My first impression of the game was that it looked good, had some interesting concepts (co-op snipe, switching weapons with your partner), but it felt very familiar. Oh, now I remember this is a Gears of War clone. They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but both of these games cost the same. There really should be a mediocre discount on some of these games. There's a reason BMW's cost more than Kia's.
Army of Two is an awkward feeling game. It uses the same 3rd person- cover system that Gears of War made popular....just not nearly as good. The servers work well, I've never been booted or had trouble connecting. I'm just not always motivated to connect.
The story line is familiar and uninteresting. It's full of f-bombs and the such in an attempt to add some flavor, or prove that it's cool, but nobody likes that guy.
(Dude, seriously, stop shooting prostitutes)
One thing I did think that they did well was the system used for healing your team mate. It was so easy to get someone back in the fight in Gears of War, just hit a button and you're good. It made things a little easy at times. In Army of Two, it takes a few seconds to get you buddy back up, and if you get hit...you have to start the process over. Fortunately, your wounded pal can continue to cap people while on his ass.
The weapon upgrades add a little bit of interest to the experience, but there are only a handful of weapons available, and they get old very quickly. I thought that the aiming system was very sluggish as well, and leading a target never felt quite right. Overall I still had fun going through this game once, then I completely lost interest and was very happy it cost me $0 dollars (thanks pops). Paying for this game = regret, like moving in with that hot girl who turns out to be crazy and makes out with her cat.....I'd give this game a 5 out of 10.
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