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2008

Gears of War 2: 8 Game of the Year awards

Gears of War 2 is a 2008 third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War series, with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski.

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Gears of War 2 finished #5 in the 2008 race, with 8 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 8Total awards
  • 6Media outlets
  • 2Readers' choice
  • 5Countries

Game facts Hand-verified

How the co-op works. Two-player split-screen campaign co-op, plus five-player Horde online.

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opYes
  • Couch co-opYes
  • Split screenYes
  • Online co-opYes
  • Players on one console2
  • Players online5
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerYes
  • Released7 November 2008
  • DeveloperEpic Games
  • PublisherXbox Game Studios
  • third-person shooter
  • post-apocalyptic video game
  • X-BOX 360

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States3
Saudi Arabia2
Spain1
United Kingdom1
Australia1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Eurogamer Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2008
Gamerz GaloreUnited States2008
GamestyleUnited Kingdom2008
iafrica.comSaudi Arabia2008
iafrica.com Reader's Game of the Year ReadersSaudi Arabia2008
iTWireAustralia2008
Loot NinjaUnited States2008
VentureBeatUnited States2008

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