For the uninitiated, Trine and its sequel are sidescrolling puzzle adventure games roughly similar to the old Lost Vikings series from a few decades ago. Three characters head out on the adventure (a knight, a wizard, and a thief), each with their own attacks, playing style and special abilities. In order to progress through the stages and defeat the enemies, you have to use their skills in concert by switching between characters on-the-fly. It's a swell set-up for a solo player, but when you throw in co-op for up to three people (including online!), you've got the makings of an amazing cooperative experience.
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As puzzle platforms go, it's tough to beat Trine 2. The genre isn't exactly everyone's favorite in this modern age of first person teabagging simulations and candy farming games (or whatever those Facebook things let you do), but it's ripe territory for an amazing cooperative experience. Trine 2 puts players in control of a wizard, knight and a thief as they work through a gorgeous fantasy world. Each character has his or her own abilities that must be used in concert to proceed. The wizard can levitate foes and spawn crates the others can stand on, the thief has deadly arrows and a handy invisibility cloak, and the knight carries a big hammer that can smash anything in his path. Our Trine 2 co-op review spells out all the lovely details.
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You can check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the stream from those links and then watch Part 3 below. We're hoping to wrap up the game in our final stream sometime in the next week. Thanks for watching!
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Check the full list for all the titles, including many with single and multiplayer elements, but we've listed the 14 games that feature co-op, with their sale prices, below:
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You can watch part 1 right here. We'll continue the playthrough with a new streaming session and video every week!
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But Trine 2 doesn't just have good looks, it plays really well too. Especially if you have a group of three players together each taking the role of the Knight, Wizard and Rogue. So sit back and enjoy the first hour of the game as we solve puzzles the only way we know how - by flailing around wildly summoning boxes and breaking things.
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The package contains the original game, the Goblin Menace DLC, and the secret Dwarven Caverns level as well. Trine 2: Complete Story will run at 1080p while maintaining a sizzling 60 frames per second. Those specs alone warrant a look of a game with such shockingly enchanting graphics. Those giant glowing purple mushrooms will look more fantastic than ever before. Of course, pretty much everything in this game can be labeled as "giant, glowing, and purple." Magic is doled out pretty fast and loose in the world of Trine. The Complete Story supports stereoscopic 3d for those with capable televisions.
An initial down payment of any amount will bag you the splendid 3 player co-op title Trine 2: The Complete Story, so good we gave it the maximum 5 out of 5. None co-op fans are also catered for in this initial fix with Mark of the Ninja, Eets Munchies Beta and Brutal Legend.
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Another step closer to Christmas day and another new one day only offer from Microsoft and XBLA. Several arcade games are present, but the one that catches the co-op eye is Trine 2 for only 400 Microsoft Points, that's down from 1200. This 3 player co-op title is one of the best download experiences out there and a steal at that price.
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If first you don't succeed, Trine and Trine again. This is exactly what Frozenbyte Games have done with their superb Trine 2. Releasing the exact same game that has graced other consoles on the Nintendo Wii U was just not good enough. Therefore, they launched Trine 2: The Director's Cut, the original sequel with added extras. Check out the launch trailer if you don't believe me.
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Trine 2 remains one of the best looking and most impressive co-op downloadable games, receiving the ultimate Co-Optimus accolade of 5 out of 5 when released on PC, PSN and XBLA. With its reduced power the Wii never received the game, but with the Wii U only weeks away, fans of Nintendo systems can buy the game on launch, bu...
Frozenbyte recently announced that an expansion to their gorgeous puzzler, Trine 2, will be released September 6th for Mac and PC. Entitled Goblin Menace, the expansion will feature a new six level campaign as well as new skills that are also available for use in the base game. Trine 2: Collector's Edition owners should already have access to the beta of the game so they can leave feedback via the game's forums.
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