Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (2013 Video Game) User Reviews

Army of two reaches a frontier

[sharkattack1978 · 8/10 · 5 April 2013]

I have just finished playing Army of Two the Devil's Cartel and was it any good? HELL YEAH IT WAS! I had immense fun playing this game. So much so, I'm playing it again. This is a bang for your bucks type of game, it has the action and even some laughs. Now before you ask, this one is about two new elites called Alpha and Bravo, but don't let that fool you, Salem and Rios are in this too at major intervals. They are still very much integral to this game. This new chapter brings some very new revelations to light which will shock you before you reach the climax to this great game. This roller-coaster of fun leads you from one intense fight to another intense fight relentlessly with hardly any breaks via the cut scenes but you will love the ride. The bits that everyone most loves are still here from gun customization, mask customization and even outfit customization as well as a better havok engine and even better accuracy with the guns. included as well is a much better Melee system that allows you to do unspeakable damage to your enemy which I found immensely satisfying to do.

AOT: TDC is an immensely fun game for those who love their shoot 'em ups and yes it even has plenty of playback value, i'm playing it for a second time, just to try new guns and new ways of vengeance. Army of Two is still one of the top shoot 'em ups out there, gear up, strap on and kick ass!

Disappointing story

[phantom_pixie · 2/10 · 1 September 2014]

EA decided to go a new route with Army of Two. Instead of Rios and Salem (protagonists from Army of Two and Army of Two 40th day) we are introduced to Alpha and Bravo. Two newbie mercs in the T.W.O. company. Instead of the genuine relationship between Salem and Rios from the previous games we have to sit through two characters that fight better alone than side-by-side, and who's prepubertal "Yo mama" and "That's what she said"-jokes gets old pretty fast. The two are less of an army, but two random characters that just ended up on the same team. We are also introduced to Fiona, a character we are supposed to care about but who only shows up when the story needs to go forward.

To add more to the crap pile, the story is nothing but clichés! The "twists" are obvious from the first pixel. The moral issues are just a drag. The character development is non existent. And then there is the "Overkill" function, that basically let you walk through the track in 60 seconds like a desperate noob.

The few good things about the game is handling and game design. Some cool new masks but that is it. Other than that I will just recommend 40th day instead. Moral choices, aggro, good dialog and great story.

The only thing that would redeem the series would be that the next game opens with Salem waking in a bunk-bed and saying to Rios, "I just had a nightmare."

Me and my sisters feelings are hurt ass hell

[Toon-Anleva · 1/10 · 16 April 2015]

I don't even know where to begin with this thing

I hate everything about it. Or almost, the voice acting is good, but that is pretty much it.

The best way to describe how I feel about this game is to compare it to a really bad fanfiction you read at 3 in the morning. That kind of fanfiction where the person who wrote it starts the summary with "I actually didn't like any of the characters! But the story was cool, so I figured I'd try and put my OC's in! R&R!!!"

It has everything a bad fanfiction should have. Boring and bland new main characters with boring and bland names, a Female with no personality and a "bitchy" attitude to make her seem cool. She is suppose to be so cool but she keeps getting kidnapped and needs to be saved all the time.

Forced romances out of nowhere (Salem and Alice, let's be honest), forced conflicts between friends out of nowhere, character assassination (Salem) out of character behaviour (Rios and Salem) no actual background check for the game and characters, Spelled main characters name wrong (Salem), stupid and obvious plot twists, obvious favourite, Mary sue (Alpha, Bravo, Fiona), inconsistency with old canon (Changing T.W.O's meaning, spelling names different, Rios is a pilot now? Rios was never in the rangers? Tattoos magically missing or changing place?)

I could honestly go on, and THIS IS NOT EVEN BRINGING UP THE "GAME PLAY"

The "game play" is a watered down version of the first game. I remember hearing the developers saying that they "Wanted to focus on the co-op". And apparently that means taking out a butt ton of things from the two first games and making everything they kept impossible to do. Like me and my sister where stuck on the tutorial for sliding behind cover. For 20 minutes. Sliding behind cover and opening doors SHOULD NOT BE HARD. Those are basic things.

Yet actually killing things and progressing in the story is incredibly easy. Aside from when glitches prevents you from getting anywhere. But this "overkill" thing is not like in the original Army of two. Where you actually had to earn it. it's easy to get and it lasts forever and you can kill everything you see in a matter of seconds.

And just the fact that the white washed Rios. Suddenly all his tattoos are covered up and he can't speak with Fiona in the beginning of the game even tho he is suppose to be fluent in the language?

This game hostly feels like they spend all their time and money destroying the beloved Rios and Salem. They do nothing but assassinating Salem's character every opportunity they get. Then again both Rios and Salem are super out of character from the start. All Rios and Salem do is to be stupid for the purpose of making it seem like Alpha and Bravo actually have personalities. The game does everything to assure you no one is gay. While Rios and Salem's ambiguous relationship was a big part of the two first games, The devils cartel sets out to completely ruin any friendship they have. Constantly showing everyone's heterosexuality in your face (Bravo's thing with Fiona, constant talk about Rios sister, that he suddenly has. Alpha's "I got a girl at home" comment. Alice and Salem suddenly being a thing?)

The writers also figured that they should cut down on the humour apparently. Because calling someone gay and a girl is waaaay funnier than actual well written jokes.

But I'll stop right there, I could go on, I really, really could. But I 'll just say that this is the worst game I have ever played and I was literally crying in the end because it was so bad. This game murdered Army of two. And if they ever do make another game they have to, THEY HAVE TO back the tape and pretend this monstrosity never happened.

I really hate to be this mean and harsh. But this game just hit me and my sister where it hurts. I can't go easy on it.

Francise Ruined

[xboxluke2010 · 4/10 · 23 March 2014]

Why... Why did they do this? Unlike its predecessor, this game is complete disaster. They have removed everything good about the old game (e.g co-op mock surrenders, morality choices)and replaced it with 'overkill mode'... wow.

First off the 'story'. Basically non existent, you play as two new characters; Alpha and Bravo, two mind numbingly uninteresting characters that are painfully cheesy. Rios and Salem are also tag along for about 10 minutes. That reminds me, I was given a MORALITY CHOICE in the 40th day where I killed Rios but yet somehow he magically reappears. This game also features one of the most predictable plot twists of all time.

Gameplay is boring, you take cover and gun down some of the worst AI I have ever seen. They will unnecessarily run at you, allowing you to blow them away without even thinking. As far as co-op game play goes the most intense it will get is covering a friend or friendly AI with a machine gun, the odd split pathway is also thrown in. There is no multi-player as the developers said they wanted to focus on a intense CO-OP campaign when really all they have created is a tedious mess. Some minor customisation is featured: different outfits and masks, guns and attachments.

I would not suggest this game to anybody, pick up Army of TWO: the 40th day for half the price if your looking for a decent co-op game. Wasted of money.