Let's face it, not every game was made for co-op play. Sometimes the nature of a game just doesn't work well with two or more people at the controls at the same time. But that's not to say there aren't single player games that can't be enjoyed together, in fact, we've found one genre out there that a lot of couples and friends tend to really like to play in pass the controller style co-op - Adventure Games.

We love getting user submissions for Co-Op Couples. There are all sorts of pairs of people out there, with a wide variety of gaming experience (and inexperience). This month, Co-Optimus forum legend "justabaldguy", AKA James, shares a few observations about gaming with his wife.

As I walked to the living room, and called for my faithful ten-year old sidekick to fire up the 360, it occurred to me that a friend had left his copy of Gears of War 3 at our house. I walked back to the kitchen, where super-Mom was dutifully preparing dinner. Grabbing her hand, I put a controller in it, and invited her to join us in some Horde mode. She protested a bit, but I insisted.

At the start of any dating relationship, there are always a lot of firsts. First date; first kiss; first time introducing one another as boyfriend/girlfriend. For a gamer, perhaps one of the more important firsts, though, is first game played together. The question is: which one?

We've got another guest submission from Peter and Ruth for Co-Op Couples this month. There are plenty of great co-op games out there, but sometimes, the well goes dry, and you run out of money for all the latest, shiniest titles. What's a co-op loving couple to do? Get creative and share the experience any way they can, of course!

There are two types of co-op campaigns in this world: one that allows a single player to continue, and one that exacts the same fates to both. Which one is best suited for couples, and why?

Peter and Ruth have been waiting patiently to share their co-op experiences as our run of guest submissions continues! The co-op couple talks a bit about the game's they've been playing lately and why each one is great for a co-op couple.

You've decided to splurge on a second system for that one game you and your spouse just HAVE to play together. You got it. You beat it. Now what are you going to do?

Nancy returns with another World of Warcraft themed tale rife with the charming banter of two gamers each in their own crises - one prepping for a raid...and one prepping for a social evening.

Another guest writer weighs in on his kinship with the Co-Op Couples of the world, and explains why cooperative games benefit two parents who see more than enough adversity in this thing we call...real life .

Ah, marriage. The union that brings two people together...in order to forsake everyone else. Well...maybe that's not the literal truth. But Ian and Angela have certainly put the "cherish" into "kill everything". Wait, what?

Our request for guest entries did not go unheeded! First up is the energetic account of a marriage dragged through three MMOs and still kicking.