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STOP THE PRESSES

Geometry Wars 2 has a 3D mode.

Friend of Giant Bomb MrJared has updated the Geometry Wars 2 wiki with information on a 3D camera mode hidden in the game. Naturally, all work around here has ground to a halt as we investigate this profound discovery. Apparently you need to hit right bumper and the back button to enable it, but for some reason that ain't getting it done over here. Have you gotten it to work? What are we doing wrong? Are we totally stupid? (I mean, the answer to that one is "yes," but cut us some slack here.)

HOW?
HOW?





















In sorta-related news, Mr Killemgood over at the NeoGAF forum reports that Geometry Wars 2 has posted the highest three-day sales figures yet for an Xbox Live Arcade game, which tells me there may be some good aspect of the human race worth saving after all. I know I'm having a hard time doing anything constructive, knowing people on my friends list are passing my high scores at this very moment. (Incidentally, friend requests from people with higher scores than me will be denied on principle henceforth.)

UPDATE

It works! Earlier we had a Rock Band guitar plugged into the 360, and the controller was assigned to player 2. So 3D mode doesn't work when you have a guitar controller plugged in OR when you're player 2. Not sure which. Giant Bomb exclusive!
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Friend of Giant Bomb MrJared has updated the Geometry Wars 2 wiki with information on a 3D camera mode hidden in the game. Naturally, all work around here has ground to a halt as we investigate this profound discovery. Apparently you need to hit right bumper and the back button to enable it, but for some reason that ain't getting it done over here. Have you gotten it to work? What are we doing wrong? Are we totally stupid? (I mean, the answer to that one is "yes," but cut us some slack here.)

HOW?
HOW?





















In sorta-related news, Mr Killemgood over at the NeoGAF forum reports that Geometry Wars 2 has posted the highest three-day sales figures yet for an Xbox Live Arcade game, which tells me there may be some good aspect of the human race worth saving after all. I know I'm having a hard time doing anything constructive, knowing people on my friends list are passing my high scores at this very moment. (Incidentally, friend requests from people with higher scores than me will be denied on principle henceforth.)

UPDATE

It works! Earlier we had a Rock Band guitar plugged into the 360, and the controller was assigned to player 2. So 3D mode doesn't work when you have a guitar controller plugged in OR when you're player 2. Not sure which. Giant Bomb exclusive!
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I think you're just stoned. This happened to me once too.

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You can send me a friend request, Brad. I don't ever do well with GeoWars. But I still play it, so you can always count on my score being lower than yours. ;)

and, a 3D mode?? LIES!! It's all about the photoshop with that one. lol

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If this is real, awesome, I'm gonna try it out later.

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What is the back button? The triggers? If so which one of the two?

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Insane in the membrane! I gotsta try that.

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There is not a chance that this is true

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even if this was true, i don't think i would play it that much.

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ATTENTION:
I got it to work...but what is said to work doesn't actually work. Let me explain: while playing I pressed both RB and BACK, but all it does is pause the game and allow you to move the camera in three dimensions with the analog sticks. LIES.
EDIT:
Wait, the wiki just says 3D camera mode. How aren't you guys getting it? You are totally stupid, but I have faith that you will learn to press buttons simultaneously by the end of the day.

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My brain would explode, I dare not try it.

Also this game is slowly eating my soul..

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Never played Geometry Wars but it appears - from the description - that this mode only happens when the game is fully paused.

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Woop, 3D mode? Probably a camera mode, but cool none the less..

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I can confirm that, like logson said earlier, this only pauses the game and allows the player the rotate the camera around in a 3D plane. You can't actually play the game in 3D (and if you can, it can't be done this way).


Doesn't matter, because the game is addictive as hell without 3D. And to think I doubted this game's greatness...
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How did you take a screenshot if you can't get it to work?

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Interesting.

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Woot 3d mode? gimme!

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uhmmm could this be true

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Geometry in the 3rd dimension?  How profound!

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I can't seem to get it to work in a playable mode... maybe this is like that 3D camera tease from the screenshots of XBLA's most underappreciated game: Carcassonne...

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I'm actually more surprised that the enemies don't have depth (z-axis) than the fact that there's a 3D camera, regardless of their redesigns.

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I get it to work, but the game pauses when i enter the 3D mode, so i cant seem to actually play in this mode.
But yeah, just press LB+Back button.

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@Nogert:

The back button would be what they called "Select" in the old days :P
Left from the guidebutton ;)

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huh, so it's like the pause camera in super smash bros? upskirt shots of geometry. alright sweet

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I need this game now.

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just a 3D camera mode. They should have an update to play in 3D though.

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Sounds hella cool.

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its back button as in the one next to start, not back on the DPAD. lol

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This made my day lmao

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damn - i cannot wait to check out this game!

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3-D???

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This game is crack in neon bloom form.

Love it.

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I just tried it, it works just fine...neat, but nothing special.

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I dont get it. So you cant get it to work, yet the screenshot is taken while logged onto Brad Shoemakers account.. i seeeee.....

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i had no idea the 3dness of geometry wars was this.... 3d..  i mean you can see the enemys look a little 3d, but this is awesome. explostions rise from the map and crap. awesome.. need to make it playable!

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Start the presses again.  it's not that interesting.

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Hopefully MrJaredwas given massive points for this amazing piece of information! It looks fantastic.

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Now the next one has to have a 4D camera mode where all the shapes are constructed by hypercubes.

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Haha Giant Bomb exclusive!

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Is this even more of a reason for me to buy Geometry Wars 2? Yes, I think so

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Doesn't work when the Rock Band Guitar is plugged in?  Activision really knows how to hold a grudge against Harmonix.

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It works for me. But.... what's it for? Taking pictures?

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it works, and its actually RB+Back Button, to correct Railer.

Its only a camera mode though, the game wont play in 3D.

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Whoa awesome!

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That... is... so... awsome! Oh my gawd, screw the PS3 exlucisves, I'm getting a 360 just for Geometry Wars 2!!!

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Thats amazing! I just tried it! i had no idea everything was done in 3d!

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what the hell does activision and harmonix have to do with geometry wars?

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Damn, no one on my friends list has has bought GeoWars 2 yet...so, i guess when the apocalypse comes they shall not be spared.
Still annoyed GeoWars 2 doesn't have some online play so i could at least meet people with scores i can compare to...so's long as they ain't THAT much better then me - I've got an ego to uphold here.

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Look at the big score on Brad.
Pretty awesome camera adjustment.
Though, won't that make it harder to see incoming shapes?

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Controls are awful.

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I like turtles!