Army of Two: The Fortieth Day Final Post

This first person shooter game has been fun to play throughout the semester and is a somewhat different kind of game than I am used to. I enjoy playing sports games in my free time but have taken interest in first person shooters ever since starting to play Army of Two. The unique layout of having two players cooperate through a series of missions while relying on each other to complete their individual tasks creates fun and interactive gamin environment. I enjoyed seeing how my decisions in the game affected how hard the game was as well as the path my character took. As technology progresses, games implement more variables as seen through the morality scale in this particular game. I think the most educational aspect of this game is the cooperation detail because each user truly has to communicate with his/her partner to get the job done. I am glad I picked Army of Two: The Fortieth Day to play this semester, since I was able to broden my horizon of videogames and was able to compare the aspects of this game to the topics covered in lectures and readings.

Weapon and Apparel Customization

Weapon Customization is also a huge part of this game. You can add loads of parts to your weapons and make them totally customized. For example, you can customize an AK-47, giving it a G36c barrel, M16 Stock, and a Screwdriver bayonet and top it off with a golden weapon skin. To customize your weapons, all you need to do is hold down the Y button when you are near your partner, and move the directional pad down to begin customizing your weapons. Players should be careful to make sure they have enough money to buy the parts desired. To get money, all you need to do is kill people and do some little side-missions, like saving civilians.

Another form of customization is the Mask Creator, which can be found online at the TFD website. This allows a player to design a mask on this website, and transfer the mask design into their own game and use it for the Campaign, and Multiplayer and basically show off their designs. For example, there are so many mask ideas and completed that you can basically find anything, from a Spider-Man mask to a Gene Simmons mask from KISS. Very entertaining and fun, I highly recommend taking advantage of the customization options in this game.