i'm playing it on a 40" HDTV, and i think it looks GREAT, but hey, to each his own), intense gameplay on a large scale (lots of enemies and allies on screen at once, doing their own thing), 40 player, LAGLESS, i repeat, LAGLESS, online. cool story. but hey, so-so graphics! 8/10.

from a gameplay perspective, i thought Resistance was the better game. the smooth controls, rock solid framerate, epic online, and intriguing story set in an alternate history (one of my favorite genres; alternate history), and i just personally enjoyed it more.

Gears had the next gen graphics (and it was TRULY the first game of this current generation to show the potential of the console in terms of graphics), but gameplay was decent. not amazing, phenomenal, or revolutionary, just decent. my main gripe with Gears was that i just DIDN'T CARE about the characters in the story. they were 1985, Arnold Schwarzenegger "Predator, Commando" era cliches. sure, back when i was 7 or 8, i would have LOVED the characters in Gears. i mean, bad @ss dude with guns killing aliens? i'm there.

however, i was 27 back then, and it just didn't do it for me anymore. and judging from Epic's previous games, character is not their strong point. graphics? yes. character growth and development? hell no.

i come from the Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Metal Gear Solid camp of gaming, in that i LOVE strong character in games. i love finding characters that i can get behind and root for. me and my buddy just beat MGS3: Subsistance last night, and if you strip away the wacky, quirky Kojima-isms of the MGS series, you see that there is a FANTASTIC story at work, with amazing depth of characters (The Boss is one of the best "villains" in gaming history. people cream their pants over Sephiroth, but The Boss has infinitely more depth and complexity, and i LOVE FFVII).

my last two years of high school is when i started to discover that games could have fantastic, memorable characters (i have Chrono Trigger to thank for that) and stories. after that, i was hooked.

MGS just cemented that desire. no, not every game should have amazing depth of story, like, i don't know, TETRIS, or something, but when you've created characters, and put them into ANY type of narrative (such as defeating an alien menace), some quality character writing would be nice.

i mean, who IS Marcus Fenix and CO? who are the Locust? what do those two sides truly want and feel for one another besides the obvious, "they're the enemy...DESTROY THEM!!!!" what made Marcus such a bad@ss? why is he so grizzled? what about his team? what are the Locust generals motives? and most importantly: WHY should i CARE what happens to either side.

one of the best moments i've experienced in a game is in Metal Gear Solid 1 - SPOILER (in case some of you haven't played or beat it yet)

when, after beating Psycho Mantis, Mantis tells Snake about his father who hated him because of his gift, and how he wore the mask to shut out the thoughts of other people that kept pushing his way through his mind. before Mantis dies, he opens up a locked door for Snake with his telekinesis, then says:

"i've never used my abilities to help anyone before..."

"it feels...kind of...nice..." *dies*

now THAT'S some good stuff. depth of character, even a complete arc in the end (Mantis sort of redeems himself by helping Snake), and up until that point, Mantis only gets a little bit of screen time in the course of the game.

END SPOILERS.

and that's only one example, in particular in the MGS series, of some of the character depth in the franchise.

even that other GoW (the ORIGINAL GoW), God of War, has character, and yet Kratos is just as much of a bad@ss, even moreso that Marcus Fenix (can't deny that Kratos killing a frigging GOD and taking his place isn't the hardest of the hardcore), but he has personality outside of "scowl a lot, and kill everything that gets in your way while spouting 'hardcore' one-liners".

my point is that without engaging characters in a story driven game, i don't have any compelling reason to keep playing.

that's where i think Resistance truly beats Gears outside of it's technical achievements (ie, 40 player lagless online, and no framerate issues in single player either). we don't know everything about Nathan Hale, but we know enough to keep following his story through to the "conclusion" at the end of the end. killing lots of Chimera along the way is just the icing on the cake.

can you tell i love RPGs? i just love good story and character, especially since, as of the past, i don't know 8 YEARS, the film industry has been a big letdown, gaming and books are two of my only real sources of good story these days.

anyway, i've said my piece, i think Resistance 1 was graded rather unfairly due to the hype surrounding Gears, and people forgetting that Gears was a SECOND GENERATION 360 title, and Resistance was a PS3 LAUNCH TITLE, yet pulled off what it did.

everybody has their own opinion, and i don't think any of mine or you guy's are any more right or wrong than the other, but there you go.

but you know what's REALLY scary? if the Locust and Chimera TEAMED UP and invaded. *shudder*

[butterfinger]

either of these games turns out to be GOTY, I will be highly surprised. We really shouldn't have another shooter for GOTY. It would be nice to see LittleBigPlanet end up winning GOTY:)

[resistance100]

Both will be great, however why are we comparing a 3rd Person slow paced shooter, to a fast paced 1st Person Shooter

[pp]

LittleBigPlanet don't make me lauph that will never be GOTY if a game should be GOTY its giong to be gears of war 2 or RE5

[iconic blade]

i thought rfom was a dull bland looking game,online was not that good either and just because there are 20 more players than the last rfom why does that make it better?

gow was much more fun and whoever said that the 360 cant do 60 players online obviously aint heard of fuels of war.

and does more players on fuels of war make it better than gow or rfom,no it does not so where is your arguement?

and as for going on about rfom was a launch title,well the ps3 was delayed for 6 monthsif anyone remembers and the 360 was rushed out well before it was ready.

am hoping good things from rfom2 but the game was boring on the first one but expect much more from rfom2..rfom was just an 8/10 game.

gow2 will be just as much fun and even more so than gow.
and who really cares about the story in a shooter,gameplay comes first

[Cd311290]

Its not just 20 more people, they've totally revolutionised it! You should read up on all the details. It all works around 6 man squad battles with different objectives. It really is ground breaking.

