The 2010s showcased a wide variety of amazing multiplayer titles. Among these include a plethora of 2D platformers to include some throwback series with co-op mechanics. Many of these titles came to multiple platforms while several were exclusive to Nintendo’s Wii U and Switch. RELATED:10 Best Co-Op Games For Nintendo Switch (According To Metacritic) This past generation offered a generous variety of couch co-op titles. Not sacrificing strong local co-op in lieu of the ever-increasing popularity of online-only multiplayer, these games offer some of the best experiences to play at a gathering....

The 8-bit era was a simpler time, to be sure. This certainly wasn’t the case for thedifficultyof many of the games, which was often unforgiving and grueling, but rather, the overall presentation and length. Given the restrictive, limited capabilities ofNintendo’sNESand its cartridges, this is understandable. And yet, therewerequite a fewsurprisingly lengthy titles which could takeweeksof commitment to knock out, even when disregarding the high number of inevitable deaths when playing....

While the secret hunters have picked this game clean of the majority of its secrets there are some side quests that the average player probably never knew about. Optional side quests that required finding a specific person, secret artifacts that serve as Easter Eggs, or an entire wealth of content only unlocked in New Game +. Related:5 God Of War PS4 Fan Theories That Could Be True (& 5 We Hope Aren’t)...

Against all odds,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versehas not only managed to live up to the incredibly lofty expectations set by its predecessor, but surpass them in a few major ways. Not content to just tell one Spider-Man’s story,Across the Spider-Versecontinues to flesh out its titular multiverse withmore Spider-Peoplethan fans have ever seen on-screen before, many of which get a surprisingly detailed backstory. But, of course, Miles Morales is once again the main attraction ofAcross the Spider-Verse, and the continuation of his story here sets an incredibly high bar forMarvel’s Spider-Man 2....

Andrew Garfield continues to have one of the biggest peaks of his career, thanks in part to his appearance in the record-breakingSpider-Man: No Way Home. Now, Garfield has once again addressed the rumors aboutThe Amazing Spider-Man 3. After starring in 2012’sThe Amazing Spider-Manand the letdown that isThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, many fans thought Garfield’s time as the iconic web-slinger was over. But withSpider-Man: No Way Homecentering on the multiverse, Garfield was able to reprise his wall-crawler role, and his emotional and youthful performance was immediately praised by critics and fans....

Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis receiving a long-awaited update at the beginning of November. While many players have been waiting months for confirmation that new additions and changes would be made to the game, not many fans could have foreseen just how much is coming with the final free update forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. New items and tools, along with a myriad of other necessities, will be added to the game for long-time fans....

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandoraboasts a total of twelve Ancestor Skills that can empower your Na’vi protagonist. To acquire these skills, players must interact with the Tarsyu Flowers scattered throughout the game. There are precisely twelve of these flowers, and accessing each one rewards you with an Ancestor Skill andtwo regular skill points. It’s important to note that, like other plants inAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Tarsyu Flowers are not accessible when the surrounding area is polluted....

Summary The Netflix adaptation ofAvatar: The Last Airbenderhas been released, and fans are noticing several changes from the original animated show despite there being a huge amount that Netflix has faithfully adapted in their live-action rendition of the story of Aang and his journey to bring peace to his world. It can be difficult to find a balance in a live-action adaptation of something so beloved betweenfaithfulness to the source material and changes which can be positiveand give reason to the existence of a new version....

Promising a true “next-gen” experience and a larger scope than previous entries,Battlefield 2042looks like an even more hectic take on the chaotic warfare the franchise is known for. Now, fans are getting their own taste of the game with theBattlefield 2042open beta, though whether or not it scratches the same itch as previous entries is up for debate. The beta unleashes players into a match of Conquest,Battlefield’s most iconic mode, on the map Orbital....

Summary After what’s felt like a lifetime of waiting, the newest entry in theMetroid Primeseries,Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, finally has a proper trailer and release window. Unveiled in the latest Nintendo Direct,Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s trailer concluded seven years of agony for fans who had all but lost hope for the project. After lengthy periods of radio silence from Nintendo onPrime 4’s status, few ever would have expected the next game from developer Retro Studios to steal the show....

The latest entry in theTropicoseries,Tropica 6, initially released on PC and Mac in March 2019, before coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in the months and years that followed. Themanagement gamekeeps its core gameplay very similar to its predecessors and has been well-received by critics, scoring a respectable78 on Metacritic. RELATED:Addicting City Building Games With Unique Themes, For Fans Of Sim City Tropico6has recently had a sharp increase in its player base, following the game’s inclusion on Microsoft’s Game Pass service....

Summary Hogwarts Legacyis a massive open-world game that brings the late 19th-century Wizarding World to life. As the game is chock-full of things to do and magical interactions, there will naturally be many things that most players miss. Even after hundreds of hours played, want-to-be wizards and witches are still finding more ofHogwarts Legacy’ssecrets. Some of these hidden features offer players a tangible advantage, but most are just for fun. To find these secrets, players need to test all the different spells on all sorts of objects, even those that don’t appear to be interactable at first....

The development ofBeyond Good and Evil 2has been a quiet process as developer Ubisoft keeps much of the ongoing work for the upcoming sequel behind closed doors. However, a recent job posting forBeyond Good and Evil 2’s development teammight give insight as to how far along the process has actually come while fans have been waiting for official news. While Ubisoft continues to assure fans thatBeyond Good and Evil 2is still coming, the developer has been limited on how much it has spoken about how this development is coming along....