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You have to keep moving, keep talking with your partner about flanking to earn surprise kills because you need that Overkill''.Дespite this enthusiasm, I really had to dig deep to find something worth punching the air about when playing Among the Dead, the game's 19th mission. I play Dark Souls, where nine times out of ten it was my own stupid fault, and not the game's. 'It's a challenge, but the thing about is - I don't mind challenging video games when I realise it was me not playing smart.

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We understand how to set up these combat environments, how tactical players have to be, how much they have to work together, and all those things are coming together now. He replied: 'Our AI's the best it's ever been. My team-mate and I died often as a result of straying apart recklessly, only to be picked off by the game's aggressive enemy AI.Д«ut again, this isn't a killer hook, I asked EA producer Greg Rizzer for his thoughts on the game's alleged tactical play.

What is somewhat tactical however, is the need to constantly take cover behind your partner's back. Your score is linked to Overkill mode, which is a burst of invincibility and increased firepower. Visceral is heavily billing the system as strategic, but in reality it feels scrappy. The game also has a score tally based on teamwork kills. It was sort-of new when the first Army of Two released back in 2008, but here it feels standard. You might reply, 'Well, it has co-op,' but so do most shooters these days.

I slogged through a single campaign mission with a second player thinking to myself repeatedly, 'Where's the hook?' My latest hands-on session confirmed that it's a game without that one, glittering proposition worthy of a marketing marquee or trailer sting.

Although I wasn't wowed by it, I could still see it speaking to a select demographic of action film and shooter enthusiasts. When I last played Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel I found it to be a rather silly thrill-ride with little substance and a playful nature.

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Check out the full gallery here.ДЄrmy of Two: The Devil's Cartel is one of the first games to receive Australia's new R18+ age certificate. You can read my initial reaction here.Д®A just revealed a new batch of screens, showing off more explosions, guns and carnage. Dave Cook plays some more of the bromantic comedy, interviews Visceral, then ponders why the game exists in the first place.Дeveloped by Visceral Games, the game is powered by DICE's Frostbite 2 engine, which makes everything - even human bodies - crumble. Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel is coming whether you asked for it or not.