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Gears 2 Flashback Map-pack: Now With Added Brown
Andy Butler | 8:47 PM on 10.19.2008 9 comments




Over at Pwn or Die they've got a quick side by side comparison of the redesigned Gears 1 maps against the original counterparts. Don't forget if you buy Gears 2 new you get these five maps for free, will this latest carrot-dangling exercise convince you to buy a game new that you would otherwise buy second hand? Or will you wait it out and get them as DLC later if the multiplayer has improved? I know I will be taking option two as the multiplayer element of Gears 1 didn't hold my interest, but who knows, maybe the co-op will be great and i'll have to buy it to play with my buddies.



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NotAZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/19/2008 21:12
NotAZombie
Interesting, I like the color filters they put the maps through.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/19/2008 21:52
Dan CiTi
Canals is the only one that isn't brown, grey, or dead green.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/19/2008 22:39
Kyousuke Nanbu
Sucks they brought back that highway one, that's all everyone wanted to play for a time.
ZServ's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/19/2008 22:55
ZServ
I dont even know if I'm picking up Gears 2, but thats interesting.
Tigo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2008 00:01
Tigo
WILL pick up gears2.
a_r_p's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2008 01:32
a_r_p
I would have gotten it new without the added incentive. Still; I'm looking forward to horde mode and co-op campaign more then the traditional multiplayer.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2008 08:33
Too Much Coffee Man
If it's a game worth playing longer than a week it's a game worth buying new. People should support the companies who make good games so they continue to make good games. Buying used, the developers don't see a dime.

Also, the maps won't be available as DLC later on. If you want them you have to buy it new, it's the only way to get them.
MYL0R's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2008 10:59
MYL0R
I was buying this new already, but this is kinda nice.
I love the multiplayer from Gears 1, so I'm excited about Gears 2. I also think the single player campaign will be better.

As for the new(old) maps, I'm a bit disappointed. I'm excited to see NEW maps, new environments to battle over. Everyone will just want to play the old maps.

But it could serve well. I'm interested to see how the new gametypes affect the new and old maps. I know that Tyro Station was my favorite map to play for the capture point game type(forget what it was called). Trying to cap the mark in the middle of the tracks was always fun. For normal Execution, it was horrible.
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