bit-tech News: Gears of War 2

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Hi all,

 

We have just published a review of *Gears of War 2* - if you could post

a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/11/11/gears-of-war-2/1

 

 

*Picture:*

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/11/gears-of-war-2/fp_img.jpg

 

 

*Quote:

*/Here¡¦s the core of the issue though; Gears of War 2 is a great game,

with a lot of hype around it because it¡¦s (OMG) the sequel to //The BEST

game since, like, ever! and so on. We don¡¦t think the second coming of

Christ wouldn¡¦t have this much hype around it (not unless he wrote a

really great press release).

 

That¡¦s the reason our review has gone up after release instead of before

it, when we first had code ¡V because of the hype I mean, not because of

the return of Jesus. We wanted time to actually stop and think about how

good the game is, not just write based on the heady mixture of

anticipation and macho self-gratification.

 

And our conclusion is quite simple; that / /Gears of War 2 is a very

good game and a very fun game, but it isn¡¦t a perfect game. It is as

enjoyable and slicker than an after-hours party at a Vaseline

factory¡Kbut it¡¦s by no means perfect (you'll never be the only guy there

for starters). For one, there¡¦s nothing really //new here and for all

the fun and laughs you can have with it we reckon very few people will

actually be truly moved by //Gears 2 like they might have been with

other, arguably better games.

 

This is / /Gears of War with a new campaign and a fistful of small new

features and tweaks. That¡¦s going to be more than enough for many

//Gears fans and if you enjoyed the first game then you¡¦ll //love this

one ¡V but objectively speaking, that doesn¡¦t make //Gears of War 2 a

truly significant or important release and if we were to rate //Gears

any higher then those would be criteria we would look for.

 

If you played the first game and want to play some more then / /Gears of

War 2 will do the job fantastically - in fact, you'll probably have

already bought it. If you¡¦re looking for something fresh and new though¡K

then you might want to look elsewhere. There¡¦s no shortage of great

games this year to spend your cash on./

*

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net