Cooperative gameplay (often abbreviated as co-op) is primarily a feature in video games that allows players to work together as teammates with the absence of player-controlled competitors. Cooperative gameplay is usually built around the single player mode of a game, modified to allow additional players. Often the story is modified and the difficulty level is increased depending on the number of players in the game. Players assist other teammates...
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Cooperative gameplay (often abbreviated as co-op) is primarily a feature in video games that allows players to work together as teammates with the absence of player-controlled competitors. Cooperative gameplay is usually built around the single player mode of a game, modified to allow additional players. Often the story is modified and the difficulty level is increased depending on the number of players in the game. Players assist other teammates in many ways: passing weapons or items, healing, providing covering fire in a firefight, and even cooperative maneuvers such as boosting a teammate up and over obstacles.
Compared to competitive multiplayer, co-op gameplay has been gaining popularity in video games over the past years . Though, technical limitations use to hinder the increased action or graphics required for simultaneous co-op play, notably on early-generation home consoles. As controller and networking technology has developed, allowing for more games to allow more than two...
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