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E3 09: Army of Two: The 40th Day still rocks the destruction photo

I’ve already seen Army of Two: The 40th Day. A few months back, I got a hands-off demo of the game, and came away pretty impressed. Too bad EA is pulling a fast one, and the only thing we got to see of Army of Two: The 40th Day was…a hands-off demo. Thanks EA.

Thankfully for the Positive Polly’s out there, EA did actually show off some new stuff, and the general game is looking much more chaotic, which is a great thing. Helicopters carrying tanks slam into buildings, hoards of people run for their lives and even whole skyscrapers fall on top of each other off in the distance, all while Rios and Salem scramble down an already toppled building. Busting caps in a scene straight from Cloverfield looked very cool.

Best scene, hands down, was in an office building. Rios and Salem are running through and taking hostages, and between all of this, the ceiling literally rips away as the building they are in bends in half and falls away. EA’s goal for organic destruction looks really cool.

The morality mode was also worth noting. There will be times where the dudes will have a chance to be bad and get stuff, or be good, and maybe be rewarded later on. Our example was a choice between leaving some guns behind or killing an innocent security guard. The group I was with chose killing the security guards (my group was mean). However, with that decision, we were assaulted with images of the guy’s family, his crying kid, and more. It’s very cool to be assaulted with more long term consequences of evil in this game.

I also saw an update to the weapon customization. Basically, any part of any gun is interchangeable, including things like Coca-Cola silencers. According to the reps, it’s “Lego with guns”. So you heard it here first: Lego Army of Two!


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Bachonga's Avatar
Bachonga at 06/03/2009 15:10
This will give me something other then banjo kazooie to fuck with when I'm drunk
andycadaver's Avatar
andycadaver at 06/03/2009 15:19
Ooh, can't wait to get my hands on some of this brotherly love.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar
Kyousuke Nanbu at 06/03/2009 15:39
The gun stuff sounds awesome.
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 06/03/2009 16:21
There's morality in Army of Two? Are you serious? I thought it was just blowing shit up.
VGFreak1225's Avatar
VGFreak1225 at 06/03/2009 16:53
It's good to see that developers are starting to see how to make these systems more effective. Rev. Anthony should be proud.
hpv's Avatar
hpv at 06/03/2009 17:07
On a scale of 0-to-11, how much bromance is in this game? If the characters aren't going full fratboy retard I'm not interested.
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