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Live Arcade - Geometry Wars 2

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Content: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE)] Local Multiplayer 2-4, HD (High Definition). Experience an unbelievable adrenaline rush from playing the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2! Newcomers and pros alike will be blown away by the screen-melting intensity and insane new features, including six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, new scoring strategies and a diverse list of exciting achievements! If that?s not crazy enough for you, try multiplayer mayhem for up to four players! Use power-ups in versus mode to boost your stats or handicap your opponent. Or team up with others in co-op mode. Play it all in razor-sharp 1080p to new pulse-pounding music! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts
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Other than "OMG no Live Multiplayer!" how is it looking?

Update: Geometry Wars 2 Leaderboards are now accessible via the web
 
OMG IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST ONE YOU WILL LOVE THE SEQUEL!!!

In all seriousness thats pretty much all you need to know. You are a fan of geometry wars you will enjoy the sequel and all its modes. I like how the new multiplier system works..if you die you don't lose it. You increase it by getting these little dots that appear when you kill an enemy and I've had over 1000+ multiplier but I suck. I'm sure there are already some freaks that have crazy scores.
 
Originally posted by: raystorm
OMG IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST ONE YOU WILL LOVE THE SEQUEL!!!

In all seriousness thats pretty much all you need to know. You are a fan of geometry wars you will enjoy the sequel and all its modes. I like how the new multiplier system works..if you die you don't lose it. You increase it by getting these little dots that appear when you kill an enemy and I've had over 1000+ multiplier but I suck. I'm sure there are already some freaks that have crazy scores.
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I hate that. The multiplier going away when you die was key to the first.

I haven't played it yet, but I'll try out the demo tonight. 🙂
 
The main thing I loved about Geometry Wars was that it was $5 for instant arcade entertainment.

I don't think any game offered on XBLA is worth $10.
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: raystorm
OMG IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST ONE YOU WILL LOVE THE SEQUEL!!!

In all seriousness thats pretty much all you need to know. You are a fan of geometry wars you will enjoy the sequel and all its modes. I like how the new multiplier system works..if you die you don't lose it. You increase it by getting these little dots that appear when you kill an enemy and I've had over 1000+ multiplier but I suck. I'm sure there are already some freaks that have crazy scores.
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I hate that. The multiplier going away when you die was key to the first.

I haven't played it yet, but I'll try out the demo tonight. 🙂
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i agree, the multiplier going away was good because it meant if you had a highscore you were truly a badass. i mean one of my friends w ho's high score on GW was a little over 800k, got over 1 million his first time playing. pretty lame if you ask me, but looks like the game got the sequel syndrome where they had to dumb down the game to make noobs be able to score high and think they are doing well.

i'll try the demo but i don't know if i'm going to get it yet.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: raystorm
OMG IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST ONE YOU WILL LOVE THE SEQUEL!!!

In all seriousness thats pretty much all you need to know. You are a fan of geometry wars you will enjoy the sequel and all its modes. I like how the new multiplier system works..if you die you don't lose it. You increase it by getting these little dots that appear when you kill an enemy and I've had over 1000+ multiplier but I suck. I'm sure there are already some freaks that have crazy scores.
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I hate that. The multiplier going away when you die was key to the first.

I haven't played it yet, but I'll try out the demo tonight. 🙂
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i agree, the multiplier going away was good because it meant if you had a highscore you were truly a badass. i mean one of my friends w ho's high score on GW was a little over 800k, got over 1 million his first time playing. pretty lame if you ask me, but looks like the game got the sequel syndrome where they had to dumb down the game to make noobs be able to score high and think they are doing well.

i'll try the demo but i don't know if i'm going to get it yet.
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I understand. One thing they did was that you now have just your plain ol' pea shooter you start with the entire game. No other weapons or weapon upgrades which means when things go crazy you better be good..and things can really go crazy. A couple of the modes (pacifism, king..etc) are one life only modes and I think those will be the most popular modes since you really have to be good to get the high scores.


Just try the demo, read reviews and I'm sure there will be lots of youtube vids of the game by players that you can watch and see if its for you.

