Playstation 2/3 Local Co-Op Recommendations

[gnikdrazil]

A friend and I play some local co-op, but we have hit a rut. For the past few weeks, we've been playing the same games. I'm looking for some recommendations. The only exceptions are fighting, sports, Guitar Hero/Rock Band and Lego's (we found Stars Wars to be boring). We've played:

Playstation 2
Metal Slug Anthology

Playstation 3
Lego Star Wars: Complete Collection
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Motor Storm: Pacific Rift
Resistance 1 & 2

I have Little Big Planet, but the 3 or 4 times that I played it bored me. Too much tutorial and basic platforming. Unless it gets more interesting later, I don't want us to play it.

I found this (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/427/427229p8.html) and this (http://www.amazon.com/Various-PS2-Co-op-games/lm/29XJVQ8YO7M7G#height=150) lists for Playstation 2 titles. I've thinking about Time Splitters, Contra: Shattered Soldier, and Twisted Metal (Black or Head On).

[Ty]

If you like hack and slash there is always Dyanasty Warriors. My cousin and I have killled many, many, many hours playing various versions of it co-op.

[broodwars]

I think Timesplitters 2 had offline co-op, but I don't think Timesplitters 3 had it. Resident Evil 5 has offline as well as online co-op, but from personal experience I'd almost call the split-screen offline co-op unplayable since you have 2 very small viewing windows to work with (I tried it with a friend, and we both agreed to drop it after a couple minutes of trying to make it work). LittleBigPlanet is a decent co-op venture, and you actually need a second player if you want to get some of the doodads (plus, it's fun to back-hand your friend in the face at the end of the level).

[superdry]

If you and your friend like 1 on 1 fighting games...there are a lot of them to choose from for the PS2 and PS3.

Anywho...two good PS2 co-op recommendations are Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and The Red Star. Both of them are beat'em up titles that play very well and you can probably find them for cheap nowadays.

[itsuka]

If you like RPG's (the Diablo kind), Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance I and II for the PS2 are the best. They are fun monster bashers in RPG co-op. No split screen, so you'll have to stay in the same room. My husband and I keep giving them a spin at least once a year, even if we've moved on to PS3 most of the time.

[Nork22]

Vouch for anything that has Warriors in the label. Me and my brother killed so many hours just playing the games (curse you Koei for not bringing Warriors Orochi Z for Western release).

Also, check out Sacred 2. It's much like Diablo but it has more quest you can shake a stick at.

[Ty]

If you like RPG's (the Diablo kind), Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance I and II for the PS2 are the best. They are fun monster bashers in RPG co-op. No split screen, so you'll have to stay in the same room. My husband and I keep giving them a spin at least once a year, even if we've moved on to PS3 most of the time.

Their successors, the Champions games, are great co-op titles too.

[itsuka]

Also, check out Sacred 2. It's much like Diablo but it has more quest you can shake a stick at.

Is there a PS2 or PS3 version available of Sacred 2? I thought it was an Xbox 360 exclusive?

[itsuka]

If you like RPG's (the Diablo kind), Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance I and II for the PS2 are the best. They are fun monster bashers in RPG co-op. No split screen, so you'll have to stay in the same room. My husband and I keep giving them a spin at least once a year, even if we've moved on to PS3 most of the time.

Their successors, the Champions games, are great co-op titles too.

Yep, I got a Champions of Norrath game. Didn't get around to actually playing it, since by the time I got my hands on a 2nd hand version, my PS3 had already arrived at the scene and this one sort of moved to the backlog. Maybe I should take it out and kick my hubby into playing something else besides Civ Rev.

[Nork22]

Also, check out Sacred 2. It's much like Diablo but it has more quest you can shake a stick at.

Is there a PS2 or PS3 version available of Sacred 2? I thought it was an Xbox 360 exclusive?

PS3 version available as well.