Aside from wicked huge monsters and a kicking pace, Resistance 2 will feature split-screen play of both varieties – cooperative and competitive. In the latest post on PlayStation Blog, Insomniac community relations manager James Stevenson revealed that the game’s 8-player co-op mode will support split-screen players, as well as its massive competitive multiplayer component.
In addition to the above reveal, Stevenson noted that the bonus DVD included with the collector’s edition of the game has been switched to a Blu-Ray disc. That means high-definition video for the silly “making-of” documentaries.
It’s been a long time since I’ve considered playing online with a friend next to me on the couch. Part of it has to deal with the friend always being useless, but the other part is that not too many games offer this anymore. What do you guys think? Will you be sinking your teeth into split-screen?
[Thanks Mr. Pibb!]
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10:19 AM on 10.18.2008
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Split Screen co-op is the main reason I played Resistance 1, and the only reason I continued playing for more than 2 minutes.
I loved the co-op in FoM and yet was disappointed at the lack of competitive split-screen, so just by this announcement along I'm sold on the game.
And honestly, it's saddening. Splitscreen play is one of the hallmarks of my game playing childhood. More games need to bring it back. Good for Insomniac.
I'm happy to take a hit in the games visuals for the sake of laughing at or swearing revenge against a mate RIGHT NEXT TO YOU than play online and feel almost like its no different than single player AI (OK not everyone would feel that way, but I certainly do).
Hopefully games like Halo, Resistance 2 and Left 4 Dead will usher in a trend of splitscreen gaming. I like online, but a lot of it seems dodgy as late. Looking at you castle crashers and socom.