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[Recommend ON] Games built for Co-Op

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    SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I'm not sure if counts as designed around co-op, but the Halo games are fantastic for playing through on co-op.

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    YorkerYorker Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    SirUltimos wrote: »
    I'm not sure if counts as designed around co-op, but the Halo games are fantastic for playing through on co-op.

    H3 especially, plus it takes up to four players.

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    solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    No standard First Person Shooters please as per the OP

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    NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    solsovly wrote: »
    No standard First Person Shooters please as per the OP

    you so picky

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    XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Earth Defence force games are pretty good on co-op.

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    solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Nuzak wrote: »
    solsovly wrote: »
    No standard First Person Shooters please as per the OP

    you so picky

    Well, looking for stuff that we might have overlooked. Plus we've already went through Halo1,2,3. The Time Splittlers, Rainbow Six etc etc etc. Looking for something more unique than someone to act as a moving respawn chamber.

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    solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Xagarath wrote: »
    Earth Defence force games are pretty good on co-op.

    Ah yeah, Completely forgot to mention those. Fun game and would definitely recommend it for anyone else that is reading.

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    ZandraconZandracon Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Have you looked at Left 4 Dead? I know it's a shooter, but four player co op zombie carnage.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    If you haven't played Castle Crashers before it really doesn't matter how many hack 'n' slashers and brawlers you have played.

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    solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Zandracon wrote: »
    Have you looked at Left 4 Dead? I know it's a shooter, but four player co op zombie carnage.

    Already plan on picking it up :)

    Any feedback on Army of Two or Kane and Lynch?

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    Toxin01Toxin01 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Uh, Swat 4 is awesome with friends.


    Speaking of which, is there a swat 4 thread anywhere?

    EDIT: I heard both were mediocre

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Avoid Kane and Lynch. It's a game that could have been so good it hurts to play the real thing.

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    YorkerYorker Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    How about SWAT 4?

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    solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    If you haven't played Castle Crashers before it really doesn't matter how many hack 'n' slashers and brawlers you have played.

    We have, fun, mentioned in the OP, pretty standard brawler with pretty graphics IMO. Was more of a fan of the AD&D beatemups.

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    ZackSchillingZackSchilling Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    So that leaves...

    Racing
    Action/adventure
    Platforming
    RPGs (as long as it is not hack'n'slash combat)

    And you're looking for co-op.

    What's your stance on the "party" genre? Stuff like minigame collections, board games, hybrids of the two (Mario Party), turn-based strategy, etc?

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    Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Avoid Kane and Lynch. It's a game that could have been so good it hurts to play the real thing.

    I wanted to love it, I truly did.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Avoid Kane and Lynch. It's a game that could have been so good it hurts to play the real thing.

    I wanted to love it, I truly did.

    The storytelling is just so awesome that I wanted to quit every time I wasn't watching a cutscene.

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    SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    How about the Tales series? Might take a bit to get going but they're long RPG's with co-op, so you could each pick a character and stick to it for the whole game. The only thing is that it might take a little bit to get the second character to play with, and that the camera is only built for one player (at least with Symphonia).

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    solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    ZackSchilling wrote: »
    So that leaves...

    Racing
    Action/adventure
    Platforming
    RPGs (as long as it is not hack'n'slash combat)

    And you're looking for co-op.

    What's your stance on the "party" genre? Stuff like minigame collections, board games, hybrids of the two (Mario Party), turn-based strategy, etc?

    I'm up for those as long as they are co-op and not competitive. I think schizoid has really made us crave more games like that. We've gone through so many brawlers, hack and slashers and first person shooters that it's just not a very unique feeling anymore. We play a lot of team based competitive games like Scene It, or even stuff like bomberman, mario party and Chu Chu Rocket but it's ultimately not what I'm looking for in this thread.

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    HitsuraptorHitsuraptor Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I know you said you wanted shared screen for pc games, but you said your picking up Left 4 Dead so if your willing to go back a bit you can get SvenCoop (free mod)for HL1 which lets you go thru the main game co-op and also has a bunch of co-op scenarios available.

    Otherwise... go back in time and play Sonic3&K? :|

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    donhonkdonhonk Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory has a cool, but somewhat short co op campaign.

    Um...

    Half Life 1 on PS2 has an exclusive co op campaign thats pretty fun.

    I dunno.

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    aBlankaBlank Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Off the top of my head:

    Lego _____ games all have good co-op
    Kameo (not sure if this has local co-op or not)
    Culdcept Saga (no story mode but you can do co-op versus.... this is kind of a stretch -_-)
    Viva Pinata TiP
    Overlord (only a co-op mode, but there's a few maps... probably doesn't qualify)

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    ArrathArrath Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Avoid Kane and Lynch. It's a game that could have been so good it hurts to play the real thing.

