Top 10: Things that will make Gears of War 2 great

While we wait for the sequel announcement, here's what we want to see in Gears of War 2.

When the sequel to Gears of War hits it's likely to be huge. When you think about massive franchises you think of Halo, GTA, Gran Turismo, Call of Duty and little else. But Gears has quickly become a contender to join this elite group. We put our minds together here at VideoGamer.com to come up with the Top 10: Things that will make Gears of War 2 great, in the hope that these will make the sequel even better than the original and give Microsoft and Epic another monster hit.

10. Better vehicle sections

We can't be the only ones who didn't think much of the vehicle sections in Gears of War. Shooting Krull out of the sky with a light isn't out idea of fun, and we expect much better in the sequel. We want to look at the vehicles in Gears 2 like we look at the APC in Aliens - one of the coolest vehicles in movie history. Gears of War didn't feature areas open enough to use a vehicle in anything other than specially designed levels, and that's fine, but Epic better make those levels seat of your pants stuff in the sequel. A thrilling level on-board an attack helicopter wouldn't be bad either.

9. More variety in environments please

We love how Gears of War looks, but the game is a little dreary and grey. We'd love to see some more vibrant colours and perhaps some locations that haven't been destroyed until we get there. Imagine how surreal a fight would be if you're pinned down behind some trees on the edge of a beautiful meadow. The locust could be pummelling heavy fire at you, churning up the ground, until the whole place is decimated. Speaking of destruction, it'd be nice if Epic could include more destructible objects. If we're camped behind a concrete block we want to feel like we're still in danger if too much is chipped away by enemy fire.