

Instead of just having a second Sir Arthur throwing lances at foes, Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection allows a second player to inhabit the spectral form of one of Arthur's three ancestors to provide support. Besides the fact that it looks like a million bucks with its vibrant art direction, Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection also allows you to team up for an experience that makes the game more fun. The core DNA of Capcom's ghoulish classic has been preserved, and anyone who spent a small fortune on the arcade original will instantly reawaken dormant muscle memory that they thought they had lost over the years. Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is a retro surprise that other remakes could learn a lesson or two from. Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection Fly Together is a Nintendo Switch exclusive.

Fun in solo play, Fly Together's appeal is magnified once you join a team of stressed-out air traffic controllers. The idea might sound wild, but it plays amazingly well when you start coordinating your efforts properly to create a well-oiled machine of air travel running smoothly, adapting quickly to handle surprise airliners, rogue fighter jets, and the occasional natural disaster. Essentially an air traffic controller simulator, Fly Together offers precise teamwork built around the high stakes of ensuring that an airborne tube of travelers don't meet an untimely end. Travel the unfriendly skies, make life hell for airport staff, and rope a few friends in for the ride, because Fly Together is a grand time when you dive into the game's chaotic mix of trying to keep atmospheric traffic flowing smoothly. We've crunched the data from our sister site Metacritic to round up the highest-rate cooperative and competitive local multiplayer games of 2021. 2021 brought some wonderful couch co-op and local, competitive multiplayer experiences.

While online multiplayer has become king in gaming over the past few console generations, it's still nice to sit down with family and friends and enjoy games together the old-fashioned way.
