Best 2+ Player Video Games? 279
Twinbee asks: "I was wondering what you lot would consider the best 2+ player games of all time. Apart from games for mixed skill players, this has never been asked on Slashdot before, so it would be interesting to see. From my own experience and research, it looks as though a top 50 would include games such as Streetfighter 2, World of Warcraft, Speedball 2, Super Mario Kart, SWIV, Ikaruga, Stunt Car Racer, Super Monkey Ball, Puzzle Fighter, and Mario Party. Whether they are competitive or cooperative, Slippery slope or Perpetual comeback, 2-player or multiplayer, retro or cutting edge, I want to hear them! I would prefer MMOG games not to be included, unless there is a good deal of interaction between the people in the 'same house' (e.g. perhaps they can team up and play against the world)."
Resident Evil 4 (Score:5, Funny)
one person playing, the other one telling him/her what to do!
Re:Resident Evil 4 (Score:4, Insightful)
Hehe, reminds me of playing RE4!
I would say that my favorite multiplayer games would be...
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This ask slashdot question is quite convenient, I have been wandering which games to play. My girlfriend likes playing video games but we have had hard time finding good multiplayer games.
The ones we usually play are N64 ones (yep, in emulator, yep pir8ed, yep so what?):
- Worms Armaggedon (we even managed to get one absoluteley
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Are you reffering to the Off-Road series [allgame.com] of games? I use to love these as well. Infact, I bought (well, at this point in my life, more like begged my parents) for the 4-player multi-tap for the NES.
I realized that I never finished my comment on the game "Metal Warriors [wikipedia.org]". This game was awesome for the fact that in 2-pl
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Yep, I used to love that game to the point that I bought (ahem... also begged to my parents =op) the NES port of it TMNT II for the NES... lots of fun ahhh those days..
Oh and there was also the RCPro-AM series... I played that on my brother's rich friend house who had the golden Zelda cartdrige...
Bubble bobble (Score:4, Interesting)
Re: Eternal Darkness for GameCube. (Score:2)
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Hey, don't knock it... (Score:2)
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Admitedly my commentary just consists of humming jungle boogie.
(for those that don't get it, google Metal pr0n Solid 2: Sons of Libido)
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XG -- Xtreme Gameplaying!
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Someone really needs to write a net-enabled version of it.
Ready? Aim? FIRE!!!!!
Easy... (Score:4, Informative)
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My gf and I are currently playing through Mario 2 after we completed Super Mario Brothers. We can't play any head to head games as we get too competitive and end up not talking to each other.
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Gauntlet (Score:5, Insightful)
Original old-school Gauntlet. You can get copies of it in one of the Capcom greatest hits collections for Gamecube or PS2, I believe.
I can't really think of anything else comparable.
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That caused so many fights you wouldn't believe it. When your supposed comrade goes off in the opposite direction, jams the scrolling and traps you in a corner with too many monsters...
"Get back over here!"
"No, it's this way - you get over here!"
"I CAN'T! Oh CRAP, you've got me killed now!" * throws punch *
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The old version (which I seem to remember playing on the Atari computer, maybe?) was certainly enjoyable, however.
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Bolo (Score:2)
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2 words (Score:4, Insightful)
Helps if you are drunk too
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Drunk Drunk Revolution...
and my personal favorite, Beers of War.
IRC (Score:5, Funny)
My Freinds and my Top 5 Picks Are: (Score:3)
Super Smash Brothers (Game Cube)
Total Annihilation (Also See, Supreme Commander, which will have Co-Op) (Pc)
Monkey Ball (Game Cube, or soon to be Wii)
Eye Toy (PS2)
To be honest for multiplayer in the front room/ House, its usually easyer to go the console route, but for online, the PC is still where its At- but if you have 5 or 6 pc's networked up all the time, PC still works
TBH, its also dependent on if you want Co-Op or 1v1/+
DEFCON (Score:2, Interesting)
Dogs of War (Score:2)
The perfect 2-player game. Killing, upgrading of weapons and granades. What more can a man ask for?
Hmm... (Score:4, Insightful)
Diablo II is a great deal of fun over TCPIP with a roommate.
Mario Part is the bomb.
Punching to the stomach is more effective than unplugging the controller.
Everyone should have a favorite fighter game (DBZ: Budokai 3, for me and my friends....none of whom can even stand Dragonball).
Halo 2, why not very fun (for me) in single player, actually has a rocking multiplayer mode.
Playing against other people on the room IS better than playing online.
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This is a really good game, even if you didn't know about dragonball before. My friend picked it up and was never a DBZ fan. I was a fan for a while when I was introduced to DBZ and I still enjoy it to a degree. I've recently traded this is for the new Tenkachi 2. The first one was 'ok' but the lack of in game transformations kind of blew. I have hopes this one will be ask enjoyable... or I'll have to go and buy DBZ3 again. hehe (darn it, I just have to wait for the Wii now. I have the
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An oldie but a goodie (Score:2)
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Me and my buddies spent hours on this game.
The graphics were definetly 80's, and gameply was so incredibly simple, but it was perfect.
