Highly replayable, if it catches on as its predecessors did we’ll all be attacking each other’s scores for months to come. Geometry Wars 3 is the definition of a game made to last. It’s a shame that it’s local co-op only, because up to four players working together toward an overall score, sharing their smart bombs – well, it’s a recipe for a huge amount of fun. Rounding things off are a competitive multiplayer mode (which was hard to test, because even though the game is available now, nobody is playing it) which seems a nice distraction, and a superb co-op mode. Here, however, you don’t get to see the interesting new geometry (there’s another for you) of the campaign levels, but it’s still a headache inducing leaderboard chase. Geometry Wars 2 was a nigh-on perfect arcade shooter, and that is basically classic mode, replicated in Geo Wars 3. You’ve got one smart bomb (they wipe the screen clear), and must kill enemies by going through gates near them.Ĭlassic mode is where the real fun lies, and curiously, it’s sure to be the meat of the game. Here, you cannot shoot, and must avoid enemies for as long as possible. This contains all the brilliant modes from Geometry Wars 2, including the fantastically frustrating (in a good way – if you’ve played it, you’ll know) pacifism mode. But most people will quickly jump back to Classic Mode, even though there are leaderboard hooks in these new levels to keep you coming back occasionally. It even seems like a good idea at points, making Dimensions less a case of “here’s more Geometry Wars”, and instead “at least we had an idea to put forward”. As a reintroduction to the game, it works well enough, and you’ll definitely have a good go at it to begin with. Honestly though, the campaign can go from fun to a grind within minutes. Interestingly, some of them appear to make earlier levels easier, so you’ll have to replay campaign levels to progress. You can never rely on them, because they are helpers, not game changers. The first you’ll unlock is a little drone that shoots in the direction you shoot, but you’ll also be able to unlock a drone that collects geoms (enemies drop these score multiplier boosts), or a mine-super that helps you out a little bit. You’ll also unlock additional supers and drone options that you can use as you make your way through the campaign. It gets beyond hectic eventually, and since you only have one life, a decision will need to be made. Often, the actual bosses aren’t the hard part, and the trick is to keep them alive while you kill the smaller enemies to raise your score. There are bosses now, as well, which is an interesting idea. The cylindrical nature of some will mean bullets fly round corners, but also that enemies will warp in from nowhere, causing myriad frustrating deaths and repeat plays of earlier levels. Levels are different 3D shapes and sizes (and take place in different game modes), causing tactics you held dear for years to be undone. The masochistic among you will love this, because it’s brutally hard, and I often found it difficult to even get two stars, let alone three. While the idea behind the levels is a superb one, you’ll be forced to get three stars on each to unlock further levels as you progress. And unfortunately, it’s not the best part of the game. Dimensions’ biggest new addition right out of the gate is a fifty-level campaign. It kickstarted a twin-stick shooter revolution, spawned one of the best sequels I’ve ever played, and then disappeared along with the developers, after the (under-rated, actually) arcade-racer, Blur. Slick, vibrant visuals that sparkle as much as they purposefully dazzle, mixed with tight controls, score-attack gameplay that eventually evolved (see what I did there?) into a leaderboard chasing alleyway with a violent dead end, save for the most skilled to brag about.
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Geometry Wars is a series based on arcade perfection.
In fact, let’s not think about that, because we don’t want to start dwelling on what is, was, or could have been for that series, either.Ī quick catch up, then. Or, yeah, I guess my excitement got the better of me.īut let’s think about that for a moment, because that’s a really important thing to remember: I (and many others, I’d wager) are excited for a new game in a series that started out life as a bonus for Project Gotham Racing 2. So yeah, cheers for that. Well, it’s either that, or Geometry Wars 3 is a lot tougher than the previous games. I didn’t even realise it, actually, so I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Lucid Games and Sierra a bunch for making me realise I’m not the spry youngster with lightning-quick reactions I once was.
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