G'day folks!As a big fan of the first title and being rather bored one day, I decided to check out the sequel and was pleasantly surprised.
As an arcade title, there wasn't much to deal with but I'll do my best.
What's the most noticeable is the fresh revamped gameplay; With six game types, five of them are brand new to the series.
-Deadline has players fight off as many enemies as possible but with infinite lives. However, each death sets you back greatly.
-King is slightly like King Of The Hill but with a twist: one life and no bombs. Circles appear and disappear with use as they are the only places to fight from
-Evolved is the same from the previous title but with one extra life and all the new styles of enemies to fight. BUT we'll get to that later.
-Pacifism has you with one life but being unable to fire at all. The only way to survive is to kill the enemies lays right in front of you.
-Waves has Rockets fly from multiple areas. Survive the waves of rockets by shooting through them all.
-Sequence has you fight multiple enemies in short chapters of 30 seconds. Defeat all the enemies in the time limit to move on to the next round.
With the new title sees new enemies and while they have no official names, they're simply shapes. There's a return to the Blue Diamond, Pink and Green Square and so on but the new enemies add in a lot more chances to die. Reflection is like a giant mirror where you can shoot in different directions as your bullets bounce off its surface. The only way to kill it is to steer directly into the center. Rockets are orange that quickly fly across the screen in multiple direction and the list goes on.
Overall, the game is quick paced and extremely fun. The second game focuses on the issues the first game had and truly develops from there.
Out of 10, I give Geometry Wars 2 an 9/10
Good Points
+ New enemies
+ More gameplay options
+ Scoring system updated
Bad Points
- Doesn't offer anything extremely new and fresh
Geometry Wars 2 is out now for 800 MSP
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