Geometry Wars: Galaxies

Galaxies adds a great deal of depth to an already intense shooter.

"It's a well-rounded package that earns its full-game price, and fans of the series owe it to themselves to check out all the lovely new changes it brings."

"The ridiculously long campaign mode will have arcade jockeys gunning for a long time, and the fact that every mode can be played with a friend only sweetens the deal."

Geometry Wars Galaxies is about as hardcore of a game as you can get. The entire experience is based on survival, gaining a ton of points for surviving through insurmountable odds, and being quick with kill-all bombs in order to push score multipliers to the highest level possible. This is no casual game, so only retro fans need apply. If you were a fan of the previous Geometry Wars games (or hark back to the days of Super Smash TV, Heavy Barrel, and Total Carnage), you’ll absolutely love what Sierra has done with the design, as Geometry Wars Galaxies is more of the same, but a whole lot more of the same. On the other hand, the game is best suited for quick bursts of play, and still feels like a bulked up piece of download software, so it’s a shame that it hits the Wii at $40, rather than arriving on Wii Ware for a fraction of the cost. If the game were $20 it’d be one of the best values on the system (and in turn, scored much higher), but as it stands we can only recommend this one to gamers that know they’ll be pushing the product to the limit, as the added content – amazingly cool it may be – comes at eight times the price from the original Retro Evolved. If this sounds like your kind of game, by all means grab it on sight. For those that wait, however, keep an eye on this one, as it’ll become an increasingly strong offering as it drops in price.