The typical cannon fodder mentality of enemy soldiers is also given a unique twist, with downed grunts able to revive wounded comrades if they aren’t dispatched quickly enough. Aggro, one of the primary gameplay components of the original, has also been given a much-needed polish, with players once again essentially manipulating enemy reactions by royally pissing them off, allowing for a bit of tactical creativity during firefights. For starters, there’s a much improved cover system and the clunky AI has, for the most part, been a little more finely tuned. In terms of overall gameplay, The 40th Day makes some vast improvements to the occasionally flawed mechanics of its predecessor. Of course, in typical videogame fashion any deeper narrative is buried under slew of wince-inducing Hollywood one-liners, with the plot (such as it is) taking a back seat to a series of Michael Bay-style set pieces in a graphically stunning environment where seemingly everything and anything tends to explode…like, a lot.

With the two masked mercs outnumbered and outgunned, their only objective is to get the hell out of Shanghai in one piece. This time out we find our two trigger happy BFFs taking on a mission in Shanghai, only to find the situation quite literally blowing up in their faces when the city is overrun by an army of private military contractors. Fortunately that’s pretty much the entire premise behind Army of Two: The 40th Day, a game whose single-player campaign is moderately entertaining, but earns bullet-riddled props as a cooperative multiplayer experience.Īs a sequel to EA Montreal’s original Army of Two, the fist-bumping follow-up once again puts players in the size-nine combat boots of Rios and Salem, a pair of guns for hire who just happen to look like the steroid-popping love children of Jason Voorhees and Rambo.

Videogames, much like French kissing, ping pong or tandem bicycles, are usually best enjoyed with a friend.

Army of two: the 40th day