Online play returns in Gears of War 2 with a few more hiccups than it did in the previous game. Connecting to matches can be less than great, and if the host leaves, the entire game is disbanded. Once you get online, however, the gameplay is mostly stellar. There are a few balancing issues with the chainsaw not lowering when it should, but I have no doubt that the connectivity issue will be fixed with the next patch at the very least. And there is no denying the sheer fun of the online play. Plenty of maps populate the game; all of which seem to always feel very balanced.

Gears of War 2 successfully expands on nearly everything the first game did right and some. Although, the ending isn’t what it could have been the single-player is good as is the multiplayer. Plenty of maps and the addition of Horde mode will surely keep players coming back for as many sequels as they will make – that is as long as they are of the impressive quality that Gears of War 2 is