there was nothing like sitting in your
friend’s basement and powering up the
old PlayStation welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 PlayStation 1 multiplayer
games for this list we’re looking at our
favorite games released for the
PlayStation which incorporated a
significant multiplayer aspect any form
of multiplayer is welcome here
whether it be cooperative gameplay or
competitive as long as two or more
players we’re able to take part at once
the game will be considered number 10
jet moto3 serving as the third and final
entry in the jet moto series this
installment improved upon its
predecessors in many ways and provided
gamers with a unique racing experience
and probably a few broken controllers as
well
in this game players controlled not the
cars or motorcycles of typical racing
games but hover bikes which can be used
both on land and water the graphics were
gorgeous for the time and the game took
players to exotic locations like a
volcano and real-life world heritage
site matching Picchu the courses
provided hours of entertainment and
plenty of opportunity for a little
friendly rivalry while sales of this
game were unfortunately poor it was
still a blast and you can’t tell us any
different number 9 soul blade I will not
rest until I repent for my father
originally released to arcades in 1995
as soul edge this game was upgraded and
ported to the PlayStation where it
became soul blade and kicked off a
hugely successful series of fighting
games while fighting games had been
popular for many years before its
release
soul blade had various gameplay elements
which made it unique including the
weapon gauge which would deplete upon
consistent blocking and forced the
player to finish the round without their
weapon the fighting was chaotic and
visually stunning giving players a feast
for the eyes as their characters duked
it out on screen the game was a huge
success and proved that you didn’t need
excessive amounts of blood and gore in
your fighting game to have a good time
number eight need for speed three Hot
Pursuit while the first game in the
series incorporated police chases they
were limited to only one car which had
very rudimentary
a I enter this third installment which
provided a raising game like no other at
the time the number of police cars on
the road was much greater and their AI
was significantly improved as they were
able to create road blocks and deploy
spike strips in order to stomp your car
what resulted were some magnificently
and highly intense races not only did
players have to outrace each other but
they also had to evade the brutal and
relentless police it blended the thrill
of a race and a police chase together
into one complete and exhilarating
escapade that’s your best lap you’ve won
the race number seven speak Fighter
Alpha 3 another popular arcade game that
was ported to the PlayStation Street
Fighter Alpha 3 was a cornerstone of the
Street Fighter series and proved to be
one of the best outings in the
transition to the PlayStation new
characters joined the roster giving fans
a reason to play on consoles that and
you could also stay inside and not spend
extra money the animation and production
qualities were top-notch for the time
and all the classic characters were
accounted for providing a rich and
complete package the game also had tons
of depth and unlockables giving fans an
excuse to play for countless hours as
they unlocked new characters and
locations it was without a doubt one of
the quintessential 2d fighting games
number six vigilante 8 second offense
if there’s one thing that multiplayer is
good for it’s blowing up your friends
and laughing as you drive over their
cars shattered pieces am i right well
that’s really what this game is all
about
while there was a cooperative mode the
core fun of this game came from simple
deathmatch which saw players driving
around courses and blowing up their
friends with various weapons including
homing missiles and mines new to this
installment were Salvage points which
were earned by making kills and used to
upgrade your ride
number five Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater to
while the first Tony Hawk game was
successful and paid skateboarding cool
for a new generation and kids the sequel
improved upon the gameplay in every way
the result was one of the finest
PlayStation games ever released
everything about this game was ramped up
from the original including more
skateboarders larger courses and more
complex objectives there’s simply
nothing like cruising around the games
numerous locations and doing insane
tricks with your vibe complete with the
necessary exclamations of oh man and
gnarly bruh
while the series would eventually crash
and burn there was nothing like this
game at the time and it was fantastic
number 4 Metal Slug X
another part of a popular arcade game
Metal Slug X’s transition to the
consoles smoothed out some of the
gameplay elements for a more rewarding
playthrough for example the arcade
versions infamous slowdown was fixed
giving PlayStation players a smoother
and more enjoyable adventure the
gameplay was always frenzied complete
with non-stop enemies and constant
explosions as the environment crumbled
