Last Thursday we had a chance to hit up the X’08 event in Toronto. With in this three floor event there was one whole floor dedicated to Gears of War 2. On this floor there was basically somewhere around 8 TV & Xbox 360’s playing GOW2 LAN based multiplayer. We jumped right in and had ourselves a few games of Wingman. Wingman is an online mode where there are 5 teams of 2. You have yourself, and your wingman. If one of you goes down a message pops up saying so. Once you’re “downed” you have an opportunity to be saved by your partner. A new feature to GOW2 is when you’re down you still having the opportunity to crawl away. I found this to be very effective, up until an enemy hit me with a new weapon, a hand held turret. Crawling away just doesn’t seem fast enough when you have hundred of bullets smashing in to the ground all around you. All in all the graphics are improved, there’s lots of new content (weapons, game modes, levels, characters) and it’s still the same old gears that we love.

FACT SHEET

Gears of War 2 is the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 4.5 million selling blockbuster third-person tactical action game that became one of the most popular Xbox 360 games in history. This time, Marcus Fexis and Delta Squad are poised to deliver a bigger and more intense experience than ever before.

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Epic saga: Gears of War 2 continues the story of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad, locked in an increasingly desperate battle against the nightmarish Locust Horde for the survival of humanity. Gears of War 2 is an epic saga of survival, loss, and retribution.

Technological advances: Gears of War set the standard for high-definition visuals and became the game to which all others are compared. Gears of War 2 raises the bar even further with the amazing technological advances of Unreal Engine 3.

Xbox 360 exclusive: Gears of War 2 is developed by Epic Games for Microsoft Game Studios and joins a growing list of must-have Xbox 360 exclusives. Look for Gears of War 2 when it storms onto retail shelves this November.

And now for some exciting small print:

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