What are the best multiplayer games FOR TWO PEOPLE IN THE SAME ROOM?

[seanw]

Went shopping for a new TV, ended up with a PS3. We have a Wii for family gaming; most of my "grown-up" gaming is playing first-person shooters with a friend of mine who doesn't have a PS3. But when I skim reviews, it's hard to separate comments about offline multiplayer from those about online multiplayer. Pretend I can't go online: What multiplayer games do I want?

We prefer good cooperative mission-based, but we like competitive as well. And if there's something besides an FPS that you'd want to recommend, I'd like to hear that too.

 

[mission42]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance games are very fun for groups in the same room. Also COD MW2 has a spec-ops mode that is made for co-op and is pretty fun, not sure if it's worth buying just for that but if you like COD it's a must buy.

 

[madcyantist]

PixelJunk Monsters available on PSN

 

[chodax]

[quote name='madcyantist']PixelJunk Monsters available on PSN[/QUOTE]

x2.. great game if you like tower defense games

 

[Logain8955]

Red Faction's wrecking crew mode is a riot for multiple people in the same room.

It doesn't have any story or overarching gameplay though, but it's a great addition.

 

[gindias]

Offline/Online: Borderlands is a blast.
Online only: Warhawk is cheap and you can drop in/out with 4 people on one system.

 

[bjstucker]

suprised no one said it Little Big Planet my wife loves playing that with me.

 

[jh6269]

Street Fighter 4
Critter Crunch (PSN)
LittleBigPlanet

Use the search function on CAG, I asked the same question earlier this year, and there is a link there to a big list of local multiplayer games,

 

[magicchef]

COD: MW2 Spec Ops mode on Veteran mode is so fun when co-op'ing.

And like the others have said: PixelJunk Monsters, Critter Crunch, and LittleBigPlanet.

 

[decon]

Pixeljunk Monsters by far.

 

[Dezuria]

Trine.

 

[Wooten]

http://www.co-optimus.com/system/2/playstation_3.html

you can sort the list by the "off" column and that will tell you the number of offline players a game will accommodate.

 

[Jodou]

Zombies Ate My Neighbors IMO.

 

[SEH]

If you're into sports, stuff like Madden or NBA2K is a blast to play with friends.

 

[aaandrewww]

both these have been mentioned, but I second:

LittleBigPlanet
PixelJunk Monsters

and I'll add

PixelJunk Eden

 

[Thomas96]

Warhawk is fun with two to four players in the room... HOWEVER! You still need to be on the internet, so you can play as a team on against others online. You will appear online as Username 1, Username 2, etc., Resistance 1 has good story based co-op.

 

[StrandedBrit]

There's just so many nowadays. Last night we had 4 players locally doing Virtua Tennis 09 and Madagascar Kart (lame). Sacred 2 has 2p local co-op which is decent as Lord of the Rings Conquest. UP and Monsters vs Aliens have 2p local co-op for less serious games. Resistance 2 has a 2p co-op mode that's not the main story. Of course any rhythm based game ala Rock Band and SingStar or most sports games also qualify.

Plus there's a ton of PSN games that qualify ....

 

[MaxDense]

I really like Calling All Cars, it's a blast with four people in the same room.

 

[cochesecochese]

Noby Noby Boy
Pixeljunk Monsters
Sacred 2

 

[CoffeeEdge]

Trine Trine Trine Trine Trine Trine Trine.

 

[icp_00_111]

Bomberman Ultra

 

[Irukandji]

Castle Crashers, Borderlands, and then (go buy a 360 first):