Best multiplayer game available at the moment?

bitemybanger

I've been switching between MW2 and black ops now for a while and want to try something new.
Searched here already but brought up all old threads.
Love the shooters and a good racer.
Never really played any of the Halo's
Not mad for spending hours playing campaigns or gameplay that's why I'm asking about multiplayer so.... Any reccomendations?

Suspiria79

Need for Speed hot Pursuit is a good racer online. Race mode is the best with a few extras to try.

sink

Battlefield Bad Company 2. Better than COD in many peoples opinion (mine included).

al28283

Battlefield Bad Company 2

Korvanica

+1 For Bad Company 2

Best online console shooter by miles....

bitemybanger

I was looking at BC2 alright, looks good

Anyone know if there will be a F1 11?
Or is F1 10 worth getting?

v3ttel

bitemybanger wrote: »

I was looking at BC2 alright, looks good

Anyone know if there will be a F1 11?
Or is F1 10 worth getting?

F1 2010 is great if you're an F1 fan or any description.

It had some bugs when it came out first, but I think they've all been sorted now.

F1'11 is due out in Sept, apparently: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/f1-2011-game-set-for-september-2252616.html

CORaven

If you have a small group, playing a campaign of L4D or L4D2 is a nice way to spend an evening online. Takes an hour or two if you do a single campaign start to finish or you can break it up in chapters if you have less time. The other gamemodes in L4D2 really mix it up too.

mcgovern

Blur is a good mix of racer/shooter but very few playing online. Usually no problem getting a game though.

Nerdkiller1991

Quake Arena Arcade is available on the Marketplace at the moment, but I don't think anyone's playing online anymore. Doom I think used to be available, but it got taken off the Marketplace, due to publishing rights (since id is now owned by Bethesda). Doom II is available though, but I can't really recommend it for online play since no one's playing that too. It does have split screen though. And there's also a sale going on that's reduced it to 400 points, so its a steal.

Brink is also coming out, so you might want to get that if you want something new.

Blur is quite possibly the best multiplayer racer I've ever played.

Big Knox

If you want a good mix of CoD / Halo, Crysis 2 multiplayer is surprisingly good. Very fast paced, is definitely a cod clone in how perks work etc. but it suits this style of game better due to the Nano suit...

Highly recommend it!

bitemybanger

Rooney10 wrote: »

[/B]F1 2010 is great if you're an F1 fan or any description.[/B]

It had some bugs when it came out first, but I think they've all been sorted now.

F1'11 is due out in Sept, apparently: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/f1-2011-game-set-for-september-2252616.html

I am defiantly a huge F1 fan.
Had a look at crysis 2 and BC2 so im going to get F1 and one of the others.. Anyone got a coin:D

Healium

Battlefield sale coming up on Xbox in a week or two. You'd be wise to take advantage of it

I think BF:BC2 is still 22.49 on Play.com

ShadowHearth

1 more vote for battlefield bad company. Me and 2 friends playing death squadmatch all the time. Today brother one of the lads bought xbox to play bc2 with us. And he is a hc pc gamer.

If you got a good friend to play with, using full chat then there is nothing better then bc2 squad deathmatch. Best game mode ever created for multiplayer!

murphyebass

Another vote for BC2 here. That game is miles ahead of the rest.

I was a MW2 player myself but am a complete convert to BC2. Took me a while to get used to it but its on a different level imo.

The biggest thing about it for me is the destructable enviorments. Now its sounds gimmicky BUT in multiplayer it can completely change how a map looks so snipers cant just stay in one spot, etc..

Also theres tanks etc as well which again mix things up a bit.

All in all I'd say anyone with a 360 who doesnt own BC2 is missing out big time.

toitle

What he said,Battlefield Bad Company 2 is easily the best shooter I've ever played on any console.
Great craic with a few mates and I'm constantly surprised by the stuff that happens.
I actually wish is had a spectate mode just to watch all the messing (statue-esque recon wannabe's need not apply:) )
A friend put me on to it just after Christmas and now I've recruited 5 more friends.All former COD players.
I enjoyed MW2 but always felt it too arcadey and I think Black Ops is the biggest pile of over-hyped under-developed p1ss taking muck.
If you like shooters, with BF:BC2 you wont be disappointed

ShadowHearth

Update: yesterday, my friends brother bought an xbox with bc2. He just got sick of hearing us messing around, laughing, screaming like little girls, when tank turns to the direction of the shed you failing to hide in .

