Gears of War 2 vs. Resistance 2: Round 1

By William Usher: 2008-09-01 13:36:48

Here at Blend Games we’ve always had a penchant for rivalries and game-related match-ups. You might remember the battle between Metroid Prime 3 and Halo 3? Or perhaps the tug-of-war between Free Radical’s Haze and Bungie’s Halo 3? Well we’re at it again. This time it’s none other than Gears of War 2 and Resistance: Fall of Man 2. So, we welcome you to this three round bout between two of fall’s biggest exclusives. Both Microsoft and Sony are pulling out the stops for the Xbox 360 and PS3's first-party action games, and neither game is seeking to disappoint. So let’s not waste time and get right to what everyone came here to find out: which game, so far, looks like it’ll prove to be the better game?

Round 1: Who has the better E3 trailer?

Coming off one of the biggest events of the year, namely E3, gamers are usually more psyched about an upcoming title rather than any other time of the year. E3 trailers are also the perfect prerequisite for getting gamers geeked over the upcoming holiday season. As I always say, a well placed ad or a kick-butt clip will speak volumes over any interview or fact sheet. And both Epic and Insomniac have released their respective E3 trailers, designating how cool each game could be. Neither game, though, has an E3 trailer that definitively displays all the features that will be present in the final product, but both do a good job of showcasing why both games are highly anticipated.

For this round there isn’t much of a point in dictating who wins, given that readers will be doing the voting. However, I would like to point out that Resistance 2 shows a purview of amazing colors and atmospheric clarity in its trailer. The following R2 trailer also does a good job of showing players what sort of environments they will be traversing...and it has a general cinematic feel to the presentation of the trailer. Gears of War 2 , on the other hand, shows off more gameplay elements – like using enemies for cover fire, or showing off the massive amount of characters that can be on the screen at once. The following Gears 2 trailer also introduces gamers to the new lighting system Epic has appended to the Unreal Engine. After viewing the trailers be sure to vote for which game has the better E3 trailer below.

Gears of War 2

Resistance: Fall of Man 2

Gears of War Vs. Resistance: Fall of Man 2

Who has the better E3 trailer?