I looked back at my articles covering the Xbox 360 launch to dig up any info I said about the first Geometry Wars. Everytime I mentioned the game I couldn't recommend it enough. I'll be up front about it now for the sequel, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, I think the same exact thing.
After almost three years the true sequel to the best game on Xbox Live Arcade has finally hit, and even though we've seen similar titles in Geometry Wars: Galaxies on the Wii and DS, there's nothing quite like playing the grid in glorious hi-definition. Everything about the new game is an improvement; from the menu system with integrated leaderboards, to the five new game modes, to the local multiplayer and co-op. There's an incredible value here at $10, especially considering the retail release of Galaxies was a good $20-$30 more!
The Good:
* Gorgeous 1080p visuals
* Fast, simple and addictive gameplay
* Variety of gameplay modes
* Awesome leaderboard system
The Bad:
* No online multiplayer
The Ugly:
* The amount of time you'll spend addicted to this.
Carlos "April proved to be a fantastic month for backwards compatible arrivals, with some of the most requested Xbox 360 games finally being made playable on Xbox One, all through the power of emulation. A new month means more titles and this week sees the first of May's BC titles bringing a double whammy for one popular series amongst the masses this week. Are they worth taking a look at?"
Loved these games! It's nice having these just added to my Xbox one library over time. Always have something to do even during game launch droughts.
Daayum, they are killing it with X1 BC support. Now just show me some nice exclusives at E3 and I'll have no complaints.
I,bought some side scrolling Ninja game back in the day on XBL on 360 but I can't remember the name of it. It was fun as Hell! It was cell shaded and pretty violent. I wish they would bring that to BC. Anyone remember the name of that game?
Two good guesses. I'm leaning towards Mark of the Ninja. N+ was only a single room you had to solve and MotN was a true side scroller. Both were violent as shit though.
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"There's an incredible value here at $10, especially considering the retail release of Galaxies was a good $20-$30 more!"
They forgot to say that there are tens of different planets in Galaxies, along with like 7 different systems, all of which have their own online ranking system, and drones. I think that makes up for the difference in price...
What I don't understand is how the beautiful Wii adaption of Geometry Wars, with AMAZING controls barely creates a ripple in the gaming community, and yet the more beautiful, (I assume) just as fun, clunkier-controlled 360 version is the hot topic. Hrm.