Not as Great as the First

When the first Gears of War came out in November 2006, it was big. You would never thought that a new era would be made before Halo 3 would even launch. It really change everything. My friends list was mostly playing Gears of War. The story mode was great, and you knew that this was going to be a trilogy cause the way it ended. The online multiplayer was sick. No one complained (that I know of) and it was just as competitive as any other successful game. I don't know how to say it, but it was a perfect game. People couldn't wait for Gears of War 2, to see what happens to the war between Locust and COGs.

COGs are the good guys in the game. The main characters from the COG side are Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, Augustus "Cole Train" Cole, Baird, Anya, and many others. Marcus is the character you play as (in single player campaign) and he is serious at what he does. He fights for the world and is the best person to fight against anyone. Dominic is another character you can play as (in 2 player CO-OP Campaign). He likes to kid sometimes, but when it comes to get serious, he will get serious. In Gears of War 2, he tries to find his lost wife. Did he succeed? You can find out by playing the game.

As a year-and-a-half goes by, Gears of War 2 hits the market. The storyline was even better than the first, having new characters, new weapons, new challenges, and new mysteries. This time, people expected the online play was gonna be more successful than any other game and possibly receive a rating of 10 out of 10. Well, didn't reach neither of those. The online wasn't satisfying, mostly because of the main weapon people use, the shotgun. The shotgun in the first one is way powerful than Gears' 2 shotgun. People who like to rev up their chainsaws have a easier time to go through bullets and won't get disoriented. Glitches are worst than ever. People can just make you freeze with their Stand-By button or have a program where they can just freeze you and kill you instantly. Most importantly, the host powers. Who ever is host, gets a buff basically that no one else gets. Most of the time, whoever does gets host by chance, either isn't always the perfect person to host for everyone. Oh ya! The ranking systems sucks. They tried to be like Halo 3 and have a ranking system. Well, it doesn't show you how close your going to rank up or down and it doesn't make any sense when you do rank down. I have been a 4th rank(LT., 2nd highest rank in game) 3 times already, but get de-ranked cause of stupid ---- happens. I should be a 4th rank no matter what cause my stats proves I'm worthy enough to have it. Obviously, giving 4th ranks to cheaters is complete bull. That is why Gears of War 1 tops Gears of War 2 overall.