Buy Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions

If small, brightly-colored, geometric shapes didn't haunt you in your sleep before, they will now.

Hands down one of my favorite arcade series of all time. Continues to impress with the latest addition.

Modes from Geometry Wars 2 are back along with the new Adventure, Co-op, and Versus modes. Even if you don't like the last three modes, the originals from Geometry Wars 2 still will be plenty. Mouse an keyboard controls feel great, but I would recommend a controller for this one. Background music is still wonderful.

10/10 would be scared of squares again.

amazing game, you will love it if you are a fan of twin stick shooters and the previous games, ive only been playing on mouse and mouse and keyboard and its really hard, i need to get a controller ro cvarry on playing and i recommend that you do the same.

+ Satisfying shoot 'em up
+ Colorful graphics
+ Missions/Adventure Mode
+ Many modes
+ Variety in drones

- Some mission requirements are just too hard
- Still too hectic sometimes

[Rating: 80/100]

I have been a big fan of the geometry wars games since retro evolved on the arcade. The games are kinda difficult to understand but if you like twinstick shooters you can get hooked. There is no other game where I get competitive about being on the highscore list.

The music is great, the gameplay is great, the screen will blind you, but you'll love every minute of it. If you compare this game to retro evolved, evolved mode is a lot harder as there are new enemies, black holes are much harder to take out as they make it impossible to see while shooting them, and chargers that spawn earlier than I remember in old retro evolved. The guys that go in a straight line also kinda throw a wrench in my old strategy of just going in large circlur motion across stages where it was possible. This makes for interesting gameplay imo since it lets you strategize per stage. The scoreboards per stage also adds a bit of competitive fun for me.

If your a fan of the previous games this won't let you down and if your new to the series this is probably a good time to start.

Disclosure: I received a review copy of this game, I do not believe that this has affected me in my decision to curate and recommend this title but I like to tell my followers anyways.

Fun in the spirit of the originals! I wish this had the ability to use GeoWars2's 'Deadline' music

The Michael bay Arcade Game,
10/10 Big Explosions Much FUN Very wow!

Geometry Wars 3 was a blast. it has that arcade feel that keeps you wanting to play just one more round. It is easy to play but hard to master, and i really enjoy that in games. The music and sound that goes along with the game also makes for an immersive experience. (best played with a controller imo)

I have quite a few things to say about this game but I will make is short, starting with my complaints.

First of all, I always loved Geometry wars, I would just like to get out that out of the way before I go anywhere with my complaints. I feel like in their little office they were just coming up with ideas for marketing ploys and said "hey why don't we take geometry wars make a sequel and make it totally way over digitalized for the younger generation." By this, I mean they went out of their way to make some different songs all that have the standard bass beat line you would hear in any normal techno song. For some it might not be bad, but compared to the music they have put into this game to the original Geometry wars (they remixed that too, btw they should have just kept that one alone I can't even get into the remix version) music it just gets irritating. I don't like how in arcade mode even though you have just the flat 2d square they have to make the camera all warped. Really, I played this for thirty minutes, then bought Geometry Wars retro evolved for $4 (But please, read more)

Going on to positive side now.

Once you get to levels 10 and up in adventure mode, the get actually gets pretty hard. Which I am sure will entertain old veteran Geometry Wars fans. It takes some getting used to but it is great fun. I admit I had my doubts, I did buy retro evolved shortly after purchasing this game out of dissapointment. But then I gave this game more of a chance, I got to the first boss battle, then the second, and then things got interesting. I won't spoil much of it but I will say if you are an old old geometry wars veteran then you should consider buying both this game and the retro evolved version as you will find yourself wanting to play both version. This game has a good amount of replayability but I still think people will crave the old retro evolved version time to time, as at times you will get frustrating with the difficulty of having to unlock stars for further stages.

All in all, it is a good game and I don't regret my purchase. You should consider it if you have always been a Geometry Wars fan. 8/10 for a casual shooter.

Adventure mode, leaderboards on everything, co-op, updated graphics, overall improvement for the series and easily worth 15$

stays true to the series but with a fresh new twist.

I've played Geometry Wars since the original. I got the second one the minute it was put onto the Xbox Live arcade servers, and I am happy to report that I would recommend this game to any veterans of the series, or even newcomers.

