Xbox Woot: Xbox 360 Games and News

Electronic Arts has shipped Army of Two today, so that means Xbox 360 gamers will have a new third person shooter to play this week. Army of Two (AO2 or Ao2) is a co-op third-person shooter with a focus on cooperative and coordinated strategies. Players will join up with either the game’s built-in “Partner Artificial Intelligence” (PAI) or other players “to fight through war, political turmoil and a conspiracy so vast it threatens the entire world.” Story details are vague at the moment, but the game has been designed to necessitate teamwork; some missions may be close to impossible to complete without cooperation with the PAI. The story is about fictionalized Private Military Contractors characterized as mercenaries.

A couple people have compared this game to the hit game Gears of War. If those comparisons are even 75% correct, then Army of Two will be a great game.

The bread and butter of this game will come from it’s online play. According to GameSpot, the mode allows up to four players, two on each team similar to the co-op structure of the main campaign. Both teams will compete over objectives on the map such as assassinating a VIP or destroying an objective in order to earn the most money for their side. At the same time, they will also be forced to deal with the opposing team in order to secure their objectives.

I’d be interested to know if any of you guys pick this up. Please let us know how good it is!