Army of Two
Delivering a groundbreaking strategic 3rd person co-op shooter unparalleled in the action genre, EA Montreal’s ARMY OF TWO focuses on gameplay centered on TWO-man missions, TWO-man strategies, TWO-man tactics, and a TWO-man advantage. Fight along side your teammate to become the deadliest two-man military outfit a government can buy. The breakthrough gameplay in ARMY OF TWO, with a live or adaptive AI partner, enables you to take advantage of two-man strategies like customizable weapons, vehicles, and tactical shooting. From TWO-man sniping to parachuting, players will experience action-packed scenarios where they will have to use their wit, strength and a deadly arsenal of shared customizable weapons to successfully defeat their enemies and complete the mission at hand. Gamers will fight their way through war, turmoil and a conspiracy so vast it threatens the entire world. When one man is not enough, it’s going to take an army of two to save us. Online Gameplay - Redefines TWO MAN online gameplay with players seamlessly moving from PAI to live players as they make their way through the game
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Awesomely entertaining
Awesome shoot em up co-op. Great filler for after World at war while you await the new Halo.
3 Stars I could have saved some cash, but….
In all honesty, this game wasn’t AS bad as some of the One star reviews make it out to be.
Just to start, some people bash on the long load times. It’s a next gen game guys, there’s a ton to load. Allthough I wouldn’t mind some of that being done in the background or during cutscenes.
The graphics are more then decent. I only ran across a few barrier glitches myself.
Gameplay is fun, but it doesb’t deserve the hype EA and gamesites gave it. It’s fun, but has it’s repitions, like all games do. Seems to me people are expecting something new every level, which just isn’t practical unless you wanted to spend far more on video games. Imagine putting a new engine in your car everyday so it felt like you were driving something different.
The AI falls just farther then putting a controller in the hands of a devolpementally challenged chimp though. Your partner just doesn’t think right. If you happen to fall there are times he’ll drag you straight though gunfire and try to heal you while your both gettig turned into a statue from the inside out.
The audio is great though, weapons sound different, explosions are in your face, it really was done well.
The storyline is good, not great. You can see the big plot twist from a mile away, but it doesn’t take away the impact it has. What really caught my ears was the friendly banter between our two protagonists. Watching one trip another through a doorway in a cutscene, or some friendly high fiving and air guitars did make me laugh some.
I am yet to try this with some actual people. Go fig I’m a loser, thinking highschool had me pegged. But I’m not thinking I’m missing much. Online matching isn’t that fun, unless you like being a merc. Everyone just runs around like headless weenies, which causes death and loses money.
All in all, not a horrible game, no real replay value. But why complain when I got it for less than 30 bucks. Fun play, but it’s gonna collect some dust untill the next time I get drunk and dont wana embarass myself on COD4
4 Stars Better than Gears of War
My brother and I played this a lot and we both like playing it better than the original Gears or War. It is more realistic and the aggro component to the game is what makes it great. You also get to customize your weapons for power, accuracy and other things, which is necessary if you play on the higher difficulties. The controls play much like Gears of War with a strong emphasis on taking cover. The cover mechanics work well enough but without having a specific button to activate cover, you may often find yourself being furiously shot at and struggling to get your character to hide behind a wall or barricade. The sounds of the game really shine as each gun has a distinct and accurate sound. The voice acting portrays what you would expect from a game titled Army of Two and the language hits hard with many vulgarities during in-game combat and CGI cutscenes. Above all, the online support for multiplayer team play and 2 player co-op really make this game special. Besides Gears of War and Halo 3, there are no other games that put such a key emphasis on online teamwork.
There are some cons to this game. The melee controls are terrible. Sometimes you can walk right up to a guy while pressing melee attack and he will almost always get you first on harder difficulty levels. Also, when you are tracking an enemy to shoot and he starts to run, your reticle can barely keep up to shoot him. There are other annoyances, but overall you will enjoy this game. Local or Xbox Live gives the game longevity.
4 Stars Army of Two by pb
As is to be expected EA Games delivers the goods with a solid game that actually has decent AI for the secondary character. The Language is absurd but the graphics are excellent and the gameplay is well conceived. The whole conspiracy theory storyline is a little farfetched but that’s the beauty of Games THEIR NOT REAL.
5 Stars Mr.
I really enjoy this game. I can’t wait for the next one. The graphics are awesome.