Gears of War 2 Collectible Locations Guide
By SuperSonic67

Latest update: Version 1.0
V1.0 Completed on: 07/11/2008 Submitted on: 07/11/2008

This guide can be found on the following websites:
http://scathingaccuracy.com
http://gamefaqs.com

The original guide is here:
http://scathingaccuracy.com/article.asp?guide/2008.11.06-Shepton

If you wish to host the guide on your site, let me know.

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Contents

1.0 Introduction

2.0 About Collectibles

3.0 Frequently Asked Questions

4.0 Collectible Locations
     4.1     Act 1: Tip of the Spear
     4.2     Act 2: Denizens
     4.3     Act 3: Gathering Storm
     4.4     Act 4: Hive
     4.5     Act 5: Aftermath

5.0 Important Information
     5.1     Version History
     5.2     Legal stuff
     5.3     Credits and special thanks
     5.4     Contact the author

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1.0 Introduction

This guide details the location of every collectible item in Gears of War 2;
COG tags, journals, newspapers and so on.

In addition to a written description of each item's location, I will also be
providing a video walkthrough, which will be available on youtube in the next
couple of days on the channel below, so keep an eye out:
http://youtube.com/ScathingAccuracy

You'll be able to find the original, nicer-looking version of this guide, as
well as the video all on one page here:
http://scathingaccuracy.com/article.asp?guide/2008.11.06-Shepton

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2.0 About Collectibles

Collectibles are items that you can pick up or investigate throughout Gears of
War 2. Doing so earns the following achievements:

Collector - Recover 5 collectibles (any difficulty) - 5 gamerscore
Pack Rat - Recover 20 collectibles (any difficulty) - 15 gamerscore
Completionist - Recover all 41 collectibles (any difficulty) - 30 gamerscore

Collectibles can be obtained on any difficulty level. It doesn't matter if you
miss some during a single play through the game, you can load whatever chapter
you want, in any difficulty level, and any missed collectibles will always be 
there.

Collectibles disappear once you've collected them, so if you're looking for one
and it's not there, you probably already got it.

Thankfully Gears of War 2 has a War Journal that keeps track of the collectibles
that you've obtained and the ones you haven't, and what chapter they're in, etc.

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3.0 Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I can't find a certain collectible. Help?
A: This guide explains everything you could possibly need to know about
where to find each and every collectible. If you can't figure it out by
reading this guide, wait for the video which should be up in the next couple
of days: http://youtube.com/ScathingAccuracy

You may also want to check whether or not you've already picked it up, so 
can't see it any more. Check your War Journal's Collectibles section to see
which ones you've yet to find.

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4.0 Collectible Locations

4.1 Act 1: Tip of the Spear

Chapter 1: Welcome to Delta
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#1 and #2)

Collectible 01: The Eagle Newspaper
When you start the game, be sure to take the Training option. Right 
after you begin, head down the alley and keep an eye out on the floor
for The Eagle Newspaper, it's in the middle of the street.

Collectible 02: Ambulance Driver's Log
Once you drop down the ladder at the end of the Training section, go
right and enter the garage to find the Ambulance Driver's Log.

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Chapter 2: Desperation
Collectibles in this chapter: 5 (#3, #4, #5, #6 and #7)

Collectible 03: Doctor's Journal
After your first encounter with locusts in the hospital, you'll be 
in a long room overlooking the floor below you. Head to the left of 
the room and into a small adjacent room to find the Doctor's Journal.

Collectible 04: Jacinto Medical Center File
A few rooms ahead you'll find a large, enclosed reception desk in the 
center of the room. Check the floor inside to find the Jacinto Medical
Center File.

Collectible 05: COG Letterhead
Right beside the cafeteria is a small room with a desk and a computer.
Inside this room is the COG Letterhead. You should unlock the "Collector"
achievement at this point, if you're getting all of the collectibles in
order.

Collectible 06: COG Proclamation
The COG Proclamation is on the second floor of the hospital's lobby, near
some ammo just as you enter the room.

Collectible 07: COG Tags: Private Dylan Murphy
As soon as you exit the hospital turn right and you'll find these tags
behind a pillar.

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Chapter 3: Rolling Thunder
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#8 and #9)

Collectible 08: Grindlift Spec Sheet
The spec sheet is right behind you as you start, on the wall.

Collectible 09: Ammo Requisition Form
When you get off the rig to defend Dizzy, check to the left of the rig.
It's near some bushes and ammo.

