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Army of Two: The 40th Day deploys Jan. 12

EA Montreal's sequel to co-op heavy, fist-bumping shooter arriving on 360, PS3, PSP during jam-packed early 2010 quarter.

The first few months of 2010 are shaping up to be as busy as most holiday quarters. Games that have been dated or delayed to the once-fallow period include BioWare's Mass Effect 2, EA's Dante's Inferno, Microsoft's Alan Wake, Sega's Bayonetta, Activision's Singularity, Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction, and Capcom's Dark Void, to name just a few.

And still it continues. EA Montreal announced today that Army of Two: The 40th Day will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PSP on January 12 in North America and January 8 in Europe. The date represents a slight advancement on the original Army of Two, which landed on the Xbox 360 and PS3 to lackluster reviews in March 2008.

The 40th Day is a direct sequel to the original game, picking back up with Salem and Rios as they head to Shanghai, China. Unfortunately for them, Shanghai is suddenly assaulted by a number of highly suspect catastrophes, and the mercenary duo must solve the mystery and, ideally, survive.

Like the original, The 40th Day will deal extensively in co-op gameplay. EA Montreal has expanded upon the interactions available to Salem and Rios, promising a more tactical experience this time around.

The 40th Day will also feature online play and include four different multiplayer modes. One of these modes, Extraction, drops up to four players into a heavily militarized zone, and they must move to a certain point in the city while fighting off increasingly lethal waves of enemies. EA notes that this mode will be available at launch only to those who preorder The 40th Day, with everyone else gaining access to Extraction a month later.

For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Army of Two: The 40th Day.

Tom Magrino
By Tom Magrino

Tom Magrino has covered the games industry since 2006. He's been compared to Steve Martin by Ozzy Osbourne and Daniel Craig by Tim Schafer. His voice, heard largely on GameSpot's podcast, recalls that of Kermit the Frog. It ain't easy bein' Magreen.

65 comments
BattleSword1
BattleSword1

Salem and Rios will bump fists once again.

dholden32
dholden32

is it coming in australia though

TuTu528
TuTu528

The first one was good hopefully they don't F anything up in the sequel

smokey0990
smokey0990

i think its funny how everyone whines about the controls of the 1st one.... they werent really hard to grasp at all.... but the game was to short and boring alone i dont expect to much difrent from this one so ill just rent it

taylormadederek
taylormadederek

I say that game flops. The first one was boring and this one looks worse. I highly doubt that I will eat my words on this one.

dewwy
dewwy

The game looks fun, I'll give it that - but as someone who can't afford to buy 3, 4, 5 games a month this will probably just be a rental for me. I'm a big Mass Effect and Sam Fisher fan so those are my two top priorities.

monson21502
monson21502

january is looking to be a good month for gamers. lucky for me its my birthday month=))))

Denveraic
Denveraic

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point-n-shoot31
point-n-shoot31

so pumped for this. the first game was awesome on co-op could use a lot of work with single player, but this game wasnt made to be played alone, but i hope they at least improve the single player for the second game.

AaronLai81
AaronLai81

Naw, I thought the first one sucked too. I got really frustrated with the gameplay and the needlessly confusing controls. I played it for 20 minutes and then gave the thing away.

link899
link899

Am I the only one who thought the first one sucked?

Pete5506
Pete5506

The game ships on my birthday....I know what Im getting

Chief_Kuuni
Chief_Kuuni

first one was cool, hopefully this one is ok too

Excedra
Excedra

Early 2010s gonna rule......

peacenutman
peacenutman

WTF, still no grey area, can't you take the guns without killing the security guard? Like just knock him out or just tie him to a post?

shadowkore
shadowkore

The game kept me hooked until the end of story mode, hopefully the sequel has more replay value so we can get our money's worth.

eagles_band
eagles_band

the first few months of 2010 are going to be amazing!

lamprey263
lamprey263

jeez, it seems a few of the great games I've been looking forward to never made it in the 4th quarter window, Bad Company 2, Alien vs Predator, and now the new Army of Two [sigh]

DredWulf
DredWulf

I find amusing is that gs gave this game a horrid score because of the reviewers personal opinions on both Private Military Contractors and Soldiers as a whole. PMC operators are not mercenaries...it's not that simple. War never is. *cue fallout quote* The game however sold remarkably well and it had a fun MP Also the video just showed me not to trust rent a cop during story mode. my only gripe was the single player was a bit too easy but it's a fun game nonetheless

RonTorque
RonTorque

This one looks better than the first.

shadowkiller11
shadowkiller11

You call 7.4 average critics reviews lackluster? tut tut gamespot. even so i might get it i liked first one though way too short.

