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85/100
Players16 ratings
85/100
Critics13 reviews
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Metacritic usersuser score
82/100
GameFAQsTough
4.18/5
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90% positive1,294 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
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Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
US$14.99

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2014 · Lucid Games · Arcade · Multidirectional shooter

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved

Enjoy the next chapter in the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter! The game has over 50 single player levels including Adventure and Classic Arcade modes, 3D grids and over 10 battle modes and 4 unique companion drones. Enjoy both cooperative and Online Competitive Multiplayer modes!

Released
25 November 2014
Platforms
AndroidLinuxPlayStation 3PlayStation 4PlayStation VitaWindowsXbox 360Xbox OnemacOS
Genres
ArcadeMultidirectional shooterShooter
Developers
Lucid Games
Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Country
United Kingdom
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E
Time to beat
8.5hmain story30hcompletionist

About

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is a 2014 multidirectional shoot 'em up video game developed by Lucid Games and published by Activision under the Sierra Entertainment brand name. The game was released in November 2014 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One and in 2015 for iOS and Android. As the sequel to Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is the first game in the series to be released on PlayStation platforms. It is the sixth installment in the Geometry Wars series and the first one developed after the creator of the series Bizarre Creations was shut down by Activision.

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Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved includes all of the great content & features from Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions and more:

- Over 100 total levels including 40 all-new

- Classic game modes in stunning HD

- 15 3D grids including 5 all-new and 12 battle modes including Pacifism, King, Claustrophobia and 4 all-new modes

- 6 unique companion drones including Attack, Collect, Ram, Snipe, Defend and the all-new Sweep drone

- New “Hardcore” mode for Geometry Wars purists with no drones or supers and a separate leaderboard

- Cooperative and Online Competitive Multiplayer modes

- Community and Friend Leaderboards

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player pilots a claw-shaped ship that can shoot independently of where it is pointing. The primary objective is to destroy a variety of enemy shapes which attempt to destroy the ship. Depending on the game mode, extra lives and extra supers can be collected upon achieving a certain number of points. Supers can be chosen before the game starts, and are expendable powerups that have extreme effects on the game, such as turrets that shoot enemies and a massive wave of bullets. In addition, several 'drones' may be selected to accompany the player to perform tasks, such as collecting geoms or firing on enemies.

Crucial to effective play is the score multiplier, which can be increased by collecting small green diamonds called "geoms". Skilled players may get the multiplier into the ten-thousands on occasions.

Development

The game was developed by Sierra Entertainment and Lucid Games for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4. It is the first game published by Sierra since May 6, 2009 when they released Zombie Wranglers.

Reception

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions received positive reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 4 version 87.36% based on 11 reviews and 85/100 based on 20 reviews, the Microsoft Windows version 78.00% based on 4 reviews and 79/100 based on 4 reviews and the Xbox 360 version 85.26% based on 19 reviews and 83/100 based on 21 reviews.

Brett Makedonski from Destructoid gave the game a perfect score, praising the responsive shooting mechanics, distinct level-design of the adventure campaign, inclusion of various new modes, as well as a "classic mode", which has similar gameplay as its predecessor Retro Evolved 2. He stated that "Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions improves as much as possible while still staying true to the core of the franchise. That old game is still there, it's just unspeakably better now. It may have been past installments in the series that were billed as evolution, but Dimensions is where Geometry Wars truly evolved".

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox 36025 November 2014Worldwide
Xbox One25 November 2014Worldwide
Windows25 November 2014Worldwide
Linux25 November 2014Worldwide
PlayStation 425 November 2014Worldwide
macOS25 November 2014Worldwide
PlayStation 325 November 2014Worldwide
PlayStation Vita7 July 2015Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Editions
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved

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