favorite local multiplayer games

[chorb]

I've always found it much more fun to play multiplayer games with the competition sitting next to you. The wins seem so much sweeter, the losses so much more demoralizing. It adds so much intensity, I want to find more as my friend and I play daily and are always looking to 1 up each other.

My favorites are: (limited to xbox360)
Bigs2
Street Fighter
NHL09

Neither of us like FPS games

Anyone got some more suggestions? looking for well balanced ones, that involve equal strategy and coordination.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Check Live Arcade. Castle Crashers, Geometry Wars 2, and Ikaruga could be fun.

 

[Kabob]

Mario Kart 64

 

[dguy6789]

All versions of Super Smash Bros., most Mario Karts, Star Fox 64, GoldenEye, Mario Parties, Warioware, Halos, Left 4 Dead(360) off the top of my head.