Gears of War 2 – Top Game of 2008 Holidays?

Gears of War 2 will be released on November 7, 2008 for the XBOX 360. It promises to be one of the most popular and most talked about video games of the holiday season. Ever since the first Gears of War, this combat action shooter has been wildly anticipated. The action in the game is frenetic and the controls of the game are some of the best seen in action games such as this.

For those who have not been a fan so far of the Gears of War franchise, it is a third person   by Epic Games for Microsoft Studios. The game can only be played on an XBOX 360 as it is an exclusive title to Microsoft. The first Gears of War was also released for the Windows operating system. To power the game's considerable graphics and gameplay, it relies on a modified version of the Unreal 3 engine.

The game play revolves around COG Delta squad lead by Marcus Felix. Their goal is simply to stop the Locust Horde from destrying humanity and taking over the world. Gears of War 2 will continue with that storyline and also keep the wide array of weapons that are used by you and your squad to kill the Locust Horde. One of the most popular weapons in the arsenal of the game has to be the chainsaw mounted on a machine gun for shooting or sawing your opponents. One of the new features of Gears of War 2 is the ability to use a downed opponent as a shield as you continue to shoot. Those that have seen previews of the game have enjoyed this new tactic available to the player. Destroying your opponent has never been more exciting.

The multi-player games will be what really keeps the interest high in the game after the single player game is complete. There have been a reported 15 new maps available for multi-playr action, which should help keep interest in the game until well into 2009. There are numerous games within the multi-player option that will keep players occupied. It has been reported that there will be three different on-line multi-player modes. Co-op play is also included.

Gears of War 2 will be a very special game. The violence and action level has been raised. If you liked the first Gears, then you will like the second, as the gameplay has improved across the board. Gears of War is easily one of the most anticipated games coming this holiday season for the XBOX 360. For those that enjoy Gears of War action figures or Gears of War toys, new versions of those will also be released during the launch.