Geometry Wars 2

Gonzovision

Anyone looking forward to this during the week? I have to say I cant wait as it seems Geometry wars is the only game Ive been playing recently.

Terminator

Yes - I'm dying to play. One of the very few XBLA games I'm prepared to buy without checking the demo first.

Gonzovision

Only thing I'm disappointed by is the lack of online multiplayer.It'll still be brilliant though.

Terminator

I guess there is way too much stuff flying around onscreen for it to work online

NunianVonFuch

Yeah can't wait for this. Waves in PGR4 was a nice taste but more like a (very early) preview than a sequel. I love the competitive aspect of this, myself and a mate kept texting high-scores to each other "There can only be one!" Looking forward to a return to the rivalry (it stopped when his web got screwed up. It doesn't save high scores if you're not playing & online).

Gerard_Smith

I was looking forward to this, I guess now I'll be looking forward to it in two to three weeks :rolleyes:

Retr0gamer

someday i'll beat SmellyIrishMans score at the first game. i'll have to get in a high score in Geometry Wars 2 pretty quick so I can gloat for a while.

At least no one has come near my Ikaruga one

RAIN

Eurogamer gave it 9

whitetrash

I love it. New game modes are great, graphics are even more colourfull and intense, and the highscores are better integrated. Even the achievements seem to be better thought out.

NunianVonFuch

whitetrash wrote: »

I love it. New game modes are great, graphics are even more colourfull and intense, and the highscores are better integrated. Even the achievements seem to be better thought out.

I agree. Plus its as hard as it ever was. Couple of new enemies and the old ones look different and nicer too. The achievements seem achievable this time round. Less "become a god at the game" than the first ones were. More like the Pacifism achievement, a bunch of miniature challenges.

Smellyirishman

Retr0gamer wrote: »

someday i'll beat SmellyIrishMans score at the first game. i'll have to get in a high score in Geometry Wars 2 pretty quick so I can gloat for a while.

Someday I'll beat my high score! :pac: Can't wait for the 2nd, might encourage me to go back and finally get the rest of (or the majority of) the achievements for the 1st. Been so close a few times. I'll give you 2 weeks head start Retro

mayordenis

**** it I might need to bring the 40" bravia up to cork for this - it's weird how the little simple games make me crave 1080p nyom nyom nyom

silvine

What's your score Smelly Irish Man? Any tips?

I pulled out Geometry Wars last night in anticipation. I'd forgotten I bad I am at it. The only achievement I've got is the get 100,000 points one.

Smellyirishman

1,600,000+

Hmm, tips;

#1; Practice!

#2; Learn the properties of each "shape". Windmills just wander slowly. Blues come for you and get faster the longer you leave them etc...

#3; Know the common spawns and how to deal with them. Warp hole in each corner with some units. Tons of enemies flooding from each corner etc...

#4; Circles. Move in big sweeping circles for the most part.

#5; Try not to cry when surrounded by snakes, or when you you hear the tac spawn.

#6; Refrain from smashing everything in sight when you're insta-killed by a spawning snake.

There are good guides out there that will give you general tips and tips on dealing with each specific enemy and spawn. Most of it will come down to practice, familiarity and a sprinkling of luck.

Terminator

Wow - it looks gorgeous and the achivements are pretty easy.

Smellyirishman

Sorry Retro, couldn't wait two weeks!

This is fantastic, what a game! Some of the new shapes are cool (triangles and gates) and the new modes are excellent. I dunno if I'm mad about the geom things from the DS version and I'm extra unsure about holding onto them after you die, although maybe that's just the sadist in me.

We need more people on the leaderboards please!

Vic Vinegar

Sweet, class game! I love the new game modes! I can see this being played a lot for the next while. Probably the best Arcade title so far!

It's really, really bright and colourful! kinda hypnotic.....

Mr E

Just spent almost an hour on Pacifism. How the #£$% did SmellyIrishMan get over 10,000,000?

Brilliant game, and I love how the leaderboards work. Gives you that extra incentive to play just one more game. And one more. And one more. And one more.

SmellyIrishMan is a freak, but tman is catchable.

RAIN

Its savage i think my favorite is the mode with the shields!

One thing i dont like is that your weapon dosent seem to change any more? or is that something im wrong about?

whitetrash

Spent ages trying to get the wax on / wax off achievement last night. Keep coming so frustratingly close!

Anyone who wants an extra name on their high score board can add me.

silvine

I played the demo last night. Great stuff. I'll be buying this over the weekend. Feel free to add me for some high-scoring competitiveness.

Smellyirishman

whitetrash wrote: »

Spent ages trying to get the wax on / wax off achievement last night. Keep coming so frustratingly close!

Anyone who wants an extra name on their high score board can add me.

Your King score is like 76th in the world. Tried for ages yesterday to top it!

Davexirl

Downloading the game now!!!

whitetrash

Smellyirishman wrote: »

Your King score is like 76th in the world. Tried for ages yesterday to top it!

It was 23rd when I got it Only took an evening to drop 50 places so I doubt it'll be that high for long

Vic Vinegar

I added Silvine, Freaky Drunk & SmellyIrishMan (not sure if this is your actual gamertag) to my friends list to try and beat you all!

I'm Latchbones as you can see below!

Anyone else fell free to add me! I love a bit of competition!

NunianVonFuch

mountain lips wrote: »

I added Silvine, Freaky Drunk & SmellyIrishMan (not sure if this is your actual gamertag) to my friends list to try and beat you all!

I'm Latchbones as you can see below!

Anyone else fell free to add me! I love a bit of competition!

I added all of those and yourself as well. Think I'll go work on my scores now, just been doing the achievements so far!

