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I want to get my wife more involved with gaming with me, but she's not really competitive. I'd like suggestions for games with local co-op multiplayer. We have a PS3, Wii, and we each have a DS, so I'd prefer to restrict the games to those systems. Genre is not important.
It's not completely co-op, but since you each have a DS, I heartily recommend Meteos as a game you can play together. I got my girlfriend a DS about 3-4 years ago, and this is the only game she still plays. She didn't play games before we started dating, either. You can play on a team vs. two cpu opponents (which is the closest it has to co-op), or you can go against each other. The single player is also a lot of fun.
He doesn't have a 360 fellas. Hard for him to play a lot of those games without one :P
Correction, he has one but just has 1 controller
Which pretty much means I have no idea what to recommend.
Yeah, this is right. I stupidly put 360 in the original OP, and then when everyone started recommending 360 titles I realized I was a moron and that I only had one 360 controller.
Rockband
Little Big Planet
Sacred 2 (haven't tried this one yet, waiting for my copy to ship)
Super Mario Galaxy (assuming that neither of you suffer from headaches/motion sickness from the camera)
Lego games
Rockband consumes the majority of our local multiplayer time.
Everytime this type of thread comes up I do a search for Schizoid and am dissapointed.
Schizoid is one of the best co-op games ever made. It's designed for ONLY co-op. Simple controls, challenging game play. You actually need teamwork and communication to make it through the stages. Think action puzzler.
games I play with my wife on wii/ds : Mario Kart (DS and Wii) , Wii Sports Resort, Animal Crossing , Clubhouse Games, Mario Party (Wii and DS), there are others on Xbox and XBLA but those are not going to help you much.
I got my wife one of those pink 360 controllers, she liked it and gets a lot of use out of it. Castle Crashers, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Uno, Family Game Night, Rock Band...
I'm picking up Trine if they ever decide to actually release it on the PSN. I played the demo but I didn't realize it was co-op.
Tonight we are going to throw down on some Super Stardust HD and probably play some Super Mario Galaxy. I'll also have to look into co-op stuff on Mario Kart Wii.
Wait, what? Where is this co-op gameplay for Trine at?
You've been missing out! Go into the options menu and from there, in the controller options you can activate your gamepad for another player to join in on the fun. Even a second pair of mouse and keyboard can be used if you've patched Trine.
It's really fun coming up with alternative solutions for the puzzles that wouldn't be possible with just one player. The knight can throw stuff for example, the other character can stand on what he's throwing to get a little higher. Trailer Co-op Action
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Because there's Gears of War, Halo, Army of Two, Left 4 Dead, and other such co-op FPS/3PS titles out the wazoo if she likes to get her frag on.
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I don't think it is. She was willing to play through the RE5 demo with me.
Now that I think about it I only have one 360 controller, so I actually can't play co-op there.
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Rock Band, Raving Rabbids (any in the series), Puzzle Fighter, Worms
If you really want some friendlier co-op games, you should get a 360.
Correction, he has one but just has 1 controller
Which pretty much means I have no idea what to recommend.
Yeah, this is right. I stupidly put 360 in the original OP, and then when everyone started recommending 360 titles I realized I was a moron and that I only had one 360 controller.
if you got an older PC, homm II or III are both also awesome.
Runes of Magic is a GREAT free to play wow clone if you've both got a decent PC.
Magic: The Gathering can be really fun if you've got a little money and know people that'll give up cards they dont want/cant sell
Monkey Island any of the new ones are great to play together.
Puzzle Solving games are great too.
Bubble Bobble on a pc NES emulator
Contra
SMASH BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!
cheap shmuck ;p
Or you could buy him a second controller?
No? Don't want to?
Cheap Schmuck.
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You should give me your C2Q, you're clearly not using it.
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and i have no compelling reason to buy him a controller, whereas he has a compelling reason to buy his woman a controller.
get outta here with that sass.
I just don't see how you get off calling him a cheap schmuck when you yourself are a cheap schmuck for not offering to buy him a controller.
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Little Big Planet
Sacred 2 (haven't tried this one yet, waiting for my copy to ship)
Super Mario Galaxy (assuming that neither of you suffer from headaches/motion sickness from the camera)
Lego games
Rockband consumes the majority of our local multiplayer time.
Schizoid is one of the best co-op games ever made. It's designed for ONLY co-op. Simple controls, challenging game play. You actually need teamwork and communication to make it through the stages. Think action puzzler.
I got my wife one of those pink 360 controllers, she liked it and gets a lot of use out of it. Castle Crashers, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Uno, Family Game Night, Rock Band...
Tonight we are going to throw down on some Super Stardust HD and probably play some Super Mario Galaxy. I'll also have to look into co-op stuff on Mario Kart Wii.
Wait, what? Where is this co-op gameplay for Trine at?
It's really fun coming up with alternative solutions for the puzzles that wouldn't be possible with just one player. The knight can throw stuff for example, the other character can stand on what he's throwing to get a little higher. Trailer Co-op Action
One of their best games on there.
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I got the demo for this tonight. As soon as we were done she said "buy it".