More Army of Two incoming

By Fred Dutton Published 14 April, 2011

EA job listing outs possible sequel.

Another entry in EA's third person Army of Two co-op shooter series is in the works, according to a new set of job listings.

Posts on the publisher's recruitment site, as spotted by Gamerzines, call for a senior producer and lead environment artist "for the Army of Two franchise" to join the Visceral Games team in Montreal.

It would be the third game in the series following Army of Two: The 40th Day in 2010, which won 7/10 from Eurogamer.

"There's little doubt that anyone who fell in love with the first game's slender charms will be enthused by the prospect of more of the same delivered with a higher degree of HD polish," wrote Dan Whitehead.

"With its A-list production still held back by B-list ambition, though, there's ultimately not enough of substance to lure players away from the multitude of other co-op gaming experiences for more than a few days."

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Comments (14) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Jonathan_Fakenham #1 1 year ago

    Great. I enjoyed both of the Army of Two games, and I'm up for more of that.

  • LazyNinjaUk #2 1 year ago

    I know a lot of people disliked Army of Two, but I knew exactly what I was getting when I played them. Enjoyed both, looking forward to a 3rd. Wouldn't mind seeing more different locations for each level like in the first game.

  • miiiguel #3 1 year ago

    Liked the 1st one, awfull MP though. 2nd was very average.

  • metalangel #4 1 year ago

    Yes, folks, EA canned Pandemic and future Saboteur/Mercenaries games but this bilge lives to ruin another day.

  • andywilkie35 #5 1 year ago

    First one was pretty good, second one is one of the best co-op games I've played, so I consider this superb news.

  • Lunastra78 #6 1 year ago

    Army of Two + Charlie Sheen = Army of Two and a Half

    Instant Hit. And Charlie might be insane enough to do it.

  • Murton #7 1 year ago

    Army of Two is a great example of co-op done properly. 40th day pretty much took what was good about the first one and expanded on it slightly and with Visceral taking the franchise I have high hopes for the third instalment.

    Huge co-op fan and I really enjoyed the first two so unless Visceral seriously drop the ball this is a day 1 for me.

  • M1chl #8 1 year ago

    YES!

  • willberry88 #9 1 year ago

    How about fixing the DLC achievements in Ao2:TFD first? Scum bags!

  • Toasterpants #10 1 year ago

    When I saw that the Mirror's Edge sequel was canceled, I was upset, to put it mildly. It was a game destined to push the first person genre, and perhaps the industry as a whole (wishful thinking?), away from shooting people in the face. Alas, we are stuck with dreck like this, another mediocre 3rd person bromance where head shots reign supreme. Thanks EA!
    Edited by Toasterpants at 15/04/11 @ 04:49

  • gooner77 #11 1 year ago

    I enjoyed the first two so looking forward to this

  • ElijahBaley #12 1 year ago

    I love the series...

    So..., if I good understanding, the game will be released (minimum) next year ( -if the enginering time will take no more than 1 year) or later (if it takes more time by way of example 2 year -than it will be releasing at 2013?!) - so - in my opinion - it will be coming for next gen consoles - or not.... (?!)

  • sjmlondon #13 1 year ago

    Like someone else I'm pissed off for buying DLC for this only to find the achievements were glitched and wouldn't unlock if you'd already played multiplayer and unlocked some of the existing online achievements.

    Fix that first, although I gather the development team were given the push shortly after the game's release.

    The first two were ok, nothing more. The first one's multiplayer was crap and the second one was glitchy and not much of an improvement. Can't say I'm bothered about a third having only rented the second.

    Push the boat out EA and give us something new.

  • Bleedingplums #14 1 year ago

    The first one was great fun split screen coop, the second was ruined by a ridiculous vertical split screen setup. Horizontal split please visceral so I don't have to play the game with blinkers on!