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Byte Size Reviews – Geometry Wars 2
1 Comment | Posted by Jermaine in Byte Size Review, Xbox 360
First and foremost, this game is very addicting. At first I had no intentions on buying Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 but after playing the demo for 5 minutes I was instantly hooked. In the video, I did not speak on the multiplayer aspect of the game because I have yet to play it. There’s a lot of people complaining that there is no online multiplayer but I am quite okay with that decision to leave it out.
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Ever since Apple and Sega showed off Super Monkey Ball, game developers have been flocking in packs to the iPhone as a viable device for game development. This strange phenomenon boggles my mind. As a gamer, you’d think I’d be all for companies making games for my beloved iPhone but that couldn’t be more wrong. Now I’m not against all iPhone games, some are actually quite entertaining for those moments in which you have a little time to kill. There is a market for some great casual games to be had here, the type of games that can be played in 5 to 10 minutes chunks. However I am against the people who actually believe that the iPhone will rival systems like the Nintendo DS or Playstation Portable for the mobile gaming market. There’s 3 HUGE reasons that I think this will just not happen and I would like to share my thoughts with you today. (more…)
I know I’m late to the party but it’s still going on right? I never got the chance to play Rez on the PS2, so when it was released on Xbox Live I thought I’d give the demo a try. At first I didn’t see what all the hype was about so I searched the Interwebs for guidance. Instantly I was told to go into the Option menu and switch on vibrate because for some reason it is off by default. So I go do this and continue to play the demo, still not understanding what I’m missing. The vibration does add to the game, but it still didn’t make it as special as everyone was saying; so I let it go.
Another week goes by and I keep hearing how good the game is so I decided to go ahead and buy it on a whim, hoping the be enlightened as I play more of the game. I made it to Area 4 without any problems and started to enjoy myself but didn’t have my “OMG” moment.
Then as I reached the boss for this area, it happened:
When I fell in love with Rez HD from Kryptinite on Vimeo.
I don’t know if it was the boss, the way the music and controller vibrated as I surged forward through the tunnel, or maybe it was all the intense colors that were being thrown my way but I fell in love. The way the music vibes with the enemy’s I’m shooting, the feeling of weightlessness, and the since of freedom in this game is what I think makes it amazing. I’m becoming a believer of games that aren’t 8 hours longs because this was an experience I think everyone should have.
As you can see I got owned but that’s not the point. My point is that certain games take awhile to stick and when they do, you all of a sudden have a new understanding and appreciation for the game. I’ve heard that Area 5 is mind-blowing and I need to see it to believe it.