Well since gears of war had lag and framerate issues with 8 people i'm not sure how they'd fair with 60 even with dedicated servers whic apparently is a pain to put up on xbox live.

I had alot of fun with the first resistance, alot of stuff going on on screen with lots of variation in weapons, it had veichle levels that worked well and tight controls.

Personally i don't think Gears 2 will do much more than gears 1, i've seen the gameplay trailer and it just looks much the same with more enemies on screen and slightly better lighting.

And story can make a game that much better it gets you immersed!

[Aquanox]

So Resistance will trump because it has more to prove, or in other words, because the first part wasn't as stellar as Gears?

I'm sorry but I can't comment much more on this one than LOL...

Another part that made me laugh was comparing Nathan Hale and Marcus Fenix. Everyone and their dog know who Marcus Fenix is... I've just discovered who Nathan Hale actually is. XD

By the way, being serious now, Gears of War 2 story will be far better than Gears 1 according to the voice actors. In the level of Bioshock to quote their words.

[heyheyhey]

"everyone and their dog knows who Marcus Fenix is"

errr no.. that sort of prestige only goes to characters like Mario, Lara Croft, Sonic, Link, Kratos, Master Chief

Marcus Fenix is some generic steroid-abuser with zero personality... not that Nathan Hale is any different though

[Aquanox]

In the videogame industry? Of course Marcus has became an iconic character this generation, in part because he was the first one and it's probably the only that this generation has brought, being Masterchief the man of the past one.

Microsoft is the best of the 3 when it comes down to advertizing and Gears of War 2 will settle Marcus Fenix as new icon in the genre. He might be one though muscular bad ass, as there are many, but this is one with lots of personality and excellent character design backed up by a great game.

I would disagree about Link and Kratos. While Zelda (OOT) is my favorite game ever, not Link isn't as recognizable as other Nintendo characters, not even close. Sames goes for Kratos, Sony just doesn't have that One icon in their whole lineup. Snake could've been one it if it wasn't 3rd party.

[Monty_The_Great]

this is no competion at all. GeOW2 will be the second or third best selling game of this gen only behind GTA4 and H3. I won't be surprised when it beats H3 24 sale for one console, I won't really be surprised if it comes close to beating GTA4, although that will be hard. IMO in terms of gameplay, GeOW was far superior to RFoM, I really lost interestin RFoM about half way through, but i finshed it anyways. GeOW i beat multiple times on all difficulty settings. RFoM2 has to bring something extra to the tabel, and not multiplayer, to compete with GeOW2. Also one of these will get Hollywood treatment and the other will not, and I am pretty sure we all know who will get that treatment.

[nosmok]

And in all fairness Resistance felt to myself and quite a few other people no better than a PS2 game.
I lent the PS3 and restistance out to other guys in the office as they wanted to see if it was worth buying.
Hell the physiques engine sucked monkey's balls. (hide behind a woodboard so a rocketlaunching spider cant get you.) or hey.. no need to pause.. just walk 10 steps back and hey presto... all the mobs stand still.
I was soley dissappointed in resistance because the console was release on my birthday and bought the 60gb ps3, Genji (sucked move ten yards... load... but thats another story) and resistance.
Dont get me wrong.. Drakes / Heavenly sword.. they rock. but restistance felt like a fading pc FPS on a console.
Am liking the ps3 now... but.. aint going to spend cash on restance 2. burnt hand teaches best.
I'll borrow first.

[urban bohemian]

.....if it had a question mark at the end. I'm excited about both games!

[Kain81]

the Single player Footage of Resistance 2.

[TABSF]

nothing against gears of war but i hate the ut engine. just look at the games that are made with it

UT - everything is to shiny
GeOW - is also to shiny
black site - was the worst fps ever

if the games were made on a good engine like cryengine or made there own than the game would look amazing

[Kain81]

with some Single player Footage.

but what will happen to some of you Extremxbots, If the graphics and Gameplay more Bigger, Better and more Badass than Gears2. So wait and see what will happen than you can Judge.

And This Time Gears2 has Competion

[etownone]

well, we all know thats what they are hoping to accomplish.

i guess we will see in 12 days then.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

my money would be on Gears 2. I remember this same talk when RFOM was coming out and we know how that ended up.

PS:

Marcus would break Nathan in two pieces and Dom would give the teabag. haha

[urban bohemian]

Massive stereotyping on British people was funny aka the Tally Ho british officer lol. Competition is great they will both have to raise their 'game'!!!

[JaPo]

I bought a PS3 in October and, despite its shortcomings, have thoroughly enjoyed my experiences with it. I do not own a 360 however have had a great deal of experience with it and consider it a brilliant console.

Resistance in my opinion is a far more average FPS than people give it credit for. The campaign was solid yet uninspiring, and the multiplayer was thoughtless and unrewarding. I completed R:FOM on co-op and found it fairly enjoyable although it does not even hold a candle to the likes of COD4 or even my personal favourite and 10 year old masterpiece Half-Life in terms of gameplay. The graphics were fair although the colour palette is extremely drab and depressing. Story mode was of a fairly appropriate length but not what I would consider addictive. The '40 people multiplayer' although impressive is in my opinion irrelevant as games like COD4 have shown that far more fun can be had when on a smaller scale. Still, perhaps it was 'only a rushed launch game' but it is still greatly overrated by most PS3 gamers. The game garnered great reviews but again, didn't really break any boundaries. R2 looks to have recieved a graphical overhaul but still textures and models aren't even on the same level as the original Gears of War I don't think - although I may have to play the game again to assure me of my lofty opinion. The multiplayer if worked well could be a major success raking in hits which rival even the most popular 360 games. 60 player online would never work in a conventional form on a console so I am glad they are working around it by using squads and objectives.

