This month's Co-Op International column looks at Bullet Soul, a Japanese shoot-em-up from 5pb, makers of Phantom Breaker. Shmups can be hell, but this one is less so because killing enemies makes their bullets go away. Best of all, it's region free and easy to import.
It was a few weeks ago we told you about Takedown, a tactical shooter from a new studio called Serellan that was being crowd source funded via Kickstarter. Sadly though, the project is only about halfway to its potential funding with five days to go. With several other high profile titles doing very well with Kickstarter lately like Double Fine's Adventure Game and Wasteland 2, something seems to have gone wrong. Luckily studio head Chris Allen has seen the error of his ways.
While the rumors of a new Baldur's Gate turned out to be false, what the site was actually teasing was an HD remake of Baldur's Gate 1 and Baldur's Gate 2 for PC and iPad. The best news? The game will cost about $10 (on iOS) and feature co-op multiplayer like the original.
The jury is still out on whether Kinect Star Wars is going to be the Star Wars game we have all been waiting for. This Xbox 360 Kinect exclusive is out on the 4th April and has been well hyped. One element of hype that has certainly stuck in my Rancor's craw is the sterile preview trailers that have fake families 'enjoying' the game. Not one to change tack, LucasArts have produced a launch trailer with an all new fake family trying out lightsabers, the force and being a Rancor. Strangely absent are any Stormtroopers dancing to the Y.M.C.A., what are they trying to hide? Check out Read More for the launch trailer and may the farce be with you.
Arcen games have announced that their unique looking action/adventure/Minecraft-ish game, A Valley Without Wind, will be coming to a computer near you via Steam on April 16th. The game has had a lengthy beta but seems just about ready for prime time as there is almost daily builds released to all testers. We've been following the game since it's original inception as a top down title and it's come a long, long way.
The gamers have spoken, and the fine folks at Demiurge Studios have listened. Well, sort of. It appears that many gamers had a hard time getting used to the single-stick controls in Shoot Many Robots. No smart developer wants to limit their game's accessibility, so Demiurge may be adding twin-stick controls to their side-scrolling shooter. Their solution? They're going to have a good old fashioned Stick-Off. Wait, that doesn't sound right. I'll let them explain:
We don't have too many co-op titles coming out this week. We've got a little brawling in China, some more brawling in China, and an excellent four player platformer is coming to the PC.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City seeks to rewrite the history of one of the most iconic events in the Resident Evil universe: the contamination, infection, and destruction of Raccoon City. Sadly, the only thing this title destroys is the reputation of a once great survival horror franchise. Read how it all goes horribly wrong in our Co-Op Review.
It's time for another fancy giveaway today at Co-Optimus! We're giving away something for the portable crowd, namely those of you who own a shiny new PlayStation Vita. We've got a sealed copy of Unit 13 along with a 4GB memory card for the PlayStation Vita up for grabs.
This month in MMO Co-Opportunities we do something a little different. Rather than highlight a certain MMO, or do an MMO news round-up, we look at some of the reasons we play MMOs as co-op games.
As soon as I saw the Razer Onza with the Mass Effect 3 branding, I knew I had to have it. The design of the Xbox 360 and PC controller is an instant stand out and even if you aren’t a fan of Mass Effect, the device is pure gadgetry sexiness. But what exactly is it? It’s a wired controller built for serious gamers who like to tweak and get the most out of their controller. There’s two big ways The Razer Onza Tournament Edition achieves this.
Do you know what is better than co-op? More co-op! Co-Optimus is already slathering over the upcoming 4 player online/2 player offline co-op campaign in Ghost Recon Future Soldier, but there is more. The folks over at Game Rant managed to sneak out vital information from the Ghost Recon warzone about the game's other co-op mode; Guerrilla.
