Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of Gears of War. The Limited Edition includes a collectible steel book DVD case, "Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2," a 48-page hardbound book, a bonus DVD including exclusive making-of-the-game video footage, an exclusive gold-plated Lancer Assault Rifle available during online play.
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For starters Gears of War 1 was a classic. In this game you cannot find a match ever and in Gears 1 you can search a certain number of rounds and just hop into a game quick and easy. This campaign is better than Gears1 but the multiplayer is extremely bad. About a third if not more of the multiplayer matches that you will get into there will be a lot of lag. The graphics are very good. The problem is that Gears1 was a smaller project and they had no idea how big it was going to be. It was a huge hit so they tried to overdo Gears2 so much. The chainsaw is overpowering and one shot will not put down someones rev. If you are new to the Gears series i recommend you get Gears1 first then rent Gears2.
What's great about it: the campaign is amazing.
What's not so great: multiplayer has much lag and you cannot find a match.