Gears of War is a graphically unbelievable game which I have not completed but found to be very well polished and designed. First of all let me say the graphics in this game are fantastic, and are too often ignored by PS3 fans and reviewers alike when games such as COD4 and Uncharted (which is in my opinion absolutely beautiful) are touted as graphical masterstrokes. The story is horrendous and I think this was a poor choice by Epic. They were clearly reliant on the solid, intelligent action of the game as a primary means of drawing the consumer but this may have hindered their approach in the long-run. I think it would be very hard to develop a concievable and involving story when the characters are such brutish and violent meatheads. R:FOM is far better when it comes to story but still it seems sketchy. The campaign in Gears I have not experienced much of but it seemed very well crafted however quite short compared to Resistance. It is obviously the brilliant multiplayer where this game excelled. To have such a tactical and strategically demanding scenario (4-on-4) achieve such mass support from so many whiney, little, brain-dead brats shows how effective this online is. I personally found it very stressful to play and frustrating for a newbie but could clearly see the incredible potential from my experiences. Gears 2 seems to be very similar graphically although the amount of things on-screen and the gameplay possibilities have increased drastically. The multiplayer should, again, be excellent.

Gears of War sold a huge amount and was backed by an impressive advertising campaign. R:FOM sold a fair amount with a poor advertising effort.

Which do I think will win?

Gears will definitely win in sales - the fan base is huge and M$ will no doubt pull out all the stops to penetrate the casual consumer.

However with the PS3 install base growing I can see the past achievements of R:FOM doubling if the game gets good reviews - which I think it is completely capable of. If the multiplayer works, with a massive 60 players

Gears 2 IGN: 9.6
R2 IGN: 9.4

I will definitely buy R2 and when I hopefully get a 360 I will probably buy Gears 2 too.

My two cents, don't disagree simply because it contradicts your allegiance.

[JaPo]

Typing the most brilliant comment the world has ever seen only to find it deleted after a server error message. What a joke.

EDIT: Maybe not. What a moron I am. :D

[ViRaL-]

R2 is going to be epic!!! 60 players online(lagless)

[urban bohemian]

HOPEFULLY!!!!!

[jspc1989]

it makes me laugh that half the people hear are so far up there own a$$es that they dont realise how petty they sound.

fanboys saying how R2 is better with 60 player online and 8 player co-op. i wudnt even want to consider playing gears with 60 players..heres an example...arrive on battle field - beat enemy - get shot - respawn - get shot - respawn...and u get the idea, that many players for gears wud put me off.

i read someone saying xbox live cudnt do 60 player online etc..., i wud beg to differ on that one my friend. are u an online dev with personal experience with live?, or are u just making crap up? - i know which one i think is correct there.

for the people saying R2 will this and gears 2 will that, u guys must be rich running that psychic business of yours becus nobody has even played either of them yet, so ill hazard a guess as to say you either must be psychic or u hav found a way to travel to the future, to know exactly what is in these games.

And just have to ask this, is there a reason everyone is making automatic assumptions on how R2 and Gears 2 will do based on the predecessors?. The circumstances have changed, the ps3 base is now alot bigger as is the 360 base. And im willing to guess that both sequels will be dramatic improvements.

If Insomniac can make the 60 player online function well and keep it fun in segregated groups or ridiculously large maps lol then i will say that it will be awesome. If gears 2 can further improve on what Gears 1 established it will also be awesome - i look forward to both. I can't say that i think either will be better as they are two different types of game - which in a sense kind of flaws any comparison that anybody cud make before they even start.

peace out x jc x

o p.s. when speed reading through i saw somebody mention that Epic practically maxed out what 360 could do already with Gears 1. Its really ashame that you only count maxed out in terms of graphics becus there is so much more to it than that in terms of AI, animation, framerate, physics. I would challenge anybody to play a game with groundbreaking graphics, but horribly bad animation, near no AI, at 15 frames per second with a Mediocre physics engine that could run on the nes lol.

[Xbox is the BEST]

is competition? Sure, wishful thinking. Gears will curb stomp R2 different league people.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Your screen name and your avatar could not complement each other any better. I can only imagine how ignorant and naive you must be.

Gears2 and Restistance 2 will both be great games, but Re2 is more innovative when compared to its predecessor.

Not to mention we all know the PC version for Gears2 will be much better, just like the last one had more maps and 2 hrs more story mode. That's why I don't think Gears2 deserves a goty nod, we know the PC version coming out later will be better.

[Xbox is the BEST]

are you saying that R2 will be better than Gears 2? Why when the first R was average, could it be 60 player battles? Or you just a Sony fanboy whom believes everthing Sony spits out. Talk about ignorant.
P.S. I'm not a Bush Backer just thought that that pic was crazy, the President flipping the bird.

[mistertwoturbo]

"the best titles will ultimately be remembered for their storylines."

All I have to say to that, is Metal Gear Solid 4.

Anyway as for the topic, we all know PS3 owners will be buying Resistance 2, and 360 owners will be buying Gears 2, and both console owners will be buying both. End of story.

However, it's interesting to see which game will pull in more people in who don't already own a console. I'm just going to have to go with Gears 2 on this one because if anybody knows how to market, it's Microsoft.

