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Get ready for hectic, fast paced action with Geometry Wars! Take the role of a lone spaceship as you combat swarms of assorted brightly colored shapes which attack you with their own different patterns. There's the basic Pinwheels, the unstable Black Holes, which attempt to suck you (and enemies) in, the long, dangerous Snakes, to name but a few. Each enemy explodes in a dazzling shower of sparks, and it can quickly become difficult to navigate through space as you try to avoid enemies and ignore the explosions.Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved actually contains two games in one. The first version is, which was originally included as a secret game in Project Gotham Racing 2 features a 4:3 aspect ratio, and fewer graphical effects.The other, more popular version of the game is, which was also included in Project Gotham Racing 3 . This version of the game can be played in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and features more intense graphics and special effects. Also, you can only get a maximum of nine ships and nine lives, while there was an unlimited number in the original game. Finally, the playing area is smaller, not revealing the entire field, but scrolling has been added instead.However, the core game is the same for both versions: shoot everything, and don't get shot or hit yourself. You control your ship with the left analog stick, and fire your weapon in any direction by using the right analog stick. Your ship's weapon automatically upgrades every 2,500 points, to help you destroy ships more quickly. here are also 'smart bombs', which can be activated by using either the L or R trigger button. Smart Bombs clear the field of all enemies - however, many more will quickly take their place!

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GotNext Xbox 360 Mar 06, 2006 100 GamesAreFun.com (GAF) Xbox 360 May 02, 2006 10 out of 10 100 Eurogamer.net (UK) Xbox 360 Apr 11, 2006 9 out of 10 90 Atomic Gamer Xbox 360 Dec 09, 2005 90 out of 100 90 Gamestyle Xbox 360 Oct 25, 2006 9 out of 10 90 DarkZero Xbox 360 Jan 08, 2006 8.7 out of 10 87 Retro Gamer Xbox 360 Feb, 2006 85 out of 100 85 Console Monster Xbox 360 Feb 04, 2006 85 out of 100 85 Planet Xbox 360 Xbox 360 Jan 08, 2007 7.8 out of 10 78 Game Shark Xbox 360 Jan 31, 2006 B 75

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"I appreciate their position," [...] "I understand that they need to protect their ideas (or their particular amalgam of pre-existing ideas) - is anything new really?" [...] "I don't know if legally they have the right to shut it down - but I took it down out of respect for their developers and the cool work they do. I don't really think it is affecting their sales on Xbox 360 - but if they do want to move into the PC market then it's better if the confusion is cleared up," [...] "I hope that they are approaching the rest of the 'clone' makers with a [cease and desist] stance," [...] "My game may have been popular, but there were several others that had gameplay that was closer to Geometry Wars than Grid Wars is."

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GameSpy 2005 – Best Xbox Live Arcade Game (Xbox 360)



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X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Geometry Wars Evolved.)

The Xbox 360 version ofappears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.Soon after the game's Xbox 360 release, PC clones started appearing on the web. Developer Bizarre Creations targeted one game in particular: Grid Wars . They wrote a letter to the developer, requesting the removal of the download citing IP infringement. At the same time, they put out a statement that called for better intellectual property protection and more originality from developers.In response, one of the developers of the clone, Mark Incitti , said he offered to change' name and look and even include in-game disclaimers and links to the original developer's webpage. He heard no answer until he received an e-mail demanding to remove the game:Incitti said: