Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

1. MrMushroom

   Jul 17, 2011

   10

   I love this game. The visuals are like an Einstein equation in 3D color. The control is simple. The gameplay is highly addictive. I find thatI love this game. The visuals are like an Einstein equation in 3D color. The control is simple. The gameplay is highly addictive. I find that I often set down for a quick round or two and before I know it I've lost hours. Two thumbs up!… Expand

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2. ChrisK.

   Aug 8, 2006

   10

   This game is simply incredible. It's easy to learn yet very addictive and fun. The graphics are simplistic but have a certain beauty to This game is simply incredible. It's easy to learn yet very addictive and fun. The graphics are simplistic but have a certain beauty to them. It is however the gameplay that drives this game home. I have probably put more hours into this game than any of my other xbox 360 games. This title has a replayability to it that many other games don't. Furthermore the price tag of around 5$ means this gamecosts less than a tenth of any other xbox 360 game that you'll but at the store. I have probably spent more time playing Geometry Wars than the combined playing hours of any 2 of my other xbox 360 games. This game is a must buy. Low price, more QUALITY gaming time.… Expand

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4. KeeganH.

   Jan 8, 2007

   10

   One of the best games ever that will be released for the Xbox 360. I personally spent hours playing this game, though, it costs $5 if you One of the best games ever that will be released for the Xbox 360. I personally spent hours playing this game, though, it costs $5 if you HAVE Xbox Live. If you don't you have to buy it at the store in the Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged, which costs a little bit more. I must have some kind of thing with this game, because I'm so good with this game, I'm at the top of the Xbox Live Leaderboard on this game, and I didn't have to practice that much. As soon as I picked up the game, I was scoring about 200,000 points each game (with the free demo). Since the game was so addictive, I downloaded the full game for $5. Since then, I play this game every now and then, and now I score upwards of 3 million points. As most games, this game is more deep than it appears at first glance. It requires a HUGE amount of strategy and knowledge of the game, such as what to do on certain enemy formations that spawn. Also, there is a glitch in the game, where if a snake circle formation spawns while you are on the wall, you will die instantly. This glitch becomes slightly annoying when you are a beginner, but once you learn to learn to avoid the walls as much as possible, which requires a lot of skill to avoid. Though, hopefully this glitch is never fixed in the patch, because it is one of the only things that prevent the game from becoming too easy (Well... easy for me atleast). I just want to mention that somebody said the achievements were impossible to unlock in a review. I just want to say, that I've unlocked all the achievements but 1 so far (survive 1 million... which I get almost every time, but die just before I reach it). The achievements are probably too easy to unlock actually. The game deserves a 10, hands down. I have never played a game with such a simple concept that is so fun. it is, in my opinion, one of the top games for any console ever made. The game, as I said, is deeper than it appears at first glance. As most arcade games, you are rewarded a life usually when you reach so many points. Geometry Wars does the same thing... Though it does it better. Every 75,000 points, you get a life, every 100,000 points, you get a bomb (which will kill all onscreen enemies), and every 10,000 points you get a weapon upgrade. This seems like a simple concept, but for a good player, you need to use this to your advantage. That means, don't die. As long as you don't die, you get a increased multiplier as you destroy enemies which will quickly get you up in the high scores. That seems simple enough. Don't die... Wrong... Unless you play this game and develop a good strategy, you will probably die... a LOT! Though, fortuantely, I have the game Smash TV, and that game makes this game look REALLY easy. But of course this game is a whole lot funner. You will probably play this games for multiple hours, while each time you get a game over, you tell yourself, just one more game, and soon you realize that you spent half your day playing this game. Also, this game includes Geometry Wars Retro, which is the older version of the game. Retro is much harder than Geometry Wars Evolved (the main version)... at first... But there is a hard cap on the game. Which means, it gets hard... Up to a point, then the game just seems to stay the same. While most people don't seem good enough to get there, if you do, getting a very high score is quite easy. Evolved begins a lot easier, though the game (if you survive of course) gets a lot harder than Retro would ever dream of. The graphics are quite good, and it may take you a while to stop dieing, because you seem to keep staring at the explosions and the wave weapon that you get. After a while though, you eventually get used to stop staring at these dazzling effects. The controls are also quite intresting. You use the left thumbstick to move, the right thumbstick to shoot, and the triggers to use a bomb (controls can be changed of course). I didn't find the controls hard to use, because I was used to playing Smash TV, which uses the same controls. Though, I heard that the controls can be quite troublesome for beginners. Hopefully that won't scare you away. If you have Xbox Live, I recommend downloading the Free Trial, and if it turns out to be the type of game that you like, you can easily get the full version for only a small amount of $5. This game deserves a 10, because, not only does it beat the other Xbox 360 games down (with a few exceptions), it also costs about 10x less than them.… Expand

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5. DavidS.

   May 8, 2006

   9

   Man i downloaded the demo.... al i can say is wow... the age of arcade games in on... when you get a new high score you stop for a sec and Man i downloaded the demo.... al i can say is wow... the age of arcade games in on... when you get a new high score you stop for a sec and think "I bet i can beat that" and you lose another 2-3 hours in it.… Expand

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6. LamyaaA

   Dec 11, 2009

   9

   Man, I love this game and I believe that every house in the US should have this game. This game has much beauty and not just in its looks.Its Man, I love this game and I believe that every house in the US should have this game. This game has much beauty and not just in its looks.Its got fun written all over it.This is a game that has replay value that wont end until your fingers get tired,GREAT GAME!!I give it a 9.5… Expand

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7. VLG

   Aug 22, 2023

   8

   I loved the game, but i sucked ass. I never went too far, which is a pity. I would have loved to play it for more than 10 minutes lol.

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8. Syc

   Nov 9, 2006

   5

   An okay shooter that contains the frenzied nature of its superior brothers such as Ikaruga but lacks the intellegence, precision and depth to An okay shooter that contains the frenzied nature of its superior brothers such as Ikaruga but lacks the intellegence, precision and depth to be anything more than a minor diversion.… Expand

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