Quite a bit of co-op news from the Microsoft Presser today. Gears of War 2 will have a 5-player co-op multiplayer game mode called Horde. Unfortunately, the main game will only see 2-player co-op. Game is coming November 7th, 2008. Resident Evil 5 will have 2-player co-op. Game is coming March 13th, 2009. Fable 2 will...
This week CDV showed of a plethora of titles that we are going to see over the following year. They also spent a lot of time showing off their new action RPG, developed by Ascalon, Sacred 2. The game is set to hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this fall.
E3 kicks off tomorrow at 10:30 AM Pacific Time with Microsoft Press conference. While a price cut is imminent for Microsoft, we also hope we'll hear a bit about some new and interesting titles that feature co-op play. In fact, one thing I personally hope for throughout the whole show is to see some new franchises, not just sequels, that have a great focus on co-op.
PSP owners have probably heard of the quirky rhythm/RTS/puzzler/whatever Patapon. As you can tell from the above screenshot, it's a rather... unique game. Gameplay is rhythm based, and by giving your little dudes different orders with your drums, they act differently. It's hard to explain, for sure. In any event, a sequel to Patapon has just been announced, as you can read at 1Up. Of note to Co-Optimus readers is the inclusion of co-op multiplayer!
I must admit I know next to nothing about 50 Cent. His name came up in the Transformers movie, that's about all I know. Well, that, and that there is a co-op game featuring 50 Cent on the way. (The extent of my knowledge then, is probably a couple steps away from nothing, I guess.) A new trailer for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand has been released on Youtube. I particularly enjoyed the movie trailer style narration! Check out the video after the break.
Earlier this week, you got a taste for classic co-op in Broodax's column, featuring ToeJam and Earl. I felt it would be a good idea then, to discuss co-op games I played this week in my column. As it turns out, I played one classic co-op game, one that will be a classic, and one that isn't a classic at all, but was a decent way to spend an hour or two. I'll leave it you to decide which was which from this list: Diablo II, Lego Indiana Jones, and Ben 10.
We here at Co-Optimus are quite excited for the upcoming release of Bionic Commando Rearmed, an update of the classic NES game, on both PSN and XBLA.
Sometimes you just know the title of a game is going to sell it. Carmageddon for example. Yeah, I'll buy that. Doom. Yup, sign me up. Blades of Steel. I'll take two please. But when a game is called Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers we can't help but think they are going about this the wrong way. Sure there's nothing wrong with women in bikinis slaying zombies. In fact, we encourage it. But something tells me the hardcore Nintendo fans of Mario and Zelda combined with the "non traditional" Wii-Sports gamers aren't your best target market. You see, this is a Wii title. Not a 360, not a PS3, not a PC...but a Nintendo Wii title. Just think of the waggling possibilties for this one! All joking aside the game does promise players the ability to use the Wii-mote "swinging and thrusting into zombie enemy hordes." And of course we wouldn't be talking about the game if there wasn't some promised co-op feature, which there is. It looks like two players will be able to play through the story mode each utilizing their "own unique fighting style." Bikinis optional.
The Pre-E3 deluge of information continues, this wave bringing news of Too Human. Some love it, some hate it, but it looks to us like some great co-op fun. A press release from Microsoft about their coverage of E3 reveals that a demo for Too Human will be made available for download next week! No exact day is given for the availability of the demo, however. That's not a huge deal, since you'll likely be logging in often to check on the E3 coverage offered over Xbox Live. We certainly hope that co-op will be included in the demo, so keep your fingers crossed.
Schizoid hit the Xbox Live Arcade this week, and it had one bold claim - "The Most Co-Op Game Ever." After playing this last night for a few hours (co-op review coming soon) I must say there's some clever design decisions and slick level design that definitely reinforces co-op play. The game was released awarde...
Gears of War is one of the best co-op titles on the 360 right now, and the upcoming sequel looks to be more of the same (in a good way, of course). Over at the official Gears of War forums at Epic Games, a thread with some interesting speculation is found. Apparently, a hidden message can be found on the GoW2 main page, if you hold your mouth just right, let your eyes unfocus, and say a few magic words. In any event, the message, "ESC NOV 9", is speculated to refer to the release date for the game. (November 9 is a Sunday, for what it's worth.) The title is expected sometime around the holiday rush, so perhaps November 9 is correct. We'll keep you posted when an official release date is given, but since the method for finding the message was so interesting, and Gears is so awesome, we thought our dear readers would want to know!
As a long time fan of the top down vertical shooters like Raiden II, Capcom's remake of their classic 1942 title for the Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network really caught my eye. Titled 1942: Joint Strike, the game has a renewed focus on co-op play as well as adding some new enemies. Of course the most obvious overhaul is a totally new 3D graphics engine while still maintaining a 2D shooter feel. Finally, if you are a music lover, the game features a brand new score by Norihiko Hibino, an international composer well-known for his work creating music for the Metal Gear series.
