Gears of War 2 'All Fronts' and 'Dark Corners' DLC available now

by Richard Mitchell on Jul 28th 2009 10:00AM

Attention, COG lovers and Locust loathers, the new Gears of War 2 DLC is now available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace. For the truly hardcore Marcus fans out there -- the ones who have already bought all the previous multiplayer maps -- you'll want to look for the Dark Corners Multiplayer Map Pack. It contains seven new multiplayer maps and the single-player level "Road to Ruin" and will set you back 1200

($15).

For those who are new to Gears of War 2 -- or those who have avoided all the DLC thus far -- you'll be better served by the All Fronts Collection, which contains every single multiplayer map released and "Road to Ruin" for 1600

($20).

For a detailed look at all the new multiplayer maps, check out our video walkthrough above. Find our take on "Road to Ruin" after the break.

Add Dark Corners to your Xbox 360 download queue
Add All Fronts to your Xbox 360 download queue

Tags: all-fronts, dark-corners, epic-games, gears-of-war, gears-of-war-2, Microsoft, microsoft-game-studios, xblm, Xbox-360, xbox-live

Reader Comments (68)

Even though all the DLC for 1600 is an excellent deal. Gears 2 is stil broken. So no thanks.

Well, I don't know a thing about it really, but isn't a patch supposed to coincide with the release of this?

No, no new patch this week, there was one a couple weeks ago.

There have been 4 patches now, most of which just make things worse by using all kinds of funky workarounds rather than actually addressing the issues.

(Please excuse my ignorance)

What's broken about Gears 2? I'm assuming the online is somehow nerfed?

(I haven't played it online yet, so - there's where my ignorance comes from. I just haven't heard much in the way of it being broken....that's why I'm asking.)

Gears 2 is and was broken quite a few ways actually. After launch there where tons of glitches that had to be patched. Then there is the whole "two-piece" thing that they patched. The game still gives a huge advantage to host even after 4 patches and then there is the smoke grenade issue where they basally nerfed smoke grenades. Not to mention the weapon balancing issues (out of all the weapons that need tweaking why would they nerf mortar?). So there you have it, all the ways gears 2 is and has been broken.

"Then there is the whole "two-piece" thing that they patched."

See, this is what I'm talking about though. They didn't "fix" two-piecing, they just broke a ton of other things to the point where two-piecing became less useful.

There were several easy ways to fix two-piecing, both of which worked in Gears 1. The easiest way would be to add back the stun when someone gets shot while trying to melee that they had in Gears 1. This way the two-piecer at least is at risk by flailing his arms around.

But instead, what do they do? Remove ALL actions after a roadie run??? WHAT. THE. FUCK. It's screwed up so many other things, and screwed up the pace of the game as well to the point where they just want you to sit back and camp now. I mean, you can't even roadie run up to someone who is down and EXECUTE them with the B button, so people can just charge in and grab the power weapons without having to worry if they get downed.

a simpler fix to 2piecing would be to take out the auto aim from the melee attacks. I don't know why they reward people who don't know how to aim. With every gun in this game, if you press the b button it lines you up with the person you're trying to hit. And if they move, the auto aim continues, and you stay lined up!

If you think it's bad with the shotgun, press b with your chainsaw and have someone run around and watch what happens.

They still haven;t fixed those bloodmounts one-hit-melee-kill crap from those twiggy little arms.. and still hit you from beyond their physical reach..

Still haven't picked this game up yet. Money, money, money...

Shame because this is truly one of the best games and not just on the 360. Still I won't be getting the DLC since I'm enjoying BF1943, WipeOut HD &Fury, with Fat Princess coming Thursday and MVC2 coming soon.

@Busted Chain

Loyal Customer = Sucker!

Darn it, that reply was for another post.

Yeah, my buddy and I just played Horde again for the first time in months and it reminded me just how much damn fun this game can be.

Just played some Horde last night on the ever-classic map River...still fun after all this time. :-)

I remember I bought it at Circuit City with a free 1600 MS point card. Now I know where thought points were supposed to go.

Universe, you win yet again.

The maps are really nice especially nowhere with the dust storm

MicroShaft is flipping a big fat finger to everyone who already bought the other map packs(2000pts) with their 1200 price on the Dark Corners. They expect loyal customers to shell out 1600 points EXTRA over the folks that waited to buy all the map packs today.

I had been buying my video games up to this point. Maybe that should change and then I can just pay overinflated prices for DLC instead. Azzhats. I wish I had a crystal ball so I could see when MicroShaft was going to release content for a decent price in large packs later on and when they weren't. They are so random on how they treat DLC game content.

It's true there should be either a discount to those who already purchased the maps, or a stnadalone option to buy the most recent DLC. Packaging them all together and selling them at that price is only good for those buying all the maps at that one point. Microsoft or Epic should compromise wit the fanbase of Gears 2, because in the end the game needs its fans more than a quick buck.

thats life kid

@eat my face: I don't have a problem with paying more, I just have a problem with paying DOUBLE. If I'm going to pay double in the long run then Microsoft should be doing more to earn it.