Normally I'm not one to care about high scores and leader boards, but there is something about Geometry Wars that is insanely addicting. You find yourself constantly replaying levels going "I can do better." I love everything about it. Not only is the score-chasing a thrill, but the actual twin-stick shooting mechanics have always been the best in the genre. If twin-stick shooters were ecstacy, Geometry Wars would be molly. Pure bliss.

Both Geometry Wars 2 and 3 have added new things to the series. Geometry Wars 2 added several new modes, and they started to include Geoms to increase your multiplier. This was probably created to attempt to get players to not do the strategy that was pretty much required to do well in the first game, which was just flying in a circle and kiting the enemies behind you. It wasn't very dynamic, but adding Geoms into the mix makes it to where you can play riskier to increase your multiplier before they disappear. Now the third game comes along and adds this adventure mode where tons of new modes are added, AND all the previous modes from Geometry Wars 2 are available as well.

All in all, it's a great game, and I can't wait to sink even more hours into it. I can't recommend it it enough. Basically, Geometry Wars is bae.

PS: Obviously play with a game pad.

Obviously.

I had never played geometry wars before, just a clone that had been available on Linux many many years ago. That clone isn't available any more, so I am extremely happy to buy and play the official Game, third installment.

I read through various reviews, especially negative ones, and understand the criticism. But to me as a casual player who would be happy with only the classic mode and needs games that run on Linux, this is probably one of the best shooters I can get.

The gameplay is basically always the same, there is a limited number of enemies, but I don't care. For me, this game is about hand-eye coordination, being able to read complex and hectic situations, and getting in the "zone". I can't say I have reached that level yet, it will probably take many many hours to be able to make millions of points in a zen-like state, and maybe at that level I will also notice the supposedly sluggish controls and inaccurate hitboxes. So... if you're a pro gamer, or familiar with the geometry wars series, read the negative reviews I guess. If you're looking for some harmless action fun, get this game.

Cons:

What annoyed me at first was that I can't switch to keyboard + mouse mode, the game always uses the controller. I could probably fix that by removing the controller, but I like the controller gameplay quite a bit after a few hours.

Another minor annoyance is that even the "classic" mode has a 3d view of the playing area, and that due to camera movement you don't always see all the borders of the field. So a wave of enemies can spawn without you seeing them.

A natural evolution for the Geometry Wars series and everything I'd want in a sequel. 4-player co-op is a total blast. Possibly one of the greatest arcade games ever made.

So great to have Geometry Wars back! A wonderful sequel with all the old modes you knew and love from the prior games in the series. Smooth gameplay and looks snazzy too. The adventure mode adds a nice little nod to GW: Galaxies to really complete the package as well.

If you are a fan? No brainer. Worth the pick up.

They didn't keep the original sound/music guy for this one and they should have.

And Just as I thought my addiction to geo wars was nearing it's end I find this game, love the new vamped up adventure mode and glad they kept the classic geo wars 2 levels ( just wished wax on, wax off was still an achievment ) but can't get enough of that music 10/10 must play game fo arcade, casual and retro lovers.

Fantastic game, would recommend to anyone who wants a challenge. I play countless hours on end and not just a couple either!

Verdict: Must Have & Well Done

Basically the definition of twin stick shooter, Lots of levels, quite a few different modes which all change up the win condition a bit, and boss levels, all fun.

I love this game, I have been playing it non stop the last 3 days with the game on one monitor with the sound off and then binge watching a series on my second monitor. It's perfect for this and have enough content even for people how played GW2 to death.

X360 controller recomended!

This game is great, has all the game modes from the previous game (except sequence! why?) and it's on PC and still fantastic and addictive. Every level has a leaderboard which is awesome if your friends play too. A gamepad is basically a requirement, arrow keys aren't gonna cut it.

Personally I feel the art style in this game is inferior to Geometry Wars 2, mainly because it sacrifices visual clarity and player information for "fancy" graphics and animations that are unnecessary, for example it is significantly harder to know when gravity wells are getting full as the animation is too busy and the audio cue seems to be gone too.

That said, 2 is not on PC so I'm really glad this is, and I do like the variety of the new level shapes and boss battles etc.