Brumak Rodeo (Gears of War 2)
In the Gears of War universe, the Brumaks are kinda like the Godzillas of the Locust Horde. They’re big, ugly monsters with a ton of eyes and razor sharp teeth that stomp around and take out anything in their path. To make matters worse, their heads have machine guns, and one arm has a rocket launcher strapped to it. That could only be more unfair if the tail was a sword or they breathed fire. When one showed up in the first game, Delta straight up ran away from it because it was too much to handle. PC players actually got a chance to go up against the Brumak and defeat it, and Xbox One players later got in on the experience with the Ultimate Edition.
Gears 2 just decides to throw the Brumaks in your face and let you go up against them. Whether by mortar or by turret, you end up turning plenty of the beasts into bloody pulps by the time the campaign is over. The tipping point is during the final act of the game, where Marcus and Dom have to make their way to a cave to help the rest of the COG plant a bomb. With no other alternative, Marcus decides that he and Dom have to ride a Brumak. “If they can ride em, so can we,” he declares. Playing as the Brumak is simple and rewarding, and it’s hard not to feel like you’re controlling a Megazord. Certainly worthy of being called badass.
