I am interested in games that allow two players to play simultaneously in front of the same screen. However, I specifically do not want the screen to be split, nor to take turns.
Examples of games that do this include Wii Tennis (co-operative or antagonistic) or Mortal Kombat (antagonistic).
Is there a term to describe this same-screen multiplayer style?
- If there are different terms for co-operative versus antagonistic, please give both.
- Links to an Arqade tag, Wikipedia tag, http://www.co-optimus.com tag (I couldn't find one) would be helpful.
- If different terms are used by different platforms/developers, that's ok, too.
Best Answer
That's called "shared screen", as the players share the screen.
You don't see this term all that often, as not only are these games not particularly common, but it's also usually not necessary to make the distinction. People will say "split-screen" if the players split the screen, and not mention it otherwise.
Here are a few examples of this term in use:
GamePeople's "Shared Screen Videogames" section (GamePeople is a video game review site).
The term being used in a Unity forum thread, and everyone understanding what it means.
Steam Curators page for "local multiplayer games" listing types as "Shared screen, split screen, hotseat, coop, competitive, and every other type".