Every platform this week is going to get some co-op lovin, thanks to the whip wielding LEGO version of Harrison Ford. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Trilogy hits store shelves on Wednesday, though rumor has it you can find it as early as today.
It's June already, and that means the sun is shining, the weather is warmer, and it's time for another Xbox Live Co-Op Game Night! This month's night will take place on June 19th and the featured game will be Grand Theft Auto IV. We've covered GTA IV quite a bit in the past few weeks with both a review and some impressions, and now there's a full fledged night dedicated to Rockstar's big game.
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We've just posted our review of Haze, an exclusive first person shooter with 4-player co-op on the PlayStation 3.
The fine folks over at 1UP are taking a look at the Co-Op Bill of Rights again; this time interviewing the author of it, Andre Vrignaud.
Oh how we love our Too Human here at Co-Optimus. We've posted previews, screenshots, videos and even an exclusive interview. What more could you possibly want to know about Silicon Knight's upcoming Action/RPG on the Xbox 360?
River City Ransom has quite a following for a relatively obscure NES title. A few years ago, the game was given the 'EX' treatment for the Game Boy Advance. Last month, the NES version hit Nintendo's Virtual Console for the Wii, priced at $5. Given the cult classic status of the game, and the promise of co-op, I decided to check it out. I brought along my oldest son to help with the "testing". (I hope you appreciate all the sacrifices we make here at Co-Optimus for our valued readers!) River City Ransom begins in classic NES fashion: a screen full of text gives you all the story you need (someone's girl has been kidnapped, we got it!) and then you are dropped right into the action. Players take the roles of Alex and Ryan. One of them is wearing blue pants and a white T-shirt, and the other is wearing white pants and a blue T-shirt. I have no idea which one is which. The environment is a typical city, and immediately you have to fight some generic bad guys. That's literal; the first baddies are named "The Generic Dudes". The localization crew must have been working overtime that week! You can punch, kick, dash and jump your way to victory. Interestingly, when your enemies are defeated, they yell at you. Most noteworthy among these battle cries? "BARF!" Almost Shakespearean, isn't it?
Well, it appears that Saints Row 2 has been delayed to October 2008. Videogaming247 reports that the game has been delayed, but they also have some speculation as to why the game has been delayed. Quoting Colin Sebastian of Lazard Capital (an investment management company)
Here are some of the interesting things that happened in the world of co-op games and Co-Optimus.com for the month of May!
Co-Optimus readers: DjinniMan has been unavailable for a few days due to some unforeseen circumstances. In place of his usual article, we present the following transcript, which was sent to us anonymously. Thank you.
Ubisoft recently announced a brand new Prince of Persia title, following on the success of their previous three games. The new game is said to be a "reboot" of the series with a brand new illustrative art style, a more focused combat mechanic, and the addition of a companion for the new prince to assist him on his quest.
Co-Optimus has recently launched it's new classic game column, "Co-Op Classics." Well, that's not the only new column we are debuting. This week marks the debut of "This Week in Co-op," a sort of summary of my co-op exploits and experiences. This column will give the Co-Optimus fans a chance to see what is enjoyable about the co-op games through the eyes of a regular gamer, which is to say me. Each week, I will detail what I liked and or disliked about my co-op experience that week. Most weeks I'll play a variety of games, but this week I focused on one newly-released game. This week's game should be no surprise: GTA IV.
