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Recommend some co-op games!
Joshykins
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If I had a nickel for every time I've seen one of these threads I'd have several nickels. However I now find myself in this sticky predicament! So my fiance is the type of girl who would roll her eyes at the the mention of the words 'video game'. I've somehow got her into Castle crashers and she loved it. She just beat Monkey Island but I had to feed her answers from beginning to end; as she gets frusterated easily. So now I'm in desperate need to find something else that we can both play. I only have a 360, she seems to like things simple, competition type gameplay would be no good, her attention span towards gaming is still very low and shed loose all focus if she can't win 
Gonna start her off slow 8-)
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My fiancee doesn't mind videogames, in fact she quites likes them, shes currently playing through Twilight Princess, but quite often we play Wii Sports/Sports Resort and Mario Kart together. The Wii seems to have more such games.
CorriganX on Steam and just about everywhere else.
This. My GF hates video games but she loves Fable 3.
Also, amazingly, EDF2017 went down better than pretty much any game.
My girl calls it 'The Ant Game' :P
"Buy a Wii" is just one option. If you're willing to shop on PSN and Xbox Live, those are fantastic options too.
WII
Kirby's Epic Yarn - YOU CANT DIE
DK Returns - YOU CAN DIE. A LOT
New Mario Wii - EVEN DEATH MAY DIE
Xbox and PSN
Castle Crashers
Scott Pilgrim
PSN Only
Pixeljunk Shooter
Pixeljunk Shooter 2
Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet 2
XBOX Only
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Fancy Pants Adventures
It's too early. I can't think of more.
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Borderlands
Halo 3
Halo Reach
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
My wife's favorite out of that list so far seems to be Borderlands because you don't die all in one shot - you have a chance to catch a second wind by killing an enemy or your coop buddy can revive you. Gears and Gears 2 also have buddy revive, but they split you up often enough that it might get frustrating.
Awesome entry games into gaming in general, not centred around shooting, reflex requirements are low, most of the gameplay's low risk, and it's genuinely funny, not just "funny for a game".
The sequel has a full coop campaign, including split-screen on the 360.
On the relevant side you could pick up Case Zero to see if Dead Rising 2 is her cup of tea.
Edit: Apparently supports online coop only, d'oh.
Not sure if your gf is down with something that has a streaking minigame but this is a good way to find out if she's a keeper I'd say.
edit: My fiance really enjoyed playing Rainbow Six Vegas co-op with me and you can get that game for dirt cheap nowadays.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance is locally co-operative and sort of similar to Castle Crashers in that it's an action rpg. I don't like it as much as I liked X-Men Legends or its sequel, but I can't recall if those are backwards compatible. My wife has never read a comic book, but anyone who's watched Spiderman or one of the X-Men movies can find a character they want to play easily enough.
I can personally vouch for N+ (Live Arcade) but it gets quite difficult at times!
maybe Dishwasher Samurai 1 & 2? (also Live Arcade)
the Live Arcade Castlevania was pretty fun and is rather easy and not too long
also You Don't Know Jack is a quality girlfriend game, even if its not co-op per se.
unfortunately, SR2 does NOT have local co-op. It IS, however, an amazing awesome game if you like arcadey-type driving (CA-RAAAZY TAXI!) and dress-up and stupid-silly stories about taking over the city. also, explosions and streaking and poo-trucks.