New Army Of Two Game: The Devil's Cartel

[G1ggs]

Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel announced - Visceral, Frostbite 2 confirmed

EA has announced Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, the third instalment in its co-op action series due for release on Xbox 360 and PS3 in March 2013.

In development at Dead Space 3 developer Visceral and running on Battlefield 3's Frostbite 2 engine, Devil's Carterl introduces a "more intense, mature and grittier tone," according to EA.

The new stars of the game are Alpha and Bravo, employees of paramilitary outfit Tactical Worldwide Operations who find themselves caught in a Mexican drug war.

EA promises splitscreen co-op plus new character customisation options for the sequel.

Visceral's executive producer Julian Beak said of the game: "We wanted to refresh the Army of Two franchise for a new generation of action gamers, and at the same time, stay true to the core concept that really made the first two games fan favourites.

"With meaningful, seamless co-op gameplay at its core and explosive new tag-team features, gamers will have to work together tactically and strategically as they push through a city dominated by one of Mexico's deadliest drug cartels."

Visceral's general manager Steve Papoutsis added: "Our goal with Army of Two The Devil's Cartel is to apply our key design principles - immersive, challenging gameplay, intense narrative and focus on quality - to help improve a franchise we feel has always had a lot of potential."

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[Omegaice]

The first one was good & the second one was meh. Hopefully the third one is better.

[master_8ball]

"We wanted to refresh the Army of Two franchise for a new generation of action gamers"

A new generation of action gamers?? The first game came out 2008 on current gen consoles.

I liked the split screen action of the first one, will give this a go I am sure; exp. if its running Frostbite 2.0

[TheWildWhelk]

EA sure do like to keep lukewarm franchises churning out a while after thier mild successes. I don't know anyone who played the AoT games brand new, but plenty have played them second hand. I also see that Visceral are working on a sequel to Dantes Inferno, another mildy successful title.

[Grim Reaper]

Hope it's better that the 2nd game.

[JonD7]

I love these games... looking forward to it.

[SirMontyPython]

If there isn't so many glitches plaguing the two games, I'm sure it'd sell a lot more and a lot better than the other two....I still haven't played the 2nd one, but the first one I enjoyed!!

[G1ggs]

I played the sequel before the first one and I preferred the sequel but to enjoy these games at there best is to play them split screen co-op

[SirMontyPython]

Originally Posted by G1ggs

I played the sequel before the first one and I preferred the sequel but to enjoy these games at there best is to play them split screen co-op

I'd like to try co-op on Army of Two for sure!!

[OrlandoEastwood]

I put my pre-order in at Gamestop yesterday. I'm down for this one.

[a clockwork orange]

i just pre-ordered my copy from amazon to get the $20 credit and then i will use my credit to get Tomb Raider

[KVM]

So EA fired the dev team before the game released. And there are no competitive multiplayer, and the only online type trophies are for gaining xp to gain levels. Seems much easier for a trophy perspective.

[TheWildWhelk]

Originally Posted by KVM

So EA fired the dev team before the game released.

Yeah, i heard about that. Visceral Games Montreal was shut down last month. The main Visceral studio is still working on it's main franchise, namely Dead Space.

[WV Matsui]

Originally Posted by TheWildWhelk

Yeah, i heard about that. Visceral Games Montreal was shut down last month. The main Visceral studio is still working on it's main franchise, namely Dead Space.

Won't be working on too much Dead Space. They announced this week that DS3 will be the last due to the shitty reception it received.

[KVM]

Demo comes out tomorrow? Definitely want to try that out before sinking $60 into EA coffers. Still pissed about AoT 40th Day support non-existance.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by KVM

Demo comes out tomorrow? Definitely want to try that out before sinking $60 into EA coffers. Still pissed about AoT 40th Day support non-existance.

I liked both previous games, the first one more than second. However, I will just wait until this one goes on sale.

[KVM]

I played the demo, it feels quite a bit different from AoT 40th Day. I also hit a glitch before the helicopter segment, where the AI stands around not getting into position to trigger the next checkpoint. One new thing is that picking up weapons replaces the weapon you had equipped, unlike AoT 40th Day where you keep your initial 2 guns and carry the enemy gun as #3 (not counting sidearm) until cut scenes or ammo depletion. The demo didnt allow the user to change the camera to either side of the shoulder, so I wonder if it is permanently over the right shoulder 3rd person? Behind cover it does allow a switch but only while behind cover. The cover to cover mechanics at first seems complicated but there is a display icon to transition to cover and requires just a simple button press to auto-cover. It seems the weapon customization is built in to the main menu which is nice, and possibly the mask creator/tattoo creator may be built in to the game and not rely on a server (this was not actually available to customize in the demo). Might be worth a purchase off PSN if you can find friends to split the cost via an account share.

[TheWildWhelk]

Originally Posted by WV Matsui

Won't be working on too much Dead Space. They announced this week that DS3 will be the last due to the shitty reception it received.

The guys at Visceral Games can't seem to take a break; i wonder if the fact that the guys who created Dead Space 1 bailed out to join Activision under the name Sledgehammer Games has had a lasting effect on the studio? Dante didn't work, they kept turnin' out Deadspace games, and got handed a B Grade franchise like Army Of Two. Best of luck to them...

[lettucenpico]

I just downloaded the demo yesterday. It was my 1st experience with AOT. I enjoyed it. I am one of the few that prefers 3rd person shooters than FPS. I'm definitely gonna grab this game.

[lettucenpico]

I'm going to pick up the 1st AOT for 7.00 used at Gamestop and see how it is. I see negative reviews on 40th Day so I'll skip to the The Devil's Cartel after