The new 3D levels are a huge upgrade from the flat plains of the previous games playing on a sphere or a cube brings a new element of skill to the game too, as you can no longer see every enemy on-screen at once. Graphical update: I touched on it above, but the game really does look a treat. It crucially retains the depth in terms of being easy to pick up but tricky to master, and the skill ceiling is high you’ll be amazed at how much better you get the more you play. Your ship feels great to handle, using one stick to move and the other to fire, and people familiar with the originals will pick it up in no time. Other elements of the game also benefit from the extra budget, with sleek menus, and fantastic graphics and soundtrack.Ĭontrols: Thankfully the developers resisted the temptation to make things over-complicated in the controls department, recognising that the originals’ success lay in their simplicity and accessibility of the twin-stick control scheme. Not every level/mode is great, as with over 100 there was bound to be some duds, but on the whole it provides a great experience. Progressing through the levels also allows you to unlock upgrades for your ship (more on that in a second), and every few levels there’s a boss-fight. But thankfully the level system works really well, with a star rating for each level giving you reason to replay them.

I was skeptical at first coming in as a big fan of the originals, in which the charm laid in the simplicity of playing one single mode over and over, chasing the high score. Each level has a specific goal, whether it be to survive as long as possible, accumulate as many points as possible, or sometimes a mix of the two. Production values: Geometry Wars 3’s budget was considerably greater than its predecessors, and the extra resources pay off in spades in terms of presentation and amount of content.Īll of the classic game modes from the originals are here, but the main feature of the game comes in the form of the brand new adventure mode, with over 100 unique levels to play through. So does it manage to meet the standard expected? Or does it suffer from over-complication of a series that mastered the benefits of simplicity? Let’s find out… Good It contains the biggest changes to the series to date individual levels, three-dimensional arenas (hence the title) and boss battles. The third game, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, is the first cross-platform release, and had a significantly larger amount of resources invested in it based on the success of its predecessors. The second game is, in my opinion, one of the best games on the Xbox 360, and an essential experience for any owner of the console.

The Geometry Wars series is one dear to my heart, with the first standalone game in the series being the first game on Xbox Live to be truly worth a purchase, and arguably the most important game on the platform.

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