Still, Geometry War's scoring system makes up for it, and brings with it the hook that every Xbox Live Arcade game should: addictiveness. The longer you're alive, the higher your scoring multiplier. Coupled with the intensity of the game, this creates the mix of elements that combine to make this the guaranteed classic it is. You're not staying alive to see what comes next. You're weaving between shapes to secure the right to blast them away with a 10x bonus attached.
While the demo system for the Live Arcade will end up hurting titles that don't quite work out as planned, that feature is in place solely to introduce more people to games like this. Geometry Wars is brilliant, and for the meager $5 price tag (which also secures you a copy of the original title from the first Xbox), it's the easiest no-brainer for the Arcade. Some form of multi-player would make this the ultimate twitch shooter.
Geometry Wars is a rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB.
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