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Co-Op Release Alert: Viva Pinata and Mercenaries 2 World in Flames

Nicholas "bapenguin" Puleo September 02nd, 2008 at 1:22 PM

We've got a double co-op feature this week.  First up is Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise for the Xbox 360.  The title features a recently announced 4 player co-op mode for both online and offline play.  The game is similar to the Animal Crossing series from Nintendo, but has some zany humor and plenty of gardening goodness with pinatas to pop and populate.

Next up is Mercenaries 2: World in Flames which is available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC.  The game features 2 player co-op for online play including drop in and drop out support.  The game is an open world playground of destruction where you'll complete missions in a war zone as a mercenary.  I've been playing a good bit of this and it's a total blast, the co-op has a solid Crackdown vibe to it.

Both games should hit store shelves tomorrow, September 3rd.





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wikkidkarma at 02:08 PM on 9.2.2008
"The game features 2 player co-op for both online and offline play including drop in and drop out support online."

When you say offline co-op, do you mean via system link? Because I was under the impression that there was no split/shared screen option.
 
bapenguin at 02:10 PM on 9.2.2008
I found a few previews that mention split screen play. Maybe they changed it?

I'll get confirmation.
 
wikkidkarma at 02:27 PM on 9.2.2008
From what I've gleaned from the internet, it was a function they had originally planned on, but 'technology' limitations prevented them from doing it. I guess if its sandbox, it makes sense, but it was a tremendous dissapointment to me. It dropped the title from a 'must buy' to a 'will buy when the price drops and I'm finished with my 15 other games waiting to be played'.

Viva Pinata with proper co-op might be worthwhile though. I played the original with my son a bit, but having to share cursors was a pain in the ass. Apparently with the 4 player co-op, everyone has their own.
 
bapenguin at 02:43 PM on 9.2.2008
Yup - I just got official confirmation from PR - No Split Screen Play. I've updated our entry and the database.
 
wikkidkarma at 04:05 PM on 9.2.2008
I hope you let them know how dissapointed we, as a collective, are.
 


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