The freshest arcade game since N+
As someone who was not a very early adapter to Xbox Live I never played the original Geometry Wars, so for me Geometry Wars 2 was a whole new experience.
The Xbox Live Arcade does have it's fair share of games that I wouldn't touch at all, however every now and then a nugget comes across that makes you more than happy to throw down that 800 points, and it seems that the games that do this are the games that have a simple idea and execute gameplay well and make it fun.
The last game to do this for me was N+, I mean the idea of that game, basically, is to touch something to open a door then make your way though the door, on paper a very simple and easy idea, but mix that with you a ninja who can jump up walls it makes for a very simple and enjoyable game and enjoyable game.
And Geometry Wars is the same thing, your a ship and you shoot things, simple right? well mix that with speed, different types of enemies and 6 different modes and you have a winner on your hands, and a game that the Xbox Live Arcade was made for.
Some of the features it includes and I think is amazing is friends leaderboards, it keeps the game fresh and adds a competitve nature to the game, this feature definitely adds a lot of value to the game, also a great feature that ties into this feature is that the person who is next to you in the leaderboards score is in the top right coner so you know what the next score that you have to beat.
Overall this is a great package for 800 points and as for longevity, I think as long as your friends are playing this game and putting scores on the leaderboards this game will not get old.
5/5 Stars
