That said, certain elements of the game don't really lend themselves to the limitations of split-screen, such as the way mission briefing and vending machine text doesn't fit. Although four-player mode is firmly reserved for online or system link, the option of being able to play the game's excellent campaign mode in split-screen is very welcome indeed.Įspecially useful is the ability to drop into ongoing games and drop out at any time without affecting the main player's progress - always handy if you've got a friend round and don't fancy starting over. Taking its cue from Halo 3 and Left 4 Dead, Borderlands is another mainstream shooter which flies the split-screen flag. The visuals might not be up to much when scaled down, but with gameplay this good, you won't care. With multiple co-op and competitive modes to choose from, and even the option of switching the screen-split between vertical and horizontal, the Left 4 Dead titles demonstrate how awesome split-screen gaming can be when developers put in the effort.
While there's no doubt that having the whole screen to yourself is preferable, the fact you have the option of sharing the zombie-slaying action with someone in the same room is fantastic.īetter still, Valve doesn't insist that you play online to fill the remaining two slots (although you can), and thoughtfully includes the option of including (extremely competent) AI bots to ensure that you still have a team of four. With this game built from the ground up as a multiplayer experience, you never get the impression Valve wearily bolted-on split-screen as an optional extra. There's only one thing better than blasting zombies into chunks: doing it with a friend, Shaun of the Dead-style.
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