Quite possibly its most annoying aspect, the lack of player customization options in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is being addressed in its sequel, Operation Flashpoint: Red River. Not only will players be able to create loadouts from scratch and earn unlockable weapons and attachments, but your character progession will be persistent between the game's campaign (playable in co-op) and two other co-op modes.
We enjoy us some indie games here at Co-optimus. I've had myself some good times with co-op games I've purchased on the Xbox Live Indie Games (XBLIG) channel. Today Xona Games launched Score Rush on said channel, a game described as "an intense 2D, four-player, dual-stick, bullet-hell, score-running shooter." Features include unlockable difficulty modes, boss battles, and power-ups for both your main weapon and your ship. The goal? To get a crazy-high score, of course!
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is back in the spotlight after its initial release, bringing us a brand new map pack just in time for the holidays. This "Hazardous Reunion" DLC pack includes 4 maps and a new character - whether that character is friend or foe is a mystery for now.
Looks like some co-operative wishes will be fulfilled this holiday season. Microsoft is showing off some new co-op games in a a trailer for Xbox Live Arcade Games. A World of Keflings, the sequel to A Kingdom for Keflings, and ilomilo, a unique 3D puzzler, have co-op play. Raskulls may look co-op, but it is actually a competitive racing platformer. What's interesting is the character crossover between games. You can dress as, or play as, other characters in each game. All three games have their own distinct art style, so the different iterations of each character are intriguing. You can demo ilomilo now, but you will have to wait until December 22nd to get your hands on the others.
New details have come out for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. The game will feature gameplay similar to the Mercenaries mini-games that have accompanied the series since Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, but were mainstreamed by Resident Evil 4 and 5. The new 3DS title will feature online co-op for two players via the 3DS WiFi connection, or locally with an AD-HOC connection.
Naughty Dog have taken the wraps off the sequel to Uncharted 2, and despite the rumors, its not subtitled World of Deceit. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is likely to launch next year exclusively on the PlayStation 3, this time the story follows Drake as he searches for a legendary lost city on the Arabian peninsula. It looks like the rumors were correct - there's going to be some sand in your shorts as deserts play a big role in the setting of the game.
About two and a half weeks ago we brought you news of the apparent end of Halo Wars stat-tracking, effectively killing the game's community. Apparently, fans of the game lost their collective crap in response to the news. Now it seems that reports of Halo Wars' death were greatly exaggerated.
Being a Cliff Bleszinski project we were wondering where the co-op for BulletStorm was when the game was announced. It turns out it was just sitting aside, waiting to be unveiled for the co-op loving gaming community. In an interview with Cliffy B., PlaystationBlog.com covers the details on this exciting new development.
Oh look, another zombie game. I'm sure that's what you are thinking. But once you look deeper at Dead Nation you'll realize that its more than your average zombie shooter. We dive deep into the apocalypse and fend off the zombie hordes in our latest review of the PSN exclusive title.
Everyone who wants to play X-Men Arcade next week step forward! Not so fast, PlayStation 3 owners. The PS3 faithful will have to wait to get their old school mutant brawl on. X-Men Arcade will release next week, December 15th for Xbox LIVE Arcade. The game is slated for a February release for the PlayStation Network.
Trine 2 is still a few months away. We've brought you screens and video from E3, and the fantastic news of the game's multiplatform release. Gamereactor.eu has some new screens to make the wait a little less painful. The first Trine was both a commercial and critical success. It originated on PC and made it to the PSN. Unfortunately, it's Xbox LIVE production came to a halt. Luckily, the sequel will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in 2011. Also, the game will feature online co-op, which was absent from the first.
The Total War series has been in the business of combining turn-based strategy and real-time strategy action for over ten years. A recent addition to the series has been full campaign co-op (found in Napoleon Total War and the upcoming Shogun 2: Total War), a phrase we here at Co-optimus find truly delectable. Many of our readers, however, may be missing out on this series as it been almost entirely exclusive to the PC. For those of you who enjoy strategy games but aren't into PC gaming, hope may be on the horizon. Developer Creative Assembly says they are not opposed to the idea of bringing Total War to consoles, iPad, and/or Facebook.
