DS Den: January 2008 Archives

You fly around in 2D space as a small spaceship and other ships come at you.  Shoot them & collect the gems they drop.  That's the simple beauty of Geometry Wars as a concept, like arcade games of old.  Simple and addictive - all about the high score. The ships are all represented as small, geometric shapes such as diamonds, triangles and circles. The music is high energy and repetitive, not that we think you'll notice nor care.  It suits the mood of the game perfectly and should only annoy the most fussy gamer. (cont...)