Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel

I have just finished playing Army of Two the Devil's Cartel and was it any good? HELL YEAH IT WAS! I had immense fun playing this game. So much so, I'm playing it again. This is a bang for your bucks type of game, it has the action and even some laughs. Now before you ask, this one is about two new elites called Alpha and Bravo, but don't let that fool you, Salem and Rios are in this too at major intervals. They are still very much integral to this game. This new chapter brings some very new revelations to light which will shock you before you reach the climax to this great game. This roller-coaster of fun leads you from one intense fight to another intense fight relentlessly with hardly any breaks via the cut scenes but you will love the ride. The bits that everyone most loves are still here from gun customization, mask customization and even outfit customization as well as a better havok engine and even better accuracy with the guns. included as well is a much better Melee system that allows you to do unspeakable damage to your enemy which I found immensely satisfying to do.

AOT: TDC is an immensely fun game for those who love their shoot 'em ups and yes it even has plenty of playback value, i'm playing it for a second time, just to try new guns and new ways of vengeance. Army of Two is still one of the top shoot 'em ups out there, gear up, strap on and kick ass!

EA decided to go a new route with Army of Two. Instead of Rios and Salem (protagonists from Army of Two and Army of Two 40th day) we are introduced to Alpha and Bravo. Two newbie mercs in the T.W.O. company. Instead of the genuine relationship between Salem and Rios from the previous games we have to sit through two characters that fight better alone than side-by-side, and who's prepubertal "Yo mama" and "That's what she said"-jokes gets old pretty fast. The two are less of an army, but two random characters that just ended up on the same team. We are also introduced to Fiona, a character we are supposed to care about but who only shows up when the story needs to go forward.

To add more to the crap pile, the story is nothing but clichés! The "twists" are obvious from the first pixel. The moral issues are just a drag. The character development is non existent. And then there is the "Overkill" function, that basically let you walk through the track in 60 seconds like a desperate noob.

The few good things about the game is handling and game design. Some cool new masks but that is it. Other than that I will just recommend 40th day instead. Moral choices, aggro, good dialog and great story.

The only thing that would redeem the series would be that the next game opens with Salem waking in a bunk-bed and saying to Rios, "I just had a nightmare."