Fans of the Raiden series of SHMUPs will be happy to know that the latest compilation for the Raiden Fighter Aces series has been released on the Xbox 360. The set contains all three Raiden Fighter Aces games for $19.99. Not content with just a straight two player co-op shooter, Valcon games has added some features.
To do something a little different here at Co-Optimus, we decided to go back and review one of our favorite co-op games. We have two perspectives for you too. Jim is a newcomer to Crackdown, having never played it. Nick on the other hand gives his perspective after two years with the game. Does it stand the test of time? Is it still a game for newcomers? Find out in our review.
Star trek D-A-C hit XBLA, PSN, and PC this week, featuring cool co-op outer space battles. I've not had time to sit down with it yet, but I have to say the graphics, at least, look spectacular.
See this screenshot? This is one of the more artistic captured moments from my gallery; it was taken near the beginning of "The Ark" on Halo 3. I was playing the campaign in co-op, and this bad-to-the-bone ODST Marine was playing it smart while we were being slaughtered mercilessly by Grunts.
At the start of 2009, our politics tag was fastened to a great many news posts here at Co-Optimus, and the reason was a horrible rash of layoffs and closings.
Arkanoid Live was release last week on the Xbox Live Arcade with a slick new co-op mode. Most gamers seemed pretty happy with their purchase until they reached level 62, or the end of Episode 2. Why? At that point the game asks if you'd like to play Episode 3 and 4 you'll need to pony up an additional 400 , that is, after spending 800 already on the game.
Microsoft has announced a fresh batch of their platinum hits titles with very wallet friendly pricing. Most titles will set you back $19.99, while a few still hover around the $29.99 mark. There's also some fancy smancy new packaging available for these titles, so it's easy to distinguish between the normal priced titles and these.
Halo Wars has received a title update which adds a few new features and tweaks to the game. Nothing really affects the co-op campaign, unless you include the ability to use your flaming Warthog in it an addition. You can find the full details of the patch in the release notes.
We have a brand new trailer for the upcoming split screen co-op Terminator: Salvation game on the 360 and PS3. There's two things I learned from this trailer.
Going through stacks of games for something old to play with someone new can deliver up some awesome experiences. But, in order to mix things up in the replay department I tend to suggest a cranked-up difficulty, which was the case recently with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. With Marvel: UA, the hard difficulty mode has to be unlocked by completing the game, and is probably not explored by many people.
GameTrailers has an exclusive trailer today that showcases co-op gameplay in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, and it looks great!
Castle Crashers is one of the greatest co-op titles on Xbox Live Arcade. Old School beat em up gameplay, charming, hilarious style, and 4 player co-op are a recipe for a good time. Apparently there are many others who share our high opinion of the game. In fact, that number is quite large: the Castle Crashers leaderboards include over 900,000 players!
