Army of Two

(untitled review)

First off I want to congratulate EA for yet another over hype. The whole “TWO” thing has been done to death already in this generation with Gears of War, Halo, Rainbow Six. Just because you can give a boost to another person does not mean you’ve invented a whole new dimension of previously undiscovered gaming.

Well, let’s start from the beginning. You control one of two really hardcore, badass, balls to the wall contactors who in NO circumstance overuse the word “Bro”. One is Sam Fisher but more muscle and the other one is a young generic male who looks as if he’s still upset with the break up of Blink-182. But of course he’s still hardcore.

The game takes you from 1993-sometime not too far from where we are now but you can’t really tell the difference. You run around taking cover and taking shots, like in Gears of War. You take on hordes of enemies like in Gears of War and the two guys are dressed like tanks….you know….like the guys from Gears of War.

One thing that’s new is the aggro feature. Meaning that one of you attracts attention whiles the other flanks and backstabs. But it’s really a cover for the really predictable AI. Only in harder difficulty levels will there be any real challenge.

You have the ability to control the AI man yourself. Go forward, come back, shoot, don’t shoot, stay still. All the usual but its much better with a friend as you can choose weapons.

If you like pimping out weapons with high-cap mags and longer barrels, shotguns and other useful things you’d take to conquer the world then this game is for you. With all your cash you can upgrade weapons and make some variants that will never exist but look sexy to say the least. Nickel AUG anyone? You can also purchase different gim- I mean protective masks.

Overall nothing new but it has replay ability with all the weapons and difficulty levels and it’s a good pick up and play game for newer gamers as the two guys can take so many bullets you’d think one of them is Master Chief. The whole co-op element didn't feel fresh either. The plot twist is really obvious and you can spot it from the first level, the two guys are very “American Stereotype”, hardcore, gun loving but pretend to be caring people. Oh and not too interested in the one lady friend they encounter.

Worth getting if you like Gears of War and want to kill people. And pretend to be a really awesome private contractor. As this game is EA expect ot to be milked dry over the next ten years...