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Geometry Wars 2 Rundown

Submitted by Mintz on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 11:29pm.

What it Is
Geometry Wars 2 is the sequel to fun pick-up-and-play original. The controls are simple: Left stick moves, right stick shoot, triggers detonate a bomb. You shoot everything that isn't you.

What's Different
A couple new enemies (rocket ship, near-invulnerable orb, slow-moving pink squares), exploding gates, and multiple game modes. "Geoms" are dropped by killed enemies that increase your multiplier. Your multiplier does not reset when you die. You only have one weapon pattern. Local multiplayer is also available.

Why it's Fun
It's simple to play, but challenging to master. The quick action gives you an adrenaline rush when there are many enemies onscreen at once. When you lose all your lives, you can almost instantly start a new game, making "just one more game" a mantra to repeat over the course of a few hours. When you get a high score in a mode, someone on your friends list with the next highest score is always displayed in the upper-right hand corner, giving you a goal to reach.

Gaming news from CES 2007

Submitted by rapture on Mon, 01/08/2007 - 9:40am.

The Consumer Electronics Show is now taking place in Las Vegas and many companies are showing off their latest and greatest upcoming products.  Some of those products are video games and gaming hardware.

Some news that has happened in the last 36-hours:

Allegedly, Geometry Wars is headed to the PC (via Joystiq.com)

IPTV is coming to the XBOX 360 in late 2007 with DVR capabilities and voice and video communications. Users will be able to watch live TV and chat with their friends or play a video game while recording a show to the hard drive. (via MS Press Release)

An update for Gears of War is coming out soon (via Epic forums)

  • 2 new free maps are coming out (allegedly on Wednesday, January 10)
  • A new video is coming out sponsored by the Discovery Channel
  • An update for the game will come out before the content

The Discovery Channel is giving away 2,000,000 Microsoft points (via XBOXZONE.com.au).

UNO! will be Live Anywhere meaning XBOX 360 players can now get pwnd by gamers on Windows (via MS Press Release)

10.4 million XBOX 360 consoles have been shipped to date. 5 million users are on XBOX Live. (via MS Press Release)

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