army of two?

Subject: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:00 am

I see its 3rd person, anyone try it?
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Subject: Re: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:28 am

I was also interested in this one. If you try it lemme know how it is.
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Subject: Re: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:29 pm

I'm still awaiting feedback from my game tester. I will pass along his review as I get it.
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Subject: Re: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:27 pm

Its getting fairly good reviews. It says theres a COOP but is there a regular online multiplayer?
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Subject: Re: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:38 pm

I think Im going to pick it up this week.

IGN Review of the Multiplayer
This feeling also carries over to the multiplayer arena, where players can take on opponents in one of four maps and three separate game modes: Extraction, Bounties and Warzones. Extraction randomly spawns VIPs or POWs on the map, and you're tasked with carrying them to a safe location. Bounties gets you to eliminate targets, such as gang leaders. Warzones combines these two, while throwing in additional objectives that you have to either defend or destroy. Accomplishing these objectives will give you cash, and the player that acquires the most money at the end of the time limit wins the match. What's more, you can use the cash that you earn during a match to purchase new weapons, so if you don't like the loadout you start with, you can always gain new firearms. Not only will you face off against your opponents, you'll also fight against computer generated enemies, which will definitely add an extra level of complication to each match.

One issue that we picked up on, which happened randomly, was that it's hard to perform step jumps in the middle of a match -- players will just fall down instead of lifting their partner. Another problem is that some objectives will simply disappear regardless of the GPS, making it difficult to find the target you're looking for. All that said, multiplayer is still a ton of fun and will probably be the one thing that will extend the life of the game significantly, especially since EA plans to support the title with additional maps and modes in the future.

One thing that stands out with Army of Two are the visuals, which look incredible. Both Salem and Rios come across with huge character models and sharp details, from the top of their protective face masks to the tattoos and scarred battle armor. These characters look great, but that isn't solely restricted to the main characters. Enemies are just as large, and animate as smoothly at Salem and Rios do. Environmental textures are clean and nicely done, and with the exception of the random render pass here and there or texture rip, the game runs quite well. Many of the explosions that wind up rocking stages, from the fuel cans you shoot to the planes you destroy, look very good, and if you're looking for a visually striking stage, the sinking aircraft carrier is eye catching indeed.

Incidentally, there are few, if any, visual differences between the 360 and PS3 versions of the game. Both run at a smooth framerate, and any visual issues that you see in one version are the same in the other. The only differences that you will find is the inclusion of achievement points in the 360 version (the PS3 version does not feature accomplishments at all), and the addition of Sixaxis functionality in the PS3 version of the game, which actually works pretty well. Moving the controller up and down gets your character to reload his firearm, and during parachute sections, you can use it to steady your descent or move back and forth. It's pretty solid.

Co-op and multiplayer are the true stars of the game.The sound for the game, on the other hand, is excellent. Be warned, however, that this title is definitely for adults, with a variety of curse words frequently dropped in conversation. However, the dialogue is delivered extremely well, with all of the main voice actors delivering their parts believably. The sound effects for the various guns are excellent, and while the music that's there is more of a backdrop for the action, it's also well done. Aurally, Army of Two is a great game.

Closing Comments
As a single player experience, Army of Two is a fine game -– one that manages to provide a fun, engaging time despite its length, AI issues and elements that don't seem fully implemented. However, it's really co-op play and multiplayer where the game stands out, and these two modes will most likely keep you playing for a long time. Considering that the game has been designed with this style of play in mind, it works very well, and players that want to take on the life of mercenaries will most likely enjoy its story and multiplayer battles.
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Subject: Re: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:32 pm

bought it today, going to play the co op with my roommate tonight and pry hit up the online multiplayer a little, i'll let ya guys know how it is, the controls and shit look tight, basically the online multiplayer is 2v2 and you have to work as a team to do objectives or something, idk i'll post up tomorrow morning what i'm feeling
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Subject: Re: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:08 pm

so its only 2v2?.. i mean i can understand 6v6 or something but just 2v2 sounds pretty boring..
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Subject: Re: army of two? Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:44 pm

Subject: Re: army of two? Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:59 am

yea what lucky said, and the co op campagain is amazing, its so much fun and requires so much cooperation its a blast so far, played it for about 4 hours straight and its pretty tough, haven't tried the online yet but it is 2v2
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[Dr.] Seuss Age : 20 Joined : 11 Jan 2007 Posts : 430

ya i play it like 4 5 hours too it fun as hell lot of team work lonline 2v2 only it suck but the game is th shit
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Subject: Re: army of two? Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:47 pm

ME and thor are thinking about buying this.
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[Dr.] Seuss Age : 20 Joined : 11 Jan 2007 Posts : 430