Video: Gears of War 2 gameplay, cutscenes and achievement tracker

by Dustin Burg { Oct 1st 2008 at 4:30PM }

Spoiler alert for those who don't want their Gears of War 2 experience ... erm, spoiled?

After the break, we've embedded two new Gears 2 videos that showcase some of the campaign's in-game footage including both Hospital and Landown missions. These new videos also show off some of the missions' cutscenes so, if you're uneasy about seeing even the slightest bit about the campaign, then these vids may not be for you. But if you're adventurous enough to watch, you'll see some amazing action, mortar madness, Ticker ticking, and achievement tracker tracking. Yummy yum yum!

Tags: epic, epic-games, gears-of-war-2, gow2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Majormayhem03 @ Oct 1st 2008 4:41PM

SWEET! GoW 2 is so sick. Can't wait.

Have one question, though. What was that little box that popped up every time he curb stomped or had a head shot? It said, "Kick 'Em While They're Down". And the other was the head shot one.

Zeus.:God @ Oct 1st 2008 4:51PM

That was the achievement tracker that everyone's so excited about. Whenever you do something that counts toward an achievement, it will show your progress to getting it.

Can Dulgar @ Oct 1st 2008 4:52PM

That's the achievement counter thing... It just keeps track of your stats for the achievements.

Urza @ Oct 1st 2008 10:45PM

It does look great. The achievement tracking is awesome, no more guessing if a kill counted or not. Should help in multiplayer games too.

Xyer @ Oct 1st 2008 4:48PM

I don't know if it's just my connection, but the videos were laggy as hell.

Sounds like it's a different women voicing Anya, though I can't really tell.

JerkfacedFed @ Oct 1st 2008 11:07PM

wrong and wrong.

why did you post

BUGz @ Oct 1st 2008 4:53PM

To majormayhem -That box is the new "achievement tracker"tells you the name of the achievement and how many more you need and how many you've done :) PRETTY DAMM AWESOME!!!

Rick @ Oct 1st 2008 4:54PM

Nothing too spoilery in that, actually.

I really like how aggressive the Reavers are, dropping down to attack and then jumping back up into the air. It's nice that there will be some amount of challenge right off the bat (at least, that's how it's looking so far).

Can Dulgar @ Oct 1st 2008 4:57PM

You just know those exploding crabs are going to be a biyyatch on insane....

Gamertag: GOPAL892005 @ Oct 3rd 2008 8:36AM

tut,tut,tut - they're called 'Tickers' :p

Bobluling @ Oct 1st 2008 5:12PM

I just wet my self.

Nov 7th cannot come soon enough.

xFenixKnightx (Mr ESC Resurrection Force) @ Oct 1st 2008 5:20PM

Boioioioiiiiing!!!! :P

DarkNightRJ @ Oct 1st 2008 5:20PM

Im not watching but I looked at the achievement tracker. That is cool.

edward camp @ Oct 1st 2008 5:30PM

The game is looking more and more amazing.....

philmcphail (Free Mr.ESC!) @ Oct 1st 2008 5:28PM

OMG!!! AWESOME!!! heh, LOL ive preordered the Special edition version of this game for over a month now and I still don't even know whats in it!

tinker_xp @ Oct 1st 2008 6:00PM

Nice video's but what's happened to Baird and the cole train?

Gamertag: GOPAL892005 @ Oct 1st 2008 6:08PM

i'm not watching the video, but i noticed the achievement tracker in the previous Vid (the one showing the Skorge for the 1st time).

the achievement tracker is a great addition & should be standard in all games IMO - it was so handy in the Orange Box :) - would come in v.usefull for the Seriously 2.0 achievement :)

Urza @ Oct 1st 2008 10:46PM

*nods*

GRAW 1&2, Orange Box, and now Gears 2. Achievement tracking should be a standard feature some how.

itsburnsie @ Oct 1st 2008 6:12PM

Um... WOW!?

I'll be pulling a Cartman and freezing myself until November 7th if I see too many more vids like these... can't wait for this game!

Anticrawl @ Oct 1st 2008 6:50PM

Glad someone finally took Valve's take on the achievement tracker and implimented it into another game. That was one of the best features of the Orange Box besides the incredible subtitles that included sound directions.

CB @ Oct 1st 2008 6:55PM

This shows nothing more than what trailers leading up to the game would show. Pretty insane that it's getting near!

CABALLOTE @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:29AM

loving it. I had gears 2 reserved since it was first mentioned. Gamestop jerked me the last time said they would have it on launch. Never came, went to Walmart, had the Limited Edition. Snagged it up, went back to Gaystop and got my money back! The rest as we all know was history. Gosh, remember when you first popped gears in and Dom starts talking to you and you're like, "Dang, I get to play already?" Sshweet! Looking forward to Gears 2 BIGTIME! I almost wanna drive over to Epic Games (I live in Fay., near Cary in NC) and snatch it up from 'em, I can't wait!