Ea announce's Army Of Two

[AJJets107]

EA Announces Army of Two
War is hell. You should bring a friend.
by Daemon Hatfield

May 2, 2006 - An army of one sounds great and all—until you find yourself alone behind enemy lines with no one to wipe away your tears. Electronic Arts has addressed these concerns and announced a new game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 called (wait for it) Army of Two, focusing on cooperative two-man gameplay. Scheduled for release in 2007, the title throws players into hostile territories from current events and is designed to be played with a human partner or a computer-controlled cohort EA has dubbed "PAI" (Partner AI).

In development for a year at EA's boutique production house in Montréal, Canada, Army of Two is a first for the publishing goliath, in more ways than one. "This is the first EA studio to be built entirely from the ground-up," said Alain Tascan, VP and General Manager of EA Montréal. "This is EA's first original title for the next-gen systems. Army of Two is the first game to put players inside tactical warfare involving Private Military Corporations."

Reid Schneider, Senior Producer, added, "This is the game we've always wanted to create. Until now, the hardware would not allow us to deliver truly intelligent AI characters. We've built this game with co-operative two man gameplay as the centerpiece of the experience. Whether you're playing with PAI or a friend, it's about the two man missions, two man strategies and the two man advantage that really sets this game apart."

Are two heads better than one? It's a safe bet we'll learn more at E3.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/704/704042p1.html

This is an interesting I like it how it is a two man gameplay. I wouldn't be surprised if they announce this game at E3. I've searched but found nothing.

[The_Only]

And there we have it – the first month in the 2010 gaming calendar is behind us. After spending roughly a fortnight stuffing our faces with treats and clocking up copious amounts of hours of game time on our PlayStation 3’s over the Christmas Holidays, we were pretty chuffed to be able to indulge in yet more gaming goodness during a traditional quiet period as the New Year kicked off.

Indeed, January 2010 got off to a fine start, with SEGA’s stellar outing Bayonetta raising the proverbial bar for the extreme action genre first coined by Devil May Cry way back in 2001. Then we have Massive Action Game (MAG), which represents a giant leap in the online console gaming scene, with the shooter able to accommodate a whopping 256 players during a match.

So, what did we ultimately plump for? Before we go any further, let it be known that this wasn’t an easy decision, and once again pretty much split the entire team at PSU Towers down the middle. However, in this case, Bayonetta took the crown for our Game of the Month: January 2010 accolade. And yes, we’re aware that many of you were none too impressed with the game, so this will likely be perceived as a highly controversial decision. However, we stand by our assertion that Bayonetta deserved the 9 we awarded it, and as great of an achievement MAG is in terms of the number of players it can accommodate, it doesn’t really challenge many of the fundamental principles of first-person shooters. Horrible loading times aside, Bayonetta delivered the goods and felt a much more refreshing experience.

As our review summarises, “Bayonetta has it all. It’s stylish, compelling, and – besides some minor visual discrepancies - bloody jaw dropping in the looks department (and no, we’re not just talking about the eponymous heroine, either, although she certainly is easy on the eyes). Despite some incomprehensibly overwhelming battles, you’ll quickly become addicted to Bayonetta’s witty dialogue, additive gameplay and eye-popping production values. After clapping eyes on this latest contender in the stylish action genre, Devil May Cry indeed. Not to be missed.”

As always, here's what a few of our readers had to say on the game:

“I'm playing this game now and it is great. Very Addicting. If you like anime then you will love this game. good story, good controls and So far a very long game. It's not easy also. One Boss Took me about 15 lives to kill it. The Hair weave powers are great. I'm a huge gamer and this game took me by suprise. It's a break from playing alot of shooters.” – regissreg

“this game needed a install feature, but still amazing.” – BOZTRADAMUS (Note that an install patch has since been released)

“i Bought this Two days ago and Im pretty Satisfied. Bayonetta is pretty addictive and its like over The top Action. Its pretty cool and funny.” – hvnlyswrd08

Be sure to tune in again this time next month, where we will be determining what title bags our Game of the Month award for February 2010. Needless to say, with Dante’s Inferno and BioShock 2 all due to hit store shelves this month, it’ll be a tough choice to say the least.

[The_Only]

Bump -- kind of on a timit limit here guys, need your replies for Monday!

Again, I need your choice for Game of the Month January 2010.

[BustenRhymes7790]

Yeah, Bayonetta is probably the right choice. I haven't played the game yet, the demo was awesome. It's over-the-top and ridiculous, sure, but the combat was brilliant.

[The_Only]

Thanks Eric -- two for Bayonetta then. And I agree, it was a great game.

[The_Only]

I started working on this today. I will publish it after I get the MAG review live tomorrow.

[The_Only]

This will be live tomorrow -- I was behind today due to being sick in the morning and having other stuff to do before this.

[The_Only]

Working on this now, almost done.

[The_Only]

Live with images.

I'm aware that people will trash our decision to select Bayonetta going by what they thought of the game in my review, but I don't care -- I think our scores for both this and MAG are reflective of what everyone has, so it's not as if we're the odd ones out.

[BustenRhymes7790]

Was this done for February?

[BustenRhymes7790]

And will it be done for march?

[The_Only]

Yes i'll be doing this for March this week. February wasn't done because I had too much work to do at the time and it just got pushed aside. I'll make sure that doesn't happen again, though.