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Tim S · 13th Mar 2008, 07:58

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/03/13/army_of_two/1

Could it be? A decent co-op focused shooter for living rooms everywhere? Looks like! Army of Two is the new console shooter from EA which has enough gameplay for two players and a fistful of attitude. We check it out to see how fun it is.

Bindibadgi · 13th Mar 2008, 08:33

I tried playing this last night with Hiren in co-op and the checkpoints are awful, the hitboxes up close are awful but the weapon mods gave us a half hour discussion and the level design isn't that bad. I'd have to say, given the frustration last night, Kayne and Lynch was better two player action :/

We'll see how the rest of it turns out..

Hiren · 13th Mar 2008, 08:36

Bling AK47!

Yeah it was pretty wrong that the weapon mods was the highlight of the game. The checkpoints are just so damn far apart it's frustrating. My biggest grip is the lack of response when trying to perform co-op moves such as heal or co-op shield.

Bindibadgi · 13th Mar 2008, 08:47

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Bling AK47!

That was awesome though - we spend as much time playing as we did arguing what the best use of money was

Leitchy · 13th Mar 2008, 09:31

Booooo xbox 360 review

DougEdey · 13th Mar 2008, 09:49

I was actually dissapointed by the in game graphics compared to the media we were presented with, yes it looked good but it felt washed out.

The second gripe I have it that it feels sluggish in game, turning to fire at an enemy is awkward and back to back feels like it's mega slo-mo.

Finally, I'm still pissed off by the region locking and even EA reps don't know why :s

Zayfod · 13th Mar 2008, 09:56

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...the game is region specific. PAL disc owners in the EU can only play others in that region and so on.

Ok, so other than this seeming to be a distillation of much of what is wrong with gaming today; the statement above points to the developers being... insane! Why would you region lock the multiplayer in a multiplayer game?

Bindibadgi · 13th Mar 2008, 10:03

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Originally Posted by article

...the game is region specific. PAL disc owners in the EU can only play others in that region and so on.

Ok, so other than this seeming to be a distillation of much of what is wrong with gaming today; the statement above points to the developers being... insane! Why would you region lock the multiplayer in a multiplayer game?

Because you don't want to play on American or Asian servers where the pings are ****? What's wrong with only playing in Europe?

I agree - back to back is a little crap and getting the aim when an enemy is running is a frustration.

lewchenko · 13th Mar 2008, 10:36

Doesnt sound like a game Id be interested in to be honest... especially as its 3rd person rather than 1st person from a field of view perspecitve.

The review didnt touch up the multiplayer aspects (or is it just the same missions played CO-OP over MSLIVE / PSN) ? ie. there isnt any other form of multiplayer.

DougEdey · 13th Mar 2008, 11:23

There's no deathmatch if that's what you mean, that would be cool, there's only 2v2 (i.e. two teams of two) objective.

M_D_K · 13th Mar 2008, 12:10

Dunno what you lot are complaining about, the checkpoints are only far apart if you keep dying, played it solid over the weekend with my mate and we enjoyed it

it has a sense of GOW which is nice, the weapon mods are fun. I'll admit that the back to back thing isn't too much fun but the rest of it is ok run in heal your buddy then carry on fighting.

Bindibadgi · 13th Mar 2008, 13:00

Yea we're playing on "****ing difficult" not "pussy whipped" so dying is inevitable :P

proxess · 13th Mar 2008, 14:01

reminds me of playing "Time Crisis" in arcades...

HourBeforeDawn · 13th Mar 2008, 14:35

I was hoping this would go to PC as well

Zayfod · 13th Mar 2008, 15:42

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Because you don't want to play on American or Asian servers where the pings are ****? What's wrong with only playing in Europe?

I agree - back to back is a little crap and getting the aim when an enemy is running is a frustration.

I always thought one of the big selling points for online multiplayer games was that you could play with or against anyone, anywhere in the world. To me it doesn't make sense to completely remove the option of playing against people in other parts of the world, when simply sorting the list of servers (or whatever it uses) by location, or ping would work.

HugoB · 13th Mar 2008, 16:50

There are other reasons too, see front page.

pendragon · 13th Mar 2008, 17:14

aww.. I was hoping this was a PC game review.. ah silly me

Lazarus Dark · 13th Mar 2008, 18:07

I just want to know who did the cover of "one is the loneliest" for that commercial?

HourBeforeDawn · 14th Mar 2008, 01:52

^^^ oh me too, that versions sounds great

CardJoe · 14th Mar 2008, 07:49

Aimee Mann probably.

13th Mar 2008, 07:58	#1
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13th Mar 2008, 08:33	#2
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,228	I tried playing this last night with Hiren in co-op and the checkpoints are awful, the hitboxes up close are awful but the weapon mods gave us a half hour discussion and the level design isn't that bad. I'd have to say, given the frustration last night, Kayne and Lynch was better two player action :/ We'll see how the rest of it turns out.. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

13th Mar 2008, 08:36	#3
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13th Mar 2008, 09:49	#6
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13th Mar 2008, 10:36	#9
lewchenko Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	Doesnt sound like a game Id be interested in to be honest... especially as its 3rd person rather than 1st person from a field of view perspecitve. The review didnt touch up the multiplayer aspects (or is it just the same missions played CO-OP over MSLIVE / PSN) ? ie. there isnt any other form of multiplayer.

13th Mar 2008, 12:10	#11
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13th Mar 2008, 13:00	#12
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13th Mar 2008, 14:35	#14
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