And he was a pure hc pc gamer! He even owns a pc version ( same as me) of bc2 .

IMO best game on xbox at this stage.

Crysis would take a second spot for being prety unique in a sea of cod farmers.

KERSPLAT!

Just bought BF2 on Play.com for €23, sweet, never played before so gonna try find a few boardsies to play with :pac:

Korvanica

IPAM wrote: »

Just bought BF2 on Play.com for €23, sweet, never played before so gonna try find a few boardsies to play with :pac:

Plenty of them here:

IRL Boards Clan

Lamposts

FIFA 11.. CLUBS. END OF.

al28283

Lamposts wrote: »

FIFA 11.. CLUBS. END OF.

Lol....'fraid not

CMpunked

Is it bad i still rank GTA4 as one of the best online MP games going?

Cherry_Cola

CMpunked wrote: »

Is it bad i still rank GTA4 as one of the best online MP games going?

Not at all, it's got its problems but is a really good laugh with a bunch of friends online. I prefer the Ballad of Gay Tony online over the original though.

CMpunked

Cherry_Cola wrote: »

Not at all, it's got its problems but is a really good laugh with a bunch of friends online. I prefer the Ballad of Gay Tony online over the original though.

For me, its the only game that when i get pissed off with one mode i dont have to go and change the game.
Like it happens me constantly with the likes of call of duty and all that.

Assassins creed isnt too bad either.

bitemybanger

Just picked up a copy of Bad Company 2 for 20 squid:D so might just get another game.
See you all online later:)

djkeogh

Left 4 Dead 2 is still a great game for online if you can get a few friends together for it. Been playing it since release day and it still has us rolling around the place laughing at times. Great stuff/

sky23

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Quake Arena Arcade is available on the Marketplace at the moment, but I don't think anyone's playing online anymore.........

i've seen on offer a couple of days ago its pretty awesome:)being playing it all weekend and there are quite a few ppl playing. I remember playing it on the pc ages back

tipperaryboy

How good is Crysis 2 online? Looking for a change from black ops and halo.

da gamer

crysis 2 is the best online shooter at the moment. maps are a bit smaller than mw or bfbc2 but its a great online game. if its racing games you like you cant beat forza 3. medal of honor is a very good mp game also.bfbc2 is ok but over rated. but when gears of war 3 comes out it will blow the rest of them away if you can wait that long!

Raze_them_all

da gamer wrote: »

crysis 2 is the best online shooter at the moment. maps are a bit smaller than mw or bfbc2 but its a great online game. if its racing games you like you cant beat forza 3. medal of honor is a very good mp game also.bfbc2 is ok but over rated. but when gears of war 3 comes out it will blow the rest of them away if you can wait that long!

LOL

da gamer

Raze_them_all wrote: »

LOL

something funny??

Raze_them_all

da gamer wrote: »

something funny??

Yes, it's why I bolded the part and lol'd thought that was pretty obvious.

da gamer

whats your problem?

CMpunked

da gamer wrote: »

whats your problem?

Basically he thought your points about MOH and BF were funny.
You obviously disagree, but you should try and give reasons to why you made those points rather than insinuate a flame-war.

Personally i find the learning curve a bit too much for me to get into, i think this holds it back as i was told i would love it. I dont yet.
The MOH online is messed up beyond belief also.

da gamer

CMpunked wrote: »

Basically he thought your points about MOH and BF were funny.
You obviously disagree, but you should try and give reasons to why you made those points rather than insinuate a flame-war.

