Army of Two

Army of Two is a third-person shooter video game series developed by EA Montreal. The first game in the series, "Army of Two", was released on March 6, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Focusing on cooperative strategies, "Army of Two"s main feature is the necessity to use coordinated teamwork to accomplish the game's goals. While the game is meant to be played with another human as a partner, a "Partner Artificial Intelligence" (PAI) is also included and programmed to follow the player's strategies. Dependence on a partner (whether human or PAI) is so pronounced that most objectives are impossible to complete without it. A sequel, ', was released in January 2010 in North America and Europe. The third game in the series, ', was released on March 26, 2013 by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Other media.
Graphic novel.
"Army of Two: Dirty Money", written by John Ney Rieber and illustrated by Brandon McKinney, is a 2008 graphic novel which follows Rios and Salem through some of their earliest missions together working as private military contractors. The plot follows the corruption of the company they work for them. Rios and Salem work together as an "army of two", trying to stay alive and uncover the conspiracy within the company that employs them.
Comic.
A six-issue miniseries called "Army of Two: Across the Border" was released in January 2010 by IDW Publishing and coincided with the release of the sequel game "", with events taking place between the first and the second game.
Film.
In 2008, there was a report that Universal Pictures had picked up the film rights to the game, citing Universal's desire to "fast-track the project to begin production in 2009" and hiring Michael Mann to write the script and direct. Nothing came of it and the project is cancelled.