Written by: Bodhruj Jaman;
Date: Monday, March 17th, 2008;
Filed under: PS3, Reviews;
Tagged with: 3rd person shooter, controversial, exclusive, game, hands on, Playstation, Playstation 3, PS3, Review, Split screen, story, Streets of Rage.
Comments:

Well, Army of Two is a pretty average old 3rd person shooter, and to be honest, I was expecting more from the PS3 version.

The one thing that struck me down, I saw even before I put the disc in. I was reading the instructions booklet, when I noticed the storyline. I can’t exactly remember now :oops:, but it was something about the war in Afganistan and related rubbish junk stuff. Now, it’s ok to have your views on the matter, but to include it as a very major factor in a game, is, I think, quite irresponsible and (to me) slightly creepy, maybe even a bit propaganda-ish(?).

OK. So, opinions aside, the gameplay is about average, controls are straightforward (enough i guess) and the graphics are certainly up to the PlayStation 3’s standards (although I don’t think they paid enough attention to the visuals). However, the split screen is just intrusive. I thought the game would be in a sort of Streets of Rage format, where multiple players can play on a single (not split) screen. Anyone remember Streets of Rage? Here are a few pics to show what I’m talking about:

See what I mean? Wouldn’t that be much cooler than that boring, old, done before, tired, predictable splitscreen?

I mean - a superior console like the PS3, surely it should excel all in gameplay?

Rating: 6/10

What do you think? Not good enough for the PS3? Huh? Can’t hear you.

Oh what the heck. Just make a comment!

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