Quick Rundown+great graphics+good story+BLOOD!+chainsaw on a gun!+achievements are slightly easier to get-still limited to 2 people split-screening in multi-player-new characters disappear without needBasically since the launch of Gears 2 it has been pretty much all I have been playing, other than that I work.  This game is awesome! Gears of War 2 includes a total of 10 new multiplayer maps, plus a code to download five remastered maps from the original game. The new maps take inspiration from the locations in the campaign, whereas new environmental effects change some of the maps as you’re playing. For example, th map “Hail” features razor-sharp rain that gradually kills anyone out in the open. Furthermore, “Day One” has a huge emergence hole in which a beast can take swipes at any surrounding players. Finally, “Avalanche” is completely transformed when a snowstorm hits, turning it from a multi-tiered level into one flat plane. These environmental effects aren’t feature in every map and game mode, but they definitely liven up standard deathmatch-style multiplayer game types such as Warzone. The original Gears of War was a spectacular-looking game, and the sequel maintains this high technical and artistic quality. Instead of pushing for increased visual fidelity, the graphics engine adds a couple of other dimensions to the presentation, with walls that crumble under gunfire and dozens of enemies onscreen at once. These new features don’t necessarily affect the gameplay, but they look good and help add to the dramatic scale that the designers have chosen. The new organic capabilities of the Unreal Engine make for one particularly memorable level in which you literally have to kill a giant enemy from the inside. Gears of War 2 also has impeccable sound design, with terrific voice acting, meatier weapon effects, and another beautiful cinematic score.Gears of War 2 has a lot in common with its predecessor, but the new environments, darker st...