2 Player Co-op games on one Xbox

[Tessian]

A couple months ago I somehow inadvertently got my girlfriend hooked on Modern Warfare 2 and now in gaming in general. We have really enjoyed playing Special Ops together but there's only so many missions on it so it's getting a bit old. I've found most games don't allow split screen multiplayer even if both players have XBL gold accounts so I'm looking for suggestions-- Can anyone recommend some decent games that can be played with 2 people split screen on one Xbox? We've run the whole Rock Band / Guitar Hero thing to death too so at this point we're looking for other games we can play together that won't force me to get a 2nd Xbox and another copy of the game.

[bovine]

borderlands, magic the gathering, halo 3 & ODST, and the mercenaries modes in RE5.

[Kupek]

When playing Magic, aren't the cards-in-hand private? (I actually looked this up, but couldn't find an answer; I guess the question is too basic.) How is that implemented?

[bovine]

When playing Magic, aren't the cards-in-hand private? (I actually looked this up, but couldn't find an answer; I guess the question is too basic.) How is that implemented?

when you are playing locally, you play 2v2 with each team sharing a lifebar. So, when playing locally, you see the other player's cards because you are on the same team and share the same life.

[Zeus]

Earth Defense Force 2017. This game is super cheap (was a $20 launch window title) and is relatively basic but amazingly fun to play. Mindless action with a dash of strategy thrown in, it's freakin' awesome.

As for others, if she likes CoD try the Halo games and Gears 1 and 2 are spectacular co-op games; RE5 actually has an excellent co-op system and it's chapter based, so you can easily play for 30 minutes at a time if you'd like; the Left 4 Dead games are incredible co-op; Marvel Ultimate Alliance is pretty cheap now and a great Double Dragon-like game; the Scene It games are great distractions that you can get non-gamers to play as well (4 at a time); and there's always the arcade compilations (Xbox Live Unplugged, Xbox Arcade, Namco Virtual Museum, and Sonic Collection) which have some two-player games but are fun to also switch back and forth.

[Tessian]

I originally started her off on GoW but she didn't take to it, but that was a long time ago now she's actually decent at FPS so maybe I'll give it another try. Halo 3 we tried before too but I think it's too Sci-fi-ish for her.

RE5 might give that a try... it's cheap but there's a gold edition too. L4D would be awesome but I bought that for PC, would have to see if her PC can handle it but it's got a pretty standard video card so I doubt it. Magic... way too fantasy for her. We tried Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, she didn't enjoy it... too easy and the controls were anti-lefty. Plus split screen was vertically split which was squished and disorienting.

[Zeus]

Don't forget about EDF. If you find it, it'll be under $15 used and you'll be shocked at how awesome it is

Gears is a little different than an FPS. Maybe she don't like that kind of thing?

[Mully]

Left 4 Dead

[Blotus]

Castle Crashers, dammit.

[Zeus]

Castle Crashers, dammit.

Yeah, it's fun, but not $15 fun. $7 yes, $15 no

[SineSwiper]

Braid and Winterbottom and World of Goo. Sure, they're not two player, but they are puzzle games you can trade off back and forth with.

[Blotus]

Yeah, it's fun, but not $15 fun. $7 yes, $15 no

God dammit.

[Lox]

Castle Crashers, dammit.

Yeah, it's fun, but not $15 fun. $7 yes, $15 no

I think CC is worth $15. There's a lot of replay there if you want to unlock secret characters and find all the weapons/animals.

[Kupek]

Yeah, it's fun, but not $15 fun. $7 yes, $15 no

God dammit.

Oh, he does.

[Zeus]

Yeah, it's fun, but not $15 fun. $7 yes, $15 no

God dammit.

Oh, he does.

Would you pay $100 for the Chrono Trigger cart?

[SineSwiper]

This is the same guy who made Alien Hominid, a nearly unplayable game. No thanks.

[Zeus]

This is the same guy who made Alien Hominid, a nearly unplayable game. No thanks.

I disliked Alien Hominid for the very fact that it was a struggle to play and extremely repetitive. But Castle Crashers ain't Alien Hominid, it's pretty fun.