Here's [wikipedia.org] the wikipedia page about the game.
Anyone know of a tcp/ip multiplayer updated version?
RE multiplayer Warlords (Score:2)
I think the PC Atari Emulator [classicgaming.com] has the Kaillera client which allows you to play on internet any console based game (whose emulator supports it of course..).
My List (Score:5, Interesting)
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pfft (Score:4, Interesting)
But for all out, beer fueled, geeky faux machismo, nothing promotes high fives and trash talk better than Halo 2.
forced subject is stupid. (Score:2)
I'm pretty sure id Software made it. (Score:5, Interesting)
I've had little more fun than wasting my boss on the LAN at the office in Quake and/or Duke Nukem 3D (I don't think Duke3D could take its multiplayer credit without mentioning id Software). The nice thing about Duke3D was of course Build; it was a piece of cake to make a cool looking fortress that resembled your office (or whatever) to play around in.
Note: I don't play MMORPG's.
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I'm sorry*, but I'm a rabid Bungie fan, so I have to disagree. I spent hours in Marathon and Doom, and Marathon won hands down. That didn't stop me from having fun in others, thought.
* not really, but hey!
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One of my current favourites uses ID's opensource quake3 engine, Tremulous [tremulous.net] is a surprisingly well designed multiplayer team FPS with a twist. It's Free, in the freedom sense, and the dozens of servers are _never_ short of players, whatever time you connect.
Guitar Hero (Score:3, Informative)
It makes a great party game.
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter is pretty cool on cooperative multiplayer too.
Board Games (Score:5, Interesting)
Monopoly - very competitive....
Scrabble
Chess
Canasta
Sure, you don't need a TV/Console to play these, but pausing them is a whole lot easier, and you get to drink and play simultaneously.
Additionally, you could get your parents to play too.
gus
P.S. There was no specification to ensure they were "computer" games....
you can drink and play video games together (Score:2)
oh look, I stuck a grenade to my teammate, and we both died...since the respawn time for suicides is extra long, I might as well finish off this beer.
The king of Multiplayer Board Games... (Score:2)
I can't get tired of playing this darn game with my friends. It is really cool =o)
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Seconded. I always liked Risk before I played A&A, but I always thought it would be fun to have boats and such. Axis & Allies is just one notch more detailed. (It's still nothing like a simulation.)
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Seriously, why don't people recommend good board games at times like this?
Try:
Ticket to Ride: Marklin Edition
Puerto Rico
Settlers of Catan
Fury of Dracula
Warhammer Quest
Tigris and Euphrates
Seconded for Settlers of Catan (Score:3, Insightful)
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It's very easy to learn how to play, the hardest part is calculating the points after each round but you have a cheat-sheet and a calculator for that.
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Pong. (Score:2)
A litte game called.... (Score:2)
also, Goldeneye on the N64,and lanning any version of Quake in the late 90's early 00's
Ballblazer - C64 (Score:3, Interesting)
but of course... (Score:5, Insightful)
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A good friend o
i cant belive you guys (Score:2)
If you own a Playstation... (Score:4, Interesting)
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Nerds! (Score:2)
Samba De Amigo, now there's your prototypical "2+" player game. I realize that probably not a lot of people here have played it, but those of you who have know what I'm talkin' about. That's a party game if there ever was one.
It's better than DDR (which is another good party game) because it's not as technical, i.e. you don't need to be extremely coordinated to play it, and half the fun is just watc
I wish there were more 2 Player RPG types. (Score:2)
M.U.L.E. (Score:2, Insightful)
Starcraft should probably also be mentioned, one of the most played games ever released.
-Filik
Muppets Party Cruise (Score:2)
It's definitely fun, and it's got funny parts as well from Muppets sound bytes.
Mario Kart on SNES (Score:3, Informative)
Other than that I don't think any game has kept my friends (and me) in front of a tv as much as Winning Eleven
Good, old pc games... (Score:3, Interesting)
don't forget teh x360 (Score:2, Informative)
Perfect Dark - decent co-op and deathmatch
Call of Duty 3 - some of the best multiplayer i've played on the 360 (24 players max) 4 player split screen (no co-op)
and then there's plenty of sports games and racing games (Project Gotham Racing 3 and Test Drive Unlimited are excellent)
Tetris Attack/Pokemon Puzzle League (Score:2)
Other than that, it's all about Mario Kart, Bomberman, and Power Stone 2.
YEEEEEESSSSSS!!! (Score:2)
My other picks would be Mario Kart, Soul Calibur, and Bubble Bobble (which, admittedly, I had forgotten about until someone mentioned it above).
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I'd really like to see Tetris Attack or Puzzle League on the DS with online play. That would be killer.
Serious Sam (Score:3, Informative)
Serious Sam, best co-op game ever (Score:3, Informative)
For team versus - UT2004 onslaught or assault. Great for co-op against bots or full team-vs-team if you have a lot of friends.
For 1 on 1 - Tekken.
Free-for-all - Total Annihilation.
