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Anyone who has played Geometry Wars before will find nothing different here in the basic gameplay,. except that it’s better than Geometry Wars in a lot of respects. One can’t help but compare games like this to GeoWars because people seem to think that game is the best one of it’s type, so I’m kinda going to do that.

When you first start the game, you’re treated to kind of an alternative rock sounding song, that sounds kinda weird in this game, but works. You play Global Challenge where you try for your spot among the best players in the world. Yes, that’s right. It’s got Global high scores, which, you do need an Xbox Live Gold account to use, but it’s there! Now, granted, I sincerely doubt I’ll ever get any higher than I am since the top player has 1.5 billion points or something. There are also a bunch of Versus mini games which definitely look interesting, but alas I won’t have anyone to try them with until this weekend. And there’s local co-op. Going to try that as well. So think of this review as coming from someone who doesn’t play a lot of games locally due to lack of people to play it WITH. :)

The main mode, Global Challenge is what I’ve been playing, and it’s great. It’s a score chasing game like Geometry Wars that’s actually fun instead of frustrating. You get various weapon powerups, super weapons like being able to make a black hole or covering the screen in lighting. Or just simply pushing enemies away. It’s not frustrating in the least, even when you die over and over like me, it’s just FUN. Something Geometry Wars sorely misses with me.

Graphically, everything is done extremely well, and is overall just impressive. The variation in the enemies is staggering, the whole level just seems to come alive, hence the name of the game. The gun upgrades are useful and look great. The sound is the same way, the shots sound just right without being irritating since you’ll be hearing them a lot, the music is really good and almost worth buying the game by itself. Almost. The control is perfect using the dual sticks to, well, obviously move around and shoot and the triggers and bumpers at the top to unleash your various special attacks. I’m definitely going to try the Survival Mode and the Party Games this weekend, because if they’re half as much fun as the regular game, it’s going to rock.

8.0 – I really can’t say anything bad about this game. It has global high scores and enough modes to keep you and friends going for quite a while. And not to mention it’s just FUN. When this first came out, it was 800 points … and that would’ve been a hard sell to me just because I’m not overly fond of dual stick shooters. But right now it’s 240 points (about $3) so it’s worth taking a chance on it, and I’m glad I did.

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