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Special Achievement

Best Cooperative Multiplayer

Games tend to be more fun when you play them with other people, but when you're not feeling the competitive vibe, nothing beats teaming up with a buddy to accomplish your in-game goals. Whether it's shooting aliens, shooting zombies, or taking down extra-large bosses, there's no better way to bond with friends than to play a cooperative game together. A single-player campaign has only so much to offer and can be much more rewarding when you can grab a friend or two. This category features the best cooperative games this year--games that are so good that we'll continue to play them into next year.

Editorial Nominees

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Readers' Choice Voting

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Demon's Souls

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Halo 3: ODST

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Left 4 Dead 2

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Resident Evil 5

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Borderlands

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Splosion Man

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Trine

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Ghostbusters The Video Game

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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FIFA Soccer 10

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182 Comments

  • Gauzz

    Posted Jan 2, 2010 6:28 am PT

    Oh come on... Borderlands deserves this award...! this game has and amazing CoOp multiplayer... with TONS of fun!

  • OrionNM

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 1:27 pm PT

    Borderlands isn't getting the recognition it deserves in any of the lists so far. It's easily in my top 3 games of the year, and already a top 5 overall for me personally.

  • Squallzor69

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 1:01 pm PT

    C'mon.............. Borderlands should've won this one... easily.

  • newf360

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 12:06 pm PT

    Uncharted 2 has the best coop multiplayer of the year and it's not even a choice?????

  • G-Ozdemir

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 9:13 am PT

    New Super Mario Bros. is not winning, because only the Nintendo and Mario lovers are surprised with the best cooperative multiplayer on the history of Nintendo.

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 11:10 am PT

    Please, L4D2 is still limited replay game while Borderlands has nearly unlimited replay value. GS, can you think for yourself?

  • Revolu7i9n

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 12:27 pm PT

    good call, LOVE this

  • AnelZukic

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 9:04 am PT

    Just like last year L4D won juhuuuu

  • advocacy

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 8:49 am PT

    I'd like Borderlands to win something.

  • runtheplacered

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 3:04 pm PT

    @ Geo1676,

    Meh, NSMB Wii is too chaotic to be that great, really. 2 players is OK, 4 players is just stupid.

  • Ladiesman17

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 12:33 pm PT

    I like trine,, (classic co-op),, reminds me,,, to my childhood,,,

  • xEpiphoneSG

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 11:13 am PT

    wow...they just choose the most hyped game with the certain category...i mean i like L4D2, but it is the same thing as last year, it doesnt add much to the co-op, and the world isnt big...

    Borderlands has 4 player co-op with 4 characters that actually have different abilities, so you can use them to make a team, l4d2 is just everyone has the same pros/cons...Borderlands really deserves it...im not jsut a fanboy trying to promote it...it really does deserve it,

    at least they didnt pick Halo

  • Geo1676

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 8:15 am PT

    I don't know, I think Demon's Souls or New Super Mario Bros. Wii should have gotten this one.

  • ViralPlayer

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:49 pm PT

    I knew L4D2 would win this, but I thought New Super Mario Bros. Wii was better suit for this than L4D2. Both are obviously developed primarily for co-op play, but I actually prefer NSMBW because it offers both co-op AND competitive play.

  • billysea

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 1:34 pm PT

    New Super Mario Bros not even nominated makes this list a joke.

  • sam_nintendo

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 10:40 am PT

    Not even a mention for Marvel?

  • Rockleelives

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:30 am PT

    i voted RE5

  • Kamasutra

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 7:09 am PT

    I enjoyed Uncharted 2's cooperative multiplayer more than its competitive, but it appears to only have been nominated for competitive. I also thought Modern Warfare 2's co-op was well done, but that wasn't nominated either. How Ghostbusters or even Splosion Man beat those out is beyond me.

  • patrickphan2

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 4:22 am PT

    Ehh it was expected. L4D is made for co-op anyways. Plus overrated game, you can only play it so much until you get bored. Maybe it's just me but I don't find L4d that fun. Wasted 50$ on the 1st ;(

  • Darth_Pietrus

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 1:18 am PT

    Demon's souls was pretty unique. better next time. and if there is gonna be a next time sell it in europe! or just sell this one in europe!

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Table of Contents

Winner Reveal Schedule

  • Dec 21
    Special Achievement
  • Dec 22
    Dubious Honors
  • Dec 23
    Genre Awards
  • Dec 24
    Platform Awards
  • Dec 25
    Game of the Year

Readers' Choice winners are announced Jan. 27, 2010