We love video games.  This is probably one of the reasons we develop games for a living, but it goes deeper than that.  I could get in to the dynamics of being a couple who truly loves to play these games together but the reason I’m writing this is to air my grievences regarding microsoft’s glaring misrepresentation of their “off-line” co-op games.

I’m a chick gamer, and I think a lot of chick gamers enjoy competiton AND the partnership aspect of beating the hell out of demons, rogue warriors, or even shredding a car in a race against time.  HOWEVER…… you won’t find many games out there that allow for this unless you have two systems or are in two locations.  Yes, that thoroughly blows, but its not even the heart of my rant.  =)

There are carefully worded PR articles that come out about various games that elude to the glorious fact that “off-line” co-op will be part of a game’s release…. only to find out in the end it’s been cut.  Or there’s the very common false advertising on the back of the 360 game boxes that state there is offline co-op OR online multiplayer.  Hmmmm sounds great aye?

Not so fast.

Unwrap the new delights and what do you find?   Either a very small part of the overall game is cooperative, or there really isn’t offline co-op at all.  But IT SAYSSSS there is.   Nope.  Not.   Not fair and not cool.  Funny thing is, its all over forums.  Players want offline co-op.  Valve did it (L4D 1 and 2). And then there is Borderlands, by gearbox…   a REMARKABLE offline co-op. New one due out this year, thankfully!

The point is, players want it and will pay for it.   Why be deceiving in your marketing or make crappy bits of co-op play?   Go big-  be honest or go home, that’s what I say.     

And this is my first android WP experience.  If the format and typos are horrendous…. welll…   pppffft.   =..=    xo ~ Rox