Army of Two dev defends American-ness

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 17th March 2008
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Army of Two dev defends American-ness

Is Army of Two too American? Or is it just a bit misunderstood?

Army of Two, the new co-op shooter from EA, has been accused of being a bit too American by a number of people. It's an odd complaint to have perhaps, but many critics and gamers have voiced a disapproval of the whole
"AMERICA! HELL YEAH!" vibe.

In an interview with the Winnipeg Sun however, the design team has disputed any kind of pro-America content and have pointed out that the game was made by a team of French Canadians in EA's Montreal Studio.

Alain Tascan, General Manager for EA Montreal, went on to address some of the criticism that the game had suffered:

"If Army Of Two causes some gamers to Google "private military contractors" or touches off debates about the role of mercenaries in real-world war zones, that's not such a bad thing," says Tascan.

"It's not the goal of the game (to educate people), because it's entertainment," Tascan continued. "But if they learn a little bit more about it like we learned about it, it might open their eyes a little bit."

What do you think? Is Army of Two a decent edutainment game, or just Canadian-made American propaganda? Let us know what you think in the forums.
Quote Redbeaver 17th March 2008, 09:38
canadians will rule the world.................
Quote Jar of Almonds 17th March 2008, 09:54
"AMERICA! HELL YEAH!" ? Did anyone else get a Team America: World Police vibe right there?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redbeaver
canadians will rule the world.................
I agree, we are merely biding our time.... and then when nobody expects it.... BAM! Cookies! :D
Quote DXR_13KE 17th March 2008, 11:22
well, it has guns, and two guys that love killing and do fist pounds..... that is kind of American, isn't it? :p
Quote Almightyrastus 17th March 2008, 11:22
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jar of Almonds
"AMERICA! HELL YEAH!" ? Did anyone else get a Team America: World Police vibe right there?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redbeaver
canadians will rule the world.................
I agree, we are merely biding our time.... and then when nobody expects it.... BAM! Cookies! :D

And bacon..........
Quote mmorgue 17th March 2008, 11:31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redbeaver
canadians will rule the world.................

Damn right. ;)
Quote p3n 17th March 2008, 11:40
aboot time aye
Quote Nictron 17th March 2008, 11:55
I want to immigrate to Canada!

How is things over there for a Professional Information Technology specialist?
Quote Redbeaver 17th March 2008, 12:42
50~90k annual? depends which province i suppose :p

and hell yeah. bacon. peameal back bacon. thick-sliced.
Quote Jar of Almonds 17th March 2008, 12:48
How could I forget bacon!

Ah nuts, now I'm craving peameal bacon....it's all your fault Redbeaver! :p
Quote Nictron 17th March 2008, 12:56
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redbeaver
50~90k annual? depends which province i suppose :p

and hell yeah. bacon. peameal back bacon. thick-sliced.

And is that allot or just average? on the salary side that is?
Quote mmorgue 17th March 2008, 14:52
90k is quite good in Canada.. generally speaking for IT.
Quote HourBeforeDawn 17th March 2008, 17:05
Army of One....

Army of Two...

well I can see how people think this is an American based game.
Quote Cadillac Ferd 17th March 2008, 18:28
AMERICAAAA! **** YEAH!
COMING AGAIN TO SAY THE MOTHER ****ING DAY YEAAH!

No but seriously, it is pretty funny that people would confuse the underlying emperialistic attitude of the Québécois with us, their peace-loving neighbors to the South.
Quote moshpit 17th March 2008, 22:42
ROFL!!! Too american, hehehehe, and made by Canadians :p

That just HAS to be the funniest thing I've seen all week. I agree with the dev on this one, the fuss over Army of Two is unwarranted. Blame Canada!
Quote Jipa 17th March 2008, 23:37
Made by French that have already taken over Canada.. What ever, I still dare to reckon that shooting waves of suicidebombers is kinda American kind of entertainment.
Quote HourBeforeDawn 18th March 2008, 04:11
^^^ no get it right its waves and waves of Undead Zombies sheesh.....
Quote Yemerich 28th March 2008, 11:20
I was playing World in conflict.
And again the bad ppl are the russians.

If the russians do the opposite, like making a game that americans invade Iraq for "excuse" purposes, i bet there would be lots of ppl saying that would be "anti-american".
Quote themax 28th March 2008, 14:05
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yemerich
I was playing World in conflict.
And again the bad ppl are the russians.

If the russians do the opposite, like making a game that americans invade Iraq for "excuse" purposes, i bet there would be lots of ppl saying that would be "anti-american".

Oh it would just be the Americans huh? Because the S.A.S. (Not an American entity but European/British) weren't fighting the "Terrorists" in Russia during the events of Call of Duty 4 correct?
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