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Gears of War 2: Dark Corners

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5.1 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Microsoft

Developer: Epic Games

Genre(s): Third-Person Shooter, Action

Players: 10

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: July 28, 2009

Summary

[Dowloadable Content] This downloadable content pack features 7 new Gears 2 multiplayer maps and a bonus deleted single-player chapter, "Road to Ruin," from the Gears of War 2 campaign. In "Road to Ruin," Marcus and Dom navigate the treacherous Locust highway, choosing stealth or blazing action to survive. For multiplayer fans, the 7 maps include a new War Machine, the much-requested Gears 1 map; Allfathers Garden, a heavy-weapons battle at a COG landmark; Highway, a fight deep in the Locust Hollow; Memorial, a battle at the Tomb of the Unknowns; Nowhere, a firefight in an old motel; Way Station, an unpredictable battlefield with parallel paths; and Sanctuary, a reimagined favorite from Gears for Windows. [Microsoft]

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What The Critics Said

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WonderwallWeb

Dark Corners and its DLC collected All Fronts edition both offer great value for money and is just begging you to give it a download, you wont regret it.

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Multiplayer.it

A package all of Gears of War 2 fans will be surely please to download and play. A new single player campaign chapter, 7 new maps and a new take on the classical gameplay make up for an experience surely worth of the price.

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GamesNation

Gears of War 2: Dark Corners is nothing more and nothing less than a well-tailored Map Pack, yet it’s absolutely a must-have for all GoW fans. For your 1200 MS points you also get to play part of a previously cut scene from the single player campaign.

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Impulsegamer

In conclusion, if you are a Gears of War fan, than this is a must have download and although the single-player level will have most Gears of Wars gamers finish it in no-time, the stealth aspect of this level will allow you to finish it another way.

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3DJuegos

Dark Corners is a very suitable downloadable content for GOW2 fans looking for more multiplayer maps and, above all, an additional hour of campaign gameplay. A must-have for Gears of War fans.

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GameZone

Despite the underwhelming Road to Ruin deleted scene (I guess it was deleted for a reason), the multiplayer maps are great.

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Games Master UK

We see why "Road to Ruin" was a 'deleted scene," but Gears 2 remains bloody brill. [Oct 2009, p.71]

Eurogamer Spain

Dark Corners is the best Gears of War 2 DLC published. It has some great multiplayer maps and also a peek at what was left at the designer's table when developing the main game.

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Strategy Informer

If you've forgotten just how much fun Gears' 2 multiplayer can be, whether co-op campaign, Horde mode or straight-up ranked play takes your fancy, now would be the time to step back into the fray.

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IGN

If you're still playing Gears of War 2 online and have managed to struggle through its rocky development since the game's launch, then you're going to want this content.

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Kikizo

Never bring a chainsaw bayonet to a game of cloaks and daggers. The new maps are great, but that stealth sequence should have stayed dead.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

Great new maps, but deleted scene too short. [Oct 2009, p.92]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 5.1 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Sanzee B. gave it an8:
Adds to the success of the Gears of War franchise, but falls short in of itself. Still, a fantastic add-on to a fantastic title. Stand-alone, however, it doesn't make the top 10. I'd rate it the 11th best game add-on of all time.

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