Army of Two dubbed Army of Sh*t by Xbox World

What an awesome marketing ploy:

Step 1: Review game and call it "right-wing" and mention all the hate for arabs and love for the Iraq war.

Step 2: Muddy the waters by delaying it, thus creating controversy.

Step 3: Watch gleefully as dittohead sheep get in line with other proles to pick up the game based solely on the fact that they *think* the reviewer was a liberal, and if he didn't like it that must mean they HAVE to love it, just to cancel him out. Even if the game sucks.

Step 4: PROFIT.

It's amazing what conservatives will willingly do as a group when you suggest that a liberal might oppose it. From the comments above, it looks like people are apparently going to purchase this game out of SPITE for "some librul left-winger" who reviewed it.

You have to love people who get in line without asking questions or seeking answers... It's always fun to live in a society where people do stupid, self-degrading, costly things just because they might possibly piss off the people they perceive as enemies.

Here's a idea, guys-- Instead of getting Army of Two because some liberal didn't like it, or because Ann Coulter sleeps with it, why don't you get it because the game has good gameplay, graphics, and scripting? You know--- Get it because it's GOOD, and not because it's disliked by people you dislike.

I know you'll get it anyway because you think it will somehow spite me or injure me in some way, seeing as now I've tipped my hand as a liberal. All I can say is go for it: EA doesn't quite have enough angry white men aged 16-15 buying their games just yet, and I'm sure they'll welcome your money, whether or not it's for spite. Just know it doesn't chap my ass for you to buy a game I don't like. It's your cash, dude. While you spend it on shit like "Army of Two" just to spite liberals, I'll be spending my $60 on a charity or campaign contribution to make sure you good ol' boys don't screw up the country any more this decade.

And I'll be laughing, because you fell for this transparent, weak marketing campaign like the suckers you are.

Yeah. Your spite hurts. Keep it coming. Maybe if Al Franken does a negative review of "Barbie Horse Adventures" by calling it "shamefully capitalist" you'll all rush out and buy that too-- You know, just to stick it to him!

That'll learn that liberal to not like a game!

::rollseyes::

Really.....Perfect Dark Zero has better graphics? Wow. However, when you look at the screanshots from Army of Two, they are leaps and bounds ahead of PDZ in the graphics department.

I am not trying to defend a game I have never played, but from that comment and using my own two eys, that does not make sense.

I not only find this story laughable but highly unrealistic!! I saw video of this game and it's no Gears of War but it looked damn good and funny as well!! I'm sure that the delay had to do with the game not being on par but I think that this so called reviewer is over reacting!!

whats with this rating system? You rate a comment + and it stays black, you rate it - and it gets so dim. Listen im going to read every comment anyway. You dont go into a conversation and ignore parts of it because your not enjoying them. You will just be confused down the line. So why lighten all that text and make me squint? At least on joystiq their rating system does nothing it seems.

Perhaps "Army of Number Two" would be an appropriate title?

Get it? HAHA...ok, that wasn't funny at all. =(

The developers should be happy. By this magazine's description, they can safely assume that this will sell well on the 360.

Imagine that. We're condemning a game without actually relying on the final code.

I remember thinking the same thing about a certain FPS that had a really awful showing at E3 01.

I mean, it looked and played terrible. The graphics were glitchy. Everything about the game pointed to bargain bin.

Then the good folks at Bungie took some time and ran with it and released Halo in November of that year.

So yeah. I'm going to wait for better information than condemning it just because I'm angry EA delayed it.

I agree, "right-wing" and "redneck" scream AGENDA. I'll wait for other reviews.

Wow, pretty damn...damning.

I'm curious about the plot hate, just on the fact that I know next to nothing about the game's plot besides that trailer that made a stir a little while ago.

Unless it's just a case of differing "opinions." or the game not meeting with their perspective on world events, I'm genuinely surprised they managed to botch the plot of the game. I mean come on, how hard is it? The game practically could write itself.