Davexirl

mountain lips wrote: »

I added Silvine, Freaky Drunk & SmellyIrishMan (not sure if this is your actual gamertag) to my friends list to try and beat you all!

I'm Latchbones as you can see below!

Anyone else fell free to add me! I love a bit of competition!

NunianVonFuch wrote: »

I added all of those and yourself as well. Think I'll go work on my scores now, just been doing the achievements so far!

I've done the exact same, I'm DavexIRL if anyone wants to add me.

Vic Vinegar

Wahey! Let the Geometry Wars wars begin!

silvine

Great, I'll be picking this game up over the weekend. Bring on the competition. :pac:

NunianVonFuch

Davexirl wrote: »

I've done the exact same, I'm DavexIRL if anyone wants to add me.

Done and done. And also done.

Mr E

I have some of you on my list already and sent invites to the rest.
Feel free to add HeyHeyAces.

mise

Jesus I'm crap at pacifism.. I think Smellys total is a couple of hundred million and i think the highest ive managed is 300,000!! Loving the game tho

Feel free to add me

Mr E

The achievements are a great challenge in this. Alot more achievable than the ones in Geometry Wars 1.

I spent over a half an hour last night trying to get the Treaty Achievement (activate 30 rings without shooting in King Mode). Got 28 a few times, and 29 once. So bloody close.

Surfing and Phobia are also a challenge but doable. Should get them the next time.

I don't even want to think about Wax Off yet...

Vic Vinegar

Mr E wrote: »

The achievements are a great challenge in this. Alot more achievable than the ones in Geometry Wars 1.

They really are! (on both counts)

What's your gamertag man? i'm not sure if I have you there.

Added you mise.

This game is a 10 out of 10 as far as i'm concerned! fookin class. I need to start moving up the leaderboards though.

Mr E

Gamertag is HeyHeyAces
Go ahead and add me to your list

Smellyirishman

Mr E wrote: »

The achievements are a great challenge in this. Alot more achievable than the ones in Geometry Wars 1.

I spent over a half an hour last night trying to get the Treaty Achievement (activate 30 rings without shooting in King Mode). Got 28 a few times, and 29 once. So bloody close.

Surfing and Phobia are also a challenge but doable. Should get them the next time.

I don't even want to think about Wax Off yet...

Achievements are definitely much more doable this time around. The 2 sequence ones will be the hardest I'd imagine (also conveniently the only 2 I don't have ). Next to that I'd say treaty was the most difficult, you just gotta get a little lucky with the zone spawns and just tip them and go. Wax-off wasn't that bad IMO, but then again you can see I'm a fan of Pacifism .

I'm slowly coming into reach of that King score from Freaky Drunk!

There truly is no better game for the unemployed gamer. :pac:

Mr E

I've seen the Smile achievement done (there is a video on youtube of it). Takes a decent amount of skill, thats for sure.

tHE vAGGABOND

I'm totally rubbish, but practice will make perfect [Pacifist mode is impossible]

I'm last of 9 or 10 people on all 6 leaderboards

tag: vagga

Davexirl

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

I'm totally rubbish, but practice will make perfect [Pacifist mode is impossible]

I'm last of 9 or 10 people on all 6 leaderboards

tag: vagga

Don't worry I am the same as you

lafors

Smellyirishman wrote: »

Sorry Retro, couldn't wait two weeks!

This is fantastic, what a game! Some of the new shapes are cool (triangles and gates) and the new modes are excellent. I dunno if I'm mad about the geom things from the DS version and I'm extra unsure about holding onto them after you die, although maybe that's just the sadist in me.

We need more people on the leaderboards please!

Your score is ridiculous, no one here has a chance of beating it, actually more like no chance of beating it in any of the modes :P

Its a great game even when your crap at it
I broke a bit off my black controller yesterday when the bomb didn't go off and I died.........maybe if I had a bomb left it might have gone off

Edit: I've added the gamertags I didn't have

Terminator

The leaderboards are cool - I've sent invites to everyone in this topic. My tag is Txm Wxlsh

Sarn

Damn you, damn you all to hell. That is one addictive game. Mayhaps I too will invest.

A-Trak

Just.....one......more......go.

Smellyirishman

Woo! Got that King score, finally!

Terminator is making ground though, I've got my eye on you!

Terminator

Apart from Waves and King your scores are just way out there. No chance to catch them. :eek: I'm battling for 2nd place!

RAIN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB-DvzX36qk&feature=related

Easter egg

Vic Vinegar

RAIN wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB-DvzX36qk&feature=related

Easter egg

Wow! that's weird! cool though...

Jip

I'm going to have to add a load of you lads, no one on my friends list has this yet so it's a bit lonely looking at a scoreboard with just me on it. I'm Swordfisd, an attack of dyslexia when originally entering my gamertag.

Mr E

A friend of mine has some very good scores.... nowhere near SmellyIrishMan (freak) but he has second highest on my friends list on one of the modes. He told me to post up his tag here, so feel free to add him: ovrk1ll

(Especially Terminator, SmellyIrishMan and Mountain Lips)

Vic Vinegar

Jip wrote: »

I'm going to have to add a load of you lads, no one on my friends list has this yet so it's a bit lonely looking at a scoreboard with just me on it. I'm Swordfisd, an attack of dyslexia when originally entering my gamertag.

Ha Ha! I like it.... i'll add you anyway! the more the merrier!

Mr E wrote: »

A friend of mine has some very good scores.... nowhere near SmellyIrishMan (freak) but he has second highest on my friends list on one of the modes. He told me to post up his tag here, so feel free to add him: ovrk1ll

(Especially Terminator, SmellyIrishMan and Mountain Lips)

Added him too!

Terminator

Yay - I'm top in King Mode! (for now)

Good stuff Mr E - I have added your friend