to dust around the players the title
also came equipped with the unique sense
of humor most notable of which is the
ability to get fat and stab your enemies
with a fork this game provided countless
hours of cooperative fun and was one of
the best run and gun games of the fifth
generation
number three twisted metal tube
drive around and shoot each other there
might not be much nuance to the gameplay
here but it’s still a thrilling and
memorable experience this game sees
players Duke it out in ballistic missle
equipped cars through various arenas
with a simple objective of blowing up
your enemies and surviving till the end
while the premise sounds simple the
gameplay is nevertheless extremely fun
as there’s nothing more exhilarating
than playing cat mouse around the arena
with your friends
it was the most successful of the
twisted metal games selling over 1.5
million copies and becoming a greatest
hit on the PlayStation proving that
players couldn’t get enough of gleeful
vehicular carnage
number two Crash Team Racing even though
he was a blatant ripoff of mario kart
crash team racing was an outstanding
racing game and a fantastic send-off for
Naughty Dog and Crash Bandicoot
amazingly the four players split-screen
ran incredibly well as the game was able
to keep pace with the incredible speed
of the carts and the gorgeous detailed
landscapes that they raced within the
game played was frenetic and challenging
and the maps were enormous and buried
with many different routes to explore
and obstacles to overcome it’s one of
the best kart racing games ever released
and certainly one of the Playstations
greatest achievements before we get to
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
number one check in three yeah the last
Tekken game to be released for the
PlayStation Tekken 3 sent the series off
in style and gave players one of the
greatest fighting games to ever grace
home console
this third installment brought many
things to the streets which led to its
acclaim including better graphics fluid
animation and new characters who are now
staples of the series including Jin
Kazama and Julia Chang it was definitely
one of the best games to play with
friends and proved to be incredibly
popular selling 8.5 million copies and
becoming the fourth best-selling
playstation game of all time there’s no
other fighting game like it and it’s now
rightfully considered a masterpiece of
the genre do you agree with our list
what’s your favorite multiplayer
experience on the PlayStation 4 more
cooperative top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
friend’s basement and powering up the
old PlayStation welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 PlayStation 1 multiplayer
games for this list we’re looking at our
favorite games released for the
PlayStation which incorporated a
significant multiplayer aspect any form
of multiplayer is welcome here
whether it be cooperative gameplay or
competitive as long as two or more
players we’re able to take part at once
the game will be considered number 10
jet moto3 serving as the third and final
entry in the jet moto series this
installment improved upon its
predecessors in many ways and provided
gamers with a unique racing experience
and probably a few broken controllers as
well
in this game players controlled not the
cars or motorcycles of typical racing
games but hover bikes which can be used
both on land and water the graphics were
gorgeous for the time and the game took
players to exotic locations like a
volcano and real-life world heritage
site matching Picchu the courses
provided hours of entertainment and
plenty of opportunity for a little
friendly rivalry while sales of this
game were unfortunately poor it was
still a blast and you can’t tell us any
different number 9 soul blade I will not
rest until I repent for my father
originally released to arcades in 1995
as soul edge this game was upgraded and
ported to the PlayStation where it
became soul blade and kicked off a
hugely successful series of fighting
games while fighting games had been
popular for many years before its
release
soul blade had various gameplay elements
which made it unique including the
weapon gauge which would deplete upon
consistent blocking and forced the
player to finish the round without their
weapon the fighting was chaotic and
visually stunning giving players a feast
for the eyes as their characters duked
it out on screen the game was a huge
success and proved that you didn’t need
excessive amounts of blood and gore in
your fighting game to have a good time
number eight need for speed three Hot
Pursuit while the first game in the
series incorporated police chases they
were limited to only one car which had
very rudimentary
a I enter this third installment which
provided a raising game like no other at
the time the number of police cars on
the road was much greater and their AI
was significantly improved as they were
able to create road blocks and deploy
spike strips in order to stomp your car
what resulted were some magnificently
and highly intense races not only did
players have to outrace each other but
they also had to evade the brutal and
relentless police it blended the thrill
