GamesRadar: The Top 7... games that should've had co-op

GamesRadar writes: "Some games simply must have cooperative play. Gears of War, for example, was clearly designed with a co-op experience in mind – there are two main characters on the same mission with the same abilities with a strong personal bond. Blasting through the story with a friend lets you partake in that bond, which is a much more powerful experience than plain ol' deathmatch or CTF. Just think – would Contra, Final Fight or Bubble Bobble be half as memorable if they were only one player?"

[rucky]

Releasing an article to mask your bias KZ2 review huh?

[Tony P]

It's surely on the list but not even that high, weirdly.

I think the list is good and the article is informatively funny. I mean really, what kind of TMNT game doesn't have 4 player co-op? Or Golden Axe for that matter? These are egregious slips and deserve their spots high on the list.

IMO, every game can be enriched by a co-op environment. It's refreshing and fun not having to invite your friends into a game for the sole purpose of beating the sh*t out of them.

[happyface]

not bias

kz2 should have had coop, gorilla are lazy devs, they have no excuse to not have it if cod gears and halo all have it

[likedamaster]

Killzone 2-sensitive sonyfanboys = Win <--LOL

[Unicron]

not bias

halo3 should have had better visuals, bungie are lazy devs, they have no excuse to not have it if cod gears and kz2 all have it

C wut I did thar?

[GWAVE]

I'm puzzled that they would put an unreleased game on the list. To me, that just screams fanboyism, since it's obvious they had a lot of untrue and negative things to say about KZ2 leading up to their review.

CoD4 seemed to get a free pass without co-op, even though NOW it seems EVERY game simply MUST have it or it's a FAILURE. What about Bioshock? Why did THAT game get a free pass?

And it's not like there's no multiplayer. There's 32-player matches, which is double what most online FPSs are doing right now. Yet, that isn't even mentioned...

[Blaze929]

Killzone 2 shouldve had co-op and everyone knows it. If not co-op at least split-screen. No split-screen? REALLY?

Anyway for me in no particular order:

-GTA4
-GTA4 Lost and Damned
-Killzone 2
-Prince of Persia
-Naruto the Broken Bond
-Call of Duty 4 (GOD YES)
-Ninja Gaiden 2

[andyo13]

considered co-op very seriously and compared the good and bad but the bad outweighed the good as it would of only harmed the experience

[Spike47]

I think gamesradar's score was okay if you think about how they usually review.

[Harryhit4]

Do you mean retardedly?

[killzone2flop]

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[rucky]

How bout flopjo kazooie? Well not like it needed coop to help you see how much of a trash it is.

[Aclay]

@killzone2flop

First of all, Killzone 2 did not flop.

Second of all, didn't you know that Banjoe Nuts and Bolts only sold 140K in the U.S. from the day it released until the first of this year? LOL.

http://www.n4g.com/industry...

[likedamaster]

And N4G is your source? fail

[chidori666]

ARTICLE OF GAMES RADAR:

http://img.photobucket.com/...

[Rich1631]

I agree with Killzone 2 and Call of Duty 4. Oh, well Killzone 2 will kick arse anyway and I am sure KZ3 and Call of Duty 6 will have co-op. I don't see why they want GTA4 to have co-op though, it essentially is co-op when you play online- just not with the story. But you still play objectively with buddies and/or go around shooting people and blowing stuff up.

[Graphics Whore]

Wow GamesRadar, I can't believe N4G is owned by one of the crappiest video-game journalist website available on the net. That really sucks, they can come in and self-approve any garbage they feel like.

[Aclay]

For the amount of detail and action going on screen at once, I'm not sure if KZ2 would have been able to run smoothly if there was co-op implemented.

Sure, Guerrilla could have toned down the visuals to put in Co-op, but I think that Guerrilla said that Co-op was something that they never really had planned, and plus, Guerrilla was totally focused on achieving that E3 2005 Target Trailer, and they achieved that goal and that's what's most important to me, even if it means that Co-op had to be sacrificed.

I mean, it's not everyday that a developer comes out with a CGI trailer and says "That's what we want to achieve in this game" and actually achieves it.

[Traveler]

Very true. In fact, I think it is the first time that a game has ever matched or surpassed its pre-rendered target video. That alone makes Killzone 2 stand out big time.

I remember during the Halo 3 beta people were saying that it was going to look much better when it finally released, but nope, it ended up looking pretty much the same. People couldn't believe that it was actually going to look that mediocre and had to believe that Bungie was just testing the gameplay and would massively improve the visuals for the final release.

