Honestly even though 2008 is not quite finished yet. I feel that This game lived up to all the hype and expectations. Graphics and gameplay is way better. GTA IV did the same but I felt that game's hype was over the top. Bring it on for more great games.

Title: Tomb Raider: Gears of War 2 Platform Reviewed: Xbox 360 Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Distributor: MiDigital Genre: Action Age Rating: 18+ RRP: R699 Review By: Miktar Dracon | NAG Magazine (January 2009) IN THE FUTURE, EVERY videogame will come in the form of an Epic Trilogy.

Took all of the greatness of GoW 1 and took to another level again, with gorgeous graphics and a better gameplay experience. Storyline wasn't interesting as the first, but thats not to say it was bad. Multiplayer has improved a lot, but still has many issues.

gears of war 2 is a fantastic third person shooter.

If the first Gears of War started with a wall of noise, the second starts things off with a polite cough and a guiding hand. The pretence of the former's tutorial stage hidden in a short trek through a dilapidated prison is replaced in a much-less subtle routine of showing a new rookie the ropes of...

The second installment in Epic's dark and brutal sci-fi shooter justifies the incredible hype surrounding it.

Gears of War 2 hits you like an assault-rifle mounted chainsaw to the face.

Remains the most intense action series on the market; absolutely sublime graphics and production values; superb multiplayer for both co-op and competitive gamers; surprisingly lengthy campaign; tight controls; more balanced difficulty over the original

While improved over the original, storyline is still weak; can't quit multiplayer matches without resetting the game

There's a moment at the end of the second act of Gears of War 2 where, all of a sudden, the infamous Unreal Engine 3 ‘Meatcube' demo ma...

Refined graphical effects; Awesome climactic battles; Brilliant revamping of mechanics

So big it's bloated; Cavern levels go on too long; Some weak story points

Never bring a chainsaw bayonet to a game of cloaks and daggers. The new maps are great, but that stealth sequence should have stayed dead.

Back in 2006, Gears of War came out for the Xbox 360 and shocked the videogame industry. The game was hyped up for months prior to its release and received vast coverage from the gaming media. When the game finally came to be released, it opened to both large critical acclaim and sales.