 
Originally posted by: raystorm
I understand. One thing they did was that you now have just your plain ol' pea shooter you start with the entire game. No other weapons or weapon upgrades which means when things go crazy you better be good..and things can really go crazy.
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Are you sure about that? Being stuck with the default gun is a downgrade not an upgrade in any manner.
 
ok so i got home, played the demo, and bought it after my first run on the demo heh.

this game is going to be more addicting than the first one because of it's modes.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
ok so i got home, played the demo, and bought it after my first run on the demo heh.

this game is going to be more addicting than the first one because of it's modes.
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Are the sound effects/music as awesome as the first?
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
ok so i got home, played the demo, and bought it after my first run on the demo heh.

this game is going to be more addicting than the first one because of it's modes.
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OMG!
 
I just played the demo - music is better, graphics are brighter, gameplay is similar, but seriously, why did they cripple the guns?
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: purbeast0
ok so i got home, played the demo, and bought it after my first run on the demo heh.

this game is going to be more addicting than the first one because of it's modes.
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Are the sound effects/music as awesome as the first?
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yea and they have the remixed intro/level song from the first one as well.

i really ... REALLY like this game. it is like god damn video game crack.

the whole 1 life thing on half of the game modes is freaking genius. at first before i played i was worried it would be lame. but man it's so awesome that way because i swear everytime you die, you will say "okay just ONE more time ..." but you will do that for like an hour.

some of the levels get insane. my best score so far is in pacifism with like 34 million.
 
Pacifism is ludicrously addictive especially if you have friends on your list that owns the game. The game displays the score of someone on your friends list who has the next score for you to pass so to speak. God thats a hideous sentence but I'm sure you get what I'm trying to say. As you play you just freakin stare at that score...it BEGS you to beat it. ROAR
 
Originally posted by: raystorm
Pacifism is ludicrously addictive especially if you have friends on your list that owns the game. The game displays the score of someone on your friends list who has the next score for you to pass so to speak. God thats a hideous sentence but I'm sure you get what I'm trying to say. As you play you just freakin stare at that score...it BEGS you to beat it. ROAR
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hah yea that's why ALL modes are addictive. and the 1 life ones are awesome because they are so quick ... you f-up, and you just start again real quick!
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: purbeast0
ok so i got home, played the demo, and bought it after my first run on the demo heh.

this game is going to be more addicting than the first one because of it's modes.
Click to expand...

Are the sound effects/music as awesome as the first?
Click to expand...

yea and they have the remixed intro/level song from the first one as well.

i really ... REALLY like this game. it is like god damn video game crack.

the whole 1 life thing on half of the game modes is freaking genius. at first before i played i was worried it would be lame. but man it's so awesome that way because i swear everytime you die, you will say "okay just ONE more time ..." but you will do that for like an hour.

some of the levels get insane. my best score so far is in pacifism with like 34 million.
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I saw you online the other day playing it. Played the demo, liked it but had to go get laid. 😉 I enjoyed the 3 minute thing though...was funner than I thought.
 
I had forgot to download this demo a couple of days ago, so I finally did tonight. I wasn't expecting to buy it, just wanted to see how it compared to the first Arcade title I ever bought, but now here I am $10 poorer. The achievements are genious, I played Pacifism about 20 times in a row trying to get the Wax Off achievement, and I love how it keeps you updated on how far along you are in getting it. I didn't get it yet, but I was at about 95% once when I got killed.

So, wasn't expecting to buy it, but I love it. I told a friend today at work to try it out, and he gave me "that" look like I was stupid for suggesting some game with the word geometry in it. Right before I quit, I saw his gamertag in one of the high scores on the mode screen 🙂.
 
So - what's the secret to scoring? Using black holes? Kill them quick or let them eat up baddies?

This game cranked in a home theater is like crack. I need another hit, and another, and another, and OMG! I can't stop!
 
I hope people raise a big voice against the lack of online multiplayer, and Bizarre will listen and patch it. Would be awesome doing some co-op without the screen pulling way back and having voice chat and shit.
 
Originally posted by: blurredvision
I hope people raise a big voice against the lack of online multiplayer, and Bizarre will listen and patch it. Would be awesome doing some co-op without the screen pulling way back and having voice chat and shit.
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Voice chat? What are you going to chat? "shoot that stuff trying to kill us!"
"crap, I'm dead"
😀
 
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