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.

Welcome to "What the F*CK is this sh*t?!", or WTFITS for short. This is a feature that will run once a week, and allow me to rant on things that have happened in the gaming world that week, that have just gotten my back up or has just annoyed me in general. So without further ado, let’s begin.

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Epic are still working hard to make sure their fans have absolutely no complaints by placing a code in every copy of the game that will give you the Throwback map pack for free.

The map pack is a collection of the top 5 favourite maps from Gear of War, which have been enhanced to adapt to the new features and game modes. Epic have also said that they have no plans to release these maps in any other way, so if you’re planning on renting or buying a pre-owned copy, you’re out of luck.

In addition to these maps, Epic are releasing a gold plated Hammerburst for in-game use, but it is only available to gamers that participate in the “Midnight Madness” events. Unfortunately, up to now these events are only being held in Gamestop stores in the US, bad news for us Brits.

We still get our golden lancers with the limited edition though, and the golden variations have no combat bonuses other than making you look like a pimp.