Looks decent..graphics are good, atleast. I don't know how much more innovative this will be than Gears of War--but after all of the shit talking on EA's behalf, I would hope it came close in quality.

Still have very little faith in this game..and I'm not an EA hater. Well, I am, in a way--but I also recognize their ability to create and publish some fine games as well. Between their horrible Q&A, and even worse post release game support (unless you pay for it) they're the worst publiser in the world, imo. That doesn't necesarly mean they make the worst games though.

Well you don't have to defend it from me--I think that there are certain elements that looks stupid (the bling-bling element, mostly..I also think the dialog is rather dumb) but ultimately the gameplay does look interesting. Certainly simular in several aspects to Gears--but then it goes and tries something new--so I'm okay with that. Lets face it, both games borrow from other titles (Kill.Switch, GRAW, Resident Evil even) but that doesn't automatically shave points off the quality of the final product.

Gears of War is a perfect example of just that--a lot of common ideas (and some not-so-common--there are innovative ideas in there, active reload does more to change the gameplay than one might think) coming together..but it's the attention to detail in every single aspect of the game that makes it shine. It's not the graphics, or the gameplay--certainly not the story. But it's how all the elements come together into one finely tuned package.

Can Army of Two do the same? Will it be as FUN and as polished as Gears Of War?

I sort of doubt that..but that doesn't mean it can't be good in its own right. I'm your typically EA hater--the thing is I know full well that they are capable of publishing and producing great products. That's not really my beef with them.

My most played game of this last year was easily BF2--an EA published (and now that they totally own DICE, an EA developed) game. Their support is truely awful though--and it shows signs of getting worse before improving.

Still looks pretty interesting..I'll give it a rental at the very least. People who claim they're boycotting EA and then fold for a good release should just give up the concept all together. Just be a smart consumer--don't buy into their micro-rape-transactions and only buy games that are worth your time and money. They do still make some..unfortunately :P

They were really f'n stupid for ripping into Gears of War the way they did though. Gears is a tough act to follow..and you can be certain that people will be holding this title up to that standard.

Worst publisher in the world. Not the worst games.