Army of Two: The 40th Day is a massive improvement over its predecessor as it’s no longer a silly dudebro action game but it still has a few flaws. Amazing action scenarios are coupled with slightly repetitive battles and the story is still a bit loose even by Hollywood action movie standards. Salem & Rios have matured greatly and the game shows that through important game refinements but there’s still a few key things missing that make Army of Two: The 40th Day from becoming a truly great and amazing co-op action game.
Two years ago we witnessed a special friendship between two men. Not only were they friends on and off the battlefield but they were also dudebros. When you have a friend that you can fist bump, high-five and chest bump with after you kill 50 generic terrorists then that indeed is a special bond. These two bro-tacular soldiers are Elliot Salem and Tyson Rios, the stars of EA’s Army of Two. When Army of Two premiered two years ago it was somewhat unique as before there hadn’t been an action game to aggressively focus on co-op play, both with an A.I.