Mansion

Power Weapons: 3 Gorgon/Boltok, Boomshot, Torque/Sniper, Ink/Frag

Mansion such a fun map, I’ve found out that 5 to Boomshot seems to work great, the sniper and torque don’t seem to be effective enough on mansion due to its small map. However like jacinto you can send 3 to torq/sniper and 2 to Boomshot, sending one down the bottom level to flank enemies. Very simple map, if you’re a lancerjunkie, watch out for using the chainsaw in the mansion plenty of chainsaw magnets that wil get you killed.

Pavillion

Power Weapons: 2 Gorgon/Boltok, 2 Ink/Frag, BoomShield, Mortar, Mulcher.

I love this map. My favorite strategy is 2 to the shield hall, 2 to the middle and 1 to mortar. The one to mortar goes grabs fires, the top tries to push, if they meet 0 resistance grab the shield and come down on the enemies. The 2 middle people rush to the mulcher one guards(the shotgunner) and the other grabs the Mulcher and fires cover fire. Again with the other maps you can cut up your 5 people between the 3 paths. (continue reading…)

There are several tips that can make anyone a greater player in Gears of War 2. This guide should help the basic player increase his skill I every game made by far. Some of these terms are hard to grasp by pictures and text alone. So I’m more than willing to show anyone what I mean in the game, my gamer tag is Gizmoh.

Top Ten Golden Rules

1. Know the maps
2. Know where your teammates are
3. Active reload as much as possible
4. Predict common moves
5. Communicate everything
6. Learn how to Shotgun effectively
7. Learn how to Hammerburst effectively
8. Learn how to Power Weapons
9. Learn how to Grenades
10. Speed and Accuracy

1.) First off I’ll explain the maps and some common ways they are worked. I’m assuming players will know the map layouts as I give strategies.

Avalanche

Power Weapons: Mulcher/Mortor, Ink/Frag, BoomShield, 2 Gorgon/Boltok, Torque,Boomshot(after avalanche)

There are a few different ways to run this map. The grenade path is to run out of the spawn and turn right, then left outside, and up and left again down to the grenades. Often times tossing a smoke across the map towards your mirror position, will slow down their grenade rushers.

Next, Mortart/Mulcher can be powerful if used as support and not a main weapon. The best thing to do in round 1 is to send 2 to each side and one grenade runner to measure your opponents. Then you can decide how many you need on each side, or you can simply flush all five down one side, and even 4 down one side leaving 1 down the other to hold them off until the 4 flank his opponents. The only bad thing about this map is the avalanche, it comes at random times and can be deadly if your not watching for it, however it doesn’t reach past the grenade spawn, so if your by the truck it will never reach you. Some advanced campers will post up in the spawn, and use the balcony to down their opponents, having a boltok makes this easier.

BloodDrive

Power Weapons: Torque/Sniper, 2 Gorgon/Boltok, Scorcher, 2 Ink/Frag

There are numerous strategies on this level. Starting with My favorite 3 to the middle 1 to the grenade and 1 down towards the middle but cut to the right for the scorcher, the scorcher then turns around and runs to support the middle, or if its an ink round runs up the enemy grenade tunnel. Another notable one is 4 to the middle 1 to the frag/ 5 into the middle. Some teams even post all 5 members on their stairs, using grenades and long range rifles to defend their grenade hall, the boltok/gorgon helps defend the stairs. The only problem with posting up there is sniper/torque can be devastating in a veterans hands, especially against campers. Now there are several strategies where you mix how many go middle and how many go down the tunnel and through the back into the enemy’s grenade tunnel. If your outnumbered, near the end of a round or its 3 of you and 2 bots posting up in the spawn can be efficient to the mediocre teams. This won’t stop a veteran team however. (continue reading…)