Lucas Arts did a superior job with the first game. This one is fun and has a lot of vehicles and air strikes available right away. Hijacking vehicles has become more interactive but becomes repetitive quickly. I think the biggest flaw with the game is that EA needs to make sure their games are more polished. The one feature I found most appealing was the co-op play. Co-op is seamless. The player can set who is able to get in their game and while playing missions, anyone you allow can just jump in. You can play together for awhile, finish some missions and then jump out. Its a blast. Just make sure friendly fire is OFF. It keeps people from being able to jump in just to harrass you. Another nice feature is the ability to buy airstrikes without them costing enormous amounts of money. You can purchase them at "shops" and equip them when needed. You use fuel units and money to send in an airstrike, but the destruction is massive and cool to look at.
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