Saturn Bomberman (Score:3, Informative)
Air Warrior (Score:2)
M.U.L.E. (Score:5, Insightful)
Another good one, as many have mentioned, was the original Gauntlet. Along the same lines, the Baldur's Gate games for the PS2 were pretty good.
2 player co-operative (Score:2)
Probably not the best, but certainly an underrated two player co-operative game is Uo Poko. It's ideal for playing with your lover or with friends you get on really well with. Here's my review of it:
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Sex! (Score:3, Funny)
Burnout - Crash mode (Score:2)
Some from the Dreamcast (Score:2)
Lemmings!! Also M.U.L.E. and Gauntlet (Amiga) (Score:2)
MULE was groundbreaking on the C64. Simple as sin on the surface, but plain fun for 4.
Gauntlet - fast and fu
It all depends on what you like (Score:3, Informative)
If you like brawling action:
Ratchet: Deadlocked (PS2)
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Batman: The Rise of Sin Tzu (GC, PC, PS2, Xbox)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (PC, PS2, Xbox)
If you like quasi-rpg brawlers:
X-Men Legends (PS2, Xbox, GC)
X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Champions of Norrath (PS2)
Champions of Norrath 2: Return to Arms (PS2)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (PS2, Xbox)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GC)
Hunter the Reckoning (GC, Xbox)
Hunter the Reckoning: Wayward (PS2)
Hunter the Reckoning: Redeemer (Xbox)
Fallout Brotherhood of Steel (PS2, Xbox)
If you like racing games:
Super Monkey Ball (GC)
Gran Tourismo 3 & 4 (PS2)
Jak X Combat Racing (PS2)
If you like first person shooters:
Halo (PC, Xbox)
Halo 2 (PC, Xbox)
Half-Life (PS2)
If you like Roleplaying Games:
World of Warcraft (PC x2)
Valkerie Profile 2: Silmeria (PS2)
Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (PS2)
If you like RTS games:
Starcraft (PC x2)
Warcraft III (PC x2)
Total Annihilation (PC x2)
Warcraft II (PC x2)
Warcraft I (PC x2)
If you like strategy games:
Civilization III & IV (PC)
Alpha Centauri (+ Alien Crossfire Expansion) (PC)
Master of Orion II (PC)
Master of Magic (PC)
I know I'm missing quite a few games from that list, but those are the ones I've played and enjoyed playing.
Myst Series (Score:2)
"That's not multiplayer."
True, they weren't truly multiplayer, but they were the most fun when trying to solve the REALLY hard puzzles with a friend or group of friends. In Kadish (Uru), there is a puzzle towards the end. There ended up being about 5 of us in the TeamSpeak chat. 2 from the US, 1 from UK, 1 from Norway and 1 unspecified. We spent a few hours figuring it out, and had a total blast. The 2 of us from the US and the guy from No
Secret of Mana (Score:3, Informative)
Twisted Metal? (Score:2)
Driver (thinking of car games), though mostly single-player, my Dad and I would swap on missions, then watch the "movie-style" pla
HudsonSoft's finest (Score:2)
I'll leave it to you guys to argue over which particular release in the Bomberman franchise is the best of them.
Gunstar Heroes for Genesis (Score:2)
Atari Warlords (Score:2)
It used 4 paddles, and each player had their own corner to defend, a la Breakout/Arkonoid.
It brought about some of the best inter-player fights, arguments and alliances I've ever seen, on par with Rampart (AWESOME multiplayer game, someone needs to make a new internet-capable version) and Bomberman.
The only problem is you need 4 paddles hooked up, and systems + paddles are getting hard to come by.
WWII Online (Score:2)
Secret of Mana, Bomberman, Smash Brothers (Score:3, Informative)
Face each other in the four-for-all (with CPU as fill-in) in Bomberman or Smash Brothers
Mario Kart 64 (Score:3, Insightful)
YDKJ and worms (Score:3, Informative)
Sadly, the 3D Worms sucks... (the concept is just completely incompatible with a 3d playfield. I just wish the designers would get that idea, too, and make a sequel one can actually enjoy)
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That would be Reinforcements, right? With the new graphics in Worms 2, it never felt quite the same. Less brutality, more comedy.
That said, one thing I like about more recent Worms games is how very different they can be depending on weapons selection. Try playing with unlimited Ninja ropes, unlimited shotgun, martial arts techniques, the baseball bat and nothing else. Tense, tactical manoeuvering, all about the accurate shot. Then try playing with e
Re:Guitar Hero II (ps2) (Score:2)
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You can get Bomberman Generations for the GameCube. It's a great game, and the multiplayer version isn't far off from the original bomberman. My GF loved the original bomberman, and loves bomberman generations. The story mode isn't so much fun, but the mulitplayer stays true to the original. It is extremely hard to find though. You can get it on eBa
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I play it with my roommate, neighbors, and with my neighbor's 6 year old. (I went through first and unlocked stuff, so he wouldn't get overly frustrated in trying to solve the puzzles)
X-Men Legends is another good one, but the parents of the 6yr old don't want him to play that violent of a game.
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