Well I finished the campaign last night and I have to say I enjoyed it more than the first one, the story is pretty decent this time I wont put any spoilers but they did a pretty good job on it.
First off I have to say the improved the controls a bit the characters seem more responsive, the weapons seem to feel more realistic and the bullets seem to have more effect now, also the enemy and partner AI has been improved, downed enemies will run to aid their teammates your partner also does the same.
The graphics got a little overhaul looks much more detailed now but not that much different from the first Gears which graphics to this day are still the most impressive IMHO.
What I really enjoy about the new game are the new game modes for multiplayer and a mode a lot of people will play are horde mode and training mode.
Horde mode pits you and your team against locusts teams and with each wave they enemy count keeps increasing pretty neat for squad based tactics.
Training mode is great for newcomers and veterans alike it allows you to hone your skills against computer controlled enemies which pull no punches and play quite like a normal person would online, the bots 2 piece (if you play GOW online you know what it means) and their AI is really fantastic they work in teams and are more aggressive.
There’s about 8 or 10 different multiplayer modes and you can customize a bunch of settings for the rounds, you can also take screen shots of in game action of multiplayer games kind of like Halo3.
In the end if you enjoyed GOW1 you will :love: this game it feels like Gears 2 and not like Gears 1.5 IMHO the story is better, the gameplays better, more boss fights [whisper]although the last boss was a bit of a disappointment[/whisper] the game is great and the multiplayer modes will keep a lot of people playing it online and having fun.
