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June 22, 2009 10:07 AM

I'm looking for some suggestions of Xbox 360 games I can play split-screen AND online simultaneously.

Some examples of what I mean are Halo 3 and Left 4 Dead, though I would love more casual games as well. The specific situation I'm in is that my wife and I bought an Xbox 360 for our parents so we could play with them when they are in Florida and we are in Kentucky. We were hoping to play Peggle and N+ together but realized they don't support local and online play simultaneously which is really frustrating.

So what has ended up happening is her dad and I play Left 4 Dead while they don't play anything together really. Anybody have any ideas?

posted by superbird to technology (10 comments total)

It would require a leap into a different genre, but Rock Band 2 supports exactly what you want. So does NBA 2K9, Scene It 2...sorry that's all I got [since I OWN them and can vouch].
posted by Franklin76 at 10:29 AM on June 22

Different genres are definitely invited.

Of course, Rock Band would require a huge investment for both households, and Scene it we have and just find it to be kind of meh. Thanks though, good suggestions.
posted by superbird at 10:34 AM on June 22

The games at the top of this list are co-op games with split screen and online players, but I don't think it's exhaustive as it seems very short, and it doesn't appear to include Arcade games.

Personally, I found "hot seat" playing N+ to be a lot of fun. Swapping around every time you die.
posted by lucidium at 10:54 AM on June 22

Gears 2 definitely does, but it's not that common of a feature. Maybe the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games, I'm not 100% sure.
posted by Oktober at 10:54 AM on June 22

Guitar Hero World Tour is another music option, of course. Guitar Hero 5 (release date: Sept 2009) will have support for any combination of instruments, so you won't necessarily have to shell out for the drums and extra guitars - you could play it with just a game + guitar pack each (two guitarists, two vocalists using the regular 360 headset mic).

I *think* you can combine local and online play in Carcassonne, maybe you can get the demo to test that first though. That's a really great multiplayer boardgame. Very addictive. It supports the 360 webcam, if either of you have one.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 10:59 AM on June 22

1 vs 100
posted by travis08 at 11:25 AM on June 22

Bomberman Live.
posted by box at 11:43 AM on June 22

XBLA might be your best bet. I've played Bomberman Live, TMNT, and Worms locally and online. I'm sure there are a ton of others as well.
posted by Diskeater at 12:01 PM on June 22

Castle Crashers. Lots of fun.
posted by craven_morhead at 1:01 PM on June 22

2nding Castle Crashers. They seem to have fixed the issues with online multiplayer that plagued the game when it launched. It is a HUGE amount of fun to play with four players.
posted by ThaBombShelterSmith at 3:42 PM on June 22