Metareview -- Resistance 2

You know, with all these games recently getting 90-100 ratings I wonder if reviews even influence gamers anymore.

I couldn't force myself to play the regular multiplayer in the beta, but the 8 player co-op was a lot of fun and I know the single player will be at least decent so I'll buy this maybe after christmas. I'm still too busy with Fallout 3 even though I'm 57 hours in now.

Exactly what I expected...8-9's I dont expect 10's this game still has some glaring flaws that Insomniac needs the work out and that was on the Beta hopefully they work on the damn control scheme cuz its not perfect yet! But I'm excited!!! Me want this game

I prefer medeiums like the 1up show where they just talk about the game and it gives you an impression of whether or not you'd want to play it. They do this effectively on the Totally Rad Show too.

I'm waiting to see the Eurogamer score of 6 or 7.

I'll probably buy this around late Dec when I'm not so addicted to Gears 2 and right b4 KZ2 comes out. Pretty awesome week for PS360 owners all around. Then next week is CoD:W@W which is damn SWEET!

Also Banjo was kind of a letdown at first but I've gone back to play it and its growing on me. At first I didn't think there were any platforming elements but there is.

-$160.00 out mah wallet, just like that.

"(including, of course, Marcus Fenix and Co.), but if the early reviews are any indication, they might have a tough time toppling Nathan Hale's battle against the Chimera"

Well that was put to an end pretty quickly. I didn't even know R2 didn't recieve not even one 100...


MetaReview Gears 2

100 Giant Bomb
The differences and enhancements in Gears of War 2 feel very calculated and intelligent. It's clear that no one set out to break things that worked before, and the most dramatic steps were taken in an effort to widen the game's appeal to players who might not be good enough to play it, otherwise. But it takes on this task without dumbing itself down and alienating the people who already liked the first game...All you really need to know is that Gears of War 2 is a terrific, kick-ass shooter with enough stuff in it to keep you busy for a pretty long time.

100 1UP
As great as the campaign is, the game will see its longest legs from multiplayer. And from the multitude of competitive match types to the addictive and strategic co-op Horde mode, what felt like a hugely entertaining afterthought in the original Gears now easily stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the campaign.

100 GameSpy
While it's certainly open to debate, we're going to go out on a limb and call Gears of War 2 the most visually impressive game of all-time.

100 VideoGamer
It's not as emotionally deep as other games on the market, it's not a 30 hour + epic and it's not art in video game form, but is arguably the greatest action game ever created. In a year full of incredible games, Gears of War 2 sits triumphantly at the very top.


98 Team Xbox
All of the multiplayer, both co-op and competitive, completely makes up for any that was lacking in the first game. For those that thought that Gears just wasn’t suited to multiplayer gameplay, that it was too tactical and slow and was better suited to a single player experience, prepare to eat your words. It’s fantastic, and rounds out the complete package that is Gears of War 2...Gears of War 2 is about as close as you can get to the perfect gaming package.


95 GameTrailers
The game consistently manages to put impressive, holy crap-worthy stuff on-screen. Your ears get their fair share of candy, too. Voice work is almost always right on and the music is epic, foreboding, and dangerous.


95 IGN
It has non-stop action, fresh gameplay, varied environments, an engrossing storyline, multiplayer that will have people busy for years to come, and some of the nastiest and coolest kills I’ve seen in a videogame.

I played the beta thanks to jared here on this site offered me his code.

I thought the beta was very generic. The graphics were lackluster and the gameplay was straight forward, but nothing notable in the slightest. The game was fun, but judging by the beta, I am not purchasing this game.

As excited as I am for this game, I'm passing on this game, Fable 2, & Gears 2 and shoving them onto my "games relatives better get me for the holidays" list (birthday falls in december as well, so double bonus).

The main reason I'm gonna wait on this game is pretty simple, I need time to beat the games I currently have (Fallout, Dead Space, play more LittleBigPlanet, etc). And I'm having far too much fun with these titles to risk putting them down for other titles.

Because lets face it, R2 and Gears 2 are great games and all but their campaign storylines are passable action titles at the very best and nothing more. R:FoM was a story about a dude who gets dropped into a bad place, gets infected, and shoots up alot of crap. Gears' story is equally barely passable; break Fenix out of prison, shoot Locust for a few hours with patheticly weak weapons, plant the tunnel mapper, rinse & repeat.

I'm gonna get these games and have an absolute blast with them. But I'm not going to fall into groupthink and say these games are the second coming.

Protip: GOW stands for God Of War and nothing else. Ever.