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Army Of Two: The 40th Day on PS3

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Army Of Two: The 40th Day is a Shooter game available on the PS3. It can be played in Thirdperson Cooperative Singleplayer modes.

Army Of Two: The 40th Day is a Shooter game. Shooting games present a world in which the character must shoot their way out of dangerous situations. They provide the player with an array of weapons tailored to specific tasks. This unavoidably involves a combination of fisticuffs and gun based fighting that dictates the violent nature of these experiences. Beneath this harsh exterior though is often an intricate tactile game - and this is usually what drives the player.

Army Of Two: The 40th Day can be played in a Thirdperson mode. Third Person games view the world from over the right shoulder of the character being controlled. This enables you to see the character you are controlling as well as their surrounds. Although not as immersive as first person, third person games enable more complex moves and interactions with the environment.

Army Of Two: The 40th Day can be played in a Cooperative mode. Cooperative Multiplayer games provide an experience that is played symaltaneously by multiple players. Unlike the simple arena competitive multiplayer style games where players try to kill the most enemies, true co-operative games are designed to take a group of players through a campaign experience together. This will involve sections where players have to work together to proceed - either from the sheer difficulty as in Halo 3 on 360 or by the design of levels such as LittleBigPlanet on PS3.

Army Of Two: The 40th Day can be played in a Singleplayer mode. Single Player Campaign games focus on one player's experience. Rather than collaborate with other players either locally or online, players progress alone. The campaign style of gameplay offers a connected series of challenges to play through. These chapters work together to tell a story through which players progress. Single player games are able to focus on one experience of a scenario, so that it is usually a richer, more visceral game.

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Scared Gamer review Mon, 28 Jun 2010

Army Of Two's co-op based FPS thrills are exhilarating, but not quite as much fun if you've got no one to play with. Although the story tries hard to connect my lack of real life comrade was the telling factor in the end.

As the name suggests, Army of Two: The 40th Day is designed purely for co-op. For their second shot at the Army of Two franchise EA have built on what made the original just about all right and refined it to make it pretty good. As a third person cover based shooter it goes up against some tough competition, but while the backdrop and story go some way to setting it apart, neither do enough to hide the one trick pony nature of its game play.
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Frugal Gamer review Thu, 17 Dec 2009

Army of Two: The 40th Day continues the excellent co-op shooter experience first started the original Army of Two. This time Salem and Rios find themselves under siege in Shanghai after an epic terrorist attack disaster and fighting to stay alive. With the basic concepts of the first game improved and fleshed out, The 40th Day adds new two-player strategies, better controls and a new morality system that will have players questioning the actions they take. With some spectacular set-pieces and a gorgeous visual art-style, Army of Two: The 40th Day is a tremendous improvement on the original and a must for all co-op action fans.

Set a little while after the end of the first game, Army of Two: The 40th Day sees the deadly duo of Salem and Rios running their own private military group and on a routine mission in Shanghai. But disaster soon strikes and you find yourself deep in trouble after a terrible terrorist attack. The most immediate change from the first game is how much more colourful the setting is. Gone are the dull greys and browns of military installations and the screen is filled with the vibrant colour of civilian locations.
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