Category talk:Multiplayer

Alternating games
I think there's single player games leaking into this category. While it is true those games allow more than one player at a given machine, it's more like having the two players playing the game in an alternating fashion; rather than having a person wait until the game is completed, the second player gets a chance on the next stage or loss of life.

In games such as Arkanoid or Gyruss, neither player's game interacts with each other or the other player's, beyond scores (which don't change whether played in the alternating or consecutive sessions). As such, it may cause a bit of false expectations for some of older games (or re-releases of them); some players may think they're simultaneous multiplayer, but they turn out to be alternating. --Sigma 7 23:08, 27 May 2009 (UTC)