[V2]

I'm not dissing Resistance 2, I thought the first one was alright, but was a bit boring. I'm sure R2 will be better, Insomniac is a great dev. after all.

Gears of War 2 WILL improve on every aspect of the original.

Graphics - Cleaner character models, bigger battles, more enemies, etc.

Gameplay - Tweaked Cover System, more executions, more weapons, some environmental damage.

Story - This is where the article was wrong. Epic has hired comic book writers to add A story in gears. The first one had barley any story except background stuff found in trailers and books. Epic has stated there will be a better story this time around.

Multiplayer - Another area where the article was wrong. Epic will be adding a matchmaking system, and plans to get rid of host advantage. They also state they plan on adding much more to the multiplayer, like new modes. Some have already been announced.

One more thing, since when does more players in multiplayer equal a better game? So, Resistance 1 is better than Call of Duty 4 online? Heck, why even play Resistance 2, when you can play Battlefield 2 or 2142 w/ 64 players online?

In the end, both games have a lot to still show, so you shouldn't take a side just yet.

[celticlonewolf]

The first thing that caught my eye was the fact that people think there is going to be 60 players on screen at one time. It was my understanding that it wont be 60 players on screen at a time but split into smaller groups with each group being linked up in objectives. If you imagine the battle being fought in sections and players getting to fight in diff sections with what was happening in one eventually going to effect the other. Im not sure if what I say is right but thats sure what it sounds like. As for being more players means better gears is a more personal type of shooting game it just wouldnt play right having more players. As for the 360 cant do 60 thats just fanboy talk we know theres a game coming out in 2009 huxly that will have what was it 100 players at one time(not sure how that is going to work)and isnt frontlines fuel of war got like 40 odd players online(not a great game but it shows that massive online games can be done). The main thing I have seen here though is just how many non gamers we have on this website. How can someone say they love videos games and then turn round and bad mouth one game over the other instead of wishing both games will be great. Most the posts on here sound like they are hoping one game will flop and the other sell great so they can rub peoples faces in it lol grow up and enjoy in what is my opinion a most excellent time to be a gamer.

P.S. The maxing out thing like usual isnt taken in what they were saying. What they were saying is that with what the knew about the system and the version of unreal that they were using they were pushing the 360 to teh max of there knowledge. Antone on here that programs knows that the first or h@ll even the 10th time you work with hardware are always finding out ways to make things better.

[thehitman]

Frontlines is just res1 had 40 and it didnt push anything Im sure if Imsoniac wanted 80 ppl they could if they wanted but it be even harder to control. But like you said they wont be actually all on the same screen like you would see all 59 other ppl in the game youd probably only see 20ppl out of the 60 in a 60 player match.

Also I think they have reached a graphical plauteu on the 360 only things they can aprove on now is the more technical things like framerates being able to handle more things which is the programmer job like you said each time u work on somthing you find ways to make it better. Technically wise im sure they could keep making the game more sound.

[urban bohemian]

There won't be a graphical peak this early, the last games of the ps2s gen were the best looking (god of war2 etc) don't worry each console will improve for a while yet......

[thehitman]

If they are going to judge the battle just on sales then gears won. It has a bigger install base to sit on by 6million. However idk if gears2 will be better than res2 or vice versa. I still think res1 was as good as gears1 just gears had better graphics and res had better gameplay. Both games will be craz. Funny thing is this the only game I wish I had a 360 for .... Oh well

[steck67]

Personally I didnt think GeoW wasnt worth the hype. It was a great game though. The only reason why GeoW did better than Resistance is because it was a launch title, it was Insomniacs first next-gen game, and it was rushed. No dought that GeoW beat Resistance:FoM last round, but this time, GeoW2 seems to be exactly like GeoW1 with enhanced graphics, environment, and the chainsaw fights. Not saying it's going to be a bad game, I think it's going to be great, but what im saying is imo Resistance 2 will be a better game than GeoW2 this time.

[Exile__]

Resistance Fall of Man actually had a story, had a bunch of fun unique weapons, intelligent AI, long campaign, strong online support for up to 40 players with dedicated servers and little to no lag, but just wasn't as pretty as Gears of War but despite the PS3 having such a small install base at the time, it still sold really well and is still selling well because it's one of the must have titles on PS3.

I think Resistance 2 can easily beat Gears 2 considering Insomniac has had more time to polish and there's going to be a lot more in the package right out of the box than Gears

Granted Gears 2 will still be a really fun game.. can't wait for Meat Flag

[Wurider]

These articles are getting ridiculous. I own both systems and I owned both games. I like both games but Gears is just in another league. I actually played RFOM more because for months is was the only game worth buying for the PS3. It was an average FPS. Nothing more nothing less. There is nothing wrong with being average. i would take offense if someone says that the game sucked because it didn't.

Guys you are comparing games that are on different systems. The real battle should be RFOM 2 vs. Killzone 2. Those are the games that are competing with each other. We all know that GOW will outsell both of those game probably combined. Whether Gears sucks or not it will out sell both of those games. You know that this is a fact that can't be denied. Don't let fanboyism make you ignorant.

[1stKnighT]

Yes Resistance was a good game but nothing more than that. While Gears of War shook the gaming world. The two games shouldn't even be compared. Resistance 2 would need a major overhaul to get to the level of Gears 2 and I highly doubt that will happen. Resistance 2 will just be another good game. Their are tons of good games but only a few great ones.

