Army of Two lead designer talks sequels: 'This is EA, right?'
by Jared Rea 
{ Jul 26th 2007 at 4:57PM }
If you were thinking that you may enjoy EA's Army of Two this November, lead designer Chris Ferriera would like you to consider the possibility of looking forward to a potential sequel. Perhaps even more of them -- a series, if you will. We're already looking forward to Army of Two as is, so while we're hoping it warrants a sequel, Ferriera assures us they're not slacking off on the first go.
"This is EA right? So when we have a hit we'll make more," says Ferriera. All kidding aside he explains, "We want the first game to be perfect, because if we launch an IP and it isn't what we want to make and isn't made to the right quality level, then the future for the franchise doesn't exist. We want to really build something strong."
There is the troubling naming convention to work around, as Army of Two 2 just doesn't sound right. May we suggest Army of Deuce? Or how about the classic, Army of Two: Electric Boogaloo? Dear readers, what do you suggest?
"This is EA right? So when we have a hit we'll make more," says Ferriera. All kidding aside he explains, "We want the first game to be perfect, because if we launch an IP and it isn't what we want to make and isn't made to the right quality level, then the future for the franchise doesn't exist. We want to really build something strong."
There is the troubling naming convention to work around, as Army of Two 2 just doesn't sound right. May we suggest Army of Deuce? Or how about the classic, Army of Two: Electric Boogaloo? Dear readers, what do you suggest?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
leland @ Jul 26th 2007 5:03PM
where do these witty captions come from? or is there a guy joystiq has full-time to make them?
Charron @ Jul 26th 2007 5:53PM
They have a guy. They call him Ludwig. His name is... Ludwig.
OhJustSomeRandomGuy @ Jul 26th 2007 9:14PM
That comment would be a lot witter if John Ritter was still alive. Would have gone with "Mr. Roper" instead.
Sky_Shark @ Jul 26th 2007 5:09PM
They could release 2 versions:
One Xbox 360 one
Army of Two: Diamond Version
A PS3 one
Army of Two: Pearl Version
That would be sweet.
mn @ Jul 26th 2007 5:15PM
Army of Three.
duh
Shmil @ Jul 26th 2007 5:17PM
great captions
dvdguy @ Jul 26th 2007 5:18PM
Still too soon for John Ritter jokes.
jared @ Jul 26th 2007 5:26PM
Too early for what? It's just a harmless reference. No different than if I went with "Army of 3 Godfathers" starring John Wayne, only more awesome.
Besides, it was all a ploy to get the Three's Company theme song stuck in your head :D
CrimsonOldman @ Jul 26th 2007 5:50PM
Why not just skip 2 and go straight to Army of 3-D!
LOL @ EA... already buying their Corvettes. I'm still mad about Tascan's comments about Gears.
sam @ Jul 26th 2007 5:27PM
Army of two, part deux!
HotShotX @ Jul 26th 2007 5:33PM
Army of Going Number Two.
~HotShotX
derrickgott007 @ Jul 26th 2007 5:38PM
How about you release the first one before talking sequels?? Douches.....
Abscissa @ Jul 26th 2007 5:41PM
Army of Tutu: Pink Frillies Edition
Korova @ Jul 26th 2007 6:25PM
you are all my vassals. it will be called:
the second army of two
Gabe @ Jul 26th 2007 5:55PM
Army of Two: Full Army
hooray for screwing nice games!
falcon @ Jul 26th 2007 6:10PM
They should just go with Intel's naming convention:
Army of Two Duo
Qitsyoj @ Jul 26th 2007 6:10PM
Army of Two^2
KHCloud @ Jul 26th 2007 11:49PM
You mean Army of Four
Avatar @ Jul 26th 2007 6:14PM
Army of Pooh: The Hundred Acre Battlefield
Shane @ Jul 26th 2007 8:21PM
All kinds of win there.
Lijik @ Jul 26th 2007 6:18PM
The sequel: Army of they will never be another sequel
The Threequel: Army of two 3: We lied.
Keeko_ca @ Jul 26th 2007 6:33PM
Gee, Army of Two: Second Mission?
Or something like that...I mean, c'mon guys, is it that hard? Perhaps we should wait until the first one comes out first before we discuss such nonsense?
jared @ Jul 26th 2007 6:38PM
Or maybe you could try lightening up :)
Jonah Falcon @ Jul 26th 2007 6:35PM
Just make sure it's not Army Men. (shudder)
Keeko_ca @ Jul 26th 2007 6:41PM
@jared
Well, okay. I guess Army of "Tutu" DOES sound funny...I'll give it that.
xc7x @ Jul 27th 2007 2:58AM
Army of Two ; Moore and You
robert @ Jul 26th 2007 8:41PM
Army of Two Live Crew : We So Horny
adopted @ Jul 26th 2007 9:07PM
Army of Two: Redux
(same game just updated roster and playing cards ala Madden)
Yoshi @ Jul 26th 2007 11:30PM
Easy! Make a prequel: Army of One.
xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Jul 27th 2007 9:26AM
Hey (The Second Army of Two) doesnt sound too bad. I guess these guys have a pretty good feeling that this game is gonna kick ass like Gears. Im all 4 it!!!
Shit Yeah!! -Carmine
dextro @ Jul 27th 2007 2:22PM
For the name: Army of Two Two, the doubly evil one! :P