of a race and a police chase together
into one complete and exhilarating
escapade that’s your best lap you’ve won
the race number seven speak Fighter
Alpha 3 another popular arcade game that
was ported to the PlayStation Street
Fighter Alpha 3 was a cornerstone of the
Street Fighter series and proved to be
one of the best outings in the
transition to the PlayStation new
characters joined the roster giving fans
a reason to play on consoles that and
you could also stay inside and not spend
extra money the animation and production
qualities were top-notch for the time
and all the classic characters were
accounted for providing a rich and
complete package the game also had tons
of depth and unlockables giving fans an
excuse to play for countless hours as
they unlocked new characters and
locations it was without a doubt one of
the quintessential 2d fighting games
number six vigilante 8 second offense
if there’s one thing that multiplayer is
good for it’s blowing up your friends
and laughing as you drive over their
cars shattered pieces am i right well
that’s really what this game is all
about
while there was a cooperative mode the
core fun of this game came from simple
deathmatch which saw players driving
around courses and blowing up their
friends with various weapons including
homing missiles and mines new to this
installment were Salvage points which
were earned by making kills and used to
upgrade your ride
number five Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater to
while the first Tony Hawk game was
successful and paid skateboarding cool
for a new generation and kids the sequel
improved upon the gameplay in every way
the result was one of the finest
PlayStation games ever released
everything about this game was ramped up
from the original including more
skateboarders larger courses and more
complex objectives there’s simply
nothing like cruising around the games
numerous locations and doing insane
tricks with your vibe complete with the
necessary exclamations of oh man and
gnarly bruh
while the series would eventually crash
and burn there was nothing like this
game at the time and it was fantastic
number 4 Metal Slug X
another part of a popular arcade game
Metal Slug X’s transition to the
consoles smoothed out some of the
gameplay elements for a more rewarding
playthrough for example the arcade
versions infamous slowdown was fixed
giving PlayStation players a smoother
and more enjoyable adventure the
gameplay was always frenzied complete
with non-stop enemies and constant
explosions as the environment crumbled
to dust around the players the title
also came equipped with the unique sense
of humor most notable of which is the
ability to get fat and stab your enemies
with a fork this game provided countless
hours of cooperative fun and was one of
the best run and gun games of the fifth
generation
number three twisted metal tube
drive around and shoot each other there
might not be much nuance to the gameplay
here but it’s still a thrilling and
memorable experience this game sees
players Duke it out in ballistic missle
equipped cars through various arenas
with a simple objective of blowing up
your enemies and surviving till the end
while the premise sounds simple the
gameplay is nevertheless extremely fun
as there’s nothing more exhilarating
than playing cat mouse around the arena
with your friends
it was the most successful of the
twisted metal games selling over 1.5
million copies and becoming a greatest
hit on the PlayStation proving that
players couldn’t get enough of gleeful
vehicular carnage
number two Crash Team Racing even though
he was a blatant ripoff of mario kart
crash team racing was an outstanding
racing game and a fantastic send-off for
Naughty Dog and Crash Bandicoot
amazingly the four players split-screen
ran incredibly well as the game was able
to keep pace with the incredible speed
of the carts and the gorgeous detailed
landscapes that they raced within the
game played was frenetic and challenging
and the maps were enormous and buried
with many different routes to explore
and obstacles to overcome it’s one of
the best kart racing games ever released
and certainly one of the Playstations
greatest achievements before we get to
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
number one check in three yeah the last
Tekken game to be released for the
PlayStation Tekken 3 sent the series off
in style and gave players one of the
greatest fighting games to ever grace
home console
this third installment brought many
things to the streets which led to its
acclaim including better graphics fluid
animation and new characters who are now
staples of the series including Jin
Kazama and Julia Chang it was definitely
one of the best games to play with
friends and proved to be incredibly
popular selling 8.5 million copies and
becoming the fourth best-selling
playstation game of all time there’s no
other fighting game like it and it’s now
rightfully considered a masterpiece of
the genre do you agree with our list
what’s your favorite multiplayer
experience on the PlayStation 4 more
cooperative top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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