    I wanted to love it, I truly did.

    The storytelling is just so awesome that I wanted to quit every time I wasn't watching a cutscene.
    I felt so sorry when his wife got shot, tore him right up.

    But damn the gameplay really doesn't meet up to the sotrytelling.

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    solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I didn't know that Overlord had any multi functionality. I was a big fan of Pikmin and Fable so I'll have to try that out.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Overlord isn't as good as the sum of its parts, though. Pikmin kept things fresh but Overlord is painfully monotonous.

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    MrDelishMrDelish Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    solsovly wrote: »
    Zandracon wrote: »
    Have you looked at Left 4 Dead? I know it's a shooter, but four player co op zombie carnage.

    Already plan on picking it up :)

    Any feedback on Army of Two or Kane and Lynch?

    army of two is actually pretty good, just don't spend too much on it

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    WembleyWembley Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    MrDelish wrote: »
    solsovly wrote: »
    Zandracon wrote: »
    Have you looked at Left 4 Dead? I know it's a shooter, but four player co op zombie carnage.

    Already plan on picking it up :)

    Any feedback on Army of Two or Kane and Lynch?

    army of two is actually pretty good, just don't spend too much on it

    I agree. It's a rental at best, or maybe if you can find it for 10 bucks or so. Had a great time playing through in coop online. I wouldn't play it again though.

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    Dr SnofeldDr Snofeld Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Toxin01 wrote: »
    Uh, Swat 4 is awesome with friends.


    Speaking of which, is there a swat 4 thread anywhere?

    We had one, but it kinda faded after a couple of games.

    But what games!

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    zilozilo Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Red Alert 3 and Dawn of War 2 are coming out soon (at least RA3 is, I think DoW2 is on the horizon as well) if you want to get your co-op RTS on.

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    The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Lego Star Wars

    Mercs 2 is the best co-op experience this year.

    Gears of War.

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    orpheusorpheus Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    little muthafuckin big planet

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    TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    The whole of Myth1 and 2 can be played co-op with up to 20(i think) players. Truly one of the great co-opable games.
    http://www.projectmagma.net/what/

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    JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    orpheus wrote: »
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    Dude doesn't have a PS3. It's a shame too, because Pixeljunk Monsters and to a lesser extent Eden make for great co-op experiences. Army of Two was pretty obnoxious, I couldn't get through more than about 3 story missions with a friend of mine before sending it back to Gamefly. We had more fun watching each other fail miserably at the challenges in Bionic Commando.

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    Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    FULL SPECTRUM WARRIOR

    It's not a first person shooter, it's a stategic 3rd person/ground level game. It has just been made free by THQ so you have no excuse to not try it.

    Also Commandos 2 and 3 if you can find it

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    Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Mario Kart: Double Dash!! has fantastic co-op racing.

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    bigwillchbigwillch Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Me and my girlfriend have been playing a bit of ObsCure for PS2 lately. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ObsCure_(video_game) It's a Resident Evil rip-off, but with 2 player same screen co-op. Pretty good actually, nice n' cheesy (like a high school horror film) and has made us both jump together which is a good sign. Think there's a sequel on the wii.

    Also just bought Project Eden for PS2 (for about two quid postage paid) which apparently gets a love or hate reception from people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Eden

    Meant to be a hard as fuck puzzle / action game with 4 player split screen co-op set in a Beneath a Steel Sky-esque dystopian future. Certainly sounds my cup of tea, plus you can't really argue with the price. Looking forward to giving it a whirl (although I suspect the "hard as fuck" aspect will put my girlfriend off).

    If you're a brit you can get them both here for dirt cheep http://thegamecollection.net/

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    NorfairNorfair Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Lego Batman. Shared screen co-op and I think the level design is a little better than the other Lego games. Just avoid the PS2 version, it has a bug that constantly corrupts saves. I've seen no complaints about that happening with the other versions so you should be good with any of them.

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    InzignaInzigna Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Commandos is tough as BALLS even on co-op.

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    IceBurnerIceBurner It's cold and there are penguins.Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I can't tell if Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 & 2 counts as action-adventure or RPG, well, because it's both.

    Gamecube/XBox versions have 4-player split screen co-op with an extra "Challenge Mode" puzzle/survival gametype. I personally attest that the amount of fun the game is grows exponentially with the number of people in your party.

    Please note that the Dreamcast versions do not have the local multiplayer.

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    Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Gears of War is the sex. I swear that it's only fun if you play it in co-op.

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