Back 2 Back is out now, putting couch co-op in your hands
- Back 2 Back is out now on iOS and Android
- It sees you switching places from driving to shooting and vice versa as you cooperate with another player
- It encourages quick and effective communication to keep you moving and your enemies well behind
When it comes to couch co-op, translating it to mobile has often proven fraught with difficulty, but some releases have tried to tap this wellspring of potential, as is the case with Two Frogs' Back 2 Back! This newly-released co-op puzzler pits your reflexes against a mixture of high-octane driving and shoot-'em-up gameplay.
The core concept of Back 2 Back is simple, one player drives and dodges obstacles while the other guns down pursuing robots using a rear-mounted cannon. The twist, however, comes in that certain robots can only be destroyed by one player's assigned colour!
So, that means you'll need to jump back and forth in place, and hope that the player jumping into the driver's seat has the reflexes to dodge any oncoming obstacles. In a way, it's ingenious how it encourages teamwork and communication not only to ensure switching at the right time, but that each player is prepared for what they might find when changing perspectives.
When it was first announced, I was a little confused as to exactly how Back 2 Back worked. But knowing more about it I think that this is probably one of the more interesting ways to translate local co-op to mobile in a fun way that isn't just a party game (looking at you, Jackbox).
The folks at Two Frogs have also promised to have multiple new features in the works, which could mean even more modes and wrinkles on this already promising release! Suffice it to say this is one to watch.
Meanwhile, if you want to continue to stay Ahead of the Game why not check out our regular feature of the same name? This week Catherine digs into Dungeons & Eldritch to see what this Lovecraft-inspired hack 'n slash has to offer!
