Speaking of the AI, friendlies will shoot at and kill enemies and on the Normal difficulty, they didn’t fall nearly as often as they did during my time with Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. The command system was scrapped and now when you fall in combat, friendly AI squad members can revive you on any difficulty lower than Hardcore. You can walk, roadie-run, roll, mantle over obstacles, snap to cover, move from cover to cover, and blind fire. Gears of War 2 is a cover-based third-person shooter and most of the mechanics from the first game are carried over. However, the writing does add some drama with the sub-plot involving Marcus’ friend Dom searching for his missing wife. It’s mostly about the war and doesn’t dig too deep into the characters. Much like the first game, the plot in Gears of War 2 is very militaristic and straightforward. As Marcus Fenix and the rest of Delta Squad search the tunnels, they discover that the Locust are using a giant worm to sink human cities. The story opens with Gears mobilizing to assault the Locust directly in their underground tunnels. Players are once again put in the shoes of Marcus Fenix as he leads Delta Squad on an assault in Locust territory. For this review, I played the game on a Series X. Developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Gears of War 2 was released for Xbox 360 in November, 2008. Ultimately, Gears of War 2 became one of my favorite entries in the series. We all went to the midnight launch at GameStop together and I remember the line being rather long complete with fans dressed in Gears garb and one little girl dressed up as Carmine. Even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of the original at the time, my friends were huge fans and, naturally, were hyped about 2 and I guess I got all caught up in the hype because I remember pre-ordering it either the day before release or the day of. It was followed up by Gears of War 2 and this is the game I remember very fondly. It took me a while to really appreciate it and its grim style and atmosphere but it’s a solid and fun shooter. The original Gears of War is a great a game.
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