Army of Two: The 40th Day is a third-person shooter based in groundbreaking cooperative gameplay functionality. Sequel to the 2008 game of the same name and featuring series heroes Rios and Salem in this new iteration players have a bigger playbook of features and a new arsenal of co-op moves that either player can perform at any time opening up fresh strategies in the face of overwhelming odds. In addition the game features advanced weapon customization and upgrade systems as well as four explosive online multiplayer modes each focused on unique cooperative play. Story Set a few years after the events of the original Army of Two game Army of Two: The 40th Day features the continuing adventures of millitary contractors Tyson Rios and Elliot Salem. With the help of Alice Murray their mission coordinator they now run their own paramilitary business known as TransWorld Operations (TWO). Working what seems to be a routine mission in Shanghai they find themselves surrounded by a force of competing private military contractors intent on running amok in the city. Will Rios and Salem survive? Will they be able to make a few bucks off a bad situation? All they have is each other to rely on. Gameplay As with the original Army of Two and as the name of the series implies gameplay in Army of Two: The 40th Day revolves around co-op combat tactics necessary to survive specific and general combat situations. Players can team up with an AI companion in single player mode or a human friend in two-player co-op. Co-op tactics are made aware to the player in what is known as the co-op playbook. Unlike the original game which in some instances limited the use of some tactics to certain situations in The 40th Day players have access to all tactics. Implementing these against opponents revolves around the game's "Aggro" system tallied in the heads-up-display (HUD) and which measures the amount of attention a team member draws from opponents for certain tactics leaving the other team member in various states of freedom to launch coordinated attacks as chosen. In addition to this change players are also faced with moral dilemmas in the game including choices presented to one of the players on a team that the other must bear the consequences of as well as the decision as to deal with and or defend civilian non-player characters (NPCs) who can be killed in the game.Product Features Advanced weapons customization allows you to change your weapon in the heat of battle and adapt your firepower to the situation.Army of Two: The 40th Day has been built from the ground up with a focus on a co-op play and an expanded list of co-op tactics resulting in a bigger better more organic two-man tactical experience.An engaging story set in Shanghai China in which the Army of Two must fight their way through ravaged city districts as they try to beat the odds and uncover the secret of the 40th Day.Take your partner online in explosive multiplayer modes focused on co-op play or strategize in the four-player co-op Extraction Mode and take on a series of intense enemy waves as you move from point to point through the ruined city.12-player multiplayer support online.
