TheTwoEyedSaiKlopz

Game companies have been swindling us gamers for our money since the beginning of time. Yet we as gamers take this into consideration and still go out and support these billion dollar franchises. For the most part these companies create exciting new products that allow us to spend countless hours having fun. When a company creates a great game the companies get lot's of money and recognition for it. When these same companies decide to make a sequel they feel since they have a name for themselves it does not matter what type of product they put out as long as it's new.WRONG!!!!! Gears of War is a perfect example of that.For those who don't know I have a bad obsession for video games I own over 100 plus games. I guess that makes me a qualified critic of games.  This is not a review of  the game but more of a opinion of the franchise that puts these two games out. I really do like both games but I have a major problems with the second game for a number reasons. If your going to make a sequel to a game with a huge fan base you have to retain certain things from the first game that worked. Gears of War 2 tries to do everything possible to be different from it's older brother (gears of war 1) that it is quite frustrating. I loved Gears Of War 1 because it was just a better multi player experience game play wise and social wise. Where as Gears Of War 2 is a complete pile of annoying new features. I hate the matchmaking (that is a complete rip-off) of Halo 3 and I hate the fact you only get to play 5 matches a game unless it's private(and private matches in gears 2 are hardly ever used), the weapons feel and sound weaker like the sniper rifle which was my favorite weapon in the first and now I barely touch it in the 2Nd game and lastly the smoke grenade in Gears 2 is the most annoying game play feature I have ever encountered. Seriously not only does it make your character lag, it causes you two fall on the floor and allow some moron to easily kill  you because your on the ground vulnerable like a feeble old man whose fallen and can't get up. Why Epic Why? How strategic is a smoke grenade that doesn't kill you but allows someone to kill you in the gayest way ever created possible in any video game.Was Gears Of War 1 not the success you expected. If so I think your sequel is a complete waste of money and time. Since I have rebooted my copy of Gears of War 1 I have not experienced all of the gayness that is Gears of War 2.