No EU-US play for Army of Two

by Richard Mitchell { Mar 11th 2008 at 11:15AM }

"NOTE: The online game modes in Army of Two are not cross region compatible and is only supported between PAL discs." So says page six of the European Army of Two manual, as reported by Sarcastic Gamer. Or, to put it a different way, Europeans and Americans won't be playing any Army of Two together. it's unclear if the European version is still cross region compatible with other countries that use the PAL standard, such as Australia. We join in Sarcastic Gamer's belief that this is really the kind of information that should be listed on the box. We also wonder along with them whether or not this is something we should come to expect from future EA titles. Let's hope not.

Tags: army-of-two, armyoftwo, ea, electronic-arts

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Xav de Matos @ Mar 11th 2008 11:19AM

In fact, the EU version and NTSC version are considered two different games when it comes to achievements too.

SAGExSDX @ Mar 11th 2008 11:25AM

and the title of the game when your uk friends are playing is different as well.

Robert @ Mar 11th 2008 11:28AM

Not sure if this is related, but on the PS3 version of COD4 both regions were disconnected a long time because the differences in time required for certification, UT3 is not playable either between regions because the EU version is a more recent build of the game (We are waiting for a patch).

I think we will see this more frequently because online games commonly requires to be all the gamers at the same level, and EU certification is really more difficult because there are different languages and laws to consider. I hope something like this will not become the norm "do not bother with cross region play because it is difficult to be in sync with the versions"

OBM @ Mar 11th 2008 11:32AM

It's a horrible game anyway, I left it back 3 hours after I got it.

Olav @ Mar 11th 2008 11:43AM

Thanks again, EA!

Michael Paul @ Mar 11th 2008 11:49AM

When I imagine how to implement multiplayer, it's all related to data being exchanged that gets drawn on each screen by each 360. I wouldn't think that the exchanged data contained more than WHERE someone needed to be drawn, not at what scanline Hz rate that character should be drawn.

Must be multiplayer is harder than I imagined...

xFenixKnightx @ Mar 11th 2008 11:50AM

This game is GARBAGE!!! I was so pissed off after the first day I got it.

Controls suck
The way the characters move suck
Those damn loading screens suck
Online sucks
EA servers SUCK!
I thought the graphics were good then I popped Gears in and damn, they arent up to snuff
Hit detection sucks
Did I mention those damn loading screens?
Dragging your partner sucks
Online textures are horrible
AI partner is ass
etc etc etc!!!

Damnit Dark Sector you better not let me down in 2 weeks!

ZEBRA NINER @ Mar 11th 2008 11:53AM

They mentioned this in multiple interviews. If I remember right, they said it was supposed to help reduce the number of laggy games. I also remember some of the brits were excited because they said they were "tired of the yanks and their big mouths". :)

It would be cool if I could play the EU game and get double the ch33v0z.

ZEBRA NINER @ Mar 11th 2008 11:58AM

xFenixKnightx, I'm not clear on this... You DON'T like the game? hahahha!

todd @ Mar 11th 2008 12:13PM

I love it and didn't want to play with them anyhow haha... kidding

Deck @ Mar 11th 2008 12:18PM

Well that's a bit of a letdown. Though not that surprising from EA, seems they are always missing something rather crucial to some gamers.

I decided i'll be waiting till this game drops in price anyway before I pick it up.

Dick @ Mar 11th 2008 12:29PM

Jeez Fenix Knigg,
Were we playing different games?

I guess Dicks like me Just have Lower Standards.

ZEBRA NINER @ Mar 11th 2008 12:39PM

Fenix is a tad down on this game. I don't know HOW you could think the dragging your partner mechanic sucks! That's one of the best things in the game, when you are down you can defend yourself. Freakin' awesome... I guess some prefer to be on all fours and huff and puff( gears of war).

As far as the PAI goes, he's only screwed up a couple of times. No more than Dom in GOW, and he can freakin' heal you unlike GOW or R6V.

The graphics aren't bad, at all... all you have to do is look at it.

I guess either you love it or hate it, and when you hate it... you really hate it. :)

xFenixKnightx @ Mar 11th 2008 12:39PM

Dick

I mean, I'm used to COD4, Halo3, Gears, Mass Effect, Uncharted DF, Resistance FOM, and Bioshock......

Yeah, I would say you do indeed have low standards. This game could have been great but its just too many small things wrong with it. Its fricken shame I tell ya =/

Boff @ Mar 11th 2008 12:43PM

Good.
I'm tired of the Yanks and their big mouths ;o)

Zebra, capital B for Brits.
...I'm tired of the Yanks and their little brains!

JakubK666 @ Mar 11th 2008 12:45PM

So what's the problem? Less lag? Less Racism? Less American Jerks? America no longer losing their reputation due to the mentioned jerks?

Keep it up EA!

webster1990 @ Mar 11th 2008 12:46PM

i wondered why it came up as "Army of Two (EU)" when it is in the disc tray.

xFenixKnightx @ Mar 11th 2008 12:57PM

Zebra Niner

Well the dragging isn't so bad at first I thought it was cool but it is a bit clunky, don't lie. The melee sucks big tyme. It never works properly. I also don't like how online you have these AI shooting at you. Why didn't they just really do 2 vs 2??

Like I said I thought the graphics were good but for a game that just came out I would think they would be on par you know what I mean?

Things I like about it are

Weapon upgrades
Dialogue
Air guitar and giving props
Character designs are sweet
Different masks
Sound
Playing it with a buddy only! NOT AI