After having had a few days to delve deep into the demo for GRAW 2's multiplayer, we don't feel that it has made the same steps forward as the single player has. We're still stuck with no cover system, but we do get the new full screen cross-com by holding down the right bumper. The Co-Op missions are a lot of fun, and the ability to invite friends to games in a demo is really nice, but the user interface is more or less identical to the previous version. Sure, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, but GRAW's UI wasn't exactly perfect. The graphics in multiplayer did however look closer to the caliber of the single player, but their still is a noticeable difference between the two. With the game having gone gold recently, it looks like we won't have long to find out how the retail version is. What did you think of the demo? Does it make you want to buy GRAW 2, or do you pretty much have to because "everyone else" is?
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3-01-2007 @ 4:40PM
Maclintok said...
R6 happens to be one of the healthiest multiplayer titles on XBL, cover system intact. What's GRAW's excuse?
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3-01-2007 @ 5:21PM
Danny said...
@ Justin
I agree with you 100% about the sluggish controls.
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3-01-2007 @ 6:02PM
Insomnious said...
Same old, same old. Still be buying it, as it's a staple multiplayer game with some damn fine co-op.
Although I am a little disappointed that the HUD remains the same - it looks like a game of Geometry Wars with diamonds, squares etc. cluttering up the screen.
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3-01-2007 @ 8:11PM
jayw said...
Killer Deal - Buy.com has GRAW 2 for $53.99!
http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=203929179
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3-01-2007 @ 8:30PM
Matt said...
I thought the graphics were a little better. For some reason the explosions seemed kind of crappy compared to original GRAW. The one thing that pissed me off were the controls they changed. When you're a grenadier, you have to hold A + D-pad to switch to the grenade launcher, while in the original GRAW you just had to tap B. I just thought it was pain in the ass
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3-01-2007 @ 9:19PM
refinedsugar said...
This is one that really has me on the fence. Big GR fan ... loved GRAW ... and I'm not going bananas over the lack of a MP cover system in the sequel, but $50+ for new maps and touched up graphics doesn't seem quite enough. I get the idea the MP might just be a retread of my time so the SP experience has to step it up.
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3-02-2007 @ 12:31AM
homer34 said...
ill stick with vegas.
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