Via TheGameReviews.com
Going all the way back to the days of Super Mario Brothers, games have always been more fun to play when you have a good friend, or not so good if you're losing, with you on the couch to share the experience. Now looking at gaming in the present day it's clear that this game type has still not lost its appeal, as games continually take advantage of the friendly functionality. Of course there was never really a dark age of cooperative play in games, but the recent popularity has come along with the high notoriety of console shooters, especially the Halo series. But while this gameplay is at its peak of popularity, can it really hold on its own as the central theme of a game?
