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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Wii
Castle Crashers XBLA
Castle Crashers King Pack 360
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Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 XBLA
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Peggle XBLA
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Worms 2: Armageddon 360
Long ago, in a land far away, I had oceans of spare time to play games. I had an extensive network of friends local to me and most nights we could be found round one house or another, slumped in front of the TV, battling it out over the latest must have videogame. Now, we’ve all moved away, got married, had kids and found responsible jobs that we have to get up early for in the morning. I miss those days. So much so that I’m constantly on the look out for games that can bring at least some of those good times back. And the only way to recapture those glorious, pixelated days is to go online and play against strangers in one of the myriad multiplayer games available. But without all that free time to master a game’s solo content, I need a game that I can play online immediately without fear of humiliation.
Here, I aim to find the best multiplayer games out there that offer a time short gamer just the right amount of fun and challenge desired. I’ll be wading through all manner of games and spilling the beans on the reality of online play - from the greats that need hours of practice to master, to the simple that need no practice at all to enjoy. I’ll also be looking at the social aspects of games, be they the kind of games that bring out the worst in gamers and seem to encourage the throwing of insults willy-nilly or the kind of games that make you feel like you really are a member of a huge, global, online community. The perfect game, in this sense, is a game you can play and enjoy some success at while at the same time make new online friends, and all in the space of a one hour session. There’s only one rule, no solo play whatsoever (except to learn the controls).
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare comes to the Wii with a Reflex moniker. Once you adjust to the Wii-mote controls there beats a great game. But, as usual, I'm all about the multiplayer, and for Call Of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex this comes in both online and campaign modes.
Marvel Vs Capcom 2's multiplayer games on Xbox Live are dominated by the same expert players that ruled the arcade brawlers ten years ago.
Peggle on the 360's XBLA is an enjoyable if short lived experience in solo format that becomes an addictive, compelling puzzler once you're online and multiplaying against the rest of the world.
Worms has been enthused over since it's original, multiformat version arrived in the mid 90s. It's a bone fide classic beloved by armchair generals the world over, but is this latest installment worth adding to your multiplayer collection?
Castle Crashers DLC King Pack introduces two new playable characters and a couple of new pet pods to collect, but even though these two extras make no discernible difference to the game. I still had a great experience playing. Donning my multiplayer headset and mic, I waded in with eyes and ears wide open.
Castle Crashers on Xbox live is a treat to play. Simple direct and great fun. With my usual multiplayer specs on I also found other players that treated me well, and a game with loads of collaborative angles. This was only slightly tarnished by getting unexpectedly kicked to the lobby by the game a few times.
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