Why 2000 pts? The flash back came with the game day one and was free. if you bought a used copy that's on you. so you expect MS to support you, it's loyal fan base when bought the game used?

@KingOfGods: I forgot about that. Thanks for pointing it out. That just means that it is 2800 points for loyal customers and 1600 points for everyone else. 1200 points is better than 1600, but I still think that isn't close to fair. 800 points over would be close to fair, 400 points would be fair, 200 points would be very nice of Microsoft. I don't expect them to be nice, but they should be fair.

@bustedchain

but you got it sooner than the people that waited
yes microsft doesnt consider early adopters but you have to think
what if a bundle never happened

@eat my face: Yeah, I got it sooner so that I could get annoyed by all the bugs and glitches in GoW2 and get sick of it sooner. I kept expecting an update to come out that fixed the problems. It was promised but never delivered. For getting it sooner, do you think it is fair to pay almost double the price of people who waited for a pack? If I had been fairly warned that a all-in-one pack was coming out then I would have been able to make an informed decision. Microsoft never let that happen.

@bustedchain

ok.... you win -____-

@Trey, Dark Corners is stand alone.

Dark Corners = Only new maps + deleted campaign scenario for 1200pts

All Fronts = ALL previous map packs + new maps + deleted campaign scenario for 1600pts

The previous map packs had 3-5 maps for 800pts. Dark Corners has 7 maps and a new campaign scenario for only 400 more points. Do I want to pay 1200pts? No. But they are giving us more content than previous map packs. So it only stands to reason the price is higher.

I'll hook you up with a little info I've managed to gather:

The next IPod is going to be better than the ones currently available.
Cars released in the year 2020 will have more features and get far better gas milage than ones released today
The televisions you see on shelf today, will go down in price.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will probably come out with a GOTY edition months after its initial release that includes the downloadable content.

Hopefully this helps you make some better purchasing decisions

@ dan
+1 thank you

@manly

dude thats just how things work
if you want to spend your whole life waiting for handouts fine
but other people like enjoying stuff before it goes stale

@manly

i didnt feel like fighting with that kid anymore it seemed pointless
so i just walked away from the potential curse fest if that is what you were talking about

Newsflash for Tor: Stuff gets cheaper the longer it is available.

In case you didn't notice, the actual Gears 2 game itself was available for $29.99 the other day, so it would seem you paid double for the game too. That's the price you pay for getting something early.

In other news, Street Fighter IV, Madword, Fear 2, and more are $19.99 today at Gamestop. I guess you'd like to go give them all a middle finger as well?

Oh yeah, and let's not forget that PS3's used to cost $600 and 360's used to cost $400, I guess they get a big bird flip as well if you bought them at those prices.

And let's not forget about all those GoTY editions, like the upcoming Fallout 3 one that will include the game itself and $50 worth of DLC for just the regular retail price of the original game.

Seriously, do you not understand economics?

You should be upset that you weren't able to get it for 800ms glitch that day, that's understandable. Anything else you're just been retarded.

The maps looks pretty sweet. I few "mehs" but all around, it's a a nice package. I'm glad they brought back War Machine, it's certainly one of my favs from Gears 1.

with all those Horde chieves... I'm gonna need friends... sheesh..

Is it me, or did they slow down the roadie run in mp? Something feels different and I'm not sure if I like it. I picked it back up the other day after a long hiatus.

No SP DLC?... no dice. GoW MP is horrible

did you even read the story? it clearly says:
"It contains seven new multiplayer maps and the SINGLE-PLAYER LEVEL ROAD TO RUIN and will set you back 1200 ($15)."

Paul - SP DLC isn't available on its own though. If you don't like the MP, why pay 800+ points for the extra content you have no intention of using?

This pack definitely includes an entire single player level, guy.

Why was Ray downvoted? Seems a valid concern that in order to play the SP DLC you have to pay for multiplayer maps.

*starts up voting campaign for Ray k*

I JUST bought this game and I have no intention of playing the adversarial MP. Why isn't Road to Ruin available on its own? Can you use the maps in Horde mode? I may end up getting All Fronts if you can.

Road to Ruin isn't available on its own, it still comes with the Dark Corners pack. If it's a 50-50 price split your are still paying $7.50 for the maps. They should have released Dark Corners maps for 800 and Road to Ruin on its own for 400.

Yes

¿Qué?

you asked if they are playable with horde and I said yes

I fucked up hard. Last night I downloaded the Dark Corners but I intended on getting All Fronts. So now if I want Snowblind and Combustible, I will have to shell out another 800pts for each..... :( thats what I get for being stupid lol

Hopefully MvC2 makes me forget my mistake :D

nope i didnt read the story it seems.

"Can you use the maps in Horde mode?"

Someone answer this question!!

YOu can use any map in Horde mode

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