Survival or Waves modes seem to be all the rage these days with co-op games. And while we all love a good cooperative experience bolstered by solid exposition, it's hard not to love the arcade like nature of survival challenges.
Three weeks ago, IGN graciously hosted the demo for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the upcoming PSP game that will feature 4-player co-op. It's completely in Japanese, but thanks to a couple of handy guides, it's playable for those of us who can't read Japanese. We posted the link as well, hoping to get some time in with the demo...
Not too long ago, we brought word that Hans Zimmer is scoring Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. While that's pretty awesome for fans of cinematic soundtracks, here's some more interesting news:
EA has just released a fresh batch of screenshots for the upcoming Command and Conquer sequel title Tiberian Twilight. Command and Conquer 4 will be a co-op experience for two players, and from what we've heard, it sounds like a lot of time and care went into designing it for cooperative play. Careful unit balancing and class specialization along with RPG elements all hint at a much deeper RTS experience.
It's been a few weeks now since Halo 3: ODST's release. Perhaps you see your friends still enjoying the game's Firefight mode and whimper in jealous. You get the constant invites of a group needing a fourth soldier for a legendary run through the campaign and curse your empty wallet. Sadly you've yet to pick the game up, we know, we all have our reasons for avoiding it - but now there's no excuse.
It's been some time since Salem and Rios dropped by the EA Offices to get down to business. I'm assuming they are hard at work trying to finish up Army of Two: The 40th Day for it's early January release date. From the looks of things, not everyone else has the same commitment that duo possess for getting a job done.
Uncharted 2 should be on store shelves today, and with it comes an engrossing single player game packed with three separate online co-op modes for three players.
The Left 4 Dead 2 achievements have been revealed, and with them comes confirmation of yesterday's rumor of the last two campaigns and their names. In total there are 50 achievements with 33 of them being specific to the game's co-op mode.
A few months ago we reviewed Raiden Fighters Aces for the Xbox 360. It was a collection of "classic" Raiden Figthers games for the 360 with some incredible value. A few months later we have a full sequel to Raiden III on the same platform, one that's enhanced from the arcade version of Raiden IV. Co-op, purple lasers and bullet - we review it.
As always, the holiday season is jam packed with great new releases. For the Wii, one of the biggest co-op titles we're looking forward to is New Super Mario Bros. Wii. A return to the classic platforming gameplay of the well received DS title, NSMB Wii features four player co-op. Another feature of the game, somewhat mysterious, is "Demo Play". Originally, indications indicated that "Demo Play" was "hold left on the D-Pad and the game plays itself for you". Apparently, it's not quite that simple, according to SiliconEra.
Music game intros seem to be getting more and more grand. If you've witnessed the intro for The Beatles Rock Band, you know exactly what I mean. Today we have the introduction for the two player co-op DJ Hero and it does it's own share of over the top-ness.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 has unveiled the first of what we hope is a series of downloadable characters to expand their already extensive roster. Sorry, everyone, it's not the Juggernaut. Carnage is the first Marvel personality to make the new list of characters to be released via DLC pack. Buckle your seat belts, it's dinner time!
