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Developer(s) EA games
Publisher(s) EA Montreal
Distributor(s) EA Montreal
Platform(s) Xbox 360,
Release date EU Jan. 12, 2010
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: T
Achievements 1000
Developer(s) EA games
Publisher(s) EA Montreal
Distributor(s) EA Montreal
Platform(s) Xbox 360,
Release date EU Jan. 12, 2010
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: T
Achievements 1000
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Army of Two the 40th day wasdeveloped by EA Montreal and is the sequel to the original Army Of Two. Like its predecessor it focuses heavily on co-op play either with a human or an AI controlled partner. Following Salem and Rios again, this time they are working for their own private military, Trans World Operations (TWO). 40th day is set solely in Shanghai rather than the globe-trotting of the first game to create a more believable experience and it puts players in the middle of an ongoing catastrophe and conflict.
At the end of the first game, Salem and Rios took down the SCC corporation, thus making them start their own private military organization called TWO (Trans World Operations). There is a cutscene with Rios and Salem in a helicopter along with Cha Min Soo and Viktor Roshanko, weapon and armor dealers, and their investors. They ask Alice to be their contract filer and she agrees. In this second installment in the series, Rios and Salem travel to Shanghai for a reason that is unknown yet. As the two are there, the city turns to chaos, an unknown army has attacked for an unknown reason. It is the choice of Rios and Salem to fight their way out of there, or to discover the mystery of the 40th day and save the city.
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The game received generally mixed reviews. It has a 73 on Metacritic. IGN awarded it 8.5, saying "The morality moments could have posed larger dilemmas and the AI still stumbles at times, but overall, The 40th Day is a great game to blast through." PSM3 Magazine UK awarded it 85%, saying "It's not the most progressive or technically impressive game on PS3, but the morality system, weapon customization and online co-op elevate it, and it's one of the best cover-to-cover shooters on PS3", while Playstation: The Official Magazine (US) awarded it 9 out of 10, saying "EA Montreal delivers a rich, over-the-top buddy experience that provides intelligent choices and a tough but fun Die Hard-like vibe that helps lighten the game's dark, gritty atmosphere." While Hardcore Gamer Magazine criticized the games minor improvements and similarity to the original, it noted that "the 40th day is more serious, lacking in the “what the hell” moments that peppered the first game." GameZone's Dakota Grabowski gave the game a 6/10, saying "Army of Two: The 40th Day is a testosterone-fueled cooperative shooter that improved on what the original set forth at doing – delivering an experience that is 99 percent aimed at males who enjoy drinking beer and playing cooperatively with their action-oriented buddies. What about the other 1 percent? Well … let’s say they must enjoy B-action movies, full of clichés, to gain any sense of gratification out of The 40th Day. The Lost Gamer gave the game a 7/10 claiming it is good co-operative fun but the sound lets it down
Like for the original Army of Two, a community-oriented weapons design contest was run for Army of Two: The 40th Day. The contest challenged fans and enthusiasts from North America, Italy, France, and the UK to submit an image and brief description of a weapon that they designed. Two weapon designs (one from the North American and one from the European entries) were chosen as winners and will appear in the game for those players who have a saved game present on their game console from the original Army of Two. The winning entries were chosen on August 6, 2009. The winning entries were the AS-KR1 "The Ass Kicker" Rifle (submitted by Angryjoeshow1) and the "Grand Pinger" Sniper Launcher (submitted by Uberblargh).
Downloadable Content
Unknown at this time.
Xbox 360 Game Installation
Army of Two: The 40th Day requires 5.7GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.
Army of Two the 40th day wasdeveloped by EA Montreal and is the sequel to the original Army Of Two. Like its predecessor it focuses heavily on co-op play either with a human or an AI controlled partner. Following Salem and Rios again, this time they are working for their own private military, Trans World Operations (TWO). 40th day is set solely in Shanghai rather than the globe-trotting of the first game to create a more believable experience and it puts players in the middle of an ongoing catastrophe and conflict.
At the end of the first game, Salem and Rios took down the SCC corporation, thus making them start their own private military organization called TWO (Trans World Operations). There is a cutscene with Rios and Salem in a helicopter along with Cha Min Soo and Viktor Roshanko, weapon and armor dealers, and their investors. They ask Alice to be their contract filer and she agrees. In this second installment in the series, Rios and Salem travel to Shanghai for a reason that is unknown yet. As the two are there, the city turns to chaos, an unknown army has attacked for an unknown reason. It is the choice of Rios and Salem to fight their way out of there, or to discover the mystery of the 40th day and save the city.
More Information
The game received generally mixed reviews. It has a 73 on Metacritic. IGN awarded it 8.5, saying "The morality moments could have posed larger dilemmas and the AI still stumbles at times, but overall, The 40th Day is a great game to blast through." PSM3 Magazine UK awarded it 85%, saying "It's not the most progressive or technically impressive game on PS3, but the morality system, weapon customization and online co-op elevate it, and it's one of the best cover-to-cover shooters on PS3", while Playstation: The Official Magazine (US) awarded it 9 out of 10, saying "EA Montreal delivers a rich, over-the-top buddy experience that provides intelligent choices and a tough but fun Die Hard-like vibe that helps lighten the game's dark, gritty atmosphere." While Hardcore Gamer Magazine criticized the games minor improvements and similarity to the original, it noted that "the 40th day is more serious, lacking in the “what the hell” moments that peppered the first game." GameZone's Dakota Grabowski gave the game a 6/10, saying "Army of Two: The 40th Day is a testosterone-fueled cooperative shooter that improved on what the original set forth at doing – delivering an experience that is 99 percent aimed at males who enjoy drinking beer and playing cooperatively with their action-oriented buddies. What about the other 1 percent? Well … let’s say they must enjoy B-action movies, full of clichés, to gain any sense of gratification out of The 40th Day. The Lost Gamer gave the game a 7/10 claiming it is good co-operative fun but the sound lets it down
Like for the original Army of Two, a community-oriented weapons design contest was run for Army of Two: The 40th Day. The contest challenged fans and enthusiasts from North America, Italy, France, and the UK to submit an image and brief description of a weapon that they designed. Two weapon designs (one from the North American and one from the European entries) were chosen as winners and will appear in the game for those players who have a saved game present on their game console from the original Army of Two. The winning entries were chosen on August 6, 2009. The winning entries were the AS-KR1 "The Ass Kicker" Rifle (submitted by Angryjoeshow1) and the "Grand Pinger" Sniper Launcher (submitted by Uberblargh).
Downloadable Content
Unknown at this time.
Xbox 360 Game Installation
Army of Two: The 40th Day requires 5.7GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.
