Alright the most hyped game of this year for the 360 as we all know is gears of war 2, The game is already looking to be a huge improvement upon the first one. a few things that i've seen while watching videos is the new takedowns they all seem to make you look bad ass, it seems while your down you can crawl around, the new chainsawing someone from behind seems to be a bit faster than a regular chainsaw, the new chainsaw battles make the game seem more intense and lastly getting hit by bullets will slow your character down. It seems from those videos that gears is going to be what it was meant to be a tactical shooter which means we're going to see less and less of people charing around with their shotguns and more of people taking cover using the lancer and new pistols. They have also added some game modes 1.wingman (it's alot like halo's multi-team where it's you and a buddy against everyone else) 2.Meatflag (CTF with a neutral body shield in the center you have to take back to your base) along with a horde mode that pits you and a couple of your buddies against massive swarms of enemies. The multiplayer isn't just changing in game, it's also taking the halo matchmaking system (which in my honest opinion is the best one i've seen&used) this means that ranked matches will be faster,better and more enjoyable. The achievements have also been improved since gears1 the ranked achievements, some people have reported having between 14,000-27,000 kills in ranked before they finally got seriously. this game has what epic likes to call seriously 2.0 which is rewarded to players who get an overall kill count of 100,000 this means kills in story,horde,local,system link,player and ranked will all count towards the achievement plus all the other multiplayer achievements can be earned without requiring xbox live or playing ranked matches. this game also removes the so called "Host advantage" which i honestly say i don't believe in i usually beat the host in most cases and i've never seen them move quicker or anything, what i assume is people on xbl need something to bitch about and well just because someone wins the game and they happen to be host they have some kind of advantage. personally what i think the advantage is the fact they can boot people, i have booted several people for being idiots/glitches/just plain assholes i mean i understand that player matches are for fun and all but it doesn't mean you have the right to cuss people out or the right to "Crab" walk or team kill it ruins the game for other people. also a few other things i've read they are doing, 1.They are removing the active sniper down, it'll do some damage and it'll reload faster this is something that alot of people boot you for on xbl in the first they get annoied that your good at activing and you keep downing them. 2.Torque bow headshot, when you get a headshot with a torque bow it will decapitate the person and the bolt will continue until it hits a wall or person meaning in theory that you can get a 2 for 1. this game is something to look forward to for all fans of the series and all tactical shooters.