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Normally I like to see games through until the end, even if they are mediocre. I just ended up putting this one down out of boredom. Army of Two has all the elements to make a good game, but they are all arranged and executed poorly.
AoT has a few "key features" and the game basically beats you in the head with them, repeatedly. In fact, if you don't play the game precisely how the developers intended you won't do very well. It's really very constricting. The aggro system doesn't really translate into fun, it translates into a monotonous repetitive sequence that you will be required to perform. A prime example of this: the ridiculously useless except for specific parts "Co-op sniping mode". Traversing the game really is a matter of executing the exact same formula. All the main bosses require you basically flank them and then shoot them because they are invincible from the front.
Aiming your weapon doesn't seem to make it all that much more accurate, and it usually takes an impressive number of shots to drop the average enemy. Regularly I had to put two high caliber rounds into the average enemy grunt's face, even at very close range.
The voice acting and dialog are utter garbage and are physically irritating to have to suffer through. It isn't the foul language, because I'm like a sailor with my colorful words, but it's just the idiotic content of their conversations. Over and over again, the basically same idiocy.
AoT does have an interesting variation on the cover systems we've seen in these types of game -- implied cover. Anytime you are near cover and you try to shoot at something where the cover is in the way your character will move his gun around to clear the cover. It's kind of fluid, but there can be perspective issues. The environment, therefore, takes on that "Gears of War" syndrome -- where everything is pretty much full height, crouching cover height, or too round to utilize.
Overall, I would say it probably wouldn't be a bad rent, but buying it is something I'd only consider if you really enjoyed renting it. Or found it very for cheap and didn't have any other game on your plate. One last note: to be fair, I never bothered to play it co-op. I literally couldn't find anyone else interested, for one, and I don't really feel the addition of a human player would change how you played the game at all. The only benefit to a human player would be the social aspect.
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We have played Halo, Gears of War and some others and I really feel this game in no way lives up to either of those. The language is a lot stronger than it needs to be to get the message of the game across. I never see how *excess swearing* adds to the fun of a game. Then a lot is based on cooperative mode where one can't do a thing without the other (thus the title 'Army of Two' I guess. I didn't have any trouble with the controls but I have to say we were pretty disappointed with the end, pretty lame. The 'shopping' for weapons and body armor was also pretty lame, not a lot to do there to better what you are wearing for protection or in the weapon department.
It was okay as these types of games go, but a bit disappointing.
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I played this with my cousin who was over here for a week. It takes a few hours to finish. The controls can be a little hard to remember at first and the language is pretty strong. The double player thing is cool though. Somehow it wasn't as fun as i expected it to be. I suggest renting it.
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Army of Two is great to play a single game but it will be greater playing online. The visual is great as the weapons you can use are too.
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Unlike the game Battlefield Bad Company where every step is one in the wrong direction this game evolves a Genre started by Gears Of War.A lot of games even great ones make game mechanics that are confusing and awkwark.But this is not the case.You intuitively begin to use these mechanics to your advantage right away and discover that great games have to have this type easy to use mechanics.The Tutorial is bar none the best one of any game explaining everything you need to understand.Explaining and Practicing Agro will even give you an important Achievement!The way you change and upgrade your weapons are done in a a way in which after you hit a new checkpoint you can have the option of changing or upgrading them.And trust me you'll want do get as much money as possible through missions to unlock them.You can also unlock Masks,Armor and even the appearance of your weapons.You have three types of weapons Heavy,Medium and light and the right blend in different situation.
The game invokes Team work and indeed that is important.But a lot of times you can command your partner to clear entire spans of a map without you moving a muscle.And the most annoying and definately a flaw is when you send him to an otherwise unopposing situation,he goes down and you have to drag him to cover and revive him.And the A.I. in this game is Smart.They will try to flank you,use suppressive fire,throw grenades,man unused turrets and will group up to become more effective in certain place.So,you'll be trying to grab your buddy and take round after round nearly to the break of death.And even though He's firing his gun to support you as you try to save his life most times both of you go down and once that happens gave over.Grenades aren't used a whole lot,because most enemies are too smart to stand there and just be blown up.Plus the system in which you use exposes you to enemy fire WAY too much.
However that's about it with the negatives.Here comes some more great things.The story is actually pretty good and the main characters are expertly done and fit perfectly.And most of the events are base in real life conflicts.Now there was a big controversy about the game when it was was first announced that part of the game would have events and images about 9/11.It does,but I believe they did it quite nicely and with good taste that I guarantee wouldn't offend anybody who saw the scene.I'm not a reviewer who reveals the story,but I will say that it's really good.And when you finish the game you'll feel that you have actually accomplished something.
Online is great as well.I only played a few games online,but from what I played of it was fun and when you get a great paring of players it becomes really tactical and like a fine game of Chess.And people like Halo 3 or Call Of Duty 4 get excited about playing.Though there are people who are loud mouth trash talkers who like nothing better than to insult you on your skills and call you every derogatory name in the book.
Army Of Two is a shining example of how you evolve a genre of Gameplay without ruining the game in the process.It should be noted that what works the best in the game is mechanics they modified from ones in Games such as in Gears Of War.Small Tweaks that should have always been standard in every future releases.And how more fluid things progress and you fight.And controlling your partner and him actually being useful.Although it had some noticible flaws that keep it from being a solid five if you thinking about buying this game then do so knowing that you just picked up a quality game worth your hard earned money.
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