[yanikins111]

Your smoking that Itagaki stuff right? It is slightly POSSIBLE that gears 2 will outsell R2 and KZ2 combined, but id nearly bet my house that it wont.

[WhiteBoy]

Everyone keeps saying how resistance sold just as much as gears. you wanna know why becuase what other games would ps3 owners purchase exactly resistance was the only game that we could call a game for ps3 at the time gears came out a year late but what did ps3 acomplish in a year that was as good as gears uncharted was amazing and i would of loved to see online for that but that came out 2 years and stop comparing rfom to gears2 there both gonna win awards its just gonna be hard for gears 2 gears one set the bar way up there rfom is like sitting next to an ugly girl sure its gonna look alot better and the 60 players online is sweet but its gonna be kool for an hour our dumb as hell right away thats 32 enemies you wont stay alive very long and i cant stand that but give credit to 8 player coop i canot waait for that
conclusion
Gears 2
will be amazing onling with new weapons and look great and hopefully a rank method thats the only reason i stoped playing after a year and hopefully good sttory
Rfom 2
Will be amazing with 8 coop and great story with supurb graphics but stop saying it will kill gears ps3 fanboys are just jealous they wont have gears and same with rfom 2 hopefully you have a friend with the oppisite system there gonna be amazing =)

Ps i dont care about the disagrees i have ps3 and xbox 360

Edit: sorry if i sounded like an xbot just i got ticked off

[Boldy]

IMO, I would take 5 vs. 5 over 30 vs. 30 any day. When your playin 30 vs. 30 it's kinda just a fragfest and a bunch of "charge, die, respawn, charge, die, respawn, repeat."

In Gears of War the fact that there are you only get one life and the number of players are small not only makes you actually feel part of the team, but it also forces the player to have a strategy. "How can I get flank the sniper on the building?" "How can I get around the heavy fire."

[thehitman]

You read 1 of the above post you will know is not blind 30v30 playings there are squads that are seperated in groups of 5. Its not going to be just throw grenade woot 3 kills all game. Thats why it should be lots of fun because Insomiac are putting in 60 players and have an actual system to make it really fun and competitive.

[byaaface]

i agree wit hitman and besides whenever i play CoD4 even though you could charge die repeat like you said the smarter people with try and flank the sniper or whatever. besides with 60 players max you still have the option of playing a smaller match with 5 vs. 5...

[Bubble Buddy]

Above: Resistance 2 online multi player has different squads to get objectives and do this and that. If one squad is in trouble, a squad doing well can help them out etc etc. Go search up on Google.

[JoelEH]

I've had a 360 from day 1 and a PS3 also from day 1. I get to play all of this awesome games. lol... its funny to see all you fan boys going at it. they are both good games but go ahead and back up your system. I'll play them both and I'm sure I will love them both. then I will come back in here and read more of your fanboyish rants backing your system because you never played the other one or because you are just too darn in love with SONY or MS. Holly crap get a life losers.

[jackel 92]

they both are gooed

[Brock Danger]

Both of these games have massive differences that make it really hard to compare. One is a 3rd person cover shooter, the other is a run and gun FPS. Hopefully, they're both gonna be good, and for the PS3, they need an awesome shooter since most have sucked or have been painfully average. The screens look good for both, and the different directions they're exploring sound sick. One thing that baffles me is saying that the story in resistance 1 was great. Seemed pretty standard and boring. And GOW had very little plot, but they did get close to nailing the idea of "destroyed beauty" that they were going for. R2 has the most room for overall improvement, whereas Gears is in that lucky zone where their biggest challenge is refinement.

[Brock Danger]

That was a really good post. Very good points.

[prejur]

Resistance absolutely obliterated Gears. Resistance 2 is going to be the best FPS thus far this generation.

[DOOMZ]

Just plain CRAZY TALK!

[urban bohemian]

Much? Resistance 2 being the best FPS is a lofty statement. No doubt it will be good, but the competition is fierce my friend!

[WhiteBoy]

i thought i lost my comment to but it came through i almost flipped lol
and prejur go to open zone pleaase we dont need fanboys makeing trouble with retarded comments

[byaaface]

I cant wait for the games to come out but I'm not looking forward to the inevitable fanboy screaming saying which is better...

[xtreampro]

they make it on the PC cus they know the game sucks on the xbox

[project76dodo]

60 player unit online play
phenom- graphics, story, the chimera are in America!!
cmon
this game is going to be sick as Fuuck!
2 diff stories
PS3 is going to start owning all

starting June 12th and on...

[SuicideNinja]

The first Resistance was not really in the same ballpark as Gears of War. It was just another first person shooter, with nothing new to add and with a boring dragged out campaign. The storyboard telling was drab, and should have only impressed someone who hasn't played any other FPS game before. The online play wasn't anything exciting or demanding of repeat play for anyone who had played a good FPS game before. The large amount of players possible didn't make it more exciting whatsoever. Besides that, it was riddled with bugs. The only thing that made it stick out was that it was an FPS on Playstation that was playable.

Gears was short, but the gameplay mechanics seemed new enough and the graphics were superb. The enemies and gunfights were certainly a step beyond RFoM. The story was non-existent, but the gameplay made up for it.

Most likely, both sequels will disappoint. My guess is that Gears 2 will feel more "samey", and Resistance's AI will still be poor amd the enemies will feel repetitive because they'll make some ridiculously long campaign.

Unless Resistance's developers learn how to make the game engaging, it's doubtful this competition will even exist. If anything should make a big presence, it's Killzone 2. It's predecessor had a good background idea, but it was executed so poorly it's laughable. We'll see if Guerilla learned anything.

