Army of Two.

[cHodAX]

Played it for 5 hours yesterday with a friend, my first impressions are as follows. Singleplayer is good, not great but pretty good and the story has a decent flow to it. The game mechanics are sound, some of the team mechanics such as back to back work brilliantly. A couple of the controls could have been done better such as team weapon swap but generally everything feels pretty tight. The game is pretty short by all accounts but I am just over half way through after 5 hours, I don't skip cutscenes and always explore though.

The co-op is where this game really shines, the command interface disappears and instead you are relying on your human team mate. This makes the controls a little less busy and leaves you more time to manouvre around the maps concentrating on your own thing like controlling the aggro. As good as the singleplayer is it just doesn't feel as fluid as the co-op, you still get all the story but you get to play along with a mate and never have to rely on the AI to save your arse.

I haven't tried the multiplayer yet, will try have a go at that in the next couple of days. So far I would have to say the game is a very solid 85%, some things could have been done better but if you like co-op shooters then Army of Two does it very well.

 

[Sparx]

The whole point of the game is to play as co-op so that will naturally be tighter.

I thought it wasnt out till friday anyway. Cant wait for this me and my mate plan on smacking it this weekend

 

[Aada]

The whole point of the game is to play as co-op so that will naturally be tighter.

I thought it wasnt out till friday anyway. Cant wait for this me and my mate plan on smacking it this weekend

It aint out till friday but the dirty downloaders have it already

 

[cHodAX]

It aint out till friday but the dirty downloaders have it already

Yep, got a paid for copy coming next week though Good games are always worth paying for.

 

[Yaka]

be warned for thos ordering from shopto euro versions which shopto always sell sells may not be the same as usa and perhaps uk versions and wont be co-opabble


anyways glad to hear the the games is good been waiting on this while

 

[Aada]

Yep, got a paid for copy coming next week though Good games are always worth paying for.

I actually don't believe any downloader goes out and buys a game they downloaded good or not.

But anyway thanks for the mini review.

 

[cHodAX]

I actually don't believe any downloader goes out and buys a game they downloaded good or not.

But anyway thanks for the mini review.

I own 17 games for the 360 bud, well over 70 PC games. I know a few other people who do the same, just because you don't believe it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. As I have said many times, if a developer doesn't release a demo I will download the full game and use that as basis for deciding if I should purchase it or not. I refuse to spend what little money I have on rubbish, my financial situation does not allow such frivolity.

 

[ST^]

I downloaded Puzzle Quest, Final Fantasy Tactics, Patapon, all PSP games recently. I now have the UMDs sitting on my shelf.

If the games are good, I'll support the developer and buy it.

 

[Aada]

Have you tried the online yet Choddy coz i want to know what that is like is it standard team deathmatch etc?

 

[Opt1]

I actually don't believe any downloader goes out and buys a game they downloaded good or not.

I will always buy them when they're good and I know I'm going to get a lot of use out of them.

I've been screwed over by crap and ****-kissing reviewers too many times in the past =/

 

[Yaka]

feh ive got this today stuck it in my x360 and got 3 rings :/ 2nd time round is ok tho

 

[Starman]

Bloody hell Yaka you really have some bad luck.

 

[Starman]

Well I guess I was right about a separate version for Europe.

Look at the achievement list - http://live.xbox.com/en-GB/profile/Achievements/ViewAchievementDetails.aspx?tid=%09]%3adh)k%3f|e4X6z-17

So what the hell have EA changed/edited/cut out for a EU release? We've been fucked over IMO.

 

[Yaka]

i not into achivements bar the 30 yarder goal on in pes2008

wots the diff?

 

[Aada]

Well I guess I was right about a separate version for Europe.

Look at the achievement list - http://live.xbox.com/en-GB/profile/Achievements/ViewAchievementDetails.aspx?tid=%09]%3adh)k%3f|e4X6z-17

So what the hell have EA changed/edited/cut out for a EU release? We've been fucked over IMO.

Means i don't have the pleasure of some American calling me a Douche Bag the new fav American insult btw

 

[Yaka]

well pld the co-op mode it rawks, but parts where you got give yer mate a lift up is a bit of a pain mid fire fight, and syncronised sniping sucks with lagg

 

[cHodAX]

well pld the co-op mode it rawks, but parts where you got give yer mate a lift up is a bit of a pain mid fire fight, and syncronised sniping sucks with lagg

Yep it isn't perfect, another 3 months dev time would have got it perfect but as it stands the problems are minor and the fun co-op overshadows them.

 

[bob269]

I own 17 games for the 360 bud, well over 70 PC games. I know a few other people who do the same, just because you don't believe it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. As I have said many times, if a developer doesn't release a demo I will download the full game and use that as basis for deciding if I should purchase it or not. I refuse to spend what little money I have on rubbish, my financial situation does not allow such frivolity.

You can have unlimited rental for £10 a month

 

[Yaka]

Yep it isn't perfect, another 3 months dev time would have got it perfect but as it stands the problems are minor and the fun co-op overshadows them.

yep some bits of the game is not as smooth as other bits, you dash into cover and begin shooting fine like gow, but when you want to switch wepons theres is aslight delay for the animation to kick in same with dragging a downed friend, both are vital in the eat of the moment and some times end up costing you.

 

[Whipped]

For those that might care

Just got back from the store with two copies of Army of Two, my mind already blossoming with mercenary exploits, when it suddely became clear that the game has no LAN option. I repeat, no LAN option. Even on the same Goddamned network, both accounts need to be Gold Tier Live accounts. You seriously have got to be fucking kidding me.

 

[Yaka]

ea wants peeps to use its servers, main reason why no cross region mp play in this one

 

[megadave]

I've been playing it today with a friend and we both enjoyed it, i think it being built for coop is a great concept, the over kill mode and stuff is great fun. Could be a bit tighter in areas but it was still worth the buy. Love actions you can perform together, air guitaring rocks

 

[Starman]

To quote the manual -

"NOTE: The online game modes in Army of Two are not cross-region compatible and is only supported between PAL discs."

 

[cHodAX]

To quote the manual -

"NOTE: The online game modes in Army of Two are not cross-region compatible and is only supported between PAL discs."

That is a shame to be honest BUT all the people I actually want to play with are on PAL systems anyway so it isn't a deal breaker for me. I know that isn't going to please everyone though, especially people who want to play friends and family in North America.

 

[Yaka]

im confused, ive got an email from gameplay

for game code to input in this game

 

[~Latency~]

also got this today - at first it was a bit disappointing (waaay to much gunfire, you take a silly amount of hits it got a bit chaotic) but a few missions down and we were really enjoying it. still can't decide whether when you have aggro, the npcs actually lockon to your position, they actually know where you are - guess its design but cant help thinking its crappy AI. all in all worth a buy (from woolies.......)

 

[Ch3tan]

(from woolies.......)

oi! Don't steal my lines!

 

[Yaka]

some nasty bugs, gam auto fires gunn till all ammos gone, continually high fives when teamate is not around, mid fire fight gun shops menu pops up, why does it got into syncro snipe mode when a mate decides to sniipe?

 

[megadave]

Not had any bugs at all here (ps3/xbox difference maybe?)

 

[~Latency~]

my mate got stuck on the first mission, havn't had any bugs since. also finished the game now, it's alright on the whole, quite disappointing though, when i saw the previews/heard how it was built for co-op i was expecting something amazing, to me it just feels like your average 2 player shooter, you can't call step ups etc 'built for co-op' it sucks balls