Gears of War 2 2008

Is it still worth playing?

Epic Games' 2008 third person shooter for the Xbox 360. As the Locust try to sink every city on the planet Sera, Sergeant Marcus Fenix leads Delta Squad into the depths of the planet to stop them. Combat is built around tactical cover, with a short loadout: a pistol, one type of grenade and two other weapons. Those weapons include the Lancer, whose chainsaw bayonet kills in melee, and new ones such as a flamethrower, a chain gun, a mortar and the Gorgon Pistol, while downed enemies can be used as shields. The campaign is for one player or two in co op. Multiplayer is five on five, with modes such as Execution, Warzone, Annex and King of the Hill, and Wingman pairs players who can revive each other. It also introduced Horde, a five player co op wave survival mode. Cover, a short loadout and a partner still make each firefight a matter of positioning today.