[Nitrowolf2]

i thought sony was devolping KZ2 now
becuase didnt sony buy it from guerilla
i might be wrong
IDK
i loved resistance and played it for a long time (until RSV came out)
why should i care about wich is better
i only have a PS3 and a DS
so im not saying RFOM2 is gonna be better the gear2 or anything
I loved RFOM, it was addicting but the graphics were not so great
and im hoping the graphics do improve allot more.

[kewlkat007]

You'll see me talk more after the holiday about Sales, Reviews and Hype.

But I will save this Thread...hehe

Gaming Library Selection when Both games CAME OUT.

XBOX 360 GMAES 2005

1. Call of Duty 2
2. Project Gotham Racing 3
3. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
4. Dead or Alive 4
5. Need for Speed Most Wanted
6. Condemned: Criminal Origins
7. Perfect Dark Zero
8. Kameo: Elements of Power
9. Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie X360 10. NBA 2K6
11. Outpost Kaloki X
12. Wik: The Fable of Souls
13. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
14. Quake 4
15. Gun
16. Ridge Racer 6
17. NHL 2K6
18. Madden NFL 06
19. Amped 3
20. Tiger Woods PGA Tour
21. NBA Live 06

XBOX 360 Games 2006

1. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2. Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
4. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
5. Burnout Revenge
6. Fight Night Round 3
7. Viva Pinata
8. Dead Rising
9. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
10. NBA 2K7
11. F.E.A.R.
12. Hitman: Blood Money
13. Call of Duty 3
14. Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis
15. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
16. Test Drive Unlimited
17. Saints Row
18. College Hoops 2K7
19. Tony Hawk's Project 8
20. Uno
21. Tomb Raider: Legend
22. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
23. Madden NFL 07
24. Marble Blast Ultra
25. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
26. Cloning Clyde
27. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007
28. The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II
29. NHL 07
30. NCAA Football 07
31. MotoGP'06
32. Doom
33. NHL 2K7
34. Football Manager 2006
35. Prey
36. Need for Speed Carbon
37. Far Cry Instincts Predator X360
38. RoboBlitz
39. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
40. The Godfather
41. Lumines Live!
42. Top Spin 2
43. Small Arms
44. FIFA 07 Soccer
45. 2006 FIFA World Cup
46. Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
47. Just Cause
48. Chromehounds
49. Enchanted Arms
50. Full Auto
51. Blitz: The League
52. The Outfit
53. Final Fantasy XI
54. World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
55. Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
56. Phantasy Star Universe
57. Star Trek: Legacy
58. Major League Baseball 2K6
59. Ninety-Nine Nights
60. NBA Live 07
61. Rumble Roses XX
62. Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires
63. Bionicle Heroes
64. History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided
65. X-Men: The Official Game
66. Samurai Warriors 2
67. Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
68. Import Tuner Challenge
69. Superman Returns: The Videogame
70. Over G Fighters
71. Eragon
72. Sonic the Hedgehog
73. Bomberman: Act Zero
(GEARS of WAR NOVEMBER 2006)

PS3 Games 2006

(RESISTANCE:FALL OF MAN NOVEMBER 2006) Launch Title
1. Genji: Days of the Blade
2. Fight Night Round 3
3. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
4. NBA 2K7
5. Call of Duty 3
6. NHL 2K7
7. Ridge Racer 7
8. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
9. Tony Hawk's Project 8
10. Need for Speed Carbon
11. Madden NFL 07
12. Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
13. Full Auto 2: Battlelines
14. NBA 07
15. Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

I played BOTH games resistance was an Average FPS Shooter that did well for a Launch title.(what else was there to play, unlike when Gears of War 1 came out) It did not do much for the PS3 except keep gamers thirsty until games like Lair, Heavenly Sword and Uncharted came out.

Gears of War did much more for the Xbox 360 and it's new fans. Besides the Graphics it pushed many XBL accounts, and looking at the sales it sold in the mist of plenty other games. Imagine Gears of War a launch Title?

Both games will do OK but sorry my Money is on Gears for Gameplay/Sales. KZ2 will kill Rasistance's Hype after 2 months.

[Dareaver1]

not only that, let's not forget that R:FoM was also bundled with the PS3 after a while. Many forget that. And another kicker is that Gears of War's price has not come down and has never been bundled in.

[DOOMZ]

Will keep the crown, just you watch!

[gnothe1]

for you sony only guys to say that RFOM was an awesome game, that really shows how far behind the ball you guys really are when it comes to FPS. I bought RFOM an i jumped right into the online play. didnt like it, there was no communication, the game wasnt really fun, an i felt like a loner plus by the time i jumped in many people were better. so I played the story mode which was much better but it just didnt hold me. I convinced my buddy to take the PS3 plunge, an he bought RFOM so i had to REbuy it because i traded it in by that time, it was a waste because after a week he traded his copy in, i guess it was hard trying to play it AFTER playing COD4.

gears on the other hand, the game play an graphics just floored me when i started playing that game. I'm not that big on the 4 vs 4, plus guys just got ridiculous with those shotguns, if you play gears you know what im talking about!! but i love the campaign mode. i have beat it on every difficulty, an i play the story mode from time to time. dont remember much about the story but the game play is fun as hell. but I dont expect RFOM 2 to sell half of what gears 2 will sell!! gears is gonna be everywhere before it launches, Burger king, mountain dew , EVERYWHERE!!

