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* ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'' has elements of this, at least after "Split Up" makes it possible for Banjo and Kazooie to act independently and acquire their own unique moves.

* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}} 2'' has you control both Olimar and Louie [[spoiler: or later as the President]] to control two sets of Pikmin. ''Pikmin 3'' ups this to three captains, Alph, Brittany, and Charlie, each of whom can control their own Pikmin army.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro: Dawn of the Dragon,'' Cynder and Spyro have different "elements". Each element can interact with different obstacles, and the player has to figure out which character's elements are needed to get past a certain obstacle.

* ''VideoGame/Shrek2''

* The video game adaptation of ''Shrek 2''

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' LicensedGame for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis has you play as Yakko, Wakko, and Dot in their quest to collect movie props. You can switch between each character with the push of a button, and they all have their own unique abilities that are required to progress through the game.

* ''Half-Life: Decay'' is a [=PS2=]-only ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' ExpansionPack in which the player controls two characters (or two players each control one character) who must work together to proceed.

* In ''Head Over Heels'', the player controls two characters, each with three abilities the other lacks, and in addition some puzzles can only be solved with [[EpunymousTitle Head standing on top of Heels]].
* In ''The Humans'', the player controls a tribe of cave-people. In the original game the cave-people are largely interchangeable (with the exception of a WitchDoctor who appears in some levels), and the puzzles are of the things-a-person-can't-do-alone type; the sequels added other individuals with specific abilities.

* In ''[[http://www.questengine.com/heroes.php Once, Twice, Thrice!]]'', the player controls three wizards with different sets of ElementalPowers.

* ''Sven Co-op'', a ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' GameMod, has quite a few non-combat maps that are completely dependent on player co-operation. Possibly the most famous series are the "Secret City" maps.

** ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Collector'' for Game Boy Color works in a similar fashion.

** In the original game, you have three characters -- a technician, a wizard, and a warrior -- and must use their respective abilities in the right places to complete levels.

** In ''Gobliins 3'', you have only one character, who, at several points, gets sidekicks (who are also under your control), allowing for solving puzzles that require using two characters at the same time.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}} 2'' has you control both Olimar and Louie [[spoiler: or later as the President]] to control two sets of [=pikmin=].
* ''Pikmin 3'' ups this to three captains, Alph, Brittany, and Charlie, each of whom can control their own Pikmin army.

* ''Marvelous: Another Treasure Island'', a [[NoExportForYou Super Famicom title]] developed by Nintendo late in the console's lifespan. You control a trio of summer campers who do develop individual abilities based on the inventory items the plot hands them, but there are also obstacles that just require the three kids to act together to get past.

* The licenced ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' game on the Nintendo DS.

* Some installments of the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series:

** The console version of ''Nicktoons Unite'' is best described as a lighter ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'' with a heavier focus on puzzles requiring usage of one or more of the four characters' different skillsets than on combat.

** The DS version of ''Globs of Doom'' has the player controlling a different [[EnemyMine protagonist-antagonist pair]] per world (for five world), the 10 characters each having unique abilities. (For the record, the ''only'' moment where the player can choose which pairing to control is for the final boss.)

* ''Pheus and Mor'' has the title characters. In addition to switch puzzles and the like, Mor, the dog, is needed to pass any watery area due to his owner Pheus' SuperDrowningSkills.

* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'' makes heavy use of the new series addition, "Gooigi", a gooey clone of Luigi who shares the same abilities as him. Many puzzles require the player to change between Luigi and Gooigi (assuming there's no co-op happening) in order to progress through levels.

* ''VideoGame/FuryOfTheFurries'', an old game for Amiga, Mac and DOS (and its [[DolledUpInstallment later sprite swap]] the DOS, Mac and GameBoy versions of ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Pac-In-Time]]''; the divergent SNES version of that, not so much), used a variation on this: the entire party traveled around at once, rather than moving independently, but each member of the party had skills that could be used at certain points in the level.

* ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', ''[[SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 3]]'', ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'' and ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix''.

* ''TheLostVikings''

* In ''Videogame/{{Suspended}}'', an {{Infocom}} InteractiveFiction game, the player controls six robots, each with different capabilities.

** The UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version of ''Nicktoons Unite'' and the GameBoyAdvance version of ''Battle For Volcano Island'' are akin to the above-mentionned ''Fury of the Furries'' and ''Looney Tunes Collector''. The former, however, is distinct by being set on a 3D plane.

** The NintendoDS version of ''Nicktoons Unite'' and the GameBoyAdvance version of ''Battle For Volcano Island'' are akin to the above-mentionned ''Fury of the Furries'' and ''Looney Tunes Collector''. The former, however, is distinct by being set on a 3D plane.

* The ''{{Neopets}}'' game, ''Hannah and the Ice Caves''. The two playable characters have slightly different talents, but both must reach the exit door to finish each level.

* The licenced ''TransformersAnimated'' game on the Nintendo DS.

* The {{Lego Adaptation Game}}s

* ''{{Gobliiins}}'' games:

* ''{{Pikmin}} 2'' has you control both Olimar and Louie [[spoiler: or later as the President]] to control two sets of [=pikmin=].

* A fair share of games in the ''NicktoonsUnite'' series:

* ''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo-Tooie]]'' has elements of this, at least after "Split Up" makes it possible for Banjo and Kazooie to act independently and acquire their own unique moves.
* The simplest form appears in the later parts of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', in which you need to split into two or three groups in certain dungeons and alternatively walk into different switches to open up paths.

* ''Sweet Home'' has five characters who could form into parties of up to three and could be switched between at any time. Each character has a special object such as a lighter (burns rope barriers) or a vacuum (clears debris).
* ''Pheus and Mor'' has the title characters. In addition to switch puzzles and the like, Mor, the dog, is needed to pass any watery area due to his owner Pheus' {{Super Drowning Skills}}.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures''