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Contents

  • ACT I: Tip of the Spear
    • Chapter 1: Welcome to Delta
    • Chapter 2: Desperation
    • Chapter 3: Rolling Thunder
    • Chapter 4: The Big Push
    • Chapter 5: Roadblocks
    • Chapter 6: Digging In
  • Cog Intel Archive
    • War Journal
    • Achievements
  • ACT IV: Hive
    • Chapter 1: Priorities
    • Chapter 2: Answers
    • Chapter 3: Hornets’ Nest
    • Chapter 4: No Turning Back
    • Chapter 5: The Best-Laid Plans
    • Chapter 6: Royal Inquisition
  • Locust Databank
    • The Locust
  • ACT II: Denizens
    • Chapter 1: Scattered
    • Chapter 2: Indigenous Creatures
    • Chapter 3: Disturbing Revelations
    • Chapter 4: Sinking Feeling
    • Chapter 5: Captivity
    • Chapter 6: Intestinal Fortitude
  • ACT III: Gathering Storm
    • Chapter 1: Dirty Little Secret
    • Chapter 2: Origins
    • Chapter 3: Rude Awakening
    • Chapter 4: Ascension
    • Chapter 5: Displacement
    • Chapter 6: Brackish Waters
  • ACT V: Aftermath
    • Chapter 1: Escape
    • Chapter 2: Desperate Stand
    • Chapter 3: Free Parking
    • Chapter 4: Tenuous Footing
    • Chapter 5: Closure
  • Multiplayer Warfare
    • Tactics
    • Playing With Others
    • Multiplayer Modes
    • Avalanche
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Blood Drive
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Day One
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Hail
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Jacinto
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Pavilion
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • River
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Ruins
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Security
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
    • Stasis
      • Overview
      • Reconnaissance
      • Team Strategies
  • Cog Armory
    • Overview
    • Large Weapons
    • Heavy Weapons
    • Pistols
    • Grenades
  • Downloadable Content
    • Overview
    • Canals
    • Gridlock
    • Mansion
    • Subway
    • Tyro Station
  • Welcome Back!
    • Overview
    • What’s New?
    • Controls
    • Cover

Gears of War 2 Guide › Welcome Back!

Overview

Gears of War 2 improves on every aspect of the first game—the campaign is larger, longer, and filled with even more amazing encounters. Multiplayer has been massively improved, with many new game modes and tweaks to improve the multiplayer experience. The cover system has been polished, refining the core mechanic that defines Gears of War gameplay.

We hope you use this guide to enhance your enjoyment of Gears of War 2. We’ve provided all the coverage you could possibly want within these pages. Our complete campaign walkthrough, which includes all the War journal collectible locations, uses a new style that we hope you find helpful and intuitive.

We’ve also greatly expanded the multiplayer coverage, giving it as much care and attention as the campaign. Long after you finish going through the campaign, many of you will still be playing multiplayer, and we hope the information we provide creates a strong foundation for your multiplayer beat-downs.

I’m New to Gears!

What are you doing starting with Gears of War 2?! Go find a copy of Gears of War and play through the campaign! Seriously, the storyline of Gears of War 2 picks up a few months after the events in Gears of War, and you’ll appreciate it that much more if you’ve played the first game.

Of course, if you’re more of a multiplayer person, you can find plenty to keep you occupied. The many multiplayer modes and improved matchmaking make it easy to play with your friends online, either competitively or in the cooperative Horde mode.

Check out the multiplayer section of this guide for more details on the maps, how the weapons specs change, and a range of tactical advice.

Multiplayer Evolution

We know multiplayer coverage in any print guide is always a tricky thing. No one really knows how the multiplayer experience will play out in the real world until weeks or months after the game ships.

To that end, we’ve provided detailed maps, plenty of weapon stats, as well as information on tweaks and tidbits that aren’t immediately noticeable when you first start playing.

As the community improves, the tactics and strategies used by loners, duos, and full teams will evolve, but we’ll give you a solid edge over players who jump in cold.

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