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Chapter 4: The Big Push
Collectibles in this chapter: None.

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Chapter 5: Roadblocks
Collectibles in this chapter: 4 (#10, #11, #12 and #13)

Collectible 10: Jacinto Sentinel Newspaper
In the first building you enter in this chapter, check upstairs. The
Jacinto Sentinel Newspaper is near some grenades.

Collectible 11: Memorial Inscription
After getting rid of the Tickers, check the wall of the war memorial
to find the Memorial Inscription.

Collectible 12: Landown Delivery Driver's Note
This collectible can be found on the floor at the back of the Imulsion
station.

Collectible 13:  COG Tags: Private Samuel Lee
About half way through the tunnel, your way is blocked by wrecked
cars. BEFORE you go up the short set of steps that bring you to these
cars, check to the left and you'll find a room with the tags inside.

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Chapter 6: Digging In
Collectibles in this chapter: None.

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4.2 Act 2: Denizens

Chapter 1: Scattered
Collectibles in this chapter: None.

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Chapter 2: Indigenous Creatures
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#14 and #15)

Collectible 14: Gear Journal
When you find the second Rockworm, go left and cut through the vines.
You'll find a Grindlift, some ammo, and the journal here.

Collectible 15: Kantus Scroll
After you reach the top of the spire and kill the Reaver that appears,
you can find the Kantus scroll behind the Troika at the back of the
platform.

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Chapter 3: Disturbing Revelations
Collectibles in this chapter: 1 (#16)

Collectible 16: Locust Emblem
After your first encounter in this chapter with Drones, Wretches and
Kantus, go through the doors and you'll find the emblem near some
ammo.

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Chapter 4: Sinking Feeling
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#17 and #18)

Collectible 17: Ilima Help Wanted Ad
Up the path, right of the Bloodmounts. It's on the overlook that
faces the snipers, near a Gorgon pistol.

Collectible 18: COG Tags: Hank Bissell
On your way out shortly after Cole saves you, the tags can be found 
just inside the building.

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Chapter 5: Captivity
Collectibles in this chapter: 1 (#19)

Collectible 19: Stranded Journal (Jennifer)
After releasing Baird from his cell, check to the right in a small
alcove.

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Chapter 6: Intestinal Fortitude
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#20 and #21)

Collectible 20: Car Gold Magazine
Head left as soon as you start the chapter and you'll find the 
magazine on the floor. If you're getting the collectibles in
order, you'll get the second Collectible achievement, Pack Rat,
here.

Collectible 21: COG Tags
These can be a little hard to see. After you find Carmine, but before
you reach the ramp, look around on the floor to the left.

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4.3 Act 3: Gathering Storm

Chapter 1: Dirty Little Secret
Collectibles in this chapter: None.

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Chapter 2: Origins
Collectibles in this chapter: 3 (#22, #23 and #24)

Collectible 22: New Hope Journal
After Command tells you to proceed deeper into the facility, check
in the small office to the right as you enter the new room. The
journal is near a Boltok pistol.

Collectible 23: New Hope Memo
This collectible is in a small room connected to the main hallway.
You have to kick down a door in this room to reach the memo.

Collectible 24: New Hope Medical File
Later in the chapter, you'll come across a room with a few turrets
on the ceiling, with a switch at the back of the room to deactivate
them. In the small room behind the switch you can find the New
Hope Medical File.

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Chapter 3: Rude Awakening
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#25 and #26)

Collectible 25: New Hope Journal
After exiting the facility, DO NOT get on the train.
Go right instead and go inside the small building. The New Hope
Journal is on the floor at the back.

Collectible 26: Captivity Marks
Before boarding the final train, turn around and go inside the
building at the back of the train yard. In here you'll find the
Captivity Marks scratched on a wall.

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Chapter 4: Ascension
Collectibles in this chapter: None.

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Chapter 5: Displacement
Collectibles in this chapter: 1 (#27)

Collectible 27: Stranded's Journal
After you fight the flame grenadier and destroy the gunboat, check
in the middle of the area for a short set of steps. The Stranded's
Journal is at the top of them.

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Chapter 6: Brackish Waters
Collectibles in this chapter: None.

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4.4 Act 4: Hive

Chapter 1: Priorities
Collectibles in this chapter: 1 (#28)

Collectible 28: Locust Terminal
The Locust Terminal is in the same room where you have to activate a
terminal to search for Maria. DO NOT activate the first terminal yet.
Instead, check the second terminal and you'll get this collectible.

