Gather around kids, it's time for some new Geometry Wars video! Embedded above is the first gameplay footage of Bizarre Creations' latest Geometry Wars installment oh so interestingly named Geometry Wars: Waves. First and foremost you must know that Waves will only be available within' Project Gotham Racing 4 and will not see a separate XBLA release. Secondly, let's look at the gameplay footage since that's the point of this post. From what we see, it looks like Waves is pretty much based off of Retro Evolved (which we fully expected), but with the addition of new enemies and behaviors.
The video is rather short, but we get a glimpse at some new triangle enemies that shoot from one side of the map to the other, some double square looking shapes that just sit there and our old friends blue diamonds and green squares. We also noticed that the multiplier system has been tweaked over Retro Evolved allowing players to rack up a high score pretty quickly. Go ahead and give the video a watch to decide whether or not PGR 4 is worth purchasing just for this little beauty we call Geometry Wars: Waves.
[Via Game Stooge]
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 9:50AM lord hobo said
Wow that gets extreme.
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:49AM cheesebanana said
"First and foremost you must know that Waves will only be available within' Project Gotham Racing 4 and will not see a separate XBLA release."
I'll believe it when i see it.
Considering how well the original sold, it would be near on retarded not to sell this one as well.
I'll believe it when i see it.
Considering how well the original sold, it would be near on retarded not to sell this one as well.
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:11AM xenocidic said
As far as I can see, not a single achievment is tied to GW: Waves.
they should have just released this on the XBLA instead of using it as a selling point for PGR4.
they should have just released this on the XBLA instead of using it as a selling point for PGR4.
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:15AM (Unverified) said
i think this makes PGR4 a better deal, nicely done guys.
plus having this on XBLA like Xenocidic mentioned would have also been good.
plus having this on XBLA like Xenocidic mentioned would have also been good.
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:17AM KTXL said
xeno: I thought that they were releasing it on both platforms. If they're not, then that's a pretty stupid move.
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:40AM xenocidic said
@4 unfortunately it seems not -
http://xbox.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/geometry-wars-waves-to-be-pgr4-exclusive/
http://xbox.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/geometry-wars-waves-to-be-pgr4-exclusive/
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:41AM (Unverified) said
Looks great and I really want to try it out but I'm not a PGR fan :p
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:48AM (Unverified) said
Looks easy, far more predictable than the original Geo Wars.
Seems they've done away with lives, and possibly smart bombs too? Can't see this being more than a tiny, tiny destraction.
Seems they've done away with lives, and possibly smart bombs too? Can't see this being more than a tiny, tiny destraction.
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 10:50AM (Unverified) said
I loved Evolved and I want this so much but I will NOT be buying PGR4 so it looks like they've lost my business (and I've lost out on hours of fun). Would pay up to 1000 points for this on XBLA (fritters money away).
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 12:26PM geeksunny said
hopefully they could at least have it show up in your XBLA menu when you pop the disc in rather than force you to boot up all the way into PGR4 before getting access to the game.
Posted: Sep 12th 2007 12:53PM (Unverified) said
What happened to the blue net in the background?! that was the sexiest part.
Posted: Sep 13th 2007 2:39PM JonahFalcon said
"What happened to the blue net in the background?! that was the sexiest part."
It's there. Look harder.
It's there. Look harder.
Featured Stories
Super Joystiq Podcast 004: 38 Studios meltdown, Gravity Rush, Civilization 5: Gods & Kings, Dragon's Dogma
Posted on May 25th 2012 3:30PM