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I am currently in a situation where I don't have Internet access for videogame play.  I can get email, and access the web, but not gaming.  I am able to play multiplayer, without Internet, and split-screen is important.  Well, I am now in a situation where I am noticing something here.  On the 360, there is a lack of games that use 4 player split-screen.  I am surpised about the ONLY 4 player split screen FPS title where you take on bots collectively is Perfect Dark Zero.  If anyone knows others, I would appreciate it.  And when it comes to driving games?  Well, I don't find any on the 360.  I find ONE on the PS3, and that is the sequel to Motorstorm.  On the original XBox there seemed to be more.

I was thinking this is the norm for this generation.  However, the Wii seems to be getting its share, particularly on the driving front.  What stood out here is Dirt 2 has 4 player split screen on the Wii, but NONE for the 360.

Please correct me here if I am missing things.  I would be up for knowing exceptions to all this.  So, if you know of any, please point it out, and I request you DON'T post hardcore reasons to "get with it" and say it doesn't matter.  I believe it does matter to me, as I stated above.  There are times having friends over matters more, and playing split screen, then otherwise.

I can also comment that few games get split screen right for 3 players.  In these games, I notice the norm is to give one player twice the viewing size to play in.  This is unfair in my opinion.

Ok, I am off the soapbox.

 

 



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Halo 3 has 4-player splitscreen against bots. It's called the campaign



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Kantor said:
Halo 3 has 4-player splitscreen against bots. It's called the campaign

Actually, the split screen for the campaign is two players only split-screen (on a single XBox).  Same with Firefight.  Well, at least last I checked it was.  I am speaking ODST and Halo 3 here.  I also want to address this in a more general sense to, but up for correction on the minutia.



It's an old game but Timesplitters 3 can be fun as hell. There's nothing as chaotic and fun as a flare gun war :)
+ It has a map editor!

 

Edit: Gears of War 2 has a horde mode (or something like that) that is quite fun.



It should be, but it's not. If you go outside shooters, there are loads of good local multiplayer games though.



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Playing online games listening to the "omg ffs noob lol" ers is tireing. It is words created by children from the west and worse is that southern Europers which is hopeless in english is starting to use the words.

Ok, what is my real problem with this?

I really want to see a world with individuals trying to show theire real personality.
But the problem is that youngsters are too easily manipulated.
How on earth can people watch bad movies and play bad games on xbox? How?





Citan said:
Playing online games listening to the "omg ffs noob lol" ers is tireing. It is words created by children from the west and worse is that southern Europers which is hopeless in english is starting to use the words.

Ok, what is my real problem with this?

I really want to see a world with individuals trying to show theire real personality.
But the problem is that youngsters are too easily manipulated.
How on earth can people watch bad movies and play bad games on xbox? How?



You could always dream, huh...



forest-spirit said:
Citan said:
Playing online games listening to the "omg ffs noob lol" ers is tireing. It is words created by children from the west and worse is that southern Europers which is hopeless in english is starting to use the words.

Ok, what is my real problem with this?

I really want to see a world with individuals trying to show theire real personality.
But the problem is that youngsters are too easily manipulated.
How on earth can people watch bad movies and play bad games on xbox? How?



You could always dream, huh...

I will, but I accept reality aswel.



gears of war 2 should really have 4 player split-screen Horde and Halo 3: ODST should have 4 player split-screen firefight.



 

 

 

 

Halo 3 & CoD games have 4 player splitscreen for example.

If you really want to play with more than 2 people offline then I suggest you to ask someone with a 360 or PS3 to come over and then play system link.

Much better experience and far more games to choose from.