No: Gears of War 2 collected 8 Game of the Year awards in 2008 and finished No. 5; the season went to Fallout 3 with 69. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto IV its Game of the Year.
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.
How many Game of the Year awards did Gears of War 2 win?
Gears of War 2 won 8 Game of the Year awards in the 2008 season — 3.7% of every award tracked that season. 6 came from editorial picks and 2 from readers' polls, across 5 countries.
Did Gears of War 2 win Game of the Year?
No. It finished No. 5 in 2008, behind Fallout 3, which collected 69 Game of the Year awards.
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How the co-op works. Two-player split-screen campaign co-op, plus five-player Horde online.