jakncoke
07-25-2008, 03:32 AM
Experience an unbelievable adrenaline rush from playing the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. Newcomers and pros alike will be blown away by the screen-melting intensity and insane new features, including six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, new scoring strategies, and a diverse list of exciting achievements. If that's not crazy enough for you, try multiplayer mayhem for up to four players. Use power-ups in versus mode to boost your stats or handicap your opponent, or team up with others in co-op mode. Play it all in razor-sharp 1080p to new pulse-pounding music.
* Action-packed modes: Unlock all six of these innovative and challenging modes -- Deadline, Evolved, King, Pacifism, Waves, and Sequence.
* Multiplayer mayhem: Step up the intensity with four-player multiplayer. Versus, team, and co-op modes offer different types of challenges and strategies. Pick your ship and pwn the grid.
* Achievements: Go for 12 entertaining and inventive ways to boost your gamerscore.
* Geoms: Collect Geoms to increase your multiplier -- but act fast, they won't last forever!
Activision let us know that Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 has been bumped up one week to July 30. Following the amazing success of the 2005 blockbuster Xbox LIVE Arcade launch title Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, Bizarre Creations thrusts players back into the pilot’s seat and introduces Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved™ 2.
Featuring all the signature eye-popping visuals, lightning-quick action and mesmerizing music that fans have come to know and love, gamers can now test their skills and prove their prowess in up to six different gameplay modes. Providing a complete package, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 offers an all-new adrenaline rush to gamers of all shapes and sizes with the opportunity to compete either head-to-head, or blast enemies cooperatively with up to four players in multiplayer pandemonium.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 is now scheduled for release on July 30 for 800 Microsoft Points.
Unlocked All Modes 25
Unlock all game modes.
Magpie 15
Collect 500 geoms in a single game.
Millionaire 15
Score at least 1,000,000 points in all single player modes.
Phobia 15
Score 1,000 points in Waves without collecting any geoms.
Slalom 15
Chain together 5 gates in 5 seconds. Crossing at least one gate every second.
Surf 15
Dodge 8 lines of enemies in Waves without firing a shot, or destroying any enemies.
Treaty 15
Activate 30 zones in King without firing a shot, or destroying any enemies.
Rebound 15
Destroy 75 enemies in a game of Deadline using bullets bounced off of gates.
Wax On 15
Rub your ship along all four arena walls in Pacifism.
Wax Off 15
Perform the Wax On achievement twice in a single game, don't forget to breathe.
Game Over 15
Reach the end of sequence.
Smile 25
2, 4, 11, 15, 17, 18 and 19.
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The first was said to be really fun, can't see why this wouldn't as well.
* Action-packed modes: Unlock all six of these innovative and challenging modes -- Deadline, Evolved, King, Pacifism, Waves, and Sequence.
* Multiplayer mayhem: Step up the intensity with four-player multiplayer. Versus, team, and co-op modes offer different types of challenges and strategies. Pick your ship and pwn the grid.
* Achievements: Go for 12 entertaining and inventive ways to boost your gamerscore.
* Geoms: Collect Geoms to increase your multiplier -- but act fast, they won't last forever!
Activision let us know that Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 has been bumped up one week to July 30. Following the amazing success of the 2005 blockbuster Xbox LIVE Arcade launch title Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, Bizarre Creations thrusts players back into the pilot’s seat and introduces Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved™ 2.
Featuring all the signature eye-popping visuals, lightning-quick action and mesmerizing music that fans have come to know and love, gamers can now test their skills and prove their prowess in up to six different gameplay modes. Providing a complete package, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 offers an all-new adrenaline rush to gamers of all shapes and sizes with the opportunity to compete either head-to-head, or blast enemies cooperatively with up to four players in multiplayer pandemonium.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 is now scheduled for release on July 30 for 800 Microsoft Points.
Unlocked All Modes 25
Unlock all game modes.
Magpie 15
Collect 500 geoms in a single game.
Millionaire 15
Score at least 1,000,000 points in all single player modes.
Phobia 15
Score 1,000 points in Waves without collecting any geoms.
Slalom 15
Chain together 5 gates in 5 seconds. Crossing at least one gate every second.
Surf 15
Dodge 8 lines of enemies in Waves without firing a shot, or destroying any enemies.
Treaty 15
Activate 30 zones in King without firing a shot, or destroying any enemies.
Rebound 15
Destroy 75 enemies in a game of Deadline using bullets bounced off of gates.
Wax On 15
Rub your ship along all four arena walls in Pacifism.
Wax Off 15
Perform the Wax On achievement twice in a single game, don't forget to breathe.
Game Over 15
Reach the end of sequence.
Smile 25
2, 4, 11, 15, 17, 18 and 19.
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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2008/196/950901_20080715_screen004.jpg
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The first was said to be really fun, can't see why this wouldn't as well.