When released back in 2007, Army of Two had a great core principle, however, bad execution prevented the title from being the top notch game it was destined to be. The sequel, The 40th Day, is set to straighten out some of those flaws, and deliver a great co-op shooter. Does it succeed? Read on to find out.

In case you don’t know Army of Two, it centers around, Rios and Salen, two bad-ass, rough and tumble mercenaries, who work from job to job doing what they need to do, which always includes lots of shooting and blowing stuff up. In 40th Day, the two execute a mission in Shanghai, which goes wrong, and you’re thrown right into the action, a sort of “in-medias-res”, and must find out what’s going on. This unfolds throughout the game, and the story is actually quite well told. Read the rest of the Army of Two review