When i first heard about this game i thought. “oh another retro asteroids clone beefed up for todays generation of gamers” But with that assumption i only just scratched the suffice of what Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 is and what it delivers.
Not having played Geometry Wars 1 i didn’t know what was so special about this gaming series all I’ve seen was some pretty effects on a 2 dimensional battle field killing shapes. But when i played the game for the first time it
immersed me into a non stop fast paced shooting game that i could not just put down.
This game is hypnotising as well as addictive
Then i explored the other game modes. in this game there are a good selection of game modes to choose from. My favorite being pacifism which lets the player roam around the playing field being followed by blue rhombuses. The aim if this game is to go through gates that are scattered round the playing field and doing so makes them explode and kill your pursuers. The longer you last the better. Sound very simple but works very well.
The other modes include waves, which is a shooting game where you have to kill waves and waves of enemies. Deadline, which is a game where you have 3 mins, unlimited lives and the chance to show off how good your shooting skills really are within the lotted time. King, where you have to shoot everything again but this time you can only shoot in circle ares that spawn around the playing field, evolved where you have 4 lives only and 4 bombs and see how many points you get and finally sequence which sends you through a bunch of levels to see if you pass them or not. so there is plenty to choose from.
so with that all said Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 is a must buy game to get from the XBL arcade and for 800 MP you will not be dissapointed.
Score: 9 out of 10
