My first multiplayer experience as a youngster was playing split-screen Super Mario Kart on the classic Super Nintendo Entertainment System, otherwise known as the NES. My brother and I would crowd around the telly in the lounge room and duke it out for hours on end. Oh, how times have changed. The days of getting your mates around to play GoldenEye 007 on your 32-inch TV are long gone as the Internet has provided gamers with a way to play with their friends without having to leave the comfort of their home. You can now log on and be instantly connected to people from all around the world and take part in all manner of different games. Many 0f the most popular games, such as Fortnite Battle Royale and Leagues Of Legends are free, meaning everyone can get in o♔n the ex💃perience of multiplayer action.
With a raft of new games on offer, with many classic multiplayer modes being updated and once again available to play on a new generation of consoles, it can be challenging to know what games you should take a punt on. Games like World Of Wacraft, Monster Hunter: World, and Rocket League are awesome fun and provide hours of entertainment, while the likes of the recently released Fallout 76 and older multiplayer experiences such as Aliens: Colonial Marines and Extreme Paintbrawl are lousy and should never even be🐭 considered when thinking of a game to play with your mates. As someone who has too much time on their hands to play games, I've logged many hours playing a vast number of them with friends and have come up with the best and worst multiplayer games ever released. Let's take a look:
30 ꦜ Best: World Of Warcraft 🌟
The granddaddy of them all, World f Warcraft is one of the highest grossing and most popular video game franchises of all time. Millions of people worldwide have created their unique character and ﷺset off on quests with their buddies across the detailed and expansive maps that make up the game.
There are literally dozens of reasons why this game is so good, from the character creation to the ability to level up your avatar, and the engaging missions, but for mine, it's the ever-changing detailed worlds you can explore that make playing WOW such a joy. With💯 add- ons and expansion packs continually available, there's always something new to discover every time you play.
29 Disappointing: Fallout ✨76
High things were expected of Bethesda Game Studios' first crack at a multiplayer game, but things didn't exactly go to play. A prequel to the previous games in the franchise, Fallout 76 lets you explore what's left of a ravaged West.
There isn't much to the plot as you wander the expansive landscape completing various boring missions. Fallout 76 is full of bugs, lousy gameplay, and doesn't contain one single non-playing character, making it hard to push th💎e narrative forward. Add to that in-game purchases being way too expensive and you have yourself a monumental flop.
28 ܫ Best: FIFA 19 🦋
When you talk about football simulators, they don't get anymore popular than FIFA. For over two decades, FIFA has been the world leader when it🎉 comes to football games and over that time, they've mastered the multiplayer aspect.
Whether you're playing with four mates at home or online against people from across the globe, FIFA is as close to the real thing as you can get. Despite lacking any exciting new features, FIFA 19 is still an improvement over the last installment. The game has tremendous graphics and gameplay, and a stack of great multiplayer modes. FIFA 19 is the best way to ge🌃t your football fix𝓡 without leaving the house.
27 🐟 Disappointing: Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
There are two schools of thought when it comes to Counter-Strike; those who think it's an amazing online multiplayer, and those who think it stinks. I'm one of thousands who think Counter-Strike is average at𒀰 best, with many similar games doing a much better job at creating an exciting ﷺfirst-person shooter.
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is easily the worst in the franchise. A slight update of the pervious title in this long-running franchise, it offers nothing of real note and features some dodgy frame rates. Even though it was worked on for ♎five years, the game feels like it was rushed for release and is a real disappointment.
26 Best: Red Dead Redemptiꦛon 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 online might still be in its infancy, buꩲt that doesn't mean it isn't worth your time and effort. Rockstar Games have created a life-like Wild West environment you can explore with your mates while undertaking various challenges and missions to earn more money ♚and upgrades.
The online multiplayer component expands on the base game and provides hours of entertainment as it continually evolves. With new additions on the horizon (including a new bounty hunter system and new unique events), Red Dead Online ဣis shaping u𓆉p as the definitive multiplayer game of 2019.
25 ♍ Disappointing: RuneScape
Fans of medieval fantasy worlds flocked to RuneScape𝔉 when it first released in 2001. The game was so popular that over 20𓆉0 million accounts have been created, and it's officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest and most updated free massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), which is no mean feat.
Unfortunately, despite the huge number of subscriptions, RuneScape isn't as great as you might remember. The graphics are dated, the combat system is painful, and the gameplay is tediously frustrating. This one is not as fun as you've been lead on to believe and comes off as a poor man's WOW.
24 𝕴 Best: Battlefie๊ld 1
If you're looking for an awesome multiplayer first-person shooter set during World War I, then look no further than EA DICE's Battlefield 1. The 15th installment in the long-running series not𓆉 only contains a br﷽illiant single-player campaign, but also the best multiplayer mode in the series
Battlefield 1 contains all your favorite multiplayer modes along with a bunch of new additions, including War Pigeons, a new capture-the-flag-type map, and Shock Operations, which is like the standard Operations mode but shorter, faster, and only uses one map. The graphics and gameplay are solid, and the return to a WW1 theme make Battlefield 1 a worthy multiplayer experience.
23 🎶 Disappointing: Ridge Racer ꧂
Initially developed as an arcade racer, Ridge Racer went on to become a major title for the PlayStation before eventually ending up on just about every console ever released. In 2011, an updated version of the♚ game was released as a launch title for theౠ PlayStation Vita, but things didn't exactly go to plan.
Unlike other games in the series, it's very basic and requires players to spend money to upgrade their cars, something ꧙the online community weren't happy about. It's also too heavily online focused, with players only able to play three multiplayer tracks released with the game. There's really nothing here to keep you amused for more than five minutes.
22 𒉰 Best: Monster Hunter: World 🐎
The Monster Hunter series has been around for over a decade, but Capcom really nailed the feeling of tracking down and taking out various monsters with last years Monster Hunter: World.
While the single player story is great, it's the online multiplayer mode that really makes this game special. Connecting with a bunch of friends, you can team up to hunt down all manner of fiendish beings. You can also trade guild cards among your squad to help strengthen your character and m൩ake the game that bit more enjoyable.
21 Disཧappointing: Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars fans were quite rabid and let their thoughts be known when Star Wars: Battlefield II failed to live up to their expectations. The game looks great and really draws you into the Star Wars world, but the multiplayer mode is let down by loot boxes that could be purchased by pl🌞ayers to give them a huge advantage. After thousands of complaints, Electronic Arts withdrew all multi-transactions in the game, making for a slightly better release.
Despite listening to fans, Battlefront II is st✱ill a rather underwhelming shooter with some poor level designs and a lack of solid content to keep you interested.