Game Review: Army of Two: The 40th Day

GGG Overall Review: 7
Replayablity: 2
Ease of Achievements: 6
Multiplayer Rating: 2

Don't get me wrong, I love Elliot Salem and Tyson Rios. I actually liked the first Army of Two. That game really wasn't developed to its full potential, so I really didn't play it at all. But this time around they made a much better game. What I like about this game is that its not your average video game. There are moral choices in the game and like my granny used to say, " Every choice you make in life, has a consequence". If my great-grandmother was alive today I'm sure that she would love Army of Two:TFD. The great thing about the choices are that no matter what you choose, good or bad choices are awarded with achievements. But you will have to play 2 or 3 times to see them all. There are 3 levels: casual, normal, and Hardcore. Cool thing about the Hardcore difficulty, if you complete the game on that setting you will receive a 100G's. Trust me, its not as simple as it seems. I was up plenty of nights frustrated that I could not complete a level because of the stupid AI. Which I will talk about in a minute.



Completing this game for a full 1000G's is going to take time. If you don't have to use the AI...DON'T. It's more frustrating than you will ever know. This is one of those types of games that are good to play co-op. Meaning this is a game that you can play with your s/o and have some boo-loving time, lol. You can upgrade your weapons with in game cash that you will receive (I cant give away how you get the cash because then that would spoil the game play for you.) Any game that lets me put a pop can and a bayonet on a gun, is the game for me, lmao. The AI does really dumb things like stand in the middle of a gun fight. Aggro helps, but is not needed most of the time. If your the type of person who doesn't like disturbing images then this is NOT the game for you. There are going to be dead Chinese bodies located all over the game. The good part though is that you will be able to save hostages in the regular campaign and in the downloadble content and get achievements for them.



Now lets talk about the multiplayer....... A COMPLETE WASTE. I hated it..the only good thing about the multiplayer is that you can make your own custom mask, upload it to the game and get a 5G achievement for it. There is also an achievement for inviting a friend to a multplayer game. Of course they have to play the game with you in order for you to receive the achievement. The downloadble content should be passed up like a knockoff handbag. For a mere 800 MS points you can play through 2additional chapter's and not be credited for your achievements. You heard me right, this is something that EA is aware of but has not fixed since the launch of the downloable content in the middle of April. No they aren't refunding the points because of this error, and that grinds my gears. I couldve bought more songs for Rock Band and had a more enjoyable time. But overall I gave the game a GGG rating of 7. Ladies and Gents, if your a gamer on a budget, here's a secret tip that Ive learned. Amazon.com is a gamers best friend. You can save unbelievably in costs. They trump Gamestop hands down. As of today May 7th, the prices of this game are as follows: USED-$28.99..NEW-33.90. Shipping on most games are $3.99. For a complete guide of how to get 1000G's in this game go to xbox360achievements.org.

Here's a wrap-up to the pros and cons:

PROS
Excellent game to play with your S/O (good game for co-op)
Achievments aren't all that difficult to obtain
You get to upload your own custom masks and play with them in the campaign and in the multiplayer modes.
The head shots are amazing
Weapon customization
The storyline
The moral choices and their consequences

Cons
Horrible multiplayer
Downloable content is a ripoff
AI acts very stupid
Once you have bought everything for the weapon customization you will just be collecting money for nothing.