This was a game that I expected to do well. But when I saw the queues for it extending around the corner of the whole place, I was still surprised. We sat down, and played Annex for one match before being rotated out. Pity; I would’ve loved to play the Horde mode that’s been touted about. Not only that, but we weren’t able to take any pictures of the screen. The rep from Epic was pretty strict about it, but I’ll see if I can grab one on the sly.

The game was satisfying, with the Hammer of Dawn now having a limited capacity, and reduced movement compared to last time. You can do your meat shield thing, as well as move a little when you’re downed, in order to get out of fire and focus on hammering A to get up.

I didn’t die in the game, which is a first. I also won both of the Annexes, which is another first. It was either that, or get kicked out. Having said all that, it’s still Gears. Cover-hugging is still easy to do, and the weapons still have that satisfying kick. No chance to play the campaign mode though.

Gears 2: Worth a pre-order.

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