4 Player Local games

[Lord Doomhammer]

So, me and my friends are finally fed up with the halo series. I know, I know, everyone's gonna jump in and say "HUR HUR HALO HAS ALWAYS SUCKS" or some shit, but before you do just go away. Anyways, we've started looking around for another game where we can get 4 people on the same (massive) tv screen to jump online with. But as far as I can tell there really aren't that many games like that.

So, I'm looking for suggestions for any game that can let me and 3 friends go online from the same screen. Dose not have to be an xbox game, but should probably be a western game or something.

 

[Terramax]

What consoles have you got? I'm I big fan of local 4 player and could recommend many games.

Also, what type of games do you and your friends like?

I must say, the 360 is one of the worst for 4 players though. I set up a similar thread looking for other split screen games with not a single game tickling my interest.

 

[ThriKreen]

I believe Dungeon Defenders allows for 4 player local coop.

 

[Lord Doomhammer]

Well I've got a xbox and 360, but money for a PS3 is not a concern of mine. Basically I think what the group wants is a game like halo that doesn't suck and have a userbase that sucks. (western FPS with lots of multiplayer).

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

Doesn't Gears of War 3 have 4 player local coop?

 

[baddude1337]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2.

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2.

Gears of War 3 (I think).

Dungeon Defenders.

FIFA 12.

Can't really think of many more right now. Split-screen is pretty much dead now developers think everyone plays online.

 

[Kermi]

I have the same issue, once we've shot at each other for awhile and gotten sick of racing games, all we have left is Castle Crashers and Worms.

We did recently get Minecraft though, so that'll be good for some laughs next time I have friends over.

 

[Lord Doomhammer]

What I really wish I had was a version of Space Marine that allowed 4 people on the same screen.

 

[playassdk]

'm not sure if it has to be console games and online, but I came up with a solution 6 years ago that took away all the pain when hosting some beer-gaming-gettogethers.

I have a gamecube and a PS2 and the controllers kept failing or breaking from severe use, and therefore I upgraded my computer to be quite strong.
I bought a couple of controllers for my PC (Logitech ChillStream (great controllers)) and since then I've had no issues entertaining the guys when we were bored, or jsut in the mood to get wasted.

Wether it's legal or not, it's up to you to decide, but since I already owned the games I found it alright.

Get a gamecube emulator (Dolphin), Nintendo 64 emulator (Project64) and the newest party games released, then you have the newest games and the old favourites, like

Mario Party 1-7 (Virtual Board game with mini games, clear winner)
Smash Bros (Platform melee fighting game)
Mario Kart (Good ol' racing both "64" and double dash)
Super Mario Strikers (Soccer game 4player, with magic and "super strikes")
Dungeon Defenders (like mentioned in the thread, tower defense)
Blur (Racing game lige mario kart, jsut more "racing"-like)
Street Fighter X Tekken (new and more native controls instead of advanced combos, and special moves)

All of the above mentioned games are compatible with 4 USB controllers on win 7, and runs with "true" 3d graphics even the old N64 games. The mario games does have a cartoonish look, which makes it even more fun, cause you don't take it too serious.

Of course alchohol upps the fun.

The controllers with an extension USB cable and an AC powered USB-hub cost me around 180 euros 6 years ago, and they're still intact. Furthermore the stronger computers get the more consoles you get to emulate with smooth performance, so it surely has been a great investment for me.

Hope this can help

-PlayassDK

 

[Rastien]

Time to drop mario kart like its hot? aside from that can't relly suggest many 4 player games