[PS360PCROCKS]

Hardly Resistance. I'm sorry I played lots of Gears and a little resistance, know why? I hated Resistance! It was slow, dull, dull looking, boring and just not that fun. I know you will all disagree with me so that if fine, but my opinion is I'll be playing Gears long hours and long before I ever play Resistance 2.

[360WINS]

this is the conversation that went downd about 2 mins ago an hour ahead ur time. backwards 3 times mine which is 11pm eastern, this is your WIFE this is YOU and this is JIMMY. shall we beging? splendid.. (WIFE) honey lets watch a movie and spend sum time together. (YOU) ill be there give me like 2 seconds.2 hours later. (WIFE)hey jimmy wanna watch a movie at ur place? (jimmy) sure.. hey where's ur husband. (WIFE)ohh hes on the net again comparing his console, genitals or whatever to his cyber buddies again im just sick and tired of him ignoring me for sum guys thats always getting under his skin about videogames. (jimmy) that blows man, what kind of guy compares his johnson on the net all day long? any way he's a moron how's bout u come over to my place watch a movie skip the 4play and get strait to action? (wife) ok that sounds nice after all i have'nt had it in a long time since all my husband do is argue with his cyber buddies all day long, dont believe me jimmy look at these guys log in hours and check there last post its just rediculous. (jimmy) ohh my god WTF!!! this guys a true nerd or moron wow anyway lets get u out those clothes and maybe u can tell me if my johnson is bigger than his while i stick it in ya.(narator) well there u have it guys jimmy, bobby,bubba,mandingo and the rest of america is having a great time with ur loved ones all because u have no life and u glued to ur pc pretty much everyday to pi$$ on somebodys gaming system because its better than urs. meanwhile jimmy's johnson is in ur wife and probably has a bigger one, which is a bigger issue u should worry about.. besides jimmy is looking hot these days.THE END MY FRIEND.

[Meresin]

Is it wrong that the single-player video of Resistance 2 coming on the 13th has me almost as excited as the release of MGS4 on the 12th?

This is a darned good month for PS3 owners if rumors of in-game XMB and trophies are true...That's an awful lot of gewd to have heaped on us all at once. :)

[OC Shock Value]

Dont ever say that again man...

thank you

[jkhan]

Well it would be unfair if we compare both games on graphics just right now, why don't we wait 11 more days and then compare the two. If you compare the multiplayer well both are entirely 2 different games. R2 is definitely on a bigger scale and they are pushing the limits of how many number of players can there be on a console, but Gears 2 is still looking into close quarters matches which are fine by me. Both games will be great and both will sell like crazy. The only comparison one can do is of the graphics, we have to wait and see.

[OC Shock Value]

Okey i come back from a hard LONG ass day of work. Check my myspace real quick. Eat a couple fresh pieces of pizza. Take a peek at the MTV MUSIC AWARDS. Watched Adam sandler sing about how great he was. Laughed alittle bit. ate more pizza, Then i made the mistake of becomming curious of whats goin on in the world of N4G.com.

I see some more BS threads as usual. More disrespect going towards Ninja Gaiden about resolution or some bull. I see somethin about some MGS4 bundles once again.

I was kinda worried. I was like Damn.. Where is the BIG story with the BIG debates i was expecting. I scrolled down couldnt find it. Scrolled back up and Aaah HAAAA there is it.

Resistance 2 VS Gears of War 2

I read thru most of the silly little comments.
G G Gears is gonna be better because of __________
B B But resistance has ________ amount of people online.
WE WELL GEARS WAS MORE POPULAR THE FIRST TIME!!!
BU BU BUT RESISTANCE WAS A LAUNCH GAME SO IT DIDNT COUNT.

LMMFAO at this site man.

I guess i was just blessed to be able to have both consoles. Im sorry that some of you guys have to miss out on one of the great experiences that lay before us this holiday season.

Both games will most likely be great. They are both being developed by two different teams that know how to push the limits of each respective console. Trying to bring one of these games down is completely Un smart. As i said before the only people that are going to lose this console war are the haters. Because you obviously are about to miss out on some verry VERRY great stuff in the future.

Well with that said im going to go finish my pizza. Some damn good pizza it is. If you were here i would give you a slice (probably not)
By the way MGS4 sneak peak DIRECTLY after MTV movie awards.

Over n ouT

[Alpha_Gamer]

The winners are the people enjoying their gaming to the maximum. The losers are the people who come to N4G, and argue about which console is better. Each console has something to offer, but that is only understandable to a gamer...not a fanboy.

[macsto]

Bubbles to you, great post. Fanboys do my head in, keep taking my bubbles >:(

[Alpha_Gamer]

gears 2 will be amazing, and I will play the crap out of it. But resistance 2 will be the deciding factor in me buying a ps3 (as I love online play). I could care less who wins, all I care about is getting the best gaming experience possible. Whether it`s getting one of them or both of them.

[tehReaper]

But neithertheless, I'll be picking up both games this November.

Both will be great, both will sell, both will deliver.

No point in arguing worthless garbage back and forth.

[InMyOpinion]

I'm looking forward to reading your excuses when it doesn't.

[tehReaper]

When what doesn't? Gears or R2?

I have faith in both games, but my preference does cloud my judgement for which one I think will be more enjoyable for me. Gears of War is my favorite multiplayer game. I play it more than any other game.

Doesn't mean I won't like R2.

