Army of Two reviews

Controls are very backwards which is hard to adjust to but it's pretty fun with co-op. Shame that there's no real online element anymore.

This is a good shooter that is ok when playing in single player but when you do the campaign in multi-player it is so much fun

The story of Army of Two will really strike a chord with those who follow the happenings in Iraq. Essentially you work for a private military contractor doing the jobs the U.S. Military won't or can't. The culture is boyish and greedy, and while some critics complained about this, to me it seems to be spot on with the stories we've heard of the real soldiers of fortune in Blackwater. Army of Two has fun with it, but don't for a minute think that the real men being paid massive amounts of money to shoot big guns are somber about their duties.

The gameplay revolves around a two person squad. As a single player you can give simple commands to your partner. But the magic really happens in co-op. The ability to draw enemies (known as aggro) to one player while the other strafes is not only innovative, but one of those, “every game should do this” concepts. Aggro/threat aren't the only MMO aspects imported to this game. Players earn money accomplishing objectives which they can spend in an expansive gear & guns store. I am more than willing to admit that I too got sucked into the gun shopping experience.

Army of Two is not all guns and roses, however. From enemies standing in the corner to my partner getting stuck on a ledge, AI issues seem to pop up more than they should. There also seem to be tech issues. I had the game freeze my PS3 and have some odd draw issues where the screen looked split in two in the single player game.

Complaints aside, this is a fun game with lots of new, clever elements. Army of Two 2 will hopefully fix the AI/tech issues.

Ok, so I took heed of the reviews on this site and decided to buy pre-owned. Since starting with my flatmate it was all we could think about for weeks and have completed it on all difficulltly levels, still wanting to play more (so have started with various friends) can't wait for the next instalment, but can understand when using the AI as second player how frustrating the game play can be as u have to tell them what to do rather than nudge the guy beside you to remind them your dying here…