"You absolutely need it in some games, but not in others."
Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 would not be anywhere near as good without their versus modes, other games such as Halo and Gears of War they add some re-playability as well as allowing for some extra fun playing with your friends.
I don't like it when game developers tack it on for the sake of it, or even worse, when they add it on but don't make it worth the extra hassle due to lack of support or thought.
Condemned 2, Bioshock 2 and Dead Space 2 are all examples of games that don't need it but developers stick it in there anyway. All three were single player to begin with, but due to the way the market goes, they all got MP for the sequel.
Sadly with the first two they both were excellent ideas let down by poor support and connection issues, they were certainly more original than the typical game-modes in games such as Halo and Call of Duty.
Dead Space 2 looks to be the same, a nice idea but seeing as it's made by EA then you can guarantee the console version will have a lot of issues online, just like all the rest of their projects.
Marowit said:
I could careless if it's competitive, and would actually probably prefer it not to be.
You mean that you could
n't care less, unless you are trying to say that it
does bother you if it was competitive.