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Newsflash: Must Be Played Co-Op

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm baffled at how people can pick up a game entitled "Army of Two" and then complain that their computerized partner is incompetent. I don't mean to alarm anyone here, but this game requires the use of... a FRIEND! That's right! If you manage to locate another person who will play the game with you at the same time, it actually works really really well!

My buddies and I freakin' LOVE this game. It is fantastic. Unlike, say, Resistance: Fall of Man (also great) this feels more like a tactical combat system - you cannot simply charge in blazing away and hope for the best. There is no auto-aiming, you are going to have to actually hit people directly, with weapons that rarely have an area of effect. That's where the *two player* element comes in; unless you cover each other and work together, you are going to die. But if you do, the delights and rewards are many. Through the use of the "aggro" system, you can get foes to focus on you as the primary threat by shooting at them with heavy weapons or killing several of them quickly, freeing your partner up to flank them. Using cover is a must - enemy foes are good shots and will in turn try to flank you. The multitude of weapons is a joy - and they can and must be upgraded with cash you earn through missions. By attaching new barrels, stocks, and front mount shields you can turn a relatively innocent sub-machinegun into a highly accurate instrument of death. Sniper rifles go from jerky, breathing-affected rifles to smooth, long range telescopic scoped murder devices. It's awesome.

Again, this is a game that requires you to work together with a human partner. Often you will see enemies run by or dive into cover and not be able to get a shot off in time by yourself. That's life. Tell your friend where they went and work together to take them down. It's also why God invented hand grenades and the ability to dive into cover of your own. You can even shoot guns over your head while staying under cover, what's not to love? I've had sequences in this game in which I've used a sniper rifle to kill an enemy sniper, immediately switched to a combat shotgun to take out guys trying to overrun my position, grabbed a soldier dropping onto my position by helicopter by the throat and headbutted him to death, and then tossed a grenade into a nearby upper story structure to rescue my partner. In perhaps 10 seconds. That's a fun game. And even if one of you goes down, you can still fight! There's nothing like dragging your buddy out of the line of fire while shooting back over your shoulder wildly to keep enemies back - and the guy you're dragging can even keep shooting as well until he's patched up enough to walk!

This game is probably my favorite PS3 game so far. It has to be played with a friend, and as a team. Once it is, it really blossoms into something special.

TWO GOOD TWO SHORT

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Without a question the guys of EA Games have crafted a great game, but somehow when you are all excited about it then it ends to soon.

WHAT MAKES AOT GOOD?

-Great graphics
-Fun factor is awesome
-A totally different kind of shooter
-Co-op is gorgeous, specially with a buddy
-Its a neat 3rd person shooter
-Use and upgrade of weapons are great

WHAT WOULD'VE MADE AOT FREAKIN GREAT?

-Longer amount of missions and locations. You can beat the game in a weekend
-The ability to jump and lay down on the floor and roll over on engaging fire
-Different kinds and color of suit gear
-The ability to switch sides when shooting
-Use of knife and stealth kills specially with weapon silencers
-Enemy AI should be more engaging and defying
-The ability to use and fight choppers and vehicules rather than only the use of a hooverboat

Still I love the game and hope the guys of EA come up with a second title of the franchise.
ARMY OF TWO 2: TWO NASTY (Just my personal suggestion for the title) After more than 70 played titles between PS2 and PS3 shooters and action games I hope this review might serve you guys well.

Tigui 36 yrs.

SPC Irby

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Army of Two is a well thought out co-op game you don't have to have two systems, two games, and two tv's to play with your budy. It's got plenty of shootout action, bonus tasks,(which earn you extra cash)budy aid recovery, and lots of nice weapons, with even nicer weapon upgrades. The game has a pretty good story line, with nice little extra's if you grab some of the hidden intel briefcases worth cash. It more or less takes two rangers in todays regular Active Duty Army and starts them on a mission with a contractor (mercenary). While the first mission takes place there's plenty of talkin between the two Rangers about the crazy merc they were ordered to work with, along with the two contemplating going to the contracted side of fighting wars themselves. From a soldiers point of view I can relate to why they might be THINKING about it. If your gonna fight a war you might as well get PAID real money to do it, as well as have a better variety of weapons and body armor to do it with right..? These are just some of the THOUGHTS and conversations that actual soldiers have. All in all the game was definatly worth buying.

it needs a fix

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

One player is very short very easy to beat. Online lags microphones skips needs more maps. I think that it needs to be fixed before anymore people buy it.

Aaron's review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

What can I say 4 out of 5 you be the judge, I thought it was excellent!

army of two

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

army of two is a great game whether you play alone or with someone. the game isnt that long, but it is a great game. i would recommend for anyone who likes tactical shooter games to try out army of two

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This Game is pretty sweet either you play it alone or with a friend the only down side is that the game is too short, you can finish the game in a weekend but still really good game.

A fun shooter game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First off, let me get deal with the bad parts of this game. Your A.I. partner, while he generally didn't perform that poorly when it came to performing first aid on me he didn't always make good decisions, standing in an area where he could easily get shot(and standing between me and the enemies shooting at him so I can't cover him I might add) instead of stopping to kill the enemies shooting him he will keep on with his fruitless endeavor until you're both dead. Secondly, the friggin' parachute is almost impossible to control. The second level has an area where you parachute through a canyon and I was only able to get through it on easy mode and that wasn't so much a matter of getting through as of surviving getting slammed against the rocks. Thirdly, the game is kind of short, but in a way this helps the story as every level helps move the plot along. Still, a few 'filler' levels would have been okay. A few levels where Rios and Salem weren't arguing about some conspiracy. The game play can be a little erratic when you get close. It's surprisingly easy to miss people at point blank range and then they toss you to the ground and shot you.

But on to the good, this game has quite an impressive arsenal of weapons which is cool. Being able to upgrade your weapons is also a neat feature. Going back through the game a second time with a full arsenal of gold plated diamond studded is quite fun. I enjoyed ordering my partner around once I figured out what the heck I was doing. Having my partner hold his ground while I swoop behind the enemy and take them out is awesome (when it works) On the flipside when you try holding the aggro and then order your partner to advance it tends to not go so well, as he doesn't always kill as efficiently as a human would. When he would advance is when he got into trouble, he would sometimes wander out too far and get shot and then I would have to dive into a hail of bullets to retrieve him. In general though if you make smart decisions and keep your partner out of the red mode he shouldn't die too much. The overkill mode and back to back are fun for some over the top action. Being able to plow through people like ther are standing still is quite the rush. I thought this was quite a fun game.

P.S. What is the deal with the deal with the language? I don't mind a little swearing but this game is a bit much. As Troy McClure said at Krusty's funeral(random Simpson's reference) 'it get's a little blue'.
"'F--k O?' Who says that?" My thoughts exactly Salem. My thoughts exactly.

love the game- my son

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My son loves the graphis and level of skill it requires.

he enjoys it more than call of duty 4

Army of Two is Too Short!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ao2 is a really cool game, especially if you like humor and enjoyed playing Gears of War. It has some of the same gameplay elements. One example is you can play co-op and revive your partner when they are down. The best thing that I enjoyed about Ao2 is that you get to slap your partner five and have silly moments in the game, and you get to be "invisible" and take out the enemy while your partner is firing off bullets. But I found the game to be very disappointing because it leaves a cliffhanger. You never get to find out who's side one of the character's is on, because the game is way short. I beat it in co-op in just 7 hours. Not a long time if you are a hardcore gamer. If you don't mind trading games in often..you should buy or rent it...but give it back. But if you like to keep games like I do...you are better off playing at a friends house. Not worth the list price.

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