![]() ![]() This was the guy who ate paste in mercenary kindergarten. If you communicate well together, you can run a tight Ghost Recon-esque operation with none of the choking seriousness.If you aren't lucky enough to have a willing partner, you’ll be forced into the companionship of an AI buddy. Hitting a high-five with your pal or punching him when he misses a shot is priceless. Questionable scenarios aside, I've said it about the original and I'll say it again: co-op (in this case, bro-op-someone please tell me how I can trademark that) is one of the best gaming experiences you can have with a buddy, online or on the couch. Call me crazy, but I can snipe a thousand terrorists in the head without caring, and then I’m forced to cower behind Dumbo as he absorbs grenade blows and I’m all torn up inside. ![]() You do eventually escape that scenario and visit more exotic locales, like a zoo run by a bizarre puppet master in which you’ll need to take cover behind the bullet-riddled carcasses of elephants and other large mammals. I may be biased because of family ties (my brother was working a block away from the Twin Towers when they were brought down), but scaling down the side of a building while others blew up around me took me out of the game experience and into a mental realm that had very little to do with entertainment. Nearly a decade has gone by since 9/11, but I still found the images of buildings being blown up right in the middle of a large urban area very jarring. I won’t spoil any more of the story for you (the game or The Bible), but when buildings start collapsing around you quite quickly after your tutorial is through you’ll begin to figure out that something’s going wrong. The allusion comes from The Bible, where it is written that your soul is judged forty days after your death. They're called The 40th Day Initiative (FDI), and they’re here to judge your sins. Terrorists have overrun Shanghai, China, though don't expect to understand or care why or how unless you pick up and listen to the various radio logs hidden around the game. If you are not yet convinced to buy this game.well, why aren't you? Tyson Rios confesses to having had intercourse with a panda is that more up your alley?Īh, I see. Press another and become closer: slapping your partner's butt, scooping him off his feet, and giving him an old-fashioned hug all contributed to the "Ambiguous Heroes" title I eventually obtained. Press one button and negatively influence your relationship by slapping your partner. Dedicated buttons let you interact with your partner out of combat. The rainbow jigsaw pattern I chose for Salem's automatic rifle is as confusing to enemies as the sleeping arrangements at merc HQ. This go around, you can also pick from tens of other designs for your weaponry, from bubbles to hearts to desert camo. Naturally, the option to "pimp" your gun with gold, platinum, and diamonds returned from the first AO2. Salem got a Deadpool-inspired facemask, while Rios sported his metal gear embossed with pink and purple flowers (this is a design available from the get-go). I spent more time customizing their masks and wardrobes (you can even head to the game's site to design your own and upload it directly to your game) than I did in multiplayer. That would be the first line of any Army of Two: TFD fanfic I wrote, and this game offers plenty of inspiration. Tyson Rios and Elliott Salem are two bad-ass mercenaries with a lust for blood.and each other.
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