To all of you who are trying to beat all 50 waves on Horde in Gears of War 2, I have one piece of advice – use the Mansion map.  Run out front and grab the boomshot and then haul butt inside to the top of the stairs.  Get a buddy and each of you post up.  Start killing everything coming through the front door.  A few brutes will show up in the side doors but not enough to worry about, and you can kill them easily.

Once you kill a mauler, find time to grab his shield and plant it in the front door.  Hell, plant two shields if you can pull it off.  Kill everything coming in the side doors and then watch as all the Locusts line up outside the front door.  Grab the Torque Bow or Sniper in the center of the floor upstairs and gear up for some target practice!

It took three of us to finally make it through all 50 waves, and we used those shields religiously.

Happy Stomping!