Comic-Con ’08: Gears of War 2 Features “Backwards Compatible” Linked Achievements

Cliff Bleszinski went on stage at Comic-Con ’08 today presenting Gears of War 2, giving fans a walkthrough of the Sinkhole level shown at E3 ’08. Dude Huge had two very interesting announcements for the crowd.

The first of the two announcements was that Steve Jablonsky, composer on films such as Transformers and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, is working on the score for Gears of War 2. He was said to have been at Skywalker Studios working on the final mix of the soundtrack.

The second of the announcement was that Gears of War 2 will feature “linked Achievements”. What that means is any goals you’ve reached in Gears of War will carry over into Gears of War 2 giving you bonuses. Luckily, Cliff Bleszinksi gave us some examples on how that will work.

• Complete Act One in Gears Of War, unlock a playable Anthony Carmine in Gears of War 2.
• Find 10 COG tags in Gears Of War, unlock Minh Young Kim in Gears of War 2.
• Kill Raam in Gears Of War, unlock a playable Raam in Gears of War 2.

A playable Raam? November couldn’t come any sooner.

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