A new trailer is available for Army of Two, EA's co-op centered shooter. To its credit, Army of Two looks like it could bring some new twists to co-op gameplay. The interactions with team mates, such as back to back cover and dragging the wounded (who can still shoot), are particularly interesting. We also find it amusing that the game has all the trappings of a buddy comedy -- the only thing missing is Danny Glover.
It's ironic that EA's Alain Tascan recently cited Gears of War for having zero innovation, as Army of Two will no doubt be judged against it. Considering Tascan is producing Army of Two, perhaps we can see the motives for his comments. Gears already does many of the things featured in this video, including moveable cover, and it has great co-op where good tactics are essential. The question is: does Army of Two do it better? Obviously we can't judge Army of Two before we've actually played it, but it's fun to speculate. Watch the video and join the discussion after the break.
With Gears of War off to a solid start, could Army of Two bring something new to the genre where cover is king? Was Tascan really that confident in his game, or was he nervous?
1. Wait, before this video, these guys seemed like they were macho.. like a Marcus Fenix type. But with their voiceovers, they sound like Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller team. Not the kind-of voices for a game like this.
Posted at 4:37PM on Nov 13th 2006 by Adam 0 stars