Ah, Cliffy B. Two earrings? Really?

Nevermind. Gears 2 looks hot. I have to admit, I never got around to finishing Gears of War, but I fully intend to before the sequel rolls around. And who can resist the allure of the rolling, soft-bodied meatcube? A more frightening enemy has never been imagined; it is almost Cthulu-esque in nature. Even though that was just a tech demo, if that thing isn’t in there, I’m going to be pissed.

Minor quibbles: the giant hulking frame of Marcus Phoenix Feenix still moves with an unnerving speed when taking cover or ducking. I swear the animation for diving behind a wall is, like, 2 frames. And I laughed out loud when he took a locust as an “inhuman shield”… like the other locust give a fuck what happens to that one??

You gotta give Epic props though. The cover system is quickly becoming standard-issue in third-person shooters, and it’s mostly due to what they did with it in Gears 1.