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kisrael.com | videogames | multiplayer

First off...yes, I know making a list of your game collection with categories, grades, and comments is about THE nerdiest thing you can do. But this has a purpose...if I'm inviting 3-10 people over for games, it can be nice to let them know what I have rather than relying on the old standbyes or my own recollection to pick what to play next.

And I do loves me them multiplayer games... it's just a fun way to socialize and compete a bit.

So here it is...not neccesarily exhaustive, but I think I got pretty much most of them. Sorted by system, then sorted and ranked by how much fun I'd say my gaming group has had on it. It really wasn't as much work as it may look.

Some Games I have that want to try in a group: M.U.L.E. on the NES emulator...extremely well regarded strategy, resource management, auctioning game-- tried it once but it got a little confusing.

At some point I really want to get 4 GBAs together and get that 4 player Legend of Zelda game.

(haven't gotten around to updating the new systems. can't believe how geeky the lists below are.)

Wii: 
Wii Sports
Rayman Raving Rabids
Warioware Smooth Moves
Mario Party 8
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
Mario Strikers Charged

Xbox 360:
Worms
Blitz: The League
TMNT Arcade
Halo/Halo 2

Gamecube
Super Smash Bros	brawler	HIGH+	Fantastic brawler.
WarioWare	minigames	HIGH	Short attention span theater!
Mario Tennis	sports	HIGH	Good tennis, though with powerups it gets a little weird.
Super Monkey Ball 2	minigames	HIGH	"Target" is a huge favorite, Punch and Dogfight are decent as well
Mario Kart Double Dash	racer	HIGH	Solid racer,
Pac Man Vs	neoretro	HIGH	One player on the GBA screen, 3 ghosts with a more limited view...fun
Time Splitters 2 and 3	fps	HIGH-	Nice frenetic FPS fun from the folks who brought you Golden Eye... fun character design, not too original weapons...
Mario Party 6	minigames	HIGH-	I <3 Minigames
BomberMan Generations	neoretro	HIGH-	Fun running around blowing each other up.
Soul Calibur 2	fighter	HIGH-	Classic one on one fighter
XIII	fps	medium+	Stylish FPS
Tetris Attack/Dr. Mario/Yoshi's Cookie	retro	medium+	Some nice competitive puzzle-y fun
Midway Arcade Treasures 3:	retro	medium+	Badlands, Super Off Road both for 3 players...fun old school arcade head to head racing action
Donkey Konga	rhythm	medium+	Fun with drums! Of which I have two sets.
Sega Soccer Slam	sports	medium	National Stereotype fun...
Blitz Pro	sports	medium	Violent wacky sports.
F-Zero X	racer	medium-	Pretty fast-paced racer, not as good as N64 maybe
Worms 3D	neoretro	???	Can the all time classic do well in 3D?
Star Fox Assault	vehicle shooter	???	Small arenas, visually cool, underrated.
Mario Strikers NEW!	sports	???	A bit like Soccer Slam, more players, wackier...
XBOX
Halo	FPS	HIGH+	Much beloved. 2P Co-Op
Halo 2	FPS	HIGH	Progeny. 2P Co-op is pretty cool.
Fuzion Frenzy	minigames	medium+	I really like some of the minigames, but other ones are awful.
Midway Arcade Treasures	retro	medium	Joust,Smash TV (2 players) Rampart, Rampage, Super Sprint (3 players) Gauntlet
Crimson Skies	vehicle shooter	medium	Great "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" visuals, a little simplistic multiplayer
DOOM III	fps	medium	Collector's edition w/ splitscreen Doom I and II...great fun for people who played it to death back in the day.
Kung Fu Chaos	brawler	low+	"Wacky" brawler...
Conker Live and Unloaded	shooter	???	Some minigames in there...
Brute Force	shooter	???	Wannabe? Might have a fun 4P Co-Op mode
Dreamcast
Worms: World Party	neoretro	HIGH++	Probably THE classic party game...though a little slowpaced at times
Quake III	FPS	HIGH	Fast frenetic FPS... I love the rocket launcher. Weirdly irritating setup screens.
Power Stone 2	brawler	HIGH-	Four players tuking it out in a 3D arena
Soul Calibur	fighter	HIGH-	probably eclipsed by its sequel, but not bad.
Chu Chu Rocket	neoretro	HIGH-	TOO MANY MICE!
SF Rush 2049	racer/stunts	medium+	Unforgiving racer, plus an odd ball stunt mode.
Power Stone	fighter	medium	Neat cartoonish fighter
Marvel vs Capcom	fighter	medium	Fun arcade fighter
All NES games	retro	medium-	Some good 2 player games in there, like Archon, plus I REALLY want to try MULE one of these days.
Red Dog	vehicle shooter	???	Kind of like tanks
N64
Mario Kart 64	racer	HIGH	Hop hop hop...still plays well.
Super Smash Bros	brawler	HIGH	Plays a little slow and clunky relative to Gamecube
Mario Party 1 2 3	minigames	HIGH-	Minigames galore.
Mario Tennis	sports	HIGH-	Solid Tennis game
MicroMachines	racer	HIGH-	Really neat little isometric racing game
Conker's Bad Fur Day	minigames	HIGH-	"Beach Assault" is great fun, Nazi Teddy Bears sniping French Resistance Squirrels.
Battle TanxBattle Tanx Global Assault	vehicle shooter	HIGH-	Fun 2 player story mode.... I LOVE TANK GAMES
Xena	brawler	medium+	4 player brawler, not too bad really.
Diddy Kong Racing	racer	medium+	2 player co-op. For my money a better racer than Mario Kart, with cool battle modes, but in a race, there's no "rubberbanding"
Blitz 2000	sports	medium	Oldschool clunky violent sports fun
GoldenEye	FPS	medium	Well regarded.
Forsaken	vehicle shooter	medium	Sawers loves this one. Confusing for the rest of us.
The New Tetris	retro	medium	A classic. Not the best 4 player puzzle game though.
F-ZeroX	racer	medium-	Fast paced fun racer...glad there's an unlock everything code.
StarFox	vehicle shooter	medium-	Eh, ok for a few laughs
Pokemon Puzzle League (2)	neoretro	low+	Head to head, one of the best games ever.
DK64	minigames	low+	Some odd little FPS and brawlery games in there
Rampage World Tour	retro	low	Bleh.

PS2 has some ok spectator games, the Grand Theft Auto series, Katamari Damacy, Dance Dance Revolution...