`Splosion Man Co-Op Review

Review System(s): Xbox Live Arcade

Katrina "ShadokatRegn" Pawlowski Wednesday 29th of July 2009 09:18 PM

I can see my house from here.

You can play local co-op to coach a buddy through your 'splosion tactics, shout and laugh hysterically over a headset, or both. That's right, 'Splosion Man gives you the best of both worlds, combining local and long distance gaming buddies for a grand time! Co-op here will account for each player in the game. For instance; if there are 3 players, in order to advance, there will be 3 switches to be hit.

The one issue we encountered while co-op gaming online, was lag between players. After about 3 levels, all of my buddies characters were very out of sync with my own. Fortunately, this game is addicting and entertaining enough, we didn't have any issue restarting the game to play later levels from our last save. This also left us with frequent beverage and bathroom breaks! Perfect for a night-long gaming session.

One fun tidbit of information we learned from Twisted Pixel: The only way to hear the entire 'Splosion Man soundtrack in co-op, was to have all 4 players. That is to say, each time another player enters the game, another instrument is added to the soundtrack. 'Splode for a music riff, or grab a fatman and start singing about donuts - 'Splosion Man is full of little tidbits like that!

In short, 'Splosion Man is a sure-fire hit with the co-op crowd! Twisted Pixel has mentioned fixing the online lag for an improved co-op experience on an already amazing game, reviving our faith in 'splosion-man-kind. If your the type of person that is not satisfied with gamerpoints as the only gaming reward, 'Splosion Man also offers gamer pics and a premium theme for your progression through the game. This game will blow your mind!

The Co-Op Experience:
Explode your way through the 50 co-op levels. Splosion man is a puzzle platformer with a unique twist, and co-op requires some quick thinking! Local and online co-op is mixable, though at the time of publishing there's some online lag issues.

Score: 4.5 out of 5

Co-Optimus game reviews focus on the cooperative experience of a game, our final score graphic represents this experience. Our General Score is more representitive of the overall experience.

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Reader Comments

SecretAsianManz at 04:06 AM on 7.30.2009

Good review. Besides the lag problem, my only issue with the co-op is that it's really only fun the first time around. Once you've solved the puzzle, replaying a stage isn't nearly as exciting. Still tons of fun though. Hopefully they'll add more levels in the future.

hedgehogaj at 10:18 AM on 7.30.2009

I really want to hear this game with 4 people.

Jackel at 01:45 PM on 7.30.2009

Great Game and great review. I still need to give the co-op experience a try. But the single player was a blast.

JasonSuave at 10:03 AM on 8.3.2009

I agree with SecretAsianManz. The game is awesome the first time through. You can also replay a few times if you go from 2 to 4 players (it's always fun to add more people). However, once you're finished, there isn't much reason to come back; however, the game seems simple enough that they should be able to release large level packs in the future - so here's to hoping for that!

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