Leveling Down

Army of Two, the first shooter to incorporate the concept of aggro

My brother got me this game for my birthday last month, and another friend got it too  so I’ve been playing it here and there this past week. It’s a short game as I’ve already gone through it once, so I figured I might as well write up a review for it since I’ve experienced enough of the game to give an opinion on it. For the curious, here is my quick summary:

Good:
- Co-op play revolving around the management of aggro
- Interesting multiplayer different from typical FPS games
- Plethora of guns and gun customization

Bad:
- Unnecessary co-op gimmicks that don’t add much value
- Short 5 hour campaign
- Poor online infrastructure and 2v2 max multiplayer

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Vegas 2 trades in the glitzy lights of casinos and slot machines in the first Vegas game for bland generic levels like abandoned streets and warehouses.

I’ve spent maybe 10 hours already on this game, and I think I’m practically done with it. I’ll just come right out and say it: it’s a bigger letdown than Devil May Cry 4! The original Vegas game was probably one of the best releases of 2006 for the 360, but this sequel just stinks of a cash-in while under-delivering on almost every aspect. If the game were priced at $30, or even $40, I’d be a little less annoyed with this rip-off but as it stands, I’m going to be careful with any Ubisoft Tom Clancy game in the future. After all, Ubisoft bought the Tom Clancy name now, so they can just attach it to any of their games without Tom Clancy’s permission. For some reason, I’m not that excited about Tom Clancy’s End War anymore. The Tom Clancy name used to mean something!

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