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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $16.96
You Save: $13.03 (43%)
New (52) Used (35) from $14.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 981
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15440
Model: 15782781
UPC: 014633154405
EAN: 0014633154405
ASIN: B000RHZ9G6
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new and factory sealed. In stock and ships today!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Newsflash: Must Be Played Co-Op March 31, 2008
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.
 Awesome Game March 29, 2008
Game is great. Good gameplay, story flawlessly executed, graphics were tight....Game was just to short. I recieved a good 6-7hrs of gameplay single player then went through and beat it co-op. I havn't played it online yet. But its a great game.
 EA no good March 26, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The only thing I enjoyed about this game was being able to customize your weapons and the humor between the 2 characters. Other than that it was just the same like every other FPS/ 3rd person shooter. The cut scenes of opening door after door got real old too.
 what a joke March 26, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
haha what made ea think this game was going to be good.what a joke i rented this game with excitment but played it for 15 minutes shut it off my console and took the game back to the store what a disgrace
 Was the 4 Month delay worth the wait? March 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Note: This game was originally planned for a November 2007 release, but pushed back for more "improvements".
Loosely inspired by current events (IE the privatizations of military force like Blackwater) Army of two is a 3rd person shooter that emphasizes teamwork via coop or by using the AI in which case puts the tactical aspect within the game. You play as either Tyson Rios or Elliot Salem two former Army Rangers, now globetrotting mercenaries who during missions unravel a conspiracy that plays an important plot within the game.
I like the fact that the programmers have implemented current events based on hotspots like Somalia and Iraq as it adds more realism to the game there's even a hint of the September 11 tragedy during a cut scene.
First off AOT has interesting features like the Aggro that has you or your partner utilizing the most damage toward enemies while providing distraction. Overkill is a 10 second kill clock boost that provides a bit of invincibility and stealth.Back to Back speaks for itself.
what's also cool is the GPS system it comes in handy when you are often lost as well as provide objectives and items such as a makeshift riot shield.
After completing a mission you are often rewarded with cash which can be used for purchasing and upgrading weapons. It adds more fun to the game as the player is tasked to experiment with various weapons to see which ones are more suitable during certain missions and objectives and not to mention the optional pimping of guns and gear.
The graphics are defiantly up to next gen/current gen standards and sometimes it's hard to determine if the cut scenes are based on in game graphics or not. However, sound wise it can be a bit annoying like the often mentioned "Help me Elliot" "I didn't know you cared Elliot" and then there's the redundant music that made me wish I purchased the 360 version so that I can substitute my own soundtrack instead of the game's music.
What's also a bit frustrating is trying to shoot the enemy who can take more hits than a tank. At times you are better off with melee as opposed to shooting, due to the lackluster targeting system and reticule.
Overall Army of Two is a very satisfying game albeit too short for $60 but with possible future DLC, it's worth it. The dialogue reminds me of those buddy action flicks back in the 80's-90s and that's not a bad thing. Hopefully the problems will be addressed in a future sequel that's sure to happen.
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