The Cream of Co-operation

Those of you who’ve been following my articles for a while will no doubt recall that I unconditionally hate all co-operative games as weak, lovey-dovey puzzle-based rubbish that no red-blooded Ameritrash fan should be seen dead playing. It is therefore to my considerable embarrassment that I find I’ve got no less than two co-operative games in my all-time top five. There are also another two I’ve discovered that just about merit a “worth playing” pass mark from me. So, obviously, I’m going to have to backtrack on the “unconditionally” part of my previous statement but I still have big problems with the majority of co-operative games. I thought it might be interesting to take a look at those four games (Arkham Horror and Wrath of Ashardalon in the top five, and the borderline games are Ghost Stories and Death Angel) and see what sets them apart from the rest of the pack.