Partners are a source for ammunition and are able to revive their fallen teammate. The 40th Day maintains its focus on cooperative gameplay by requiring that players play in a partnership. Multiplayer in The 40th Day includes region-free play, client-server connections, and an increased number of participants. The outcome and presentation of these morality moments takes the form of comic panels created by the popular artists Chris Bachalo, Jamie Mendoza and Jock. The decision is not a vote between two players, but instead either player must decide while the other player is forced to accept the ramifications of that decisions regardless of what their preference was. For example, whether they should steal weapons from a mall security armory or vacate the premises. At pre-determined points in the game, players will be presented with a choice. In The 40th Day players are forced to make moral decisions that affect the story of the game. You can see the buttons on the screen which will denote the fate of the scene and the decision players make. Here, Rios and Salem are confronted by a security guard (unseen) before they take out assault rifles from a rifle rack. Some non-aggressive acts can be performed cooperatively as well.Īn example of how a Morality cutscene is in play. For example, by performing a mock surrender the enemy combatants will focus all of their attention on the player that is surrendering, allowing the other to perform a surprise attack. In The 40th Day, additional non-aggressive actions can affect aggro.
While one player has aggro, the other is usually being ignored and as a result, can then freely perform actions such as flanking or sniping. By performing aggressive actions, such as firing one's weapon at enemies, a player generates aggro and in turn causes enemies to focus more of their attention on that player, and less attention on the player with less aggro. Aggro is measured by a HUD element that displays which player the enemy characters are currently focusing on. This is in addition to using aggro as a mechanic for tactically engaging enemies in the midst of combat.Īggro is a system that allows two players to tactically control the target of their enemy's attacks and possibly change the outcome of a firefight. For example, players can mock surrender or set up simultaneous sniper shots. The playbook allows players to scan enemies prior to engaging them in order to set up particular team-based tactics. The 40th Day expands on and refines the cooperative play featured in the original game. The Heavy enemies carry weapons such as a flamethrower and a Gatling gun that cannot be unlocked by the player, though they can be picked up and temporarily used after the Heavy is defeated. They wear thick armor and often require a special method of attack to defeat, such as shooting gas canisters or grenade bags that they carry. Weapon parts can be obtained in the game for free, either by searching armored boxes (which are locked as soon as the enemy guarding it detects the player's presence), rescuing hostages, or simply exploring. Certain weapons and weapon lockers can only be unlocked by morality moments. Bullets will be able to penetrate weaker materials such as wood and sheet metal. Weapons can now also be obtained from dead enemies, increasing the player's arsenal to four weapons, along with grenades. The "pimped" option returns along with new camouflage schemes. Weapons and upgrades are available, with interchangeable upgrades between weapons such as adding the barrel of one assault rifle to another.
It features Tyson Rios and Elliot Salem, the two protagonists from the original game, as combatant partners who, with the assistance of their handler Alice Murray, must fight to survive and prevail over invading forces that have engulfed Shanghai, China in a devastating terrorist attack.Ī sequel to The 40th Day, entitled Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, has been developed by EA Montreal and Visceral Games and was released on March 26, 2013. The 40th Day focuses on two-player cooperative play and employs a cover system.
Army of Two: The 40th Day was released on January 2010 worldwide. The game was also released for PlayStation Portable, which was developed by Buzz Monkey. Army of Two: The 40th Day is a third-person shooter video game developed by EA Montreal and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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