Dr_Manfattan
Dr_Manfattan

i hope they make even more improvements to the weapon upgrade system, and the partners ai...the first game was pretty good. its the sort of game that makes you think "if they had just done a bit more, this would be awesome"

Jamez5895
Jamez5895

the first was great so i cant wait til the second one comes out. Too bad we have to wait until january

wolf0
wolf0

going to be good i hope love the first one

onthe_dl
onthe_dl

hahaha that had to be the funniest post i've read in a bit. gamespot gived? hahahaha learn some english please eal-zubieri Posted Aug 13, 2009 8:16 pm GMT i remember that the first one was awsome co-op game but gamespot gived that game a bad review its deserive more then 6.5 like 8.0 i was disappointed, and also when gamespot reviewed prototype they gave it 8.5 which it doesn't deserive.

WolveZCodeX
WolveZCodeX

The first game was awesome. Good story, good gameplay, good graphics, lots of weapons, good AI, but some downsides. Can't wait for 40th day. It's gonna be awesome!

Muteki_X
Muteki_X

The first did have several let-downs and things that need imporvement, but I still greatly enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to the second. I'm grateful that there is still a company out there that realizes the importance of a genuine coop game that lets you play with the people in the room with you, not just some sqeeling brat over the internet.

cjasko94
cjasko94

As if I was getting this game. Id most likely rent this game. Now for the delayed titles, its OK. The longer we wait, probably the better the game will be. And besides we got some great games coming out in fall/winter.

KAINS-LEGACY
KAINS-LEGACY

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Regisland
Regisland

until january 12,il be with 0$

I_am_theOpus
I_am_theOpus

The first one was pants-that's common knowledge, but I heard the second one was going to be much improved. Hope so...

Ryir554
Ryir554

I hope its better than the first

Papacarnys
Papacarnys

the first one was pretty damn lame, i got bored about a 3rd of the way into the game and had absolutely no desire to continue on...rental...maybe?

mattisgod01
mattisgod01

the first game wasn't that bad, with a few changes it could have been an easy 9/10. hopefully the sequel lives up to its full potential.

xolivierx
xolivierx

sorry but the 1st one sucked badly. Sure it was co-op, but the enemies were dumb, the levels were boring, and what's up with no accuracy when shooting......put some accuracy into your shots and then maybe the game could deserve a 7...............besides the game wasn't long at all to finish....I will not be buying this sequel. What's up with the creators, as if players will argue on which option to take during the game, we are not talking RPG material here, it's a shooter, players won't give a bweep. Enough witn dumb ''pseudo innovation''. Maybe if you created a good game you wouldn't need to innovate so much.

iwantasong
iwantasong

lol at the lackluster reviews thing. if u look at all the scores critics gave it, a lot of them are around 8/10. stupid gamespot

eal-zubieri
eal-zubieri

i remember that the first one was awsome co-op game but gamespot gived that game a bad review its deserive more then 6.5 like 8.0 i was disappointed, and also when gamespot reviewed prototype they gave it 8.5 which it doesn't deserive.

terror_ninja
terror_ninja

i dont think this is going to go down very good considering all the other great games that are coming out around then and now.... like i wont be stopping to play AOT..2?...cuz ill have borderlands and assassins creed 2..... the first one was ok but only when my best friend was playing a rios every one else seems to suck just as much as the AI...So NO! EA I wont buy it :p

LuongoRox1
LuongoRox1

The first was an awesome game if you were playing with a friend, still decent with an AI teammate. And they're talking about the first few months of 2010, how the hell could they forget about God of War III? Isn't it releasing in February or March?

Neo_Sarevok
Neo_Sarevok

So it looks like - according to the images of the officer near the end - if you put back the weapons, he gives them to other guys (the enemies?).

sonicmask
sonicmask

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