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Geometry Wars
in search of a new game?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry_Wars
"Geometry Wars, created by Stephen "Cakey" Cakebread at Bizarre Creations, can be described as a mix between arcade classics Robotron: 2084, Asteroids, and Tempest. The player controls a simple "ship" with the left thumbstick and shoots with the right. The weapon system is upgradeable, but only through the point system, upgrading every 2,500 points. The only other control offered is through the left or right triggers, detonating a "smart-bomb" that destroys everything on the screen. Smart bombs should be used as a last resort, as they do not reward any points for any enemies they destroy. New smart bombs are rewarded every 25,000 points. New lives are awarded every 20,000 points. In Geometry Wars Evolved, the player gets a new weapon upgrade at 10,000 points, new lives every 75,000 points and new bombs every 100,000 points. The player's weapon randomly changes after the first upgrade.
The gameplay is very simple - stay alive as long as possible by avoiding crashing into geometric enemies."
if you have an Xbox [360], you're all set. if not, you're stuck with PC, Mac, and Linux clones of various flavors.
http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2006/08/geometry-wars-clones.html
http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/grid/wars.htm <-- Mac! beware config.txt needs to be hand tweaked if your resolution is smaller than configured, also, i prefer the windowed version
blast on
bladite
next generation wii? (video games and strife, wiiiii):
http://bestofyt.com/video/wii-rayman
killer mofo bunnies! with goths!
and via [info]ringel: the Coca-Cola Grand Theft Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieSzsh4hJWI
nice physics
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in search of a new game?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry_Wars
"Geometry Wars, created by Stephen "Cakey" Cakebread at Bizarre Creations, can be described as a mix between arcade classics Robotron: 2084, Asteroids, and Tempest. The player controls a simple "ship" with the left thumbstick and shoots with the right. The weapon system is upgradeable, but only through the point system, upgrading every 2,500 points. The only other control offered is through the left or right triggers, detonating a "smart-bomb" that destroys everything on the screen. Smart bombs should be used as a last resort, as they do not reward any points for any enemies they destroy. New smart bombs are rewarded every 25,000 points. New lives are awarded every 20,000 points. In Geometry Wars Evolved, the player gets a new weapon upgrade at 10,000 points, new lives every 75,000 points and new bombs every 100,000 points. The player's weapon randomly changes after the first upgrade.
The gameplay is very simple - stay alive as long as possible by avoiding crashing into geometric enemies."
if you have an Xbox [360], you're all set. if not, you're stuck with PC, Mac, and Linux clones of various flavors.
http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2006/08/geometry-wars-clones.html
http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/grid/wars.htm <-- Mac! beware config.txt needs to be hand tweaked if your resolution is smaller than configured, also, i prefer the windowed version
blast on
bladite
next generation wii? (video games and strife, wiiiii):
http://bestofyt.com/video/wii-rayman
killer mofo bunnies! with goths!
and via [info]ringel: the Coca-Cola Grand Theft Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieSzsh4hJWI
nice physics
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