PVC's get sent on a bunch of black ops missions in the days and weeks following 9/11, part damage control, part over-reaction from the pentagon and less..."noble." institutions. Few levels of terrorist shooting, assist in the invasion of Afghanistan, throw some missions into Pakistan's mountains, add some commentary on the PVC world, as well as the function of government, the disorder and chaotic state of the world, the frustration and flaws of both the United States, and the United Nations, and you can end up with a functioning storyline that doesn't seek to offend, or make some pretentious loudmouths on one side or the other feel good about themselves, but to just give some perspective..

I could give to flying F***s in a F*** house what anyone thinks about any game because when it comes down to it. Its what you think so I will make my choose whether its shit or good.

Eugene's comment = win!:

Greg B = Total douche

Greg: What are you implying in your post? I think I know and we should all slap your mother for not using birth control.

Penguin Warlord said...
"Oh yeah bonzai, all liberal people suck for having a general compassion for other people. You know, people who believe in basic rights for everyone. Obviously you can go too far but rightwing fucktards like you need to learn how to think logically and with a little compassion and empathy for other human beings."

Gee the standard statement of a typical liberal idiot. What a fucking moron, you think because the Right side is more aken to support our troops. Without war there would be no peace. War on Terror is ignored by liberals/left winged cooks until something like 9/11 happens then they wake the fuck up for a little while, then soon return to there imaginary world.

Jesus! That almost sounds like Gerstmann wrote that article.

@ David aka Knuckles

Aren't you playing sorry testing this game and if yes can you say any thing about it?

My 2 cents are that the concept is cool and I'm not really sad it got delayed (there a lot of other games to play) but I don't have to fill a mag that I planed moths ahead of time. An cause of the delay I now have to fill 5 pages ore sell a mag minus 5 pages. But Still this is no reason to bitch about it this happens next time make a plan B.

Hm this news is completely shocking to me. I was very excited about this game (I love co-op games that my and my brother can play, since he lives so far away, and my wife needs a break from me, lol). I will need to look into more reviews and wait until a more final version of the game comes out. I have nothing against the plot. I really don't care who I kill or what war I am playing in (fiction or not). I can be killing aliens, people, whatever it's all good. I knew the plot would be attacked since your fighting non-fictional middle eastern wars while other games decided if they do fight in the middle eastern areas they made up fictional fractions. I honestly do not care.

The characters "infantile high-fiving redneck jackasses" may be another story. A juvenile swear-fest is something I am not too interested in however it's not a deal breaker for me. The major beef I would have is it they put you in to too many cut-scenes and the playbility of it sucked.

But lets face it, you can't do a review on "clumsy controls" or graphics since the game has been delayed around 6 months. I have seen game play go from unplayable (not just clumsy) to great in less time. Same things on the graphics side (even though the videos seemed to not support the statement on this review).

I think they jumped the gun, and while it seems they have allot of work left I am not one to reject this game just yet..... Only time will tell.

So Jeff works for XBox World now?

I agree PSP_Amigo. I have been to Iraq and would go again if they let me.

People don't want war until something like 9/11 happens. Then when something happens they want war for a few weeks and then want it to stop. It does not work that way. But let's face it. People like to live in their own bubbles and nothing will change that.

I think we should get along, everyone has their own opinion and that is fine with me. One thing I do disagree with PSP_Amigo is that he is bashing the other "wing". Why? I think their is too much hostile actions towards other poeple who think differently then you. This is how Germany was split, this is why we had a civil war. There are many examples but I feel this country is leading down the path of another civil war or a split again. Which the right-winded rednecks would win because most of them are in the military or own alot of guns :) (I am joking of course).

such a shame

You all disgust me.

It's a game, not a fucking political memoranda, not a command on what to believe, just a game.

It's telling a story. Would you bitch about a book that focuses on a perspective you disagree with? No, you just don't read it. Don't like the commentary of Jar Head? Ignore it.

How exactly does a game that we haven't seen the final product on get this hate? Because you all get fed the right trigger words.

The fact is, it's entirely uncalled for, and perhaps even unprofessional for the reviewers to go and label it the way they did. Personal opinion should be kept out of the review. All they needed to say was that it looked bad, felt clunky, and that it's doubtful an extension will fix it's problems, and that they didn't agree with the tone of the story, or felt it was ridiculous for various reasons.

I hate all of you for making the internet the way it is.