Another week, another Xbox Live Arcade release or two.  This week, both games feature co-op!  First up is a game fans of classic arcade titles are quite familiar with.  Bubble Bobble Neo is a nice, HD remake of the old school dino-bubble-blowing original.  Most notable is a 4 player co-op mode, meaning someone gets to be a pink dinosaur (I got dibs!) 

On the other end of the cuteness spectrum, we have Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge (or CCRA3CC, for not-so-short). We don't have the exact co-op details for the game yet, but it appears to be a series of short missions, and allows two player co-op.  Both games will set you back 800 points, or $10 from your wallet.  Of course, that wallet is probably pretty thin already, as the fall rush is already upon us!

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Several weeks ago, Bubble Bobble was the topic of our Co-Op Classics column.  We waxed nostalgic at the cute widdle dinosaurs and co-op action.  A remake of Bubble Bobble, called Bubble Bobble Plus!, is available Nintendo's WiiWare service in Japan and Europe.  No North American release has been announced yet, but it seems the bubbles will soon be bobbled on Xbox Live Arcade, as well!

The German version of the ESRB has rated a game called Bubble Bobble Neo.  Unless this is a Bubble Bobble/Matrix crossover (which would be pretty cool, now that I think about it), it's a safe bet that Xbox 360 owners will be able to capture wacky enemies in colorful spit spheres sometime in the near future.  As you can see in the image above, Neo will support 4 player co-op  I call dibs on the pink one!  There are a few more screens at the link below.
 

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Halo.  Diablo.  Gears of War.  Each of these franchises feature co-op, and each of them are legendary.  They are also violent, grim, and gritty, for the most part.  For Co-Op Classics today, we will look at a co-op game at the opposite end of the spectrum.  There are no bullets, demons, or chainsaws in the world of Bubble Bobble.  But you won't care, because there is some top notch co-op here.

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As I'm sure you are aware by now, we here at Co-Optimus are fans of all things cute.  Rainbows, Care Bears, Little Sack people, we love them all.  However, we were missing perhaps the ultimate in cute: itty bitty huge-eyed dinosaurs who blow shiny bubbles!  This oversight will be corrected soon, though, as it looks like Bubble Bobble is headed to the Wii.  A new Bubble Bobble game has been announced for the Japanese WiiWare service, according to GoNintendo.  It is unknown whether the game will make it overseas, but as fans of the cute n' cuddly co-op dinosaurs, we certainly hope it does.  Do you suppose any fan edits with darker, gloomier dinosaurs will be forthcoming?

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