Another month has come and gone, and we're back with a couple Co-Op Classics for your viewing pleasure. Today, we've got a nice contrast for you, with a game from the infancy of the video game era, coupled with a strong entry from the heyday of the brawler. Where else can you find Caddilacs, dinosaurs, and sea wolves, folks? (And what exactly IS a sea wolf anyway?)
Capcom delivered some of the highest quality beat-em-ups of all time in the 90s. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs was based on the animated series of the same name, which was itself based on the comic book Xenozoic Tales. The game was another stellar entry in their CPS system library. The setting, a postapocalyptic future where prehistoric beasts roamed the wasted earth, was excellent for a brawler, and the characters, weapons, and enemies were certainly memorable.
From the dawn of the video game era comes this Co-Op Classic. The original Seawolf, with a unique persicope controller, was a big hit, and the sequel added in a scope for a second player. Simultaneous gameplay was unusual enough at the tiem, and especially so when you weren't playing against the other player. While the scoring was still competitive, the whole experience felt more like working together. Seawolf II is an unusual, almost prototypical look at the concept of cooperative gameplay.