I don't mean the good ones like Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Monster Hunter Tri, I mean the ones where the second player only gets to point and shoot.

Some of those games for example:

Call Of Duty: World At War

Call Of Duty: Modern Warefare: Reflex Edition

Super Mario Galaxy

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Sin And Punishment 2

Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Final Fantasy: The Crystal Bearers

They can be fun for a while but the second player is gonna get frustrated pretty quickly. My little sister is 5 years old and even she gets bored and wants more control. I'm sure some people like this but I really don't. I would rather have another character on-screen or even split-screen.

I'm sad... :(

While I agree that another character on screen would be more engaging, in many of these games it might just not be that feasable. What I've always done is swapped off with the second player so that we each get to enjoy the game. It prevents boredom and makes both people feel involved.

Avatar comes to mind :p

Two player mode is a disaster.

I'm betting SMG2 will have some co op parts. Like minigames. It should be fun... maybe even 4 people co op.

Yeah I'm kind of with you. Though I understand why games use this tactic- to make it very easy for people who don't know the controls, I think many of us would appreciate some more real co-op titles. Of course you can go too far in that direction like for instance Lost Planet 2 which the reviews say is pretty terrible without 3 other players. Thank god for MH3.

i actually think coop like the ones you mentioned are actually quite good.

ya COD's local multiplayer leaves alot to be desired.

Conduit 2 is going to have full co-op.

I thought the OP's method of co-op went out with Jet Force Gemini.

I guess I was wrong.........I guess it is just trying to get people to warm up to on-rail shooters LOL
But for some I could see why a 2nd character model could cause problems.

Splitscreen?!

...The horror...