E307: Geometry Wars Galaxies gets new screens and very busy boxart
by JC Fletcher 
{ Jul 12th 2007 at 4:45PM }
Geometry Wars Galaxies, besides being a baffling display of brightly-colored sparks, is also a pretty neat shooting game. It's somewhat easier to tell what's going on in screenshots than to be dropped right in the middle of gameplay like in the video. If, like us, you couldn't really figure it out, we recommend the screens. That boxart is just a swirly mess of sparks, though. It's like someone superimposed five Rez boxarts together.
Galaxies has some exciting features in store, like co-op play and online leaderboards. We checked with Sierra to inquire about online co-op, and learned that, unfortunately, the online aspect was limited to leaderboards. But the bottom line is that this third-party Wii game uses the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for something, and that is very promising news.
Owners of both the DS and Wii versions can connect the two and unlock mysterious bonus content. Connecting the games also allows access to the Elite Leaderboard for people who are really good at playing the same game on two systems!
Galaxies has some exciting features in store, like co-op play and online leaderboards. We checked with Sierra to inquire about online co-op, and learned that, unfortunately, the online aspect was limited to leaderboards. But the bottom line is that this third-party Wii game uses the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for something, and that is very promising news.
Owners of both the DS and Wii versions can connect the two and unlock mysterious bonus content. Connecting the games also allows access to the Elite Leaderboard for people who are really good at playing the same game on two systems!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dan Blanchard @ Jul 12th 2007 5:06PM
I thought Sierra went out of business ages ago?
WhatIsThatThing @ Jul 12th 2007 5:04PM
Elebits used the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection also! I don't see anything surprising about other 3rd parties with limited access to the NWC.
Dan @ Jul 12th 2007 5:27PM
They really chose an awful title for what looks like a very creative and potentially fun game.
Dan Blanchard @ Jul 12th 2007 5:09PM
Oops... I was thinking about when they shutdown their subsidiary, Yosemite, makers of Quest for Glory, King's Quest, etc.
Gordon @ Jul 12th 2007 5:16PM
...Why is the bonus content ''mysterious''?
JC Fletcher @ Jul 12th 2007 5:17PM
Because what is the bonus content?
Oh, and Sierra On-Line is dead. Vivendi Universal bought them, and this is Vivendi wearing a "Sierra" mask.
Gordon @ Jul 12th 2007 5:22PM
I was thinking the bonus content was just being able to play retro evolved on ds. or is there really other mysterious bonus content?
CubeGuy @ Jul 12th 2007 5:55PM
This had better allow you to use the Classic/GameCube controllers. I needs me some dual analog stick love.
Blue_Falcon @ Jul 12th 2007 5:57PM
I love this box art. It's just as frantic as GW should be.
Mr Khan @ Jul 12th 2007 6:40PM
Elebits used WiiConnect24
But your point is taken
vidGuy @ Jul 12th 2007 11:55PM
It may be $40, but at 60 times bigger than the XBLA game, it could very well be worth it.
Charles @ Jul 13th 2007 12:54AM
@ 8: Yes it does allow classic but not cube, so...yeah...
anyways, kickass boxart is what i think!
lemm @ Jul 13th 2007 2:56AM
1,979,000,000? pfft!
that highscore's going down!