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Army of Two: The 40th Day
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Platform:
PlayStation 3
Genre:
Third-Person Shooter
Developer:
EA Montreal
ESRB:
Mature
Release:
January 12, 2010
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
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Critic Reviews
The following reviews are used to calculate the overall reception for this game. All applicable scores are converted to our simplified rating system based on the specifics offered by each publication or the tone of each review. You can read more about how we do this here.
January 21, 2010 - Excellent - There is enough in this new installment to make it worth your time and money, despite the quick and dirty campaign mode. Playing through said campaign with a friend is definitely the way to go, but you won't be disappointed if you want to jump into the action by yourself. Army of Two: The 40th Day is dumb, goofy fun, but sometimes that's just what the doctor ordered.
January 11, 2010 - Excellent - Army of Two: The 40th Day improves on its predecessor in every way. The feature-rich, action-packed gameplay - co-op and solo - is a blast, but it's the explosive presentation, that literally sees Shanghai falling to flaming pieces all around you, that steals the show and will have you watching your - and your buddy's - back.
January 12, 2010 - Good - Even though I think [the story moments] ultimately contributed to the Army of Two's inconsistent tone, which moves from "flippant" to "serious business about how messed up people can get," the morality moments are what I'll remember most about The 40th Day. Not the solid cooperative play, nor the snazzy graphics where buildings fall apart, nor even the little flaws that still annoy me at times.
January 12, 2010 - Good - There's little doubt that anyone who fell in love with the first game's slender charms will be enthused by the prospect of more of the same delivered with a higher degree of HD polish. With its A-list production still held back by B-list ambition, though, there's ultimately not enough of substance to lure players away from the multitude of other co-op gaming experiences for more than a few days.
January 12, 2010 - Good - If there's one thing you need to know about 40th Day, it's that it is an absolute blast to play. The story might be lacking, most of the new mechanics feel too "gamey," and it has one of the more questionable moments in recent gaming, but in terms of delivering adrenaline-pumping, blockbuster action on a massive scale, the game absolutely delivers.
January 21, 2010 - Good - The 40th Day is clearly a game designed for you and a living, breathing partner to get in on some action together. The game itself is mostly forgettable, but the fluttery feeling you'll get when the two of you bump virtual chests isn't.
January 14, 2010 - Good - Despite the strange morality system and the bugs, Army of Two: The 40th Day is still a quality shooter. There's more than enough excitement for your $60, and it's worth even more if you have a friend tagging along.
January 13, 2010 - Good - With entertaining action, great visuals, surprising replay value, and the ability to play rock-paper-scissors while standing over the corpses of your enemies, The 40th Day is a fun way for shooter fans to start off 2010.
January 12, 2010 - Good - If you've gone through Spec Ops with a pal in Modern Warfare 2 and want more of the same quality co-op action, this is well worth a look. As a third-person action game it's not as polished or consistently entertaining as Uncharted 2 or Gears of War, but still a worthy and often surprising alternative.
January 8, 2010 - Good - A disaster movie in a game package, Army of Two: The 40th Day capitalizes on its co-op play to deliver an awesome action experience that's incredibly fun to play.
January 26, 2010 - Good - The 40th Day is just far too inexcusably frustrating to heartily recommend, but if what you're looking for is a hefty serving of disposable, bombastic fare, then this will be right up your street.
January 13, 2010 - Good - Although the Agro system underpins the overall co-op gameplay sufficiently, the lack of imagination prevents the game from pushing forwards the co-op experience. Instead there's more satisfaction gained by the subtlety that EA Montreal has brought to the series; something we never imagined ourselves to say about the antics of Rios and Salem.
January 12, 2010 - Good - Army of Two: The 40th Day is a solid, entertaining third-person shooter, best played with a friend, but it's not quite the big advancement over the original it could have been. It's a more cohesive game, thanks to its location and more believable main characters, but the AI still disappoints at times and the new morality system misses far more than it hits.
January 25, 2010 - Good - Army of Two: The 40th Day offers a very attractive package for shooter fans, particularly those looking for an experience that is first and foremost centered around a co-op mentality. There are a few missteps along the way, including some boring levels and a not quite fully fleshed-out morality system.
January 12, 2010 - Mediocre - With so many great co-op experiences available to gamers, it's tough to recommend The 40th Day. Lacking a cohesive story, solid controls, key multiplayer features, and polish, this sequel fails to close the gap of mediocrity running through its core game design.
January 12, 2010 - Mediocre - The 40th Day can't pull itself from the realm of mediocrity it seems so entrenched in, and I'm not sure any amount of fist-bumping, guns-blazing teamwork can change that.
January 15, 2010 - Mediocre - The 40th Day has a couple of technical glitches, and the 360 version of the game locked up on me a couple of times. But for the most part, it's a technically competent shooter with co-operative play. For some, that's plenty. But if you're more discerning about your shooters, you'll probably get bored of this one before you've seen the end credits.
January 12, 2010 - Mediocre - It's only a co-op game because it says it is. The reality is that it's just a charmless third-person shooter with more gimmicks than sense. Modern Warfare 2's Spec Ops mode puts EA Montreal's efforts to shame.
January 12, 2010 - Mediocre - Compared to its predecessor, Army of Two: The 40th Day didn't evolve where it mattered most. The sequel failed to expand on some clever cooperative mechanics, and the story was a complete snooze.
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