[Vandan]

Dude Jsu twait FOr JUNE 12 when we see in game footage from Resistance 2 single player

even when comparing gears 1 and resistance 1 people forget that gears had at most 10 enemies on screen at one time while reistant was a much bigger game ....... with bigger environemnts so over all they were different beasts

[miguel54]

these games look frekin sweet but R2 looks way more better even though you cant compare cause there different genres. cant wait 60 people in one match but broken into squads is awesome finally some buddy gets gaming four what it truly is PLAYBEYOND

[crom]

gamers will flock to the better game whether it's on ms or sony. it was clear that gear trump resistance, no doubt about it. more bought and played gear. people in gaming not fansboys agreed that gear was better. this time around it might be differ, so it's not relevant to compare the later games because it's already been judge and a clear winner had already been crowned. wait for these new ones and see what's going to go down.

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

-Resistance is going to be triuphant against Gow2.Why?
-Because of MGS 4 will help sell a lot of ps3(two millions and more)
-Resistance is the greatest dark/grey game ever and it has interesting story unlike GOWs slash and kill
-Resistance sold millions of copies on small amount of ps3 install base in first year.KOOPA BABY

[Truplaya]

.. but i beleive Gears will be the better game. Only because the first one was better than resistance by miles and has a huge fan base. Gears is still in the top5 most played games on XBL, 18months after release. I really doubt resistance is still played as much, i traded mine in.

[Assassin Nawabi]

Gear 2 FTW

[DFresh]

Both games are awesome.
Resistance 2 is the best game overall but I still wouldn't mind playing Gears 2 on my PC or Mac Book with the right software.

[THE_JUDGE]

a lot closer than what people think it will be. Idk if R2 will over take GoW2 in terms of sales but I know what I'm going to buy. I'm wondering how the media will attack GoW2 since everyone is saying from previews its VERY violent.

[HCS]

ROFL

"Another area of Gears and Resistance that is receiving serious attention are their local and online multiplayer modes. While the first Gears of War offered a superior co-op experience, it paled in comparison to Resistance’s more polished online capabilities. The same graphical advantage that Gears held over other titles in the genre proved to be a crutch in online multiplayer, severely limiting the amount of action on screen while playing over the internet. Those who enjoyed Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 competitive multiplayer will adore Resistance 2’s sixty player maps and eight-player co-op, but may find Gears 2’s smaller matches a bit unfulfilling. As much as I love chainsawing other players as Marcus Fenix online, with an unbelievably ambitious multiplayer component in the works, the online brawl is Insomniac’s to lose this fall."

I think this site looking for hits cuz gears multiplayer is some of the best this generation.

Look at the other poorly written articles on this site like "Sony/Microsoft joint console not too far off". ROFL.

and i laughed at this........

"One of gaming’s most popular figures, Itagaki, is a chief advocate of gameplay over narrative. Though his most recent iteration of Ninja Gaiden has impressed many with its sparkling fighting system, the lack of any real story behind the main character is hugely disappointing. [b]I believe if a developer is providing you control of a character and the player is to accomplish X, Y and Z tasks with him, there’d better be a damn good reason for doing so.[b] This is not to say that Gears of War 2 will not be an enjoyable game, quite the contrary; however, in an era where video games are emerging as more than just a simple tool of enjoyment into a serious creative medium, the best titles will ultimately be remembered for their storylines."

WOW.............just wow look's like dude needs a book to read and he's making assumptions on SONY's Promises.....LOL

Not everything works out like we wish it would, case in point 60 players. And gears of war is a whole different ball game. No respawn Skilled based gaming, 60 players would bore us waiting for everyone to be killed. Intimacy is what makes gears multiplayer the best this generation. It's like we are the last person on earth and must destroy each other.

It's really like comparing apple's and oranges and if anything Resistance 2 has alot to prove, your fooling yourselve's if you think R1 was anything other then a mediocre second fodder shooter and since we havent saw too much footage of either game we can only judge based on the first so far. It only makes sense, don't try to hype up something that just might not take off like you think it will.

Meanwhile Gears of War is proven and Gears of War 2 will be HUGE.
Resistance would have never sold as much as it has if it was never bundled.

[Jon Wonder]

To just stick to looking at the epic boobs article?

[Scions Wrath]

Resistance 2 will be better for several reasons -

60 player online
8 player co-op campaign
Single player campaign
Tons of innovative types of weapons
Drivable Vehicles
Insane stat tracking - compare skills etc
Resistance battles are much larger in scale than Gears of war.
Resistance online is a lot more stable lol

Let's see at E3 2008

[Lord Vader]

Lol, funny article. I'll bet ya R2 doesnt sell half the copies that Gears does or will even be in GOTY contention, which I'll be very surprized if Gears 2 wasnt.

R1 doesnt even compare to Gears 1 in my opinion, I dont care what the features are. I dont care if R2 has 100,000 players on the same map, it's still all gonna get pwned by Gears 2.

Ha, I like both games but R2 to "Trump" Gears 2 ??? Good luck with that R2 !!!

[THE_JUDGE]

cares about your opinion or we would all be in trouble. Before you totally write off R2 shouldn't you at least wait until June 13 when the gameplay is unveiled???

[dwjohnson011211]

It's like comparing apple's and oranges.

He also don't seem to address that Gears of War staff did hire a sci-fi professional to write the story which automatically means things will actually make sense.

Gears gameplay is distinctively different from your average fps. Im glad they didnt increase the player count up too much because it would be ridiculous.

6 on 6 would have been better but anything more would be stupid because the combat in gears is teamwork oriented, up close and personal, visceral and intimate.

As for me i will most definately be playing gears of war alot of more, i like the tourney style modes it offers and i find the first resistance bland and boring.

The jury is still out though however i will give r2 a shot.

[unrealgamer58]

resistance no doubt about it