EA Montreal is seeking to evolve the Army of Two franchise by offering a fresh, innovative and fluid co-op experience with a deep arsenal of customizable weapons. Again the focus is on two players taking advantage of team-based gameplay features to lay waste to their opponents.
“With ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY, we’re pushing the tactical two-man military team into new battlegrounds offering a completely organic and rich co-op experience to deliver an action-packed co-op shooter this winter,” says Reid Schneider, Executive Producer, EA Montreal. ”As chaos blankets Shanghai, China, you must rely on your partner to survive as you weave through a broken city left devastated in a mysterious wake.”
The game is set in post-disaster Shanghai, China. The team of Rios and Salem (protagonists from the original Army of Two game) have to unravel and stop a plot to destroy Shanghai through a carefully orchestrated series of mysterious catastrophes.
According to the publisher, ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY features a bigger playbook of new co-op moves that either player can use at any time, opening up new strategies and countless choices for both players. The result is a bigger, better, more organic and immersive co-op experience that lets gamers put their best two-man tactics to use whenever and wherever they want.
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY is being developed for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and the Xbox 360, as well as the PSP. The game is currently listed as having a winter 2009 release date. There is also no word as to the extent of fist bumping and air guitar playing that will occur in this game. One can only hope.
