The game is full of snappy one liners and heroes who approach life-or-death situations with the most cavalier attitude possible. They've got their sassy tough girl liaison that directs them on their missions but manages to be entirely forgettable. To the uninitiated Army of Two follows muscle-head mercenaries Salem and Rios, one of whom is the burly quiet type (mostly) and the other who is a smaller loudmouth. Unfortunately when put into action none of these work at all and even more problems crop up that complicate the simple fun of the previous title, dragging it down into a roiling mess that should never have been. Plus a storyline that sees Salem and Rios, the protagonists, trapped inside the destroyed warzone that was once Shanghai just sounds awesome. Bucket loads of weapon customization allow you to do what you want with your weapon, customizing with lots of freedom instead of just along strict parameters. The 40th Day sounds pretty promising on paper - Morality choices add replay, which is good. Okay, let's roll it back a bit so we can get a little perspective on these comments. Professionalism, and the lash of my boss' whip, is the only thing that keeps this from degenerating into a litany of curses. When time permits its fun to pop it in and get some co-op gameplay in even to this day.Īrmy of Two: The 40th Day however is basically a blight upon my game collection like unto a stain that can't be removed. As a gamer with ready access to another gamer to fill in for the bad AI partner I've had a lot of fun with the game and it sits proudly in my collection. However it was a fun, mindless shooter with lots of explosions and guns - sort of the video game equivalent of a Michael Bay movie.

It wasn't the best game ever, it didn't redefine any genres and it wasn't some life changing event. Let's just start this review with one little note: I don't care what anybody says, the original Army of Two was a pretty good game.

Army of two: the 40th day