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Chapter 2: Answers
Collectibles in this chapter: 1 (#29)

Collectible 29: Locust Prisoner's Journal
When the Mauler, Theron Guard and Drones have left or been dealt with,
before checking the terminal, look to the left of it near the cavern
wall to find the Locust Prisoner's Journal.

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Chapter 3: Hornet's Nest
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#30 and #31)

Collectible 30: Locust Jailer Document
Just downstairs from where you enter, turn right and head down the
small corridor. You'll find the Locust Jailer Document on the floor.

Collectible 31: Human Finger Necklace
This one can be easy to miss. After you defeat the pair of Grinders
which come out of the large doors, you'll need to roadie run to enter
the small room with the Troika before the door closes. If you don't get
through the door in time, roadie run up the steps and across the room
and you can get in the second door before it shuts. The collectible is
behind the Troika.

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Chapter 4: No Turning Back
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#32 and #33)

Collectible 32: Locust Calendar
Up the stairs just after you start the chapter. It's the round thing with
glowing orange lights on it, against the wall.

Collectible 33: Locust Defensive Plans
After pulling the lever to extend the bridge, run across it and turn left.
The Locust Defensive Plans are at the end of the hall.

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Chapter 5: The Best-Laid Plans
Collectibles in this chapter: 2: (#34 and #35)

Collectible 34: Locust Invasion Map
Before getting on the lift, proceed around the outside of the palace to
find the invasion map in a little alcove just past the lift.

Collectible 35: Trinity of Worms
Before heading down the spiral staircase, climb the staircase on the right
(where the Grinder was). This collectible is a pattern on the floor at the
end of the hallway, beyond the stairs.

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Chapter 6: Royal Inquisition
Collectibles in this chapter: 1 (#36)

Collectible 36: Locust Tablets
Near the start of the chapter, the tablets are on the floor between two
pillars. They're to the left of the computer room, near the corner.

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4.5 Act 5: Aftermath

Chapter 1: Escape
Collectibles in this chapter: None.

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Chapter 2: Desperate Stand
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#37 and #38)

Collectible 37: COG Recon Report
After the Raven clears the locust off the platform for you, head right and
go down the stairs to the lower platform. The recon report is here, near some
ammo.

Collectible 38: COG Tags: Sergeant Devon Jackson
During the final encounter here, look on the floor right of the Longshot. The
tags are on the very right edge of the platform.

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Chapter 3: Free Parking
Collectibles in this chapter: 2 (#39 and #40)

Collectible 39: Jacinto Sentinel Newspaper
Shortly after the fight in the courtyard, proceed to the next area and you
should find yourself facing a Grinder in the center. The newspaper is behind
the wall to the right of the Grinder.

Collectible 40: COG Tags
The tags are near the end of the level, inside a ruined building on the left
hand side of the street.

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Chapter 4: Tenuous Footing
Collectibles in this chapter: 1 (#41)

Collectible 41: Stranded's Journal
After the building collapses, check in the corner behind a desk which you
can destroy to find the Stranded's Journal.


And that's it. Congratulations, you should now have every collectible item in
Gears of War 2, and all three achievements.

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5.0 Important Information

This is just the section with all the copyright stuff and contact details.


5.1 Version History

Version 1.0 - Version 1.0 completed and submitted on 7th November 2008


5.2 Legal stuff

This guide can be found on the following websites:
http://scathingaccuracy.com
http://gamefaqs.com

If you wish to host the guide on your site, you must first ask for my
permission, and you must not alter the guide's content in any way.

If you're going to copy/paste chunks of this guide anywhere, at least be 
decent and give credit where credit is due, and link directly to this guide, 
or better yet the version of it that's on Scathing Accuracy:
http://scathingaccuracy.com/article.asp?guide/2008.11.06-Shepton


5.3 Credits and thanks

Thanking people is for chumps. I made this guide myself. YOU should be
thanking ME!

Seriously though, big thanks to Khimono, who I played the game with very
thoroughly. You were a big help in finding all the collectibles and it
would have taken forever without you.


5.4 Contact the author

If you've noticed any problems with the guide, you can contact me at the
following email address: shepton@scathingaccuracy.com

If I don't reply to your email, it's because you're asking a stupid
question and I deleted it immediately.


Anyway, thanks for reading. I hope the guide helped!