The First Look at Gears of War 2 - Get it Now

Posted by Chris on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 at 5:46 am under Epic Games, Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Games, Gears of War, Microsoft, Microsoft, Videos

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I won’t bother you with any teaser text: go here to download the first real trailer for Gears of War 2.

With that out of the way, those of you who are of age are in for a treat after downloading the trailer, which shows off the game’s usage of an upgraded Unreal Engine that looks terrific. There’s also a preview of a number of new game mechanics, such as being able to grab an enemy and use him for cover and chainsaw duels. Head over to GameVideos for an in depth analysis of all the details those folks were able to pull from the trailer.

As for my thoughts; it certainly looks great, there’s no denying that. I wasn’t blown away by the trailer, but that’s the nature of seeing gameplay versus a teaser trailer. And in all actuality, while it doesn’t have the same effect that a teaser would have, this is much more satisfying, as we can actually see the game in motion. I’m not sure how to feel about the chainsaw duels — it seems like an improvement from the first Gears, but I’m not sure that mashing B (which may or may not be all there is to it) is really the most elegant solution to the problems with Gears‘ chainsaw. Cliffy B is right, though. The game looks pretty badass.

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3 Responses to “The First Look at Gears of War 2 - Get it Now”

  • Xbox » Blog Archive » The First Look at Gears of War 2 - Get it Now says:
    May 10th, 2008 at 7:47 am

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  • da soc says:
    May 11th, 2008 at 12:48 am

    Honestly it looks like it could be an expansion

    A few cool new things, but nothing worth a whole new game.

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