I’m not sure what convinced me to buy Geo Wars 2. I never even beat the demo of the first game. However, reading about the new modes and local MP had me willing to give it a shot. I’m glad I got it, it’s a blast.

It’s just hard as hell, especially when your reflexes are as dulled as mine have become.

I don’t have anything negative to say about it, unless you consider punishing difficulty a negative. I think this game needs that difficulty though; without it, the challenge of beating your friends’ scores would be lessened. It also helps promote one of this game’s strengths: short games. I’m really kicking ass if my game lasts more than 3 minutes.

My favorite mode is Pacifism, in which you can not fire at all. That probably has a lot to do with why I like it, since I can focus on sucking at moving instead of having to suck at firing as well.

I’ve played some MP King with a friend, both cooperatively and in adversarial mode. Adversarial is great. King is my second favorite mode, followed by Waves.

Considering how much buzz this game has gotten, I figured I’d check it out. After going through it, I can see why some people would like it, but it’s not really the kind of game I get into.

It had a nice art style, and the story seemed interesting. I admit that I’d like to see how it progresses. I also liked the jigsaw puzzle piece collecting and assembling. However, I didn’t really care much for the time-altering mechanic. And considering that it is a key feature, I don’t see me playing the full version.

I’ve been wanting to play this one for a long time. I really liked the first one although I really never got that far in it. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to try it tonight.

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