Gears of War 2 2008

About

The main story takes about 8 hours, doing everything about 22 hours. It was nominated for 4 awards.

Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter built around tactical use of cover. Players fight through a campaign as a soldier of the Coalition of Ordered Governments, carrying a limited loadout of weapons and using cover, melee attacks, and the series' chainsaw bayonet against enemy forces. It supports cooperative campaign play and a range of competitive multiplayer modes, and introduces Horde mode, in which up to five players survive escalating waves of enemies together.

Story

Set on the planet Sera some months after the previous game, the war between humanity and the underground Locust Horde reignites when Locust forces begin sinking entire cities. With the last major human stronghold under threat, the Coalition of Ordered Governments launches a large offensive to take the fight into the depths of the planet. Sergeant Marcus Fenix leads Delta Squad underground to strike at the Locust directly, while his comrade Dom Santiago continues a personal search for his missing wife.

What is happening now

Gears of War 2 is the sequel to Epic Games' flagship third-person shooter, released for Xbox 360 in 2008. The game continues the series' cover-based combat and co-op campaign focus while expanding the multiplayer suite. Years after its original launch, the title has attracted attention from the modding community. An unofficial PC port has surfaced, created by a developer known as Helios, enabling players to experience the single-player campaign and co-op modes on PC for the first time through unofficial means. This development marks renewed interest in the aging shooter, though availability remains outside official channels.