One game that was instantly a standout title for me on the Playstation 3 was Super Stardust HD. It's a unique mix of Geometry Wars style action meets Asteroids boulder dodging. The absolute best thing about the game was plugging in a second controller and blasting some baddies and rocks with a buddy. One problem, it was sort of busted.
The solo campaign features four-player jump-in co-op, which includes its own particular set of challenges.
Only one co-op game on the horizon for this week, but it should be an interesting title as it's the first of a collaborative effort between Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts. Boom Blox is a platformer/puzzle style game and features up to 4 players in co-op mode to work together. The game is a family oriented title for the Wii. Pla...
Now from the latest interview with Siliconera, the developers of Bionic Commando Rearmed for the XBLA and PSN have let slip there is no online play in the game...none. Not in co-op... not in "multiplayer"; no online play at all. You are limited to local play only on a single box.
Like a huge stone ball in a certain deserted temple, the highly anticipated release of the new Indiana Jones film is fast approaching. The game tie in, based on the classic Indy movies, has launched a spiffy new website. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures will join the popular Lego series of games this summer. The website...
If you read our Sierra Event Preview then you already read the dissapointing news that the upcoming Ghostbusters game will not feature any story based cooperative play. It's very dissapointing for sure, especially given the co-op nature of the Ghostbusters team. DarkZero has a quote from John O'Keefe, the director of the game, about why they chose to not include co-op through the campaign.
It's May 1st and it's already spring time. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and gamers are faced with the tough decision: Do I mow the lawn or play GTA IV? May is also going to be the first month we announce the Xbox Co-Op Game of the Month, as well as our official Co-Op Game Night on Xbox Live!
Part of the Guitar Hero: On Tour track list has been revealed over at Pocket Gamer. Given the different demographic that the DS serves, it should come as no surprise that GH:On Tour features several songs that are more "pop" than metal. However, there's still a lot of old school GH to be had on the go in this list. Check...
"We had some pretty cool ideas about multiplayer and we can't wait to start exploring that stuff. We're hoping the game sells really well so we can explore it further," he said.
We've just uncovered an ancient tale, one of dragons and fire. This tale isn't of just any dragon, oh no, this is a very special dragon. Everybody's favorite purple dragon is coming back in a brand new game for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, and Nintendo DS. The game is called The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon and it will be the first Spyro game available on the next-gen platforms like the Xbox 360.
Co-op gaming is becoming more and more popular with gaming communities and the outcry for it can be heard across the internet. Fortunately for gamers, more companies are listening to us and co-op modes are becoming at least a little bit more common in games. At the Sierra 2008 release event, a lot of single player games were shown to us, ...
With Grand Theft Auto IV launching this week for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and the fact the game is the first GTA game to feature cooperative play, we figured we should celebrate here on Co-Optimus with a giveaway!
