Army of Two is a third-person shootervideo game series developed by EA Montreal. The first game in the series, Army of Two, was released on March 6, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Focusing on cooperative strategies, Army of Two's main feature is the necessity to use coordinated teamwork to accomplish the game's goals. While the game is meant to be played with another human as a partner, a "Partner Artificial Intelligence" (PAI) is also included and programmed to follow the player's strategies. Dependence on a partner (whether human or PAI) is so pronounced that most objectives are impossible to complete without it. A sequel, Army of Two: The 40th Day, was released in January 2010 in North America and Europe.[1] The third game in the series, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, was released on March 26, 2013 by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[2]
Tyson Rios - Tyson Rios originally worked as a mercenary for the private military contractor SSC (Security and Strategy Corporation) with his long-time partner Elliot Salem. They later left SSC to form their own private military firm called T.W.O (Tactical Worldwide Operations). Rios' life of combat eventually came to a tragic end from a car explosion, leading to a badly injured left leg and the presumed death of Salem. Unable to continue to work in the field, Rios commands T.W.O operatives as an executive.
Elliot Salem - Elliot Salem, together with his long-time partner Tyson Rios, originally worked as mercenaries for the private military contractor SSC (Security and Strategy Corporation) and later founded T.W.O. (Tactical Worldwide Operations). His actions appear by choices in Army of Two: The 40th Day; the ending is chosen from Jonah and is canon for Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel. Salem went insane after a seemingly fatal incident caused his partner and two other T.W.O. operatives, Alpha and Bravo, to abandon him to save hostage Fiona. This caused him to become a villain alongside his boss Bautista in The Devil's Cartel.
Alpha - One of the two playable characters in Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel . His name is not revealed so that the player may "project themselves into the character a bit more". Alpha is considered the de facto leader of the pair since he is often the one who comes up with the ideas and battle plans. He also keeps his hot-headed partner Bravo in check during tough situations and does his best to steer him in the right direction in order to complete the mission.
Bravo - The other playable character in Army of Two:The Devil's Cartel. His name is not revealed so that the player may "project themselves into the character a bit more". While Alpha is focused, calm and collected in battle, Bravo is the complete opposite: he's gung-ho, tough as nails and always ready for a fight. Besides that, he is mostly a funny, wise-guy comedian who loves to cracks jokes and make fun (especially of Alpha).
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Graphic noveledit
Army of Two: Dirty Money, written by John Ney Rieber and illustrated by Brandon McKinney, is a 2008 graphic novel which follows Rios and Salem through some of their earliest missions together working as private military contractors. The plot follows the corruption of the company they work for them. Rios and Salem work together as an "army of two", trying to stay alive and uncover the conspiracy within the company that employs them.
Comicedit
A six-issue miniseries called Army of Two: Across the Border was released in January 2010 by IDW Publishing and coincided with the release of the sequel game Army of Two: The 40th Day, with events taking place between the first and the second game.[10][11]
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In 2008, there was a report that Universal Pictures had picked up the film rights to the game,[12] citing Universal's desire to "fast-track the project to begin production in 2009" and hiring Michael Mann to write the script and direct. Nothing came of it and the project is cancelled.
Referencesedit
^Ron Yatco (August 13, 2009). . ArmyofTwo.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
^Goldfarb, Andrew (November 1, 2012). "Army of Two: Devil's Cartel Release Date Announced". IGN. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
^"Army of Two for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
^"Army of Two for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
^"Army of Two for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^"Army of Two for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^"Army of Two for PlayStation Portable Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^"Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
^"Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
^"EA AND IDW LAUNCH ARMY OF TWO AND DRAGON AGE COMICS". October 5, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
^"Army of Two #1 - Across the Border, Part One (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^Fritz, Ben; Fleming, Michael (October 23, 2008). "EA's 'Army of Two' joins Universal". Variety.
