never did i think that, after finishing the original army of two, i'd ever be re-enlisting for a sequel. sure, it sold well, but its myriad not-quite-fulfilled ideas and irritating ''''''dude! bro!'''''' lead characters just made me want to shrug off the game and move on with my life. so i sit here writing this pretty amazed at how good the sequel is. it's not, say, assassin's creed to assassin's creed 2 good -- but a very solid improvement on the core co-op action concept, shedding just the right things (healing minigame? out!) and finally delivering an experience that actually plays off the strengths of being a two-man fighting force. plus, it does so with a high degree of polish and prettiness, not to mention reworked characters that are -- and i can't believe i'm saying this -- actually funny and ... cool.
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