• Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
Release Date: 1999
Genre: Vehicular Combat
Players: 1–2
• Description - Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense expands on the original with new vehicles, larger environments, additional weapons, and a time-travel storyline.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together in cooperative story missions. Players team up to complete objectives, battle enemy vehicles, and progress through campaign content.
• WarGames: Defcon 1
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Vehicular Combat / Shooter
Players: 1–2
• Description - WarGames: Defcon 1 is a military action game inspired by the WarGames franchise. Players control a variety of combat vehicles while battling enemy forces across large-scale battlefields.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the campaign. Players work together to complete missions, destroy enemy forces, and achieve mission objectives.
• World's Scariest Police Chases
Release Date: 2001
Genre: Driving / Action
Players: 1–2
• Description - World's Scariest Police Chases is an action driving game based on the television series. Players take part in police pursuits, traffic stops, vehicle interceptions, and law enforcement missions.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously. One player drives while the other assists with combat and pursuit actions, creating an asymmetrical cooperative experience in select modes.
• Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–4
• Description - Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest is a fantasy action RPG featuring character creation, multiple classes, real-time combat, dungeon exploration, and quest-based progression. Players form a party of adventurers and journey through a large fantasy world filled with monsters, traps, and hidden treasures. The game was released in Japan and Europe but never received an official North American release. Fortunately, the European version is fully playable in English.
• Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play simultaneously using a multitap. Players create their own characters, form an adventuring party, explore dungeons, battle monsters, solve environmental hazards, and complete quests together throughout the entire game. Despite never being released in North America, the English PAL version remains one of the most ambitious cooperative action RPGs available on the PlayStation.
• Captain Commando
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–3
• Description - Captain Commando is Capcom's arcade beat 'em up featuring a team of futuristic heroes battling criminal organizations and mutant enemies.
• Co-op Experience - Three players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players fight together through every stage, using different characters and special attacks to defeat enemies and bosses.
• Crisis Beat
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Crisis Beat is a 3D beat 'em up set in a city overrun by terrorists. Players battle through streets, subways, and buildings while rescuing hostages and defeating criminal forces.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players fight side-by-side against large groups of enemies and bosses throughout every stage.
• DoDonPachi
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - DoDonPachi is Cave's influential vertical shoot 'em up featuring dense bullet patterns, powerful bomb attacks, and score-focused gameplay.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players work together to survive enemy attacks, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses.
• DonPachi
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - DonPachi is Cave's debut arcade shooter, featuring vertical scrolling action, multiple ship types, and the foundations of the bullet hell genre.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire game. Players battle enemy forces together while coordinating attacks and power-up collection.
• The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Action
Players: 1–2
• Description - The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny is an action game where players take on the role of firefighters responding to dangerous blazes, explosions, and rescue situations throughout a city.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players work together to extinguish fires, rescue civilians, and overcome environmental hazards.
• Gamera 2000
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Rail Shooter
Players: 1–2
• Description - Gamera 2000 is a rail shooter based on the popular giant monster franchise. Players battle swarms of alien creatures and massive bosses while supporting Gamera in a cinematic campaign featuring full-motion video sequences and fast-paced aerial combat.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously in an asymmetrical co-op mode. Player 1 pilots the IUK-3 fighter jet, controlling movement and standard laser attacks, while Player 2 directly commands Gamera's abilities, including targeting enemies and charging powerful Plasma Fireball attacks. Both players share a single screen and must coordinate their actions while influencing the camera and combat flow together, creating a unique cooperative experience unlike most rail shooters on the PlayStation.
• Gradius Gaiden
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Gradius Gaiden is a PlayStation-exclusive entry in Konami's long-running shooter series. Players choose from four different ships and battle through side-scrolling stages filled with enemy forces, environmental hazards, and large bosses.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire game, each controlling their own ship. Players collect power-up capsules independently, build their own weapon loadouts, and work together to clear stages and defeat bosses.
• Harmful Park
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Harmful Park is a colorful side-scrolling shooter known for its whimsical theme park setting, unique weapons, and highly regarded presentation.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players cooperate to clear stages, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses.
• Nekketsu Oyako (Hot Blooded Family)
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Nekketsu Oyako, known in English as Hot Blooded Family, is a Japan-exclusive beat 'em up developed by Technosoft. Players take control of a father-and-daughter duo battling through side-scrolling stages filled with street gangs, criminals, and larger-than-life bosses using a variety of punches, kicks, throws, and special attacks.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. One player controls the father while the second controls the daughter, working together through every stage while battling enemies and bosses side-by-side.
• Kyuin
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Kyuin is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with a fairy tale theme. Players ride magical vacuum cleaners through stages inspired by twisted storybook worlds while battling enemies based on characters such as Snow White, the Big Bad Wolf, and the Frog Prince. The game's unique mechanic allows players to suck in enemy projectiles and smaller enemies before unleashing powerful counterattacks.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign, each controlling their own flying vacuum. Players battle through stages together, absorb enemy attacks, and work cooperatively to defeat bosses and survive the game's challenging bullet patterns.
• Panzer Bandit
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Panzer Bandit is a fast-paced anime-inspired beat 'em up often compared to Guardian Heroes. Players battle through side-scrolling stages using combos, special attacks, and character-specific abilities.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players fight together against enemies and bosses while utilizing their unique character abilities.
• Pu-Li-Ru-La
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Pu-Li-Ru-La is a bizarre fantasy beat 'em up from Taito featuring surreal visuals, strange enemies, and whimsical level design.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire arcade adventure. Players battle together against unusual enemies and bosses while progressing through every stage.
• Raiden DX
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Raiden DX is an enhanced version of Raiden II featuring arcade, boss rush, and score attack modes. Players pilot advanced fighter jets through vertically scrolling stages filled with enemy aircraft, tanks, and large bosses.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the game's arcade content, each controlling their own fighter jet. Players collect weapon upgrades independently and work together to clear stages and defeat bosses.
• Salamander: Deluxe Pack Plus
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Salamander: Deluxe Pack Plus is a compilation containing Salamander, Life Force, and Salamander 2. The collection features both horizontal and vertical scrolling stages along with the Gradius series' signature power-up system and biomechanical enemies.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through all three included games. Each player controls their own ship, collects power-ups independently, and works together to clear stages and defeat bosses.
• Two-Tenkaku
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Two-Tenkaku is a Japanese-exclusive vertically scrolling shoot 'em up set in a futuristic version of Osaka. Players choose from three unique ships and battle through five stages inspired by real Osaka landmarks while fighting enemies based on Japanese folklore, demons, and evil spirits. The game features dual weapon systems and a distinctive screen-clearing Buddha bomb attack.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Each player selects their own ship, upgrades weapons independently, and works together to clear all five stages while using powerful Buddha smart bombs to eliminate large groups of enemies and bosses.
• Wolf Fang
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Wolf Fang is a mech-based action shooter where players pilot customizable combat robots through military battlefields filled with enemy forces and large bosses.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire game. Each player controls their own mech and works together to clear stages, destroy enemy forces, and defeat bosses.