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Official website
December 20, 2023
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This article is about the video game series For the video game see Army of Two video game For other uses see Army of Two disambiguation Army of Two is a third person shooter video game series developed by EA Montreal The first game in the series Army of Two was released on March 6 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles Focusing on cooperative strategies Army of Two s main feature is the necessity to use coordinated teamwork to accomplish the game s goals While the game is meant to be played with another human as a partner a Partner Artificial Intelligence PAI is also included and programmed to follow the player s strategies Dependence on a partner whether human or PAI is so pronounced that most objectives are impossible to complete without it A sequel Army of Two The 40th Day was released in January 2010 in North America and Europe 1 The third game in the series Army of Two The Devil s Cartel was released on March 26 2013 by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 2 Army of TwoGenre s Third person shooterDeveloper s EA MontrealVisceral GamesPublisher s Electronic ArtsPlatform s PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360First releaseArmy of TwoMarch 4 2008Latest releaseArmy of Two The Devil s CartelMarch 26 2013 Contents 1 Games 1 1 Army of Two 2008 1 2 Army of Two The 40th Day 2010 1 3 Army of Two The Devil s Cartel 2013 2 Characters 3 Other media 3 1 Graphic novel 3 2 Comic 3 3 Film 4 References 5 External linksGames editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2023 Aggregate review scores Game MetacriticArmy of Two PS3 74 100 3 X360 72 100 4 Army of Two The 40th Day PS3 74 100 5 X360 73 100 6 PSP 49 100 7 Army of Two The Devil s Cartel PS3 58 100 8 X360 54 100 9 Army of Two 2008 edit Main article Army of Two video game Army of Two The 40th Day 2010 edit Main article Army of Two The 40th Day Army of Two The Devil s Cartel 2013 edit Main article Army of Two The Devil s CartelCharacters editTyson Rios Tyson Rios originally worked as a mercenary for the private military contractor SSC Security and Strategy Corporation with his long time partner Elliot Salem They later left SSC to form their own private military firm called T W O Tactical Worldwide Operations Rios life of combat eventually came to a tragic end from a car explosion leading to a badly injured left leg and the presumed death of Salem Unable to continue to work in the field Rios commands T W O operatives as an executive Elliot Salem Elliot Salem together with his long time partner Tyson Rios originally worked as mercenaries for the private military contractor SSC Security and Strategy Corporation and later founded T W O Tactical Worldwide Operations His actions appear by choices in Army of Two The 40th Day the ending is chosen from Jonah and is canon for Army of Two The Devil s Cartel Salem went insane after a seemingly fatal incident caused his partner and two other T W O operatives Alpha and Bravo to abandon him to save hostage Fiona This caused him to become a villain alongside his boss Bautista in The Devil s Cartel Alpha One of the two playable characters in Army of Two The Devil s Cartel His name is not revealed so that the player may project themselves into the character a bit more Alpha is considered the de facto leader of the pair since he is often the one who comes up with the ideas and battle plans He also keeps his hot headed partner Bravo in check during tough situations and does his best to steer him in the right direction in order to complete the mission Bravo The other playable character in Army of Two The Devil s Cartel His name is not revealed so that the player may project themselves into the character a bit more While Alpha is focused calm and collected in battle Bravo is the complete opposite he s gung ho tough as nails and always ready for a fight Besides that he is mostly a funny wise guy comedian who loves to cracks jokes and make fun especially of Alpha Other media editGraphic novel edit Army of Two Dirty Money written by John Ney Rieber and illustrated by Brandon McKinney is a 2008 graphic novel which follows Rios and Salem through some of their earliest missions together working as private military contractors The plot follows the corruption of the company they work for them Rios and Salem work together as an army of two trying to stay alive and uncover the conspiracy within the company that employs them Comic edit A six issue miniseries called Army of Two Across the Border was released in January 2010 by IDW Publishing and coincided with the release of the sequel game Army of Two The 40th Day with events taking place between the first and the second game 10 11 Film edit In 2008 there was a report that Universal Pictures had picked up the film rights to the game 12 citing Universal s desire to fast track the project to begin production in 2009 and hiring Michael Mann to write the script and direct Nothing came of it and the project is cancelled References edit Ron Yatco August 13 2009 Army of Two The 40th Day Announces Its Ship Date ArmyofTwo com Archived from the original on September 17 2009 Retrieved October 28 2009 Goldfarb Andrew November 1 2012 Army of Two Devil s Cartel Release Date Announced IGN Retrieved January 29 2013 Army of Two for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved July 23 2011 Army of Two for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved July 23 2011 Army of Two for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved March 28 2013 Army of Two for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved March 28 2013 Army of Two for PlayStation Portable Reviews Metacritic Retrieved March 28 2013 Army of Two The Devil s Cartel for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved April 3 2013 Army of Two The Devil s Cartel for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved April 3 2013 EA AND IDW LAUNCH ARMY OF TWO AND DRAGON AGE COMICS October 5 2009 Retrieved December 19 2014 Army of Two 1 Across the Border Part One Issue Comic Vine Retrieved March 21 2020 Fritz Ben Fleming Michael October 23 2008 EA s Army of Two joins Universal Variety External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Army of Two amp oldid 1187953717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
