After dipping our toe in once again during a recent LAN party, we now can't wait to get our hands on Halo: The Master Chief Collection when that releases in November. Arguably the most evenly balanced of all the Halo games (although some would say Halo 2 has that honour), it offers a level playing field for spartans to scrap over, and despite a selection of sequels that have landed in the meantime, it still stands up to scrutiny when played today. It's one of our personal all-time favourites, regardless of whether we're buddying up and hitting the campaign for some Legendary co-op, or system-linking up multiple consoles and playing Team Slayer on classic maps like Valhalla, The Pit and Last Resort. One game that was involved in establishing console online multiplayer, but that was released early enough that it starred in many a LAN party, was Halo 3. Years ago LAN parties were common place, back before online multiplayer had really kicked on to become the juggernaut that it is today. So, grab a friend (or two) and a controller (or four) and get downloading, because these are the best games you can play with a friend from the comfort of your own couch. Well, after lots of searching and subsequent playing, we've managed to identify some of the most enjoyable local multiplayer games out there, and to save you trawling through the internet in order to find them, we've collected the best for you here. There's plenty out there for duets, but when it comes to larger parties it can be quite tricky to find suitable titles. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: A fun, arcade fighting game that you and a friend can dominate and work together to defeat other teams around the world for great competition.A semi-regular couch co-op club of ours has recently led us to much furious Googling and research as we looked for the best games to play with friends (specifically four friends in our case).Tekken 6: An arcade fighting game to show your friends how great you are.Splinter Cell: Conviction: Great stealth, third-person shooter action.Rage: FPS co-op Missions are really fun, but it'll only take a few hours to beat it.Outfit: A very cheap game that is actually very fun.Doritosh crash course - (free) not as simple. Simple and fun IMHO the best for family party. Halo games are always fun, but the latest Halo, Reach was one of the best. Mortal Kombat: Arcade fighting game with pretty good co-op gameplay in ladders and even online matches. Tower Bloxx Deluxe - coop for 2 players, combat for 4 players.Lost Planet 2: Third-person shooter game that is kind of annoying, but the co-op is pretty good.Kane & Lynch: A pretty horrible game, but the co-op features are a lot of fun.So this game would be great to rent or borrow, but definitely not buy. Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse: Has pretty fun split-screen co-op, but it is very short, and you'll finish within five to six hours and never play again.I put in over 60 hours with my friend in the first two weeks I had the game. The more enemies you kill, the more XP you'll earn, which then unlocks even more purchasable options. Pummel friends or AI using a wide array of absurd items in the board mode and compete. In Survival mode, you and your partner can earn in-game money to purchase new weapons, upgrades, etc. Technically, Portal 2 is an Xbox 360 game, but thanks to Microsofts backwards compatibility program, its available for Xbox One owners as well. Pummel Party is a 4-8 player online and local-multiplayer party game. Needless to say, the Survival or Special Ops modes are a lot of fun to play with a friend.
BEST LOCAL CO OP GAMES ON XBOX 360 SERIES
Can you blame me? The series just hosts co-op play so well. Once you've got it down, try searching for the Easter eggs scattered across each map! 4. Don't screen-cheat! Working together, you can create a strategy-build "zombie trains," utilize perks, Pack-a-Punch your weapons, and pick them off one by one. Plus, if you get three other players, you can do some nice multiplayer play. Zombies mode offers many hours of fun killing. In other modes, it is possible for up to eight players to play online. The Zombies mode can be played split-screen or with up to four players online. Black Ops 2 has a lot of changes and improvements that set it above the earlier episodes and make it shine. Set in the year 2025, this is the next installation in the COD series.