Killzone 2 delivers on all fronts. Co-op would have been nice, but given the tremendous job GG has done in all other areas of the game it's really not a big deal.

[BattleAxe]

I think people would have been happy with co-op even if GG would have scaled down the graphics a touch just for that game mode.

[Sabre_G]

Cod4 "Make no mistake, CoD 4 suffered naught by excluding co-op. The tightly constructed missions and acutely focused level design made the solo experience one of our favorite campaigns of all time."

And yet they've cleary taken points off Killzone 2 for lack of co-op. Oh what a double standard industry we have

[Sarcasm]

I think the more and more time passes, the clearer the media is full of Crap.

I wish reviews scores are abandoned by all reviewers. It's not going to happen though.

[Sangria]

Resistance 2 clearly lack a true coop part. I wanted to play the story with a friend, which i found obvious since the game proposes an online cooperation mode with a big map with various objectives.

But no, you cannot do the story with 2 or 4 players, and i find it quite amazing, in the pejorative way, to give a story-less online coop (you can play it online, offline, and online with friends on one console) and not a story offline coop.

[LeShin]

I prefer Resistance 2's way of doing things. Firstly, when I go through story modes, I hate when a second player slows me down

But most importantly

What would I prefer? A single player mode which has co-op which is EXACTLY the same so I see nothing new

or

A single player mode which I can enjoy myself AND I get an 8 PLAYER co-op mode as well! (How many 8 player co-op fps's games have you ever seen? You can count them on one hand)

[Sangria]

I would say: Both.
What stopped developers to do a story coop when they propose a storyless coop? I enjoyed lot of games like TimeSplitters or Gears of War alone but also in a story coop, what the storyless coop of Resistance 2 lacks is a mise-en-scène and spectacular stuffs.

I'm glad playing R2's coop but it would be much better if there would be a split-screen story coop.

[Lombax]

There I said it. It may just be my opinion but why does every game now days have to have co-op?

Why wasn't MGS4 knocked because it had no co-op? Why not COD4? If anything I think we should knock certain games for having mandatory/only co-op. Especially if you have to pay extra to have it.
*cough*Left 4 Dead*cough*

[DERKADER]

They forgot the biggest co-op bust, Resistance 2. The first game had it then they decided to switch it with that other online game mode. Sorry to say its not the same thing.

[Unicron]

Weird. Such convenient timing for another crappy Top 10 List.

Is this what "journalism" has become?

Oh well, I still laugh at people who say the bias isn't real.

[bassturd]

Am I the only person sick of COOP games? Every game does NOT need COOP.

Oh well...maybe I'm just bitter over how RE5 seems to be ruined because they felt the need to add COOP and I have no one to play with. Terrible AI. If you must have COOP...and there is no one to play with...at least make the COOP AI invincible since they do nothing to help you anyway.

[sugard0]

I think you only need it in Single-player only games, not Multiplayer + Singleplayers games. If they did this, I have no doubt something will have to be sacrificed for the co-op feature to be implemented. Its just not worth it, Resistance 2 tryed to do it all and succesfully implemented it but the graphics suffered greatly, although graphics were better than Halo 3 mind you

[Traveler]

Co-op is nice, when it is implemented well, but it is far from being a required feature. Think about it, Bioshock not only had no co-op, but it didn't even have a multiplayer mode at all--yet it received some of the highest scores ever for a FPS.

Killzone 2 should not be marked down for not having co-op. Guerrilla are giving us more than enough of a well-rounded gaming package to complain.

I guess Guerrilla had to save something for Killzone 3. ;)

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

COD4 would have been nice, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Far Cry 1 and 2, Republic Commando, Ninja Gaiden, Mass Effect, and Dead Space would have been nice too.

[zaldare]

Imagine Metal Gear Solid 4 with co-op! Total teamwork ftw, your friend knocks on the wall and the guards head over there only to be ambushed by you :O

[FantasyStar]

FTW!

[FantasyStar]

*sigh* I still wish Killzone 2 did have Co-op...or at least split-screen MP for some bot action like the 1st game. But well...I guess I'll find that "perfect game" elsewhere. Who here isn't looking for that "perfect game"?

I'm looking forward to RE5 over KZ2 just because there's at least "some form" of split-screen and definitely co-op support as well. I'm a cooperative player, that's how I roll. I can't imagine a single reason for opposing co-op or split-screen for KZ2 other than "teh grafix". What's not to like about blasting Helghasts along with your friend right besides you?

[Daz]

Cool if killzone did have coop. but I play a game because i like it not whats it has in features and what it looks like.