Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel is the up-coming game from publisher EA, and developer Viseral Games. It is the third game in the series and doesn't have Rios and Salem, they are replaced with new comer mercs named Alpha and Bravo.
Graphics: The game runs on the Frostbite 2 engine and looks good and crisp, being the same engine that runs Battlefield 3, I expect it too. Colors are a bit drab, and concrete looks like concrete. It has destructible cover which looks good and makes the levels feel alive.
Sound: Sound is OK, guns sounded about right, and enemy chatter is on point. Music is good too, it really does bring the suspense to the action. However, they're not to much to say about the sound, as I find it kinda generic, so if you like shooters and have played them before it's pretty much the same, which is not to say it's a bad thing.
Gameplay: Compared to the previous games, it's a bore. It lacks the humor that the other T.W.O (two, get it) games had. It's seems like a run of the mill shooter. It seems to have replaced the aggro meter with a overkill meter. I found this game lacking, and since Military shooters are literally a dime a dozen nowadays.
With that said, combat is solid, and there were no hiccups in the action. The AI is good enough to stay alive, and will chuck grenades with CoD accuracy to flush you out. It really does turn up the action and urgency of cover mechanics. Would've been cool is they added a berserker who will chase you out of cover, but then again, it's a demo review. The controls are more conventional than in previous games, there is a button to go to cover, swap and sprint out of cover. I just can't figure out how to sprint outside of cover.
Conclusion: I am disappointed with this game. I expected nothing less from EA to find a way to muck up a perfectly good franchise. I predict that if they have the money for it, they will bring back some of the features from previous Army of TWO games. Even though you can customize your mask(as shown in the video that came with the demo), it should've been an addition, not a replacement. This demo gets a 8/10, but I think the score should be lower if you're a fan.
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