Personally i find the learning curve a bit too much for me to get into, i think this holds it back as i was told i would love it. I dont yet.
The MOH online is messed up beyond belief also.

thanks for the advice cmpunked. although i am not the one try to insinuate a flame- war. i just said that i think crysis 2 is the best mp at the moment and i like forza 3 and moh and that i felt bfbc2 is over rated. then somebody(who i can only presume is a kid trying to cause trouble) insults me and tries to be smart.
anyway, alot of people felt moh was messed up but i liked it. sure it had its flaws but i thought the maps were good, not too big and it was more fast paced than bfbc2

Trevor451

Another +1 for bad company 2

I used to play GTA: ballad of gay tony online all of the time until they removed the parachute glitch which could enable you to fly upwards. Game has not been the same since :mad::mad:

Raze_them_all

da gamer wrote: »

thanks for the advice cmpunked. although i am not the one try to insinuate a flame- war. i just said that i think crysis 2 is the best mp at the moment and i like forza 3 and moh and that i felt bfbc2 is over rated. then somebody(who i can only presume is a kid trying to cause trouble) insults me and tries to be smart.
anyway, alot of people felt moh was messed up but i liked it. sure it had its flaws but i thought the maps were good, not too big and it was more fast paced than bfbc2

Where did I insult you?

If you think I've insulted you go ahead and report me but I think you'll find you don't have a case

Raze_them_all

CMpunked wrote: »

Basically he thought your points about MOH and BF were funny.
You obviously disagree, but you should try and give reasons to why you made those points rather than insinuate a flame-war.

Personally i find the learning curve a bit too much for me to get into, i think this holds it back as i was told i would love it. I dont yet.
The MOH online is messed up beyond belief also.

Do you play with the boards lads? having a mic is much better and easier to learn with as the lads help out with stuff like that

DARK-KNIGHT

super street fighter 4 or bad company 2..

or if your into hacked madness modern warfare 2 LOL

ooh all talk of flame wars.... REMEMBER NBA JAM " HE`S HEATING UP`" LOL

CMpunked

Raze_them_all wrote: »

Do you play with the boards lads? having a mic is much better and easier to learn with as the lads help out with stuff like that

I havent yet, to be honest i'm a little hesitant because im not the best when it comes to FPS.
Like i have my own 'style', if that makes sense.

Suspiria79

First person shooters are best played with the xbox controller, I think. I played Killzone 2 with the PS3 controller and trying to run with the analogue stick is awfully uncomfortable and tough. But with the xbox stick, after a while it becomes very natural and easy. Was playing MW2 on the xbox and notice how playable it is compared to Killzone 2. All to do with the stick.

Xinkai

MoH got a complete online overhaul compared to when it was first released, and is supposedly quite the fps now, ok it's not on (ahem) BC2 land, but it's right up there with CoD now.

In terms of enjoyability, i'd say any good fighting game like street fighter or blazblue is the best.

I've gotten 1000+ hours on BlazBlue, and another 700 on SSF4, both available for less than 20 euro.

Shammy

Just my opinions

fps : black -ops
3rd person : graw 2 / gow
rts : halo wars
fighting : soul calibur 4
Racing : N4s

CORaven

Shammy wrote: »

Just my opinions

fps : black -ops
3rd person : graw 2 / gow
rts : halo wars
fighting : soul calibur 4
Racing : N4s

I must face you in SC IV sometime.

Shammy

CORaven wrote: »

I must face you in SC IV sometime.

Your just looking for an easy win

Havent played it in ages , but yeah we should have a bash at it sometime.

chacal

Getting tired of black ops... after reading this I'm going to give BC2 a try. Too late to the game? Tried Crysis 2 and wasn't sure. Maybe need to give it some more time. Boards clan tag on BC2?

Raze_them_all

Not too late though if you just go with randomers you will be at a severe disadvantage as most of us know the usual spots/have equipment unlocked that you wont.

Buy it new for the vip code, Irl clan is on boards. Pretty big thread

chacal

Wish I read this before picking up a second-hand on the way home! Will give the mission a go and join the multi with clan tag when comfortable.. thanks for the feedback (gamer tag XchacalX8)

beardo81

Anyone tried Homefront yet? Multiplayer is surprisingly fun with big well balanced maps. I'd recommend it for bored FPS fans!