As it stands, Army of Two is a juvenile swear-fest with clumsy controls, a story apparently penned by a seven year old who hates them ay-rabs, laughable level design that tosses you into a cut-scene every thirty seconds, sub Perfect Dark Zero graphics and the two least likable characters in gaming history.
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"Like dysfunctional characters in a buddy flick, Army of Two has some annoying problems, but if you just want a fun cooperative experience, it gets the job done and delivers sizeable thrills you won’t find anywhere else."
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Aof2 Preview: Twice the Fun
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With Army of Two, EA Montreal believes it's struck on something that even the best co-operative shooters - like Gears of War and Rainbow Six Vegas - are missing out on: designing for co-op from the ground up. What that gives you is systems like Aggro - borrowed from MMOs, Aggro is the concept of drawing enemy attention in order to let your partner slip around unmolested. We managed to track down lead designer Chris Ferriera, whereupon he told us how the game's seemingly disparate co-op systems, customization options and level design themselves co-operate to give players an experience that not only encourages them to play together, but gives them more combat options than anything we've played before.
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Gamespot Preview 'Electronic Arts' new Montreal studio one-ups the US Army's slogan with this new action game.'
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Gamespot News 'Publisher's Montreal studio prepping co-op action game for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.'
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"It's an important game for them if they hope to establish it as a franchise," Pachter said. "It shouldn't have much of an impact, but the market always seems to assume the worst about the company." EA shares were up about 1 percent to $58.16 in late afternoon trading on Nasdaq.
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