Army of Two Screenshots

Don’t you think all these games are starting to look alike? Oh look. It’s a guy with a gun. Big whoop. How original. And the game title? Has the word “army” in it. Whatever.

But when you take a closer look at EA‘s Army of Two for the Xbox 360 and for the PS3 (for 2007)…
Spectacular lighting, bloom, shadows, flares and all that. The models are detailed, the structure of the figures look realistic, and when you think about the capabilities of the next-gen consoles, you might actually be excited.

And when you consider it in action…
The gameplay makes this game stand out (just a bit) from all the other “guys running around with guns” that are out there. It’s not a terribly new concept (uh, “2 player” was already old during the heyday of the Capcom classics). But thanks to advancements in next-gen console hardware and better development software, it promises seamless two-player cooperative gameplay (if you don’t have anybody to play with, the AI will take the role of your partner).

So, because EA’s Army of Two deserves points for looking nice and for making an effort to push the envelope of modern gameplaying, here are some more screenshots:

Don’t you think all these games are starting to look alike? Oh look. It’s a guy with a gun. Big whoop. How original. And the game title? Has the word “army” in it. Whatever.

But when you take a closer look at EA‘s Army of Two for the Xbox 360 and for the PS3 (for 2007)…
Spectacular lighting, bloom, shadows, flares and all that. The models are detailed, the structure of the figures look realistic, and when you think about the capabilities of the next-gen consoles, you might actually be excited.

And when you consider it in action…
The gameplay makes this game stand out (just a bit) from all the other “guys running around with guns” that are out there. It’s not a terribly new concept (uh, “2 player” was already old during the heyday of the Capcom classics). But thanks to advancements in next-gen console hardware and better development software, it promises seamless two-player cooperative gameplay (if you don’t have anybody to play with, the AI will take the role of your partner).

So, because EA’s Army of Two deserves points for looking nice and for making an effort to push the